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Technology-Buisiness Interface (March 14-16)
Technology-business interface (business section) has been added to
the conference program to assist developers in understanding both the opportunities and the
complexities associated with moving technology innovations from the lab to
the marketplace. Business section will consist of keynote lectures and panel sessions focused on
elements of the commercialization process. Topics will include commercial tools for nanotechnology research,
market intelligence, new investment models, government policy and societal impacts:
March 14 (2:00 PM - 6:00 PM): Business Session I: From Science to Technology to Business
Co-chairmen: Tom Miller and Jason Sydow
Keynote speakers: Alastair Glass, David Huff and James Prendergast
March 15 (2:00 PM - 6:00 PM): Business Session II: Intellectual Property and Investment
Co-chairmen: Natascha Hebell-Fernando and Gary Witing
Keynote speakers: Clinton Ballinger, Charles Jirauch and Vahe Mamikunian
March 16 (2:30 PM - 6:00 PM): Business Session III: Nanotechnology and Society
Co-chairmen: Herb Finkelstein and Alex Smith
Keynote speakers: Sean Murdock, Alan Porter, and Dietram Scheufele
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Business Speakers
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Clinton Ballinger, Evident Technologies, Troy, New York, USA
Nucleating and Growing a Nanotech Business
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Alastair Glass, Ministry of Research & Innovation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
A Global Prospective on Innovation from Ontario
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David Huff,
Optoelectronics Industry Development Association, Washigton, DC, USA
Perspectives on Emerging Nanophotonics Markets
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Charles Jirauch, Quarles & Brady, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
International Licensing of Nanotechnology
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Michael Kersker,
JEOL, Peabody, MA, USA
Developing Nano-Characterization Picks and Axes for the Coming Nano-Gold-Rush
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Matt Kim, QuantTera , Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
Nano-Engineering of Semiconductors
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Vahe Mamikunian,
Lux Research, San Francisco, California, USA
Nanotech Commercial Trends and Forecast for Success
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Cyrus Mody,
Chemical Heritage Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Molecular Electronics and the Microelectronics Origins of Nanotechnology
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Sean Murdock, Nano Business Alliance, Washington, DC, USA
Nanotech meets the Real World: How will Public Policy, Media
Coverage and Consumer Experience Shape Our Nano-Enabled Future
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Alan Porter, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Profiling Nano R & D
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Jim Prendergast, Dupont, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
An Integrated Science Perspective on Driving Innovation with
Materials at the Nanoscale
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Dietram Scheufele, University of Wisconsin at Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Public Perceptions and Understandings of Nanotechnology
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Cynthia Selin, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
Scenarios of Nanotechnology Development
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