Conference Session Details

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 20 CORPORATE NANO STRATEGIES
9:00 AM Welcome
9:10 AM Partnering for Market Leadership: Case Study from the Plastic and Coatings Markets
The application of nanotechnology is creating significant interest in the global paint and plastic markets. In order to shorten innovation cycles and time-to-market and to maintain a leading position in the market ALTANA Chemie AG and Nanophase Technology Corporation entered into a strategic, global alliance more than 2 years ago. This partnership has strengthened both companies in their position as leading companies for specialty chemicals, as well as tailor-made nanomaterials and nanomaterials dispersions. This presentation will give insights into the strategic relationship, lessons learned, and opportunities that the partnership created.
Thomas Sawitowski,
Manager of Nanotechnology, Altana Chemie/BYK Chemie
9:55 AM Life of a Serial Entrepreneur
David Soane is renowned for his innovations in nanotechnology. He has founded companies including Aclara, Nano-Tex, Innovative Construction and Building Materials, Soane Labs and Cosmetica. Mr. Soane will discuss his latest efforts at Alnis Biosciences and share his thoughts on what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur.
David Soane, Founder & Chairman,
Alnis Biosciences
10:40 AM Nano: Visions of Global Change Wilbur Ross is best known outside nano as one of the world's most successful turnaround financiers. But inside this sector, he is recognized for purchasing the parent company of Nano-Tex LLC, the maker of nano-enabled fabric enhancements in 2003. Since then he formed a nanotechnology investment partnership with Masters Capital Management. Mr. Ross will share his thoughts on why nanotechnology is important to his business strategy and his vision of how nanotechnology will affect our world.
Wilbur Ross, CEO & Chairman, W.L. Ross & Company

Introduction by Scott Livingston, Managing Director, The Livingston Group, Axiom Capital Management
11:20 AM Lunch - Exhibit Hall
1:00 PM Nanotechnology: Big Potential for American Competitiveness
The President’s 2007 Budget provides over $1.2 billion for nanotechnology research—nearly tripling the annual spending since the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) was begun in FY 2001. Implementation of the President’s American Competitiveness Initiative (ACI) will provide continued strong support for basic research at the nanoscale. The ACI also aims to promote private sector R&D, improve math and science education, increase workforce training, and attract and retain the best and the brightest from around the world to learn and work in the United States. Together, the NNI and the ACI will enable the United States to remain a world leader in nanotechnology research and to reap the benefits to our economy, security, and quality of life.

Speaker: Richard Russell, Associate Director, Office of Science & Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President
1:45 PM Nano Policy
Decisions made in Washington, Brussels and other governmental seats will shape how nanotech business is or is not conducted in the future. Here's an update on health, environmental and societal impacts, government spending priorities, workforce development and other key issues.
Moderator: Scott Mize, Former President,
Foresight Nanotech Institute
John Howard, Director,
NIOSH
Gwen Ruta, Director,
Corporate Partnerships,
Environmental Defense Fund
Clayton Teague, Director,
National Nanotechnology Coordination Office
Dale Didion, CEO, Didion Group
Nano Transportation (Aerospace, Automotive, Military)
Nanotech already has made inroads into the transportation industry with scratch-resistant coatings, sturdy but lightweight auto components and charge-dissipating fuel lines and jet canopies. The need to make vehicles lighter, safer and better performing offers many opportunities for nanotech businesses, but only if they learn how to work with suppliers, systems integrators and the major aerospace, automotive and military corporations.
Moderator: Edward K. Moran
Director of Product Innovation, Leader, Nanotech Industry Practice, Deloitte Services
Leonard Chen, Director,
CRAD Pursuits, Raytheon
Sharon Smith, Director,
Advanced Technology,
Lockheed Martin
Mark Verbrugge
Director, Materials & Processes Laboratory, General Motors Research & Development Center
Pankaj Dhingra
President & CEO, Nanostellar, Inc.
3:00 PM Break
3:15 PM Nano Materials
It doesn't matter how great your technology is if you don't have any customers. Some nanomaterials companies have shown that you can have both. Leaders who have turned R&D into products and profits share their strategies for building partnerships, customer service and sales successes.
Moderator: Mike Thompson
Business Development Manager, Nanotechnology, FEI Company
Joe Cross, CEO,
Nanophase Technologies
Rich Stromback, CEO,
Ecology Coatings
Ralf Anselmann
Head of Exploration & Validation Nanotronics, Creavis Technologies & Innovation
Peter Krueger
Head of the Bayer Working Group Nanotechnology, Bayer MaterialScience AG
Applications Showcase (in Exhibit Hall) 3:30 - 5:30 PM
Looking for the latest advances in nano commercialization? Come see companies with the most exciting emerging nanotech applications, as selected by a panel of leading nanotech business executives.

