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
8:30 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
