2012 Conference Agenda

2012 Conference Agenda (subject to change)

7:30 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.    Registration and Networking (Continental Breakfast Available)

8:15 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.    Welcome and Introductions (Salon FGH)
Laurie Boyer (Emcee), Executive Director, Rockville Economic Development, Inc.
Lesa Mitchell, Vice President, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation 
Sally Sternbach, Deputy Director, Montgomery County Dept. of Economic Development

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.    Plenary Speaker (Salon FGH)
Speaker:  Jian Wang, Ph.D., President and CEO, BioFortis

9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.    Interviewing Skills (Salon FGH)
Presented by: Lori M. Conlan, Ph.D., Director, Office of Postdoctoral Services, Office of Intramural Training and Education, National Institutes of Health

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.    SciPhD:  Preparing for Industry Careers - How to Land a Job and Be Successful (Salon FGH)
Presented by: Larry Petcovic, Vice President for Communications, Human Workflows, LLC

10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.    Career Expo (Salons D & E)
Career Expo Exhibit Hall maps will be available at Registration.

11:30 a.m - 3:30 p.m.    Resume Reviews (Great Falls Room, Lower Level)
Please report to the Great Falls Room at your confirmed appointment time. If you have not made an appointment in advance, please visit the sign-up table in front of the Great Falls Room.

11:30 a.m - 3:30 p.m.    Immigration Attorney Consultations (Timberlawn Room, Lower Level)
Please report to the Timberlawn Room at your confirmed appointment time. If you have not made an appointment in advance, please visit the sign-up table in front of the Great Falls Room.

11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.    Morning Breakout Sessions

Entrepreneurial Opportunities (Salon F)
Moderator: Richard Bendis, President & CEO, BioHealth Innovation, Inc.
Panelists: 
Martin McPhee, Ph.D., Founder, Chief Scientific Officer & Sr. Vice President, STB Lifesaving Technologies
Gary Robinson, Ph.D., Chief Business Officer, Celek Pharmaceuticals
Adam Steele, Ph.D., Founder, ZeroK Nanotech

Careers Beyond the Bench (Salon G)
Moderator: Mojdeh Bahar, J.D., M.A., CLP, Chief, Cancer Branch, NIH Office of Technology Transfer; Chair, Federal Laboratory Consortium
Panelists:
Chekesha S. Clingman, Ph.D., Division of Medical Imaging Products, Center For Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Matthew E. Portnoy, Ph.D., Director, Division of Special Programs, NIH SBIR/STTR Program Manager, Office of Extramural Programs, Office of Extramural Research, National Institutes of Health
Surekha Vathyam, PhD, Senior Licensing and Patenting Manager
Cancer Branch, Division of Technology Development and Transfer, Office of Technology Transfer, National Institutes of Health

Working in Established Organizations (Salon H)
Moderator: Matthew Bell, Ph.D., Vice President, R&D Operations and Strategy, MedImmune, Inc.
Panelists:
Di Cross. Ph.D., Scientific Analyst, Thomson Reuters, Custom Analytics and Scientific Solutions
Patricia Dranchak, Ph.D., Research Scientist, Laboratory of Assay Development & Screening Technology (ADST), NIH Chemical Genomics Center, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institute of Health
Carol Nacy, Ph.D., CEO , Sequella, Inc.


12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.    Lunch (White Oak Room B, Lower Level)
Lunch for exhibitors and panelists is also available in the Cabin John Room, lower level.

1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.    Afternoon Breakout Sessions

Entrepreneurial Opportunities (Salon F)
Moderator: Richard Bendis, President & CEO, BioHealth Innovation, Inc.
Panelists:
Martin McPhee, Ph.D., Founder, Chief Scientific Officer & Sr. Vice President, STB Lifesaving Technologies
Gary Robinson, Ph.D., Chief Business Officer, Celek Pharmaceuticals
Adam Steele, Ph.D., Founder, ZeroK Nanotech

How to Choose a Career (Salon G)
Presented By: Lori M. Conlan, Ph.D., Director, Office of Postdoctoral Services, Office of Intramural Training and Education, National Institutes of Health

Working in Established Organizations (Salon H)
Moderator: Matthew Bell, Ph.D., Vice President, R&D Operations and Strategy, MedImmune, Inc.
Panelists:
Di Cross. Ph.D., Scientific Analyst, Thomson Reuters, Custom Analytics and Scientific Solutions
Patricia Dranchak, Ph.D., Research Scientist, Laboratory of Assay Development & Screening Technology (ADST), NIH Chemical Genomics Center, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institute of Health
Carol Nacy, Ph.D., CEO , Sequella, Inc.