Workshop Agenda

8:30

Continental Breakfast, Registration, Pre-Networking

9:00

Programs of the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA)  Mr. Phil Weilerstein, Executive Director of NCIIA

9:15

How Does an Entrepreneur "do business" with the Government?  What is the new Venture Fund on the UCCS campus?  Dr. Michael Larson, UCCS El Pomar Chair of Engineering and Innovation

9:45

Intellectual Property and Government Contracts Michael C. Martensen, Hogan & Hartson

10:15

Federal/state procurement and acquisition John Scorsine, Holland and Hart

10:45

Break

11:00

Forming a team to seek government funding-proposals, contracts, contract management, and accounting Dr. Terry Boult, El Pomar Chair of Innovation and Security

11:30

Box lunches 

12:00 Noon

Keynote Address  Dr. Bruce Chesley, Boeing

12:45

SBIR/STTR Mr. Ben Mathews, NAVSYS

1:15

Raising capital (avenues to consider) Dr. Clark Maxam, Trail Crest Capital

2:00

Experiences with Government Budgeting, Reporting, and Auditing Michael Semmens, Imprimis

2:30

Closing Remarks Dr. Michael Larson, UCCS El Pomar Chair of Engineering and Innovation

2:45

Adjourn