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Wednesday, May 13, 2026
8:00am - 9:00am
PT
Breakfast
8:00am - 9:00am
PT
Breakfast
Location: Grand Ballroom III
8:00am - 5:00pm
PT
Registration
8:00am - 5:00pm
PT
Registration
Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer
9:00am - 9:15am
PT
Welcome
9:00am - 9:15am
PT
Welcome
Location: Grand Ballroom I&II
9:15am - 10:15am
PT
Keynote | Transcending Incrementalism
9:15am - 10:15am
PT
Keynote | Transcending Incrementalism
Location: Grand Ballroom I&II
Keynote Speaker:
John T. Preston
– TEM Capital
10:15am - 10:45am
PT
Break
10:15am - 10:45am
PT
Break
10:45am - 11:45am
PT
Lab Directors Forum
10:45am - 11:45am
PT
Lab Directors Forum
Location: Grand Ballroom I&II
11:45am - 12:45pm
PT
Lunch
11:45am - 12:45pm
PT
Lunch
Location: Grand Ballroom III
12:45pm - 1:45pm
PT
Coming to Terms with Term Sheets: IP Valuation in Licensing Negotiations
12:45pm - 1:45pm
PT
Coming to Terms with Term Sheets: IP Valuation in Licensing Negotiations
Location: Cascade I (Mezzanine Level - 2nd Fl)
Speaker:
Martin Hindel
– National Institute of Standards and Technology
Speaker:
Sam Wiley
– J.S. Held
Speaker:
Yash Vaishnav
– Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Speaker:
David McFeeters-Krone
– Intellectual Assets
Speaker:
Steven Ferguson
– NIH Office of Technology Transfer
Intellectual Property Management
12:45pm - 1:45pm
PT
Fixing the Hidden Bottleneck in Research Commercialization
12:45pm - 1:45pm
PT
Fixing the Hidden Bottleneck in Research Commercialization
Location: Vashon (San Juan Level - 3rd Fl)
Speaker:
Angelique N. Adams
– Angelique Adams Media Solutions
Marketing/Business Development
12:45pm - 1:45pm
PT
The Use of Master IIAs to Catalyze Commercialization of Joint Inventions
12:45pm - 1:45pm
PT
The Use of Master IIAs to Catalyze Commercialization of Joint Inventions
Location: Cascade II (Mezzanine Level - 2nd Fl)
Speaker:
Allen A. Morris
– Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc.
Agreements
2:00pm - 3:00pm
PT
Modernizing DoW T2 for National Security and Economic Prosperity
2:00pm - 3:00pm
PT
Modernizing DoW T2 for National Security and Economic Prosperity
Location: Cascade II (Mezzanine Level - 2nd Fl)
Speaker:
Austin Leach
– TechLink
Operations/Administration
2:00pm - 3:00pm
PT
Practical Applications of AI to Accelerate Technology Transfer
2:00pm - 3:00pm
PT
Practical Applications of AI to Accelerate Technology Transfer
Location: Vashon (San Juan Level - 3rd Fl)
Speaker:
Justin Mahan
– FedTech
Speaker:
Anh-Dung Le
– FedTech
Marketing/Business Development
2:00pm - 3:00pm
PT
Protection of Federally Funded Inventions: Lessons from DOE National Labs
2:00pm - 3:00pm
PT
Protection of Federally Funded Inventions: Lessons from DOE National Labs
Location: Cascade I (Mezzanine Level - 2nd Fl)
Speaker:
Eric Payne
– National Laboratory of the Rockies
Intellectual Property Management
3:00pm - 3:15pm
PT
Break/Poster Presentation
3:00pm - 3:15pm
PT
Break/Poster Presentation
3:15pm - 4:15pm
PT
An Introduction to NSF’s R&D, Workforce, and Education Surveys with a Focus on Statistics for the Federal R&D Enterprise
3:15pm - 4:15pm
PT
An Introduction to NSF’s R&D, Workforce, and Education Surveys with a Focus on Statistics for the Federal R&D Enterprise
Location: Cascade II (Mezzanine Level - 2nd Fl)
Moderator:
John Bittman
– National Institute of Standards and Technology
Speaker:
Ronda Britt
– National Science Foundation
Speaker:
Christopher Pece
– National Science Foundation
Operations/Management
3:15pm - 4:15pm
PT
Best Practices in Working With and Supporting SBIR
3:15pm - 4:15pm
PT
Best Practices in Working With and Supporting SBIR
Location: Vashon (San Juan Level - 3rd Fl)
Speaker:
David Zimmerman
– Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Marketing/Business Development
3:15pm - 4:15pm
PT
Invention Evaluation Committees - Establish, Staff, and Benefit From Yours
3:15pm - 4:15pm
PT
Invention Evaluation Committees - Establish, Staff, and Benefit From Yours
Location: Cascade I (Mezzanine Level - 2nd Fl)
Speaker:
Jeff DiTullio
– U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center
Intellectual Property Management
4:30pm - 5:30pm
PT
Beyond the Lab: Using Professional Societies to Further Develop Your Career
4:30pm - 5:30pm
PT
Beyond the Lab: Using Professional Societies to Further Develop Your Career
Location: Cascade II (Mezzanine Level - 2nd Fl)
Speaker:
Steven Ferguson
– NIH Office of Technology Transfer
Speaker:
Stephen Susalka
– AUTM
Operations/Management
4:30pm - 5:30pm
PT
Navigating Foreign Non-Government Partnerships: Considerations for Labs
4:30pm - 5:30pm
PT
Navigating Foreign Non-Government Partnerships: Considerations for Labs
Location: Vashon (San Juan Level - 3rd Fl)
Speaker:
Andrew James Lenz
– U.S. Army DEVCOM Armaments Center
Agreements
4:30pm - 5:30pm
PT
Prototyping for Success: VA Technology Transfer Assistance Program
4:30pm - 5:30pm
PT
Prototyping for Success: VA Technology Transfer Assistance Program
Location: Cascade I (Mezzanine Level - 2nd Fl)
Speaker:
Trina Voss
– Department of Veterans Affairs
Intellectual Property Management
5:30pm - 6:00pm
PT
Mentorship Program Reception
5:30pm - 6:00pm
PT
Mentorship Program Reception
Location: Puget Sound
6:00pm - 6:30pm
PT
Awards Reception
6:00pm - 6:30pm
PT
Awards Reception
Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer
6:30pm - 9:00pm
PT
Awards Ceremony
6:30pm - 9:00pm
PT
Awards Ceremony
Location: Grand Ballroom I&II
