SBIR Week
IN THE SOUTHEAST
North Carolina
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South Carolina
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Georgia
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Virginia
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9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Introduction, U.S. Small Business Administration
John Williams, Director of Innovation and Technology for the Office of Investment and Innovation (OII) within SBA
Brittany Sickler, Senior Innovation Policy Advisor, OII, SBA
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
Getting Started with SBIR/STTR
Moderator: Jennifer Shieh, Chief Scientist and Senior Technology Policy Advisor, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
Stephanie Fertig, HHS Small Business Program Lead, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
James Sweeney, Manager, SBIR/STTR Commercialization Readiness Program (CRP), U.S. Air Force
Edward Metz, ED/IES SBIR Program Manager, U.S. Department of Education (DoED)
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Inside the Head of an Evaluator: Common Mistakes
Moderator: Elden Hawkes, Partnership and Innovation Specialist – SBIR/STTR, OII (SBA)
Ben Schrag, Senior Program Director for SBIR/STTR, National Science Foundation (NSF)
Dusty Lang, SBIR Management and Program Analyst, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Christopher O’Gwin, Outreach and Assistance Program Manager, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Success in Phase I - Moving to Phase II and Beyond
Moderator: Erick Page-Littleford, Senior Technology Policy Advisor, OII (SBA)
Robert Vinson, Program Manager, SBIR, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Gynelle Steele, Deputy Program Executive for SBIR and STTR Programs, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Brian Shipley, Commercialization Program Manager, U.S. Department of the Navy
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Presenter: Elizabeth Dougherty, Eastern Regional Outreach Director
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC)
Presenter: Benjamin Henry, Science and Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security
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9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Introduction, U.S. Small Business Administration
John Williams, Director of Innovation and Technology for the Office of Investment and Innovation (OII) within SBA
Brittany Sickler, Senior Innovation Policy Advisor, OII, SBA