3:30 PM AcryMed Inc.

3:50 PM Nanomix, Inc.

4:10 PM Authentix

4:30 PM Carbon Nanoprobes

5:10 PM MagForce Nanotechnologies AG
4:30 - 6:30 PM Networking Reception in Exhibit Hall

THURSDAY, SEPT. 21 BRINGING IDEAS TO MARKET
8:30 AM Nanotechnology: Current Applications and Trends within the Automotive Industry
We overview a variety of nanotechnologies and associated opportunities relevant to automotive applications. A significant challenge for the automotive industry is to produce vehicles of higher energy efficiency while continuing to improve vehicle functionality. One can divide the vehicle system into body and powertrain subsystems. This talk overviews recent developments and open questions associated with currently employed structural materials for body subsystems and promising electronic materials for energy storage and transfer.
Mark Verbrugge
Director, Materials & Processes Laboratory, General Motors Research & Development Center
9:00 AM Driving Nano Innovation
Battelle president and CEO Carl Kohrt will discuss how his organization fosters and manages science- and technology-based innovation, and how it helps bring emerging technologies to the marketplace. The complete cycle of innovation – from concept to commercialization – and the practical decisions necessary along the way will also be explored.
Carl Kohrt, President & CEO,
Battelle
9:45 AM Building Successful R & D Collaboration between Industry and Institution
Washington Technology Center and Nanomaterials Discovery Corporation have developed a strong collaboration working together on a chip to support electrodeposited nano materials research. You'll hear from both organizations about the advantages of collaborative research, as well as the compromises they had to make to maintain the relationship.
David Gusdorf, Director of Development,
Washington Technology Center
Don Montgomery, President & CEO,
Nanomaterials Discovery Corporation
10:30 - 11:30 AM Break - Exhibit Hall
11:30 AM Intellectual Property Challenges (Panel discussion)
One of the biggest issues in bringing nanotechnologies to the market is intellectual property. Patenting, licensing and transferring technology are all stumbling blocks along the way. We will take a unique approach with a role play scenario. Participants will be able to freely voice their suggestions and frustrations with the legal and patenting processes.
Moderator: Michael Lefenfeld, CEO,
SiGNa Chemistry, LLC
Kieran Drain, President & CEO,
NanoGram
Robert Shaddox, Shareholder & Chair,
Winstead Sechrest & Minick PC
Mike Slessor, Assistant Director of the Office of Technology Transfer, California Institute of Technology
Brian Johnston, Kodak External Alliances, Eastman Kodak Company
12:15 PM Small Times Best of Small Tech Awards Luncheon
Small Times Magazine will announce and present its highly respected small tech awards at this luncheon. This is the fifth annual Small Times Magazine Best of Small Tech Awards, which spotlight the top leaders and the biggest successes in nanotechnology, MEMS and microsystems during the past year. 2005 winners and luncheon participants included Phil Kuekes of HP, Kurt Petersen of SiTime and Kevin Matthews of Oxonica.
2:00 PMPerspectives on the Global NanoEconomy
Matt Harris, Vice President Worldwide Marketing, FEI Company

2:00PMNano Energy
It's a favorite buzzword for many politicians, venture capitalists and cost-conscious consumers. But behind the buzz are some genuine market forces that are helping the makers of solar cells, fuel cells, fuel additives and alternative fuel sources get a foothold in the marketplace.
Moderator: Lynn Foster, Emerging Technologies Director,
Greenberg Traurig L.L.P.
Eric Burnett, CEO,
Applied NanoWorks
Alan Gotcher, President & CEO,
Altairnano
Paul Burrows, Laboratory Fellow, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Barry Park, COO, Oxonica Materials
Kevin Maloney, President & CEO, QuantumSphere, Inc.
2:45 PM Applications of Nano for Telecommunications
This session will concentrate on new developments of Nano-system technologies and how they play a key role in today's product development. We¿ll focus on ultra-sensitive sensors and incorporation of high-performance materials and information control into wearable electronic devices and SMART systems for enhanced communications.
Iwona Turlik, Corporate Vice President of Motorola Technology,
Motorola Inc.
3:15 PM Break
3:30 PM Nano Electronics
Consumers want their portable electronics to be lighter, smaller and more and more functional. We will examine where nano, MEMS and CMOS intersect, and how their intersection could lead to a new generation of cell phones, computers and other electronic devices.
Moderator: Thomas Magnussen, Co-Founder & CEO,
Atomistix A/S
Jia Chen, Researcher,
IBM
Om Nalamasu, Vice President of Advanced Technologies, CTO New Business and New Products Group,
Applied Materials
Greg Schmergel, President & CEO,
Nantero
Iwona Turlik, Corporate Vice President of Motorola Technology, Motorola Inc.
3:30 PM Moving beyond the basics: leveraging the legal system to maximize company value
Moderator: Aatish Salvi, Vice President,
NanoBusiness Alliance
Chinh Pham, Chair of the Nanotechnology Practice Group, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Micah Stolowitz, Attorney, Stoel Rives LLP
R. Mark Halligan, Principal, Welsh & Katz, Ltd.
Erik Flom, Principal, Welsh & Katz, Ltd.
Kevin McGann, White & Case LLP
Research Showcase (in Exhibit Hall) 3:30 - 5:15 PM
Hear about some of the most exciting nano research available - all from a business perspective. Presenters will be selected by a panel of leading nanotech executives.

