June 20, 2017
Marina Del Rey Marriott
4100 Admiralty Way, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
Co-Sponsors:
The Dow Chemical Company
KPPB LLP
National Science Foundation
Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP
Xinova
Event Schedule
8:00am Registration and networking breakfast
8:45am Introduction and Welcome: Andrea Belz, USC and Kathleen Jurman, Dow Ventures
9:00am Keynote: Errol Arkilic, M34 Capital, Inc.
9:45am Panel: Innovation in Large Corporations/Scouting for Opportunities
Moderator: Kevin DeBre, Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP
Kathleen Jurman, The Dow Chemical Company
Jai Kumar, TCS Global
Chris Moran, Lockheed Martin Ventures
Ida Shum, Samsung
Anuraag Singh, W.L. Gore and Associates
10:40am Break
11:10am Technology Showcase
12:00pm Lunch
12:30pm Oceanside Chat: Malcolm Cloyd, Managing Partner, The Athenaeum Fund; and Andrea Belz
1:30pm Break
2:00pm Panel: Venture Investing in Hard Technologies
Moderator: Keith Rosema, Executive Director of Innovation, Vulcan Inc.
Darren Bechtel, Brick and Mortar Ventures
Avinash Kant, Phoenix Venture Partners
Veronica Osinski, Trifecta Capital
Marc van den Berg, DBL Partners
John Waller, Okapi Venture Capital
2:45pm Panel: Leveraging Federal & Corporate Funds to Launch from Lab to Market
Moderator: Andrea Belz, Vice Dean for Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship, USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Calum R.I. Chisholm, SAFCell, Inc.
Jennifer Lee, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
Jill McNitt-Gray, SPEC
Ross Mead, Semio
Julie-ann Pina, Pasadena Angels
3:30pm Break
3:45pm Technology Showcase
5:00pm Reception
See the bios for our speakers here
Technology Scouting Workshop 2016 Agenda
Technology Scouting Workshop 2015 Agenda