Wednesday, March 26, 2008 (1pm - 5pm) * Times approximate
Salem College
All sessions held in Corrin Refectory (except Wednesday evening reception)
Salem College Map link:
http://www.salem.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=65&Itemid=97

o       1:00 pm: Opening Keynote: Mostafa Analoui, Ph.D., Senior Director, Global Clincal Technology, Pfizer Global Research and Development, USA

o       2:00 pm:  Opening Keynote: Daryl Boudreaux, Ph.D., Partner, NanoHoldings; President, FiberCell; President, PureLux

o       2:45 pm: Networking Break

o       3:15 pm: Small Space Showcase - Nanotech Applications
- David Nackashi, Ph.D., Protochips, www.protochips.com Sensors/Instruments
- Al Bender, Ph.D., NanoVector, Raleigh NC  Nanobiotechnology
- Ray Jones, VX Aerospace www.vxaerospace.com  Composites   
- Stephen Wilson, Ph.D. Luna nanoWorks www.lunananoworks.com  Nanomedicine
     
NEW ADDITION!
Dr. Robert Smith
Nantero (Woburn, MA)  www.nantero.com
Nanotechnology company using carbon nanotubes for the development of next-generation semiconductor devices.
These devices include memory, logic, and other semiconductor products. In the field of memory, Nantero is developing NRAM™, a high-density nonvolatile Random Access Memory. The company's objective is to deliver a product that will replace all existing forms of memory, such as DRAM, SRAM and flash memory, with NRAM™ serving as universal memory.

6:00 pm Speaker and Sponsor Reception (joint reception with Southeast Angel Investor Conference)
Location: O.Henry Hotel, Greensboro (details on transportation and directions will be provided)
Special Guests: Steve Nelson, Partner, Wakefield Group; Luke Roush, VP of Business Development, Liquidia.

Thursday, March 27, 2008 (8am - 2pm) * Times approximate
General Sessions 
Salem College ·    

o       7:30 am: Networking Breakfast  

o       8:30 am: Where is NC on the Nano Commercialization Map?
                           John Hardin, PhD, Acting Executive Director
                           NC Board of Science & Technology

o       9:00 am: Dr. Reyad Sawafta, QuarTek Corporation and NanoAccelerator
                          How Nanotech Applications Solve Everyday Problems: A Global Perspective

9:40 am NEW ADDITION!
David Karohl
Unidym, Menlo Park, CA  www.unidym.com
(A subsidiary of Arrowhead Research Corporation - Nasdaq ARWR)  
New materials technology platform using carbon nanotubes for innovative electronics like touch panels, LCD's and flat panel displays.

o       10:15 am: Networking Break

o       10:30 am: Focus on Winston-Salem Nanotech
                             Dr. David Carroll, Wake Forest University                 

o       11:10 am: Center of Innovation Consortium
                             Jerry McGuire, UNC Greensboro     

o       11:30 am: Research Park Upfit for Technology Ventures: Best Practices and Planning Ahead
                             - Bill Dean, Piedmont Triad Research Park 
                             - John Merrill, Gateway University Research Park 
                             - Randy Pool, Stantec

o       12:30 pm Lunch Panel: "SBIR to Solid Ground: Capital Formation in the Nano Space" (Sponsored by Northwest 
                                                       North Carolina Advanced Materials Cluster)
                            - Moderator:  Jon Obermeyer, Piedmont Triad Entrepreneurial Network
                            - Panelist: Tim Janke, SBTDC/Inception Micro Angel Fund (Non-Dilutive Funding)
                            - Panelist: Katrin Burt, Intersouth Partners (Venture Capital)
                            - Panelist: David Karohl, Unidym (Strategic Partners)

o       1:45 pm: Adjourn

 

·        2008 NC Nanotech Conference Honorary Chairman
         Dr. Gary Green, President, Forsyth Technical Community College

·        2008 NC Nanotech Conference Planning Committee
o       Katrin Burt, Intersouth Partners
o       Richard Czerw, Ph.D., NanoTech Labs
o       Stacey Frederick, NC Department of Commerce and NC State University
o       John Hardin, Ph.D., NC Board of Science and Technology
o       Jon Obermeyer, Piedmont Triad Entrepreneurial Network
o       Shobha Parthasarathi, Ph.D., North Carolina Biotechnology Center
o       Reyad Sawafta, Ph.D. Quartek Corporation

       2008 NC Nanotech Conference Local Event Planning Committee
o       Betsy Annese, Annese PR
o       Nancy Johnston, Piedmont Triad Research Park
o       Peggy Low, Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce Technology Council
o       Stephen Susalka, Ph.D. Office of Technology Asset Management, Wake Forest University
o       Gwyn Riddick, North Carolina Biotechnology Center

·        Salem College
o       Dr. Susan Pauly, President
o       Anna Gallimore, Director of Administration