3:30 PM Wayne State University

3:50 PM Boston College

4:10 PM Integran Defense Systems

4:30 PM Nanoliter

4:50 PM NeoPhotonics
4:45 - 7:00 PM Networking Reception in Exhibit Hall
SHOWCASE PRESENTATIONS
See the most exciting nanotechnology applications and research that will change the way we live and do business at the Small Times NanoCon International Applications and Research Showcases. Attendees can learn about the most cutting-edge developments in nanotechnology. Organizations have a chance to be recognized for their impact on advancing the sector.
Applications Showcase:
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
3:30 - 5:30
Research Showcase:
Thursday, September 21, 2006
3:30 - 5:15

FRIDAY, SEPT. 22 TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP
9:00 AM Learning from Biotechnology: Insights and Lessons for the Coming Nanobiotechnology Revolution
The combination of biotechnology and nanotechnology presents huge opportunities to revolutionize drug delivery, therapeutics, diagnostics, agriculture, industrial processing and much more. It holds the promise of significantly increasing the quality and longevity of human life. Several similarities are emerging between the development of biotechnology in the 70s, 80s and 90s and the development of nanotechnology. What insights and lessons can be gained by the nanotechnology community from this 30-year case study? How should these insights and lessons impact the focus and priorities of nanobiotechnology company executives?
G. Steven Burrill, President & CEO,
Burrill & Company
9:45 AM Nano Bio
The risks and rewards for nanobiotech remain high. Long development times, the need to meet federal regulations and the uncertainties about toxicity and other health effects are daunting. But despite the challenges, many companies developing targeted drug delivery systems and novel devices are speeding ahead. They offer valuable lessons for navigating the complex biotech and medical industries.
Moderator: G. Steven Burrill, President & CEO,
Burrill & Company
Andreas Jordan, CEO
MagForce Nanotechnologies AG
David Macdonald, CEO,
Nanomix
Balu Karandikar, Senior Research Scientist,
AcryMed, Inc.
David J. Dykeman, Shareholder,
Greenberg Traurig LLP
10:45 AM The Sarbanes Oxley Act: Does it Change the Nanotech Funding Environment?
The Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX), mandates, among other things, that all publicly held companies listing in the Unites States establish and attest to the effectiveness of their internal controls surrounding financial reporting. The resulting cost related to the preparation and auditing of these internal controls far exceeded was first predicted, and has caused a backlash related to whether the Act makes it too burdensome for young companies to become public entities in the United States. This presentation will provide a brief introduction into what SOX requires, the expenses related to complying with SOX, and the potential impact it may have on the funding and emergence of nanotech companies.
Doug Jamison, President,
COO & CFO,
Harris & Harris
11:00 AM Going Public?
The IPO frenzy of the dot-com era is a thing of the past. Technology companies now think twice about going public, weighing the benefits of investor cash inflow against the costs of meeting Sarbanes Oxley requirements. If they do decide to take the plunge, they need to know which stock market is best to enter, and what approach is likely to reap the largest reward.
Moderator: Andrew Wahl, Managing Director
IG Partners
Mark Campion, CFO,
PolyFuel
Doug Jamison, President,
COO & CFO,
Harris & Harris
John Roy, Nanotechnology Analyst,
WR Hambrecht
Early Stage Funding
If you want money, listen up. An investment banker, a corporate investor, a venture capitalist and an industry accelerator talk about who they fund, why and what it takes to get them to write a big check.
Moderator: Kent Murphy, CEO,
Luna Innovations
Warren Packard, Managing Director,
Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Vinie Zhang, Vice President,
Hitachi Corporate Ventures
Marco Beckmann, Nanostart AG
Shez Bandukwala, Partner, ThinkEquity Partners
12:30 PM Conference Ends