Early Stage Capital in the United States: Moving Research Across the Valley of Death and the Role of SBIR

Presentations

Opening Session --Welcome Charles Wessner, Director, Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, The National Academies --Issues and Opportunities from the National Academies Review of SBIR Jacques Gansler, Roger C. Lipitz Chair in Public Policy and Private Enterprise, University of Maryland

Panel 1: SBIR at Defense and Energy --New SBIR Initiatives at DARPA Kaigham Gabriel, Deputy Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency --Staying Power-Unlocking Small Business Innovation   Kristina Johnson, Under Secretary of Energy, Department of Energy --The Department of Defense SBIR Program:  Innovation for Mission Needs Alan Shaffer, Principal Deputy Director, Defense, Research, and Engineering, Department of Defense

Panel 2: SBIR at NASA, NIH, and NSF --NASA and the SBIR Program Richard Howard, Deputy Chief Technologist, NASA --The NSF and Innovation: SBIR and Partnership Programs Thomas Peterson, Assistant Director, Engineering Directorate, National Science Foundation

Luncheon Address --A European Perspective: Spain’s New Innovation Strategies Juan Tomàs Hernani, Secretary General for Innovation, Ministry of Science and Innovation, Spain

Panel III: Trends in Angel and Venture Funding --Current Challenges in Early-Stage Finance  Ginger Lew, Senior Advisor, White House National Economic Council --Trends in Angel Investments Marianne Hudson, Executive Director, Angel Capital Association

Panel IV: SBIR and Regional Economic Development: Building for Success --The Pennsylvania Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority  Jonathan Sider, Technology Investment Deputy Secretary Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development

Panel V: Improving Access for Minorities and Women --Minority Angel Investor Network Terrence Hicks, Minority Angel Investor Network