WiN2011 Schedule of Events

12:30 - 1:30 Leadership Luncheon
Welcome! Corvallis City Mayor Julie Manning

Presentation: “Paths to Market” by Cory Cromer, PhD, College of Business, OSU

Introduced by Ilene Kleinsorge, Deanof the College of Business, OSU

1:45 WiN2011 Kickoff - Rick Spinrad, VP for Research, OSU

2:00 Keynote Address: Chandra Brown, VP, Oregon Iron Works, Inc. & President, United Streetcar

"Innovation in Manufacturing: Creating a Green Economy with Streetcars and Waves"

2:40 - 5:00 Collaboration, Innovation and Regional Startups

Ron Adams, Exec Assoc. VP for Research "Importance of Collaboration for Innovation -

from Research and Creative Thought to Economic Vitality

Michael Baker, Managing Partner, The Baker Group & CEO of HDPlus and Applied Exergy

Chris Beatty, President, Trillium FiberFuels

Dave Lundahl, President & CEO, InsightsNow "Innovating Innovation - the InsightsNow Story"

Patent Awards

4:30 - 8:00 Innovation Expo

Exhibition Hall: The region's leading, innovative companies and start-ups
Breakout Session: "Paths to Market", Cory Cromer, PHD, College of Business

Breakout Session: "The New High Tech World of Virtual Health Promotion" - Mike Waters, Timberhill Athletic Club

Breakout Session: Prototyping Innovation

"Prototype to Production; Without the Pitfalls" - Scott Schroeder,

President, Mega Tech of Oregon

"AirShip VTOL UAV" - Ben Berry, CEO, AirShip Technologies Group

Breakout Session: "Family as Innovation Inspiration" Austin Family Business Program

Steve Smith, CEO, TecLabs, Albany

Tara O'keeffe Broadbent, Founder, Okeeffe’s Working Hands Crème

Catherine Mater, President, Mater Engineering

Chat.gov - An opportunity to speak one-on-one with local and regional legislators
Linus Pauling Innovator of the Year Award - Voted on by attendees to the Innovation Exhibit Hall
8:00 - 9:30 Ignite! Corvallis

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