SSTI's 2015 Annual Conference has ended

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SSTI's 2015 Annual Conference

4:00pm CDT

First-time Attendees/New Members Welcome TBA

5:30pm CDT

SSTI Annual Conference Opening Reception at VAST TBA

7:15pm CDT

State and Sustaining Member Dinner TBA

7:30pm CDT

Young Professionals' Meetup TBA

6:00am CDT

7:30am CDT

Registration & Breakfast TBA

8:30am CDT

Welcome and Opening Plenary: Brash Thinking, Bold Ideas TBA

10:00am CDT

Networking Break TBA

10:30am CDT

Discussion Groups TBA

12:00pm CDT

Lunch and Keynote TBAMike Bowman

1:00pm CDT

Excellence in TBED Awards Ceremony TBA

2:00pm CDT

Alternatives to Exits: Capital Approaches for Local Job Creators TBAPhillip Battle • Jared Marquette • Janice St. Onge Building Vibrant Entrepreneurial Networks in Small Towns TBABrian Kelsey • Jeri Koehler • Chad Mullen The Changing Role of Technology Commercialization in U.S. Universities TBASherry Hoskinson • Jeff Mason Planning for Financial Sustainability TBASaul Kaplan

3:15pm CDT

Networking Break TBA

3:45pm CDT

Late Stage Investments to Help Companies Achieve Growth Potential TBARyan Glenn • Rob Ksiazkiewicz • Grady Vanderhoofven Maximizing Your Capacity to Support Innovative Companies TBALee Cheatham • John Dement • Kathleen Graham • Gary E. Spanner Moving Toward Whole-Institution Commercialization Strategies TBARebecca O. Bagley • Tim Benoit-Ledoux • Lisa Goble Keeping it Together: Maintaining Cohesion To Foster Connectivity TBAJeremy Adelman • Jonathan Dworin • Greg McKee Innovating as a Community, Creating an Innovative Economy TBAEvan Anderson • Jeb Boatman • Honorable Mick Cornett • Taylor Shinn • Robin Smith

5:00pm CDT

National Innovation Reception TBA

7:00pm CDT

Dine-around Oklahoma City TBA

6:30am CDT

8:00am CDT

8:45am CDT

The Nuts & Bolts of Launching For-Profit Funds in Nonprofit Orgs TBATrish Brasted • Scott Meacham • Robert Rosenbaum Power Roundtable: Achieving TBED Success TBASherri Stickley Supporting World-Class Research and Researchers TBAMichael Cassidy • Brian Darmody • Alexander Oettl Target Audience: The Media TBARena Cotsones • Meghan Jensen New Developments in Indicators and Evaluation TBABrad Fenwick • Kenneth Poole • Roland Stephen

10:00am CDT

Networking Break TBA

10:30am CDT

Compensation Strategies for Effective Venture Development TBAWayne Embree Power Roundtable: Innovative Approaches to Building a Talented Workforce TBASusan Baxter • Jennifer Dahl • Emilia Istrate • Colleen LaRose • Mark Troppe Expanding Access: Inclusion Strategies TBABill Generett • Tameka Montgomery • Leslie Smith Defining Our Existence: The Language to Convey Meaning & Purpose TBATom Sheridan

11:45am CDT

Lunch and Trends, New Developments and the Road Ahead TBADan Berglund

1:30pm CDT

A Roundtable for State-Based Initiatives TBAMichael Carolina • Norm Chagnon Discussion Groups: Designed by You TBA Funding for TBED Organizations TBADeborah Cummings • Mark Harris • Ben Johnson • Mark Skinner Technology Tools for TBED TBAPhillip Battle • Hrishue Mahalaha • Scott Thompson

4:00pm CDT

Adjournment TBA