Schedule-at-a-Glance

Schedule-at-a-Glance*
July 15-17, 2024
Omni Louisville Hotel
Louisville, KY
*Tentative schedule, program subject to change
 

	Monday, July 15
7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.	Registration
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.	Breakfast on Your Own
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	General Session: Bourbon Brings It Together
10:00 a.m. -  10:30 a.m.	Networking Break
10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.	Concurrent Sessions:  From Hang-ups to Breakthroughs: A New Era for IP Policies Tech Transfer Therapy
11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.	Lunch w/ Roundtable Topics
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity Initiatives in a Shifting Landscape Managing the Expanded Role of Tech Transfer Offices in Universities
2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	Networking Break
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions: AI Tools for TTOs & IP Fusion: Revolutionizing Tech Transfer Marketing Startups as Tech Trojan Horses to Industry
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.	Transition Break
3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.	AUTM Central Region Trivia Contest
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.	Opening Reception Connecting with collegues and industry pros has never been easier.

 
 

	Tuesday, July 16
7:30 a.m. - 4:30  p.m.	Registration
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.	Breakfast On Your Own
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	General Session: New News
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.	Networking Break
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions: Industry Speed Dating Bridging the Gap: Collaborative Approaches to Innovation and Commercialization
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.	Lunch with Experts
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions: Showcase of Leading Women Inventors Building Innovation Ecosystems and Hubs Between the Coasts: Story of developing NSF Engines in the Central Region
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.	Transition Break
2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions: Ag Patents March-in-rights
3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.	Networking Break
4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions: Human Enough? Assessing AI Contributions Under the New USPTO Guidance Performing Due Diligence: Key to Wining the Licensing Derby
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.	Offsite Reception

 

	Wednesday, July 17
7:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	Registration
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.	Breakfast on Your Own
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	General Session: Blood, Sweat, & Tears: The Ups and Downs of Hitting a Home Run
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.	Networking Break
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	The Howard Bremer Memorial Plenary Lessons Learned: Using Public-Private Partnerships for a Statewide Technology Transfer Consortium
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.	Committee Recap Luncheon (By Invitation Only)