Registration & Breakfast Buffet

Opening Remarks

• Rep. Dan Maffei (invited)

Keynote Address

• Nick Karangelen
  Founder and President, Trident Systems Inc.

Panel I:

"Show Me the Money: Funding R&D in an Era of Restricted Budgets"

Moderator

• Marcene Sonneborn
  SBIR and Business Development Specialist, CNY TDO

Panelists

• Jack McGowan
  Director, Western New York Venture Association
• Franklin Madison
  Technology Program Director, ITAC
• William Wolf
  Director, Griffiss Institute Center for Information Assurance
• John Simmons
  Senior Advisor, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Break

Panel II:

"Dancing With Elephants: Strategies for Successful Prime-Sub Partnerships"

Moderator

• Marc Viggiano
  Chief Operating Officer, Sensis Corporation

Panelists

• Bernhard Laib
  Director, Global Supply Chain, Battle Management & Engagement Systems, Northrop Grumman
• Mary Ann Tyszko
  President, SRCTec
• Nick Karangelen
  Founder and President, Trident Systems, Inc.
• Ronald Tabbitas
  Director of Subcontracts, Telephonics

Luncheon & Keynote Address
"Sensing the Future"

• Vice Admiral John G. Morgan, Jr.
  (retired)

Exhibits Open

UVANY Venture Capital PitchFest & Networking Reception

Judges

• Richard Schneider »
  Easton Hunt Capital Partners, NYC;
• Dennis DeLeo »
  Trillium Group, LLC, Rochester;
• L’Quentus Thomas »
  Stonehenge Growth Capital, NYC

Conference Close