8:00 a.m. Registration, continental breakfast, networking

8:30-8:45 a.m.

Welcome:  Todd Keiller (CIB/BAM), Peter Pitegoff (School of Law), Mary Secor (NCIIA)

8:45-9:30 a.m.

Keynote: David Shaw, Black Point Group

9:30-9:45 a.m.  Break

9:45-10:45 a.m.

Preparing the Workforce for Maine's Growing Biotechnology Industry

Jody Jellison - University of Maine

Amy Davidoff - University of New England

Elizabeth Ehrenfeld - Southern Maine Community College

Ah-Kau Ng - University of Southern Maine

10:45-11:45 a.m.

Spotting Good Ideas: Opportunities and Pitfalls

Encouraging innovation; when to take a risk (and not); maximizing opportunities from legal and financial incentives

Phil Ferneau - Borealis Ventures

Greg Fryer - Verrill Dana

Roger Brooks - Maine Technology Institute                       

11:45-12:00 p.m Networking

12:00-1:15 p.m.

Lunch

Keynote: John Wilbanks - Vice President, Science, Science Commons/Creative Commons

1:15-2:15 p.m.

Marine Life Sciences in Maine and Beyond

Tapping Marine Biotechnology Opportunities for Maine's Economic Future

Don Perkins - Gulf of Maine Research Labs

Graham Shimmield - Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

Patricia Hand -  Mt Desert Island Biological Laboratory

2:15-3:15 pm

Technology Industry Trade Associations & the Biotechnology Sector

Maximizing their Impact and Exploring Collaborative Opportunities

Gary Goodrich - Biotechnology Association of Maine

Jeff Thaler - E2Tech Council

Jim Damicis -TechMaine

3:15-3:30 Break

3:30-4:30 p.m.

Finding the Money, Public and Private

John Burns - Small Enterprise Growth Fund

Mark Loranger - Square1Bank

Joe Migliaccio- SBIR

Fred Heimman - Maine Angels

4:30-5:30 p.m.

Closing Networking Reception