8:00 AMREGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST - POSTER PRESENTATIONS/EXHIBIT BOOTHS IN FOYER
9:00 AMWELCOME ADDRESS (FROM THE STATE)
9:15 AMKEYNOTE ADDRESS - Josh Boger, CEO, Vertex
9:45 AMTHE BIG IDEA: THE STORY OF ANGIOGENESIS - A TRIBUTE TO JUDAH FOLKMAN
10:15 AMBREAK
INCUBATOR AND INVESTORS BAZAAR - AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO A QUICK PITCH TO SERVICE PROVIDERS AND INVESTORS WHO CAN ADVISE YOU ON NEXT STEPS WITH YOUR VENTURE. (INNOVATORS' MARKET PLACE WILL RUN FROM 10:15 TO 3:00)
10:45 AMTHREE TRACKS: CASE STUDIES OF TRIALS & TRIBULATIONS IN TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION + FOUNDATIONS, INCUBATORS, NIH TRACKS (RESEARCHERS WHOSE IDEAS BECAME COMPANIES OR PRODUCTS)
11:45 AMBREAK
12:15 PM POSTER SESSION WINNERS PRESENT THEIR TECHNOLOGIES
12:30 PMLUNCHEON ADDRESS
1:30 PMNEW WAYS TO FIND AND FUND IDEAS: THREE QUICK PITCHES OF EARLY-STAGE TECHNOLOGIES FOLLOWED BY Q&A BY A PANEL OF EXPERTS
INNOVATORS' MARKET PLACE WILL CONTINUE TO RUN DURING THIS SESSION
2:30 PMBREAK
3:00 PMFUTURIST PANEL: PURSUING THE PROBLEMS OF THE NEXT 30 YEARS
4:00 PMRECEPTION + LIFE SCIENCES ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS (FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVERS AND RISING INNOVATORS)