Innovation Engines in an Era of Constraint
Agenda

Registration and Tea/Coffee Service

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Welcome Remarks

Eileen Walker, MBA, Chief Executive Officer, Association of University
Research Parks

David Baker, Executive Director, University Technology Park at IIT; 
Vice President, External Affairs, Illinois Institute of Technology

Patrick G. O'Shea, Vice President and Chief Research Officer, University of Maryland

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

John Perry, Minister of State for Small Business, Republic of Ireland

Interactive Group Discussion

David Baker, Executive Director, University Technology Park at IIT; 
Vice President, External Affairs, Illinois Institute of Technology 

Break     

The Art of Partnership Creation

Jackie Kerby Moore, Executive Director, Sandia Science & Technology Park

Technology Incubation & Funding - An Integrated Approach 

Desmond Fahey, Chief Executive, Dublin Business Innovation Centre

Creating Collaborations 

Brian Darmody, Associate Vice President for Research and 
Economic Development and Director of Corporate Relations, University of Maryland

Lunch

The Art of Finance in an Era of Constraint

Kevin Byrne, MBA, Chief Operating Officer, The University Financing Foundation

Venture Capital Network Creation

Foluso Laguda, yet2.com

Cork Science and Innovation Park

Colman Casey, PhD, Administrative Director for Research and Industrial Liaison,
College of Medicine and Health, University College Cork;
Interim Director, Cork Science and Innovation Park 

Break

Cities for Innovation
Jeff Williams, AICP, LEED^® AP, Associate, Senior Project Designer, Perkins+Will

Sustaining Incubators: An Inter-Active Discussion 

David Baker, Executive Director, University Technology Park at IIT; 
Vice President, External Affairs, Illinois Institute of Technology

Joe Greaney, President, European BIC Network (EBN)

Tracy Kitts, Acting Chief Executive Officer, National Business Incubation Association

Closing Reception