Schedule-at-a-Glance*

September 12-13, 2022
Omni Parker House Hotel
Boston, MA
*Tentative schedule, program subject to change

 

	Day 1 - Monday, September 12
7:00 a.m. – 4 p.m.	Registration
7:30 – 8:30 a.m.	Breakfast
8:30 – 10 a.m.	Workshops A1: Evaluating Startups  Moderator: Hemi Chopra, University of Maryland A2: IP Monetization and How to Derive Value from University Intellectual Property Portfolios Moderator: Michael Siem, Goldberg Segalla
10 – 10:30 a.m.	Networking Break
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.	Workshops B1: Lessons from the Trenches: How Language in Agreements May Have Unintended Consequences on the Ability to Recover Value Moderator: Sharon Roberg-Perez, Robins Kaplan LLP Panelists: B2: IP Should Not be Your Priority: How to Talk Tech Transfer to VCs Moderator: RK Narayanan, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
11:30 – 11:45 a.m.	Break
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.	Plenary I
12:45 – 1:45 p.m.	Lunch
1:45 – 3 p.m.	Workshops C1: Patent Protection for Artificial Intelligence Inventions from a U.S. and European Perspective Moderator: Greg Hunt, Jenkins Wilson Taylor & Hunt C2: Managing an IP Portfolio in the New University-Startup Environment Moderator: Brendan Serapiglia, Gates & Cooper LLP Speakers: Curtis Broadbent, University of Rochester Ventures, Jonathan MIT Technology Licensing Office
3 – 3:30 p.m.	Networking Break
3:30 - 3:45 p.m.	AUTM Chair Address Speaker: Laura Savatski, University of Louisville AUTM Board of Directors, Immediate Past Chair
3:45 - 5:00 p.m.	Plenary II: Strategies to Promote the Diversity of Innovators and the Success of Their Contributions to the Collective Competitiveness of American Innovation to Impact Health Moderator: Kathleen Rousche, NIH/NHLBI
5 - 6 p.m.	Networking Reception

 

	Day 2 - Tuesday, September 13
7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.	Registration
8 – 9 a.m.	Breakfast
9 – 10:15 a.m.	Workshops D1: Are Universities Winning the Global War on Innovation? Moderator: DJ Nag, Innovaito LLC Speaker: Andrei Iancu, Irell and Manella D2: Brainstorming Startup Formation with Your Faculty Moderator: Sadhana Chitale, NYU Langone Health
10:15 – 11 a.m.	Networking Break
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.	Plenary III: Reverse Pitch The Reverse Pitch session provides a unique venue for members of industry and academia to socialize, connect and discuss areas of interest. Industry partners are each given 5-7 minutes to present developing technologies to their academic and governmental counterparts, share tips on collaborating with their companies, and discuss their partnering interests. Moderator: John Zurawski, Ballard Spahr
12:30 – 1:45 p.m.	Lunch
1:45 – 3 p.m.	Workshops E1: Faculty Inventions Lead to a Robust Academic Pipeline Moderator: Hemi Chopra, University of Maryland E2: Providing Trainees with the Skills We Want to Hire Moderator: Alex Turo, Columbia Technology Ventures
3 – 3:30 p.m.	Networking Break
3:30 – 4:30 p.m.	Plenary IV
4:30 pm	Meeting Adjourns