Event Agenda
Rice Alliance
8th Annual Nanotechnology Venture Forum
“Showcasing the Most Promising Nanotechnology Companies”
Thursday, February 12th, 2009
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8:00 – 9:00 AM
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Registration |
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9:00 – 9:15 AM
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Welcoming Remarks |
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Brad Burke
Managing Director, Rice Alliance
Wade Adams, Ph.D.
Director, Richard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology
Walter Ulrich
President, Houston Technology Center
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| 9:15 – 9:45 AM |
Opening Keynote |
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E. Clayton Teague
Director, National Nanotech Initiative
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| 9:45 – 10:05 AM |
Nano-materials in Alternative Energy |
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P.M. Ajayan, Ph.D.
Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Rice University |
| 10:10 - 10:30 AM |
Nano-materials in Conventional Oil and Gas |
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Andrew Barron, Ph.D.
Charles W. Duncan, Jr. Welch Chair of Chemistry,
Professor of Materials Science, Rice University |
| 10:30 – 11:00 PM |
Networking Break |
| 11:00 - 11:30 AM |
Panel Discussion: Nano Environmenta, Health, and Safety (EHS) |
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Moderator:
Wade Adams, Ph.D.
Panelists:
Vicky Colvin, Ph.D.
Kenneth S. Pitzer-Schlumberger Professor of Chemistry and Professor if Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University
David Hobson, Ph.D.
Chief Scientific Officer, nanoTox, Inc.
John Miller
Vice President for Business Development, Arrowhead Research
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| 11:30 - Noon |
Jurron Bradley, Ph.D.
Senior Analyst, Lux Research |
Noon - 1:00 PM |
Lunch and Networking |
1:00 - 1:15 PM
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Afternoon Remarks and Introductions
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Brad Burke
Managing Director, Rice Alliance
Jim Coleman, Ph.D.
Vice Provost for Research, Rice University
Valerie C. Moore, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Nano World Headquarters
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| 1:15 - 1:45 PM |
Afternoon Keynote |
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Scott Livingston
Managing Director, Axiom Capital Management; Founder, The Livingston Group
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1:45 - 2:05 PM
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Nano-materials in Medicine
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Jennifer West, Ph.D.
Isabel C. Cameron Professor of Bioengineering, Rice University
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| 2:10 - 3:00 PM |
Company Presenters (7 @ 5 mins ea)
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| 3:00 - 3:30 PM |
Networking Break |
| 3:30 - 4:15 PM |
Company Presenters (7 @ 5 mins ea)
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4:15 - 4:45 PM |
Closing Keynote
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Daniel Wolfe, Ph.D.
President, CFO, COO, and Managing Director, Harris & Harris Group |
4:45 - 5:00 PM
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Closing Remarks
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5:00 - 6:30 PM
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Company Showcase & Networking Reception
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