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Monday, March 15
7:00 AM
EST
AUTM Connect Partnering is Open
7:00 AM
EST
Exhibit Hall Open
12:00 PM
- 12:15 PM
EST
Daily Update
12:15 PM
- 1:00 PM
EST
Welcome Address
1:00 PM
- 1:15 PM
EST
Break
01:15 PM
- 02:00 PM
EST
Flex Your Soft Power: Impact from Social Sciences
Track(s):
Global Issues
Speakers
Julia Black,
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE)
(Moderator)
Melanie Knetsch,
Economics & Social Research Council (ESRC)
(Panelist)
Christoph Koller,
Görgen & Köller GmbH
(Panelist)
01:15 PM
- 02:00 PM
EST
Lessons Learned from Startup Failures
Track(s):
Startups and Gap Funding
Speakers
Jack Miner,
Michigan Venture Partners
(Moderator)
01:15 PM
- 02:00 PM
EST
Expanding Innovation
Track(s):
Other
Speakers
Elizabeth Dougherty,
United States Patent and Trademark Office
(Speaker)
01:15 PM
- 02:00 PM
EST
Inventor Portals: Invention Disclosures and Beyond
Track(s):
Nuts and Bolts of Technology Transfer
01:15 PM
- 02:00 PM
EST
Leveraging Researcher Directed Initiatives to Drive Improved Commercialization Prospects
Track(s):
Licensing Successful Practices
2:00 PM
- 2:15 PM
EST
Break – Visit the Exhibit Hall
2:15 PM
- 3:00 PM
EST
Roundtable Discussion: Industry Roundtable: Open Mic Discussion
Track(s):
Industry / Academic Partnerships
2:15 PM
- 3:00 PM
EST
Roundtable Discussion: Spyglass and Hammer: Making Sure Licensees Do as They Promise
Track(s):
Administrative / Operations
2:15 PM
- 3:00 PM
EST
Roundtable Discussion: New to Tech Transfer?
Track(s):
Nuts and Bolts of Technology Transfer
2:15 PM
- 3:00 PM
EST
Roundtable Discussion: Accounting in Technology Transfer Offices
Track(s):
Administrative / Operations
02:15 PM
- 03:00 PM
EST
Roundtable Discussion: Navigating the University Innovation Ecosystem through COVID-19 Disruption(s)
Track(s):
IP Trends and Successful Practices
02:15 PM
- 03:00 PM
EST
Roundtable Discussion: Table Talk
Track(s):
Other
02:15 PM
- 03:00 PM
EST
Central Region - Discussion Group
Track(s):
Other
3:00 PM
- 3:15 PM
EST
Break
03:15 PM
- 04:15 PM
EST
Plenary Session – Studio Interview
04:30 PM
- 05:30 PM
EST
Virtual Reception
5:30 PM
EST
Day 1 Adjourns
Tuesday, March 16
07:00 AM
EST
AUTM Connect Partnering is Open
07:00 AM
EST
Exhibit Hall Open
11:00 AM
- 11:15 AM
EST
Daily Update
11:15 AM
- 12:00 PM
EST
Top 10 Mistakes Commonly Made When Drafting and Negotiating Patent License Agreements
Track(s):
Licensing Successful Practices
11:15 AM
- 12:00 PM
EST
Derisking: Different Schools, Different Paths
Track(s):
Nuts and Bolts of Technology Transfer
11:15 AM
- 12:00 PM
EST
Bio2Bio: Biodiversity for Survival via Biomedicine
Track(s):
Global Issues
11:15 AM
- 12:00 PM
EST
Major Concerns in Negotiations for Industry/ Academia Collaborations
Track(s):
Industry / Academic Partnerships
11:15 AM
- 12:00 PM
EST
No One Wants a "Letter." Techniques for Understanding Existing Reporting Efforts and Increasing Bayh-Dole Compliance.
Track(s):
Administrative / Operations
11:15 AM
- 12:00 PM
EST
Successfully creating and managing a Proof of Concept Fund for early stage technologies
Track(s):
Startups and Gap Funding
12:00 PM
- 12:15 PM
EST
Break
12:15 PM
- 1:00 PM
EST
Roundtable Discussion: Small but Mighty - A Small Office Support Group
Track(s):
Other
12:15 PM
- 1:00 PM
EST
Roundtable Discussion: (Not So) Difficult Tech Transfer Conversations
Track(s):
Nuts and Bolts of Technology Transfer
12:15 PM
- 01:00 PM
EST
Roundtable Discussion: Faculty Start-ups, Conflict of Interest and Alignment of Interests
Track(s):
Startups and Gap Funding
12:15 PM
- 01:00 PM
EST
Roundtable Discussion: The World of Software and Copyright Licensing
Track(s):
IP Trends and Successful Practices
12:15 PM
- 01:00 PM
EST
Roundtable Discussion: How to Integrate Social Innovation into Your Tech Transfer Office
Track(s):
Other
12:15 PM
- 01:00 PM
EST
Western Region - Discussion Group
Track(s):
Other
12:15 PM
- 01:00 PM
EST
Roundtable Discussion: Career Development Forum: Get the 411 on a Gig in TT
Track(s):
Other
1:00 PM
- 2:00 PM
EST
Lunch Break – Visit the Exhibit Hall
2:00 PM
- 3:00 PM
EST
Plenary – Ellen Ochoa
3:00 PM
- 3:30 PM
EST
Break – Visit the Exhibit Hall
03:30 PM
- 04:30 PM
EST
Connect and Collaborate Partnering
4:30 PM
EST
Day 2 Adjourns
Wednesday, March 17
07:00 AM
EST
AUTM Connect Partnering is Open
