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Thursday, May 14, 2026
8:00am - 9:00am
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Breakfast
8:00am - 9:00am
PT
Breakfast
Location: Grand Ballroom III, 4th Floor, Grand Level
Sponsored By
8:00am - 3:30pm
PT
Registration
8:00am - 3:30pm
PT
Registration
Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer, 4th Floor, Grand Level
8:30am - 9:00am
PT
Let the FLC Promote Your Agency/Lab
8:30am - 9:00am
PT
Let the FLC Promote Your Agency/Lab
Location: Grand Crescent, 4th Floor
Demo
9:00am - 9:15am
PT
Welcome
9:00am - 9:15am
PT
Welcome
Location: Grand Ballroom I&II, 4th Floor, Grand Level
9:15am - 10:15am
PT
Town Hall Meeting
9:15am - 10:15am
PT
Town Hall Meeting
Location: Grand Ballroom I&II, 4th Floor, Grand Level
Speaker:
Whitney A. Hastings
– Fermilab
Speaker:
David Lee
– CCDC Armaments Center
Speaker:
John Bittman
– National Institute of Standards and Technology
Speaker:
Annie Bullock Yoder
– Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) - Crane Division
Speaker:
Paige George
– Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) - Panama City Division
Speaker:
Andy Myers
– Kansas City National Security Campus
10:00am - 3:30pm
PT
Exhibits Open
10:00am - 3:30pm
PT
Exhibits Open
Location: Grand Ballroom III, 4th Floor, Grand Level
10:15am - 10:45am
PT
Accelerating Innovation in the Age of AI with IP.com
10:15am - 10:45am
PT
Accelerating Innovation in the Age of AI with IP.com
Location: Grand Crescent, 4th Floor
Demo
Sponsored By
10:15am - 10:45am
PT
Break/Poster Session
10:15am - 10:45am
PT
Break/Poster Session
Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer, 4th Floor, Grand Level
10:45am - 11:45am
PT
Driving Tech Transfer Success With Market Intelligence
10:45am - 11:45am
PT
Driving Tech Transfer Success With Market Intelligence
Location: Vashon, 3rd Floor, San Juan Level
Speaker:
Janna Corro
– Sandia National Laboratories
Speaker:
Haley D. Pearson
– Sandia National Laboratories
Marketing/Business Development
10:45am - 11:45am
PT
Patent Essentials Every Federal Researcher Should Know
10:45am - 11:45am
PT
Patent Essentials Every Federal Researcher Should Know
Location: Cascade I, 2nd Floor, Mezzanine Level
Speaker:
D. Brian Shortell
– Ballard Spahr
Intellectual Property Management
10:45am - 11:45am
PT
Turbocharging Your Licensees With Manufacturing Support
10:45am - 11:45am
PT
Turbocharging Your Licensees With Manufacturing Support
Location: Cascade II, 2nd Floor, Mezzanine Level
Speaker:
David McFeeters-Krone
– Intellectual Assets
Speaker:
Tee Rowe
– America's SBDC
Speaker:
Jutta Bangs
– NAPEX
Operations/Administration
11:45am - 12:45pm
PT
Lunch
11:45am - 12:45pm
PT
Lunch
Location: Grand Ballroom III, 4th Floor, Grand Level
12:15pm - 12:45pm
PT
Cut the Complexity: Smarter Tech Transfer with Synexus.ai
12:15pm - 12:45pm
PT
Cut the Complexity: Smarter Tech Transfer with Synexus.ai
Demo
Sponsored By
12:45pm - 1:45pm
PT
Beyond Cooperative Research: Measuring the True Impact of a CRADA Program
12:45pm - 1:45pm
PT
Beyond Cooperative Research: Measuring the True Impact of a CRADA Program
Location: Vashon, 3rd Floor, San Juan Level
Speaker:
Steven Ferguson
– NIH Office of Technology Transfer
Speaker:
Tara Kirby
– NIH Office of Technology Transfer
Agreements
12:45pm - 1:45pm
PT
FLC Support for Small Labs With No Public Affairs Staff: A Case Study
12:45pm - 1:45pm
PT
FLC Support for Small Labs With No Public Affairs Staff: A Case Study
Location: Cascade II, 2nd Floor, Mezzanine Level
Speaker:
Whitney A. Hastings
– Fermilab
Speaker:
Meghan Sheehan
– Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Marketing/Business Development
12:45pm - 1:45pm
PT
From Bench to Business: AI for Patentability Feedback and Market Insight
12:45pm - 1:45pm
PT
From Bench to Business: AI for Patentability Feedback and Market Insight
Location: Cascade I, 2nd Floor, Mezzanine Level
Speaker:
Jon Brendsel
– Berkeley Fit
Speaker:
Christopher Steele
– Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium
Intellectual Property Management
2:00pm - 3:00pm
PT
AI as a Force Multiplier for Federal T2 Marketing, Data, and Ecosystems
2:00pm - 3:00pm
PT
AI as a Force Multiplier for Federal T2 Marketing, Data, and Ecosystems
Location: Cascade II, 2nd Floor, Mezzanine Level
Speaker:
Chadwick Lynnis Riggs
– Mill Creek Holdings, LLC
Marketing/Business Development
2:00pm - 3:00pm
PT
The Drone Killer Playbook: A Live Case Study
2:00pm - 3:00pm
PT
The Drone Killer Playbook: A Live Case Study
Location: Cascade I, 2nd Floor, Mezzanine Level
Speaker:
Maria Duran
– Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division
Speaker:
Amanda McCullough
– Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division
Intellectual Property Management
3:00pm - 3:15pm
PT
Break
3:00pm - 3:15pm
PT
Break
Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer, 4th Floor, Grand Level
3:15pm - 4:15pm
PT
AI for Federal Labs: Expanding Ecosystems and Tech Transfer
3:15pm - 4:15pm
PT
AI for Federal Labs: Expanding Ecosystems and Tech Transfer
Location: Cascade I, 2nd Floor, Mezzanine Level
Speaker:
Chase Bonhag
– FirstIgnite
Speaker:
Martin Hindel
– National Institute of Standards and Technology
Speaker:
Chadwick Lynnis Riggs
– Mill Creek Holdings, LLC
Speaker:
Meghan Sheehan
– Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Marketing/Business Development
3:15pm - 5:15pm
PT
DoW Breakout Session
3:15pm - 5:15pm
PT
DoW Breakout Session
Location: Pike, Lower Level, Westlake Level
Agency Breakout
3:15pm - 5:15pm
PT
PHS Breakout Session
3:15pm - 5:15pm
PT
PHS Breakout Session
Location: Denny, Lower Level Westlake Level
Agency Breakout
4:30pm - 5:30pm
PT
Technology Transfer Policy Pain Points – Discussion for All
4:30pm - 5:30pm
PT
Technology Transfer Policy Pain Points – Discussion for All
Location: Cascade I, 2nd Floor, Mezzanine Level
Speaker:
John Bittman
– National Institute of Standards and Technology
Marketing/Business Development
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