CONFERENCE AGENDA

7:45 am

Registration and continental breakfast

8:15 am

Welcome

Congressman Rush Holt

8:45 am

Keynote Address

Dr. Greg Olsen - Founder and former President, Sensors Unlimited

9:15 am

Start-Up and Venture Funding

Katherine O'Neill - Executive Director, Jumpstart New Jersey Angel Network

David Lenihan - Co-founder, Chairman and CEO, CareGain, Inc.

Kathleen Coviello - Techniuum Project Manager, Economic Development Authority

9:45 am

Meeting the Needs of Tomorrow's Workforce Today

Dr. Gregory Kornhaber - NJCST Post Doctorate grant recipient at ExSAR Corp.

10:15 am

Coffee break

10:30 am

Responsible Economic Development

Martin Bierbaum - Executive Director, Municipal Land Use Center at TCNJ

Martin Johnson, President, Isles, Inc.

11:00 am

Nurturing the Entrepreneurial Network

Michael Wiley - Innovation Project Officer, Economic Development Authority

John Romanowich - President & CEO, SightLogix, Inc.

Jeff Milanette - President, Innovative Partners, Inc.

11:30 am

Marketing NJ for R&D Investment and Attracting Business Development

Maxine Ballen - Founder, President and CEO, New Jersey Technology Council

Kenneth Traub - President and CEO, American Bank Note Holographics, Inc.

Richard Goldberg - VP Public Affairs, DRS Technologies, Inc

12:00 pm

Closing Remarks

Congressman Rush Holt