7:00 AM
EST
Exhibit Hall Open
08:00 AM
- 09:00 AM
EST
International Collaborations
11:00 AM
- 11:15 AM
EST
Daily Update
11:15 AM
- 12:15 PM
EST
Plenary Session – Dr. Antwi Akom
12:15 PM
- 1:00 PM
EST
Roundtable Discussion: Plant Licensing and Intellectual Property Protection
Track(s):
Licensing Successful Practices
12:15 PM
- 1:00 PM
EST
Roundtable Discussion: Approaches to Training New Hires
Track(s):
Other
12:15 PM
- 1:00 PM
EST
Roundtable Discussion: Let Go of the Fear, Embrace Faculty Consulting
Track(s):
Industry / Academic Partnerships
12:15 PM
- 01:00 PM
EST
Roundtable Discussion: Well It's Got to be Put Somewhere: Distributing Revenue
Track(s):
Administrative / Operations
12:15 PM
- 01:00 PM
EST
Roundtable Discussion: Healthcare Data: The New Form of Intellectual Property
Track(s):
Global Issues
12:15 PM
- 01:00 PM
EST
Roundtable Discussion: The True Cost of Startups
Track(s):
Startups and Gap Funding
12:15 PM
- 01:00 PM
EST
Eastern Region - Discussion Group
1:00 PM
- 2:00 PM
EST
Break – Visit the Exhibit Hall
02:00 PM
- 02:45 PM
EST
The Dilemma of Software Inventions and Associated Data in the Age of AI
Track(s):
Nuts and Bolts of Technology Transfer
02:00 PM
- 02:45 PM
EST
The Diversity Gap: Inventorship and Industry Advantage
Track(s):
Other
2:00 PM
- 2:45 PM
EST
How to Use SBIR/STTR Funding to Commercialize University Research and the Federal Programs that Help
Track(s):
Directors, mid-career
2:00 PM
- 2:45 PM
EST
Other Duties as Assigned: Data Management for Stakeholders
Track(s):
Administrators
2:00 PM
- 2:45 PM
EST
Openness vs. Safeguarding: The Foreign Influence Dilemma
Track(s):
International, Directors, States-people
2:45 PM
- 3:00 PM
EST
Break
03:00 PM
- 03:45 PM
EST
Roundtable Discussion: University Start-up License Packages: Favorable Deal Terms and Business Development Support
Track(s):
Licensing Successful Practices
03:00 PM
- 03:45 PM
EST
Roundtable Discussion: Facilitating Partnerships Between Nonprofit Funders and Research Institutions (the NFRI Initiative)
Track(s):
Industry / Academic Partnerships
03:00 PM
- 03:45 PM
EST
Canadian Region - Discussion Group
3:00 PM
- 3:45 PM
EST
Roundtable Discussion: The New Era of Synthetic Biology
Track(s):
Other
3:00 PM
- 3:45 PM
EST
Roundtable Discussion: Beautiful Encounters: Adding Extraordinary Value
Track(s):
Nuts and Bolts of Technology Transfer
3:45 PM
- 4:15 PM
EST
Break
04:15 PM
- 05:00 PM
EST
PCT & TTOs: what you need to know
Track(s):
IP Trends and Successful Practices
04:15 PM
- 05:00 PM
EST
Commercializing Academic Research: Best Practices to Increase Faculty Engagement
Track(s):
Other
4:15 PM
- 5:00 PM
EST
Evolution of Metrics; All Dollars and No Sense
Track(s):
Advocacy and Internal Communications
4:15 PM
- 5:00 PM
EST
Helping Start-ups From Low-capital Intensive Regions Attract Investment
Track(s):
Startups and Gap Funding
4:15 PM
- 5:00 PM
EST
Biotech Patents in China, Covid-19, and the Curious Case of Wuhan's Institute of Virology
Track(s):
Global Issues
5:00 PM
EST
Day 3 Adjourns
Thursday, March 18
07:00 AM
EST
AUTM Connect Partnering is Open
7:00 AM
EST
Exhibit Hall Open
11:00 AM
- 11:30 AM
EST
Daily Update
11:30 AM
- 12:30 PM
EST
Plenary Session: VC’s Talk Back
12:30 PM
- 1:00 PM
EST
Break – Visit the Exhibit Hall
01:00 PM
- 02:00 PM
EST
Partnering Forum: Physical and Computer Sciences
01:00 PM
- 02:00 PM
EST
Partnering Forum: Plant and Crop Productivity
01:00 PM
- 02:00 PM
EST
Partnering Forum: Partnering and Funding Models to Advance Innovation in Animal Health
2:00 PM
- 2:15 PM
EST
Break
2:15 PM
- 3:00 PM
EST
Why and How to Collaborate with Federal Laboratories to Advance Your Pursuits
Track(s):
Other
2:15 PM
- 3:00 PM
EST
MTAs: The Need for Speed
Track(s):
Nuts and Bolts of Technology Transfer
2:15 PM
- 3:00 PM
EST
Successful TTOs on Both Sides of the Atlantic
Track(s):
Administrative / Operations
2:15 PM
- 3:00 PM
EST
Ways to Help Women and Junior Faculty Be Engaged as TT Entrepreneurs
Track(s):
Startups and Gap Funding
2:15 PM
- 3:00 PM
EST
Recent Developments in Chinese Technology Transfer
Track(s):
Global Issues
2:15 PM
- 3:00 PM
EST
Diagnostics, Patent Ineligibility, and Covid-19 Testing Failures
Track(s):
IP Trends and Successful Practices
3:00 PM
- 3:30 PM
EST
Closing Comments
3:30 PM
EST
The AUTM 2021 Annual Meeting Adjourns