Marine Science and Technology Business Opportunities:
A Forum for Partnering
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Thursday November 1, 2007
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Marine Science and Technology Business Opportunities:
A Forum for Partnering
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Advanced Technology & Manufacturing Center
151 Martine Street, Fall River, Massachusetts
8:00AM - 1:30 PM
Preliminary Agenda
Confirmed Speakers and Panelists as of 10/24/07
| 8:00 AM | Registration and Continental Breakfast: ATMC Lobby |
| 8:30 AM | Opening Session: ATMC Main Conference Room Welcome & Introductions by: Tom Curry, Ph.D, UMass Dartmouth Jean MacCormack, Ed.D, Chancellor, UMass Dartmouth Patrick Larkin, Director, John Adams Innovation Institute |
| 8:50 AM | 1st Panel: Ocean Observation Prediction & Management Opportunities
Moderator: Robert Kispert, MA Technology Collaborative Robert Detrick, Ph.D., WHOI – Ocean Observing Initiative (OOI) John Trowbridge, Ph.D.WHOI – Northeast Regional Coastal Observatory (NERCOOS): Wendell Brown,Ph.D., UMass Dartmouth, SMAST – MidAtlantic Regional Coastal Observatory (MARCOOS) John Short, Ph.D, Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems Bruce Magnell, Ph.D. Woods Hole Group, Inc. Q&A |
| 9:50 AM | Robert Curtis, Regional Technology Development Corp. – Business Models for Commercialization of Marine Technologies |
| 10:00 AM | Networking Break – ATMC Lobby |
| 10:15 AM | 2nd Panel: Offshore Energy Opportunities George Rodenbusch, Ph.D., Shell International Exploration & Production, Inc. – Exploration and Production Technology Needs & Gaps Bob Grieve, Bluefin Robotics, Inc. Doug McGowen, Teledyne Benthos, Inc. Rick Babicz, Falmouth Scientific Inc. Q&A |
| 11:00 AM | 3rd Panel: Port & Maritime Security Opportunities – From Local to Regional to Global Moderator: Marianne Molchan, Molchan Marine Sciences Harlin Doliner, Esq. Pepe & Hazard, LLP – Institutional and Legal Considerations Juergen Keil ,Rite-Solutions, Inc. – Project UPSIDE: An Integrated Port Security Demonstration Greg Brandon, TRC, Inc. – Integrated Command and Control in the Port of Houston Q&A |
| 11:50 AM | 4th Panel: Banking on the Future of Marine Science and Technology Development
Moderator: Patrick Larkin, MA Technology Collaborative Cheryl Zimmerman, Farsounder & Marine and Oceanographic Technology Network (MOTN) Industry speakers from earlier panels will participate in this session. Q&A |
| 12:30 PM | Networking Lunch – Main Conference Room |
| 1:30 PM | Adjourn |
