Schedule Highlights

AUTM Annual Meeting

Schedule Highlights

Your exclusive sneak peek at the can't-miss events. 

Schedule subject to change. All times listed in PDT.
 
 

Sunday, February 18

7 a.m. – 5:30  p.m. AUTM Registration
7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. AUTM Marketing Course
(additional fee, lunch included, seating limited)
7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. AUTM Technology Valuation Course
(additional fee, lunch included, seating limited)
7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. AUTM Leadership Communications Course
(additional fee, lunch included, seating limited)
1 – 5:30 p.m. AUTM Connect Help Desk
1 – 5:30 p.m. AUTM Connect Partnering Place
3 – 6:30 p.m. Nursing Room
3 – 6:30 p.m. Contemplation Room
4 – 5 p.m. First-Time Attendee Briefing and Reception
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Fireside Chat 
6 – 8 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open
6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall Reception
 

Monday, February 19

7 a.m. – 5 p.m. AUTM Registration
7 a.m. – 5 p.m. Nursing Room
7 a.m. – 5 p.m. Contemplation Room
7 a.m. – 5 p.m. AUTM Connect Partnering Place
7 a.m. – 5 p.m. AUTM Connect Help Desk
7 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. Morning Mindfulness Meditation
7 – 8 a.m. Breakfast On Own – Coffee/Tea Service Available
8 – 10 a.m. Opening Plenary and Keynote Presentation 
9:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open
10 – 11 a.m. Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall
11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Concurrent Session 1 – Educational and Roundtable Sessions
12:15 – 1 p.m. Attendee Lunch
12:15 – 1:45 p.m. Directors Lunch
(by invitation)
12:15 – 1:45 p.m. Sponsor Lunch
(by invitation)
1 – 1:45 p.m. Dessert Reception in the Exhibit Hall 
1:45 – 3 p.m. Concurrent Session 2 – Educational and Roundtable Sessions
1:45 – 3 p.m. Industry / Academia Connect and Collaborate: Part 1
3 – 3:45 p.m. Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:45 – 5 p.m. Industry / Academia Connect and Collaborate: Part 2
3:45 – 5 p.m. Concurrent Session 3 – Educational and Roundtable Sessions
5 – 6 p.m. Industry / Academia Connect and Collaborate Networking Reception in the Exhibit Hall
6 – 7:30 p.m. Opening Reception
 

Tuesday, February 20

7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. AUTM Registration
7:30 a.m.– 5 p.m. Nursing Room
7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Contemplation Room
7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. AUTM Connect Help Desk
7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. AUTM Connect Partnering Place
 
7:30 a.m. – 8 a.m. Morning Mindfulness Meditation
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast On Own – Coffee/Tea Service Available
8:30 – 10 a.m. Plenary Session 
9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open
10 – 10:45 a.m.  Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:45 – Noon Concurrent Session 4 – Educational Sessions and Roundtables
Noon. – 2 p.m. Lunch on your own
Noon – 2 p.m. Central Region Planning Committee Lunch
(by invitation)
Noon – 2 p.m. Eastern Region Planning Committee Lunch
(by invitation)
Noon – 2 p.m. Western Region Planning Committee Lunch
(by invitation)
2 – 3:15 p.m. Concurrent Session 5 – Educational Sessions and Roundtables
2 – 3:15 p.m.  Industry/Academia Connect and Collaborate: Part 3
2 – 5:30 p.m. AUTM Negotiation Course
(additional fee, seating limited)
3:15 – 4 p.m. Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall
4 – 5:15 p.m. Concurrent Session 6 – Educational Sessions and Roundtables
4 – 5:15 p.m. Industry/Academia Connect and Collaborate: Part 4
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. RTTP Reception
(by invitation)
 

Wednesday, February 21

7 – 8 a.m. AUTM 5K Fun Run
Sponsored by

7:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. AUTM Registration
7:30 a.m. –
3 p.m.
Nursing Room
7:30 a.m. –
3 p.m.
Contemplation Room
7:30 a.m. –
3 p.m.
AUTM Connect Partnering Place
7:30 a.m. –
3 p.m.
AUTM Connect Help Desk
8 – 8:30 a.m. Morning Mindfulness Meditation
8 – 9 a.m. Breakfast on your own – Coffee/Tea Service Available
9 – 10:15 a.m. Concurrent Session 7 – Educational and Roundtable Discussions
10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Concurrent Session 8 – Educational and Roundtable Discussions
11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m. Attendee Lunch
11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m. Central Region Lunch
(by invitation, seating limited)
11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

AUTM Annual Meeting Program Committee Lunch
(by invitation)

1 – 2:15 p.m. Concurrent Session 9 – Educational and Roundtable Sessions
2:15 – 2:45 p.m. Refreshment Break
2:45 – 4:30 p.m. Closing Plenary and Keynote
 
4:30 – 6 p.m. Closing Reception
 


Sponsorship and Exhibit Opportunities
Tap into our diverse attendee list of tech transfer influencers and decision makers. Annual Meeting sponsors and exhibitors dramatically increase their brand visibility among thousands of tech transfer professionals, researchers and intellectual property experts from around the world. Work with AUTM to create a virtual sponsorship and exhibit package tailored to meet your budget and objectives.

Contact Casey Annunziata, AUTM Sponsor & Exhibits Manager, at [email protected] or +1-202-960-1782 today!



Annual Meeting Sponsors

Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP
KPPB
AstraZeneca
Owkin
PhRMA
RocketSmart
Novartis
DRI Capital
Quarles
troutman pepper
Scorpius
Osage University Partners
Casimir Jones, SC
Cayuse
Dennemeyer & Co., LLC
Nixon Peabody
Parker Highlander PLLC
Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP
NIIMBL
BlankRome
Fox Rothschild LLP
Novo Nordisk
Gardner Innovation Search Partners
RWS
NYU Langone
Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner
Royalty Pharma
Maynard Nexsen
Computer Packages, Inc.
Conley Rose
Servier
Modiano & Partners
NovusGC
McCoy Russell LLP
CSL Innovation
LifeArc
Fidelity
Isaacson
Bereskin Parr