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Thursday, May 14, 2026
8:00am - 9:00am
PT
Breakfast
8:00am - 9:00am
PT
Breakfast
Location: Grand Ballroom III
8:00am - 3:30pm
PT
Registration
8:00am - 3:30pm
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
Town Hall Meeting
9:15am - 10:15am
PT
Town Hall Meeting
Location: Grand Ballroom I&II
10:15am - 10:45am
PT
Break/Poster Session
10:15am - 10:45am
PT
Break/Poster Session
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: Elliott Bay
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 (Mezzanine Level - 2nd Fl)
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 (Mezzanine Level - 2nd Fl)
Speaker:
David McFeeters-Krone
– Intellectual Assets
Speaker:
Tee Rowe
– America's SBDC
Speaker:
Jutta Bangs
– NAPEX
Operations/Management
11:45am - 12:45pm
PT
Lunch
11:45am - 12:45pm
PT
Lunch
Location: Grand Ballroom III
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: Elliott Bay
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 (Mezzanine Level - 2nd Fl)
Speaker:
Joe DiRenzo, III
– U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center
Speaker:
Bert Macesker
– U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center
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 (Mezzanine Level - 2nd Fl)
Speaker:
Jon Brendsel
– Berkeley Fit
Speaker:
Shawn Green
– 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: Elliott Bay
Speaker:
Chadwick Lynnis Riggs
– Mill Creek Holdings, LLC
Marketing/Business Development
2:00pm - 3:00pm
PT
Beyond the Patent: A Holistic Strategy for High-Demand Defense IP Transfer
2:00pm - 3:00pm
PT
Beyond the Patent: A Holistic Strategy for High-Demand Defense IP Transfer
Location: Cascade I (Mezzanine Level - 2nd Fl)
Speaker:
Maria Duran
– Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division
Speaker:
Amanda McCullough
– Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division
Intellectual Property Management
2:00pm - 3:00pm
PT
Scaling Innovation Through Multi-Institution Tech Transfer Networks
2:00pm - 3:00pm
PT
Scaling Innovation Through Multi-Institution Tech Transfer Networks
Location: Cascade II (Mezzanine Level - 2nd Fl)
Speaker:
Charles Layne
– Launch Tennessee
Speaker:
Kayla Meisner
– Kentucky Commercialization Ventures
Operations/Management
3:00pm - 3:15pm
PT
Break
3:00pm - 3:15pm
PT
Break
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 (Mezzanine Level - 2nd Fl)
Speaker:
Alexa Bruttell
– FirstIgnite
Speaker:
Chase Bonhag
– FirstIgnite
Marketing/Business Development
3:15pm - 5:30pm
PT
Agency Breakouts
3:15pm - 5:30pm
PT
Agency Breakouts
4:30pm - 5:30pm
PT
Innovation. gov - A New Tool
4:30pm - 5:30pm
PT
Innovation. gov - A New Tool
Location: Cascade I (Mezzanine Level - 2nd Fl)
Speaker:
John Bittman
– National Institute of Standards and Technology
Marketing/Business Development
