2021 sbir week
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Getting Started with SBIR
New to the world of SBIR/STTR? This panel will answer questions about how to get started, agency pre-requisites, required registrations, nuances between granting and contracting agencies, etc.
Moderator: Brittany Sickler, Senior Innovation Policy Advisor, SBIR/STTR, SBA
Manny Oliver, Director, SBIR/STTR Programs Office, DOE
Melinda Coffman, SBIR Program Coordinator, USDA
Susan Celis, Acting Director, Small Business and Technology Partnerships, OUSD SBIR
Inside the Head of an Evaluator
Panel discussion with Agency Program Managers on the most common and avoidable mistakes made by applicants, as well as candid insights for preparing more competitive proposals.
Moderator: Elden Hawkes, Partnership and Innovation Specialist, SBA
Scott Dockum, SBIR/STTR Phase I and II Workstream Lead, NASA
Stephanie Fertig, HHS Small Business Program Lead, NIH
James A. Sweeney III, Department of the Air Force (DAF) SBIR/STTR, Defense Focused Technologies (DFT) Program Manager
Panel: Happy Birthday SBIR: Seeding America’s Future
Moderators: Cynthia Yue, Intern, SBA and Cameron Bernier, Intern, SBA
John Williams, Director of Innovation and Technology, SBA
Jennifer Shieh, Chief Scientist and Senior Technology Policy Advisor, SBA
Brittany Sickler, Senior Innovation Policy Advisor, SBIR/STTR, SBA
Erick Page-Littleford, Senior Technology Policy Advisor, SBA
Panel: Phase II and Beyond
This panel will answer questions about agency nuances in moving from Phase I to Phase II and on to Phase III; what do companies that make successful transitions look like? What milestones do the agencies look for in each transition? How important are letters of support? What supplements are available? Do they make use of Technical and Business Assistance (TABA)?
Moderator: Erick Page-Littleford, Senior Technology Policy Advisor, SBA
Dr. Matthew P. Willis, Director for Army Prize Competitions & the Army Applied SBIR Program, DASA RT
Ben Schrag, Ph.D., Senior Program Director for SBIR/STTR, NSF
Dusty Lang, SBIR Management and Program Analyst, DHS
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Presenter: Elizabeth Dougherty, Eastern Regional Outreach Director, USPTO
