2017 Presentations

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

• Plenary Session II – UG Diagnostic/Compliance Expectations
  “Uniform Guidance at the Institutional Level A Diagnostic Analysis”
  Presenter: Kris Rhodes, Director, Higher Education Practice, MAXIMUS

• Plenary Session III – Intellectual Property/Technology Transfer, IP Office Set-Up Patents, Commercialization, Marketing
  Presentation 1 – “Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer, IP Office Set-Up Patents, Commercialization and Marketing”
  Presenter: Jacob Choi., Assistant Regional Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office

  Presentation 2 – “Leveraging Technology Transfer to Enhance University Research and Economic Development”
  Presenter: Nicole Baute Honoree, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Economic Development & Strategic Initiatives RTTP, LSU Health New Orleans

• Plenary Session IV – External Business Models Resources – “Turbo Venture Centers“
  “Small Business and Turbo Venture Centers: Utilizing Universities to Help Build Business”
  Presenter: Michael Hawkins, Program Manager, Steel Point Solutions, LLC

• Plenary Session V – Developing Research Centers
  Presentation 1 – “Development of Centers of Excellence”
  Presenter: Shaik Jeelani,Ph.D., Vice President for Research Tuskegee University
  
  Presentation 2 – “ARL Research Centers”, “ARL Open Campus Strategic Plan”
  Presenter: Dr. Val Emery, Jr., Ph.D., Program Manager, HBCU/MI Outreach US. Army Research Laboratory (RDRL-DP)

Thursday, June 8, 2017

• Plenary Session VII – Developing Successful Contract Proposals
  “Developing Successful Contract Proposals”
  Presenter: Dannie James, President JE Group, LLC

• Plenary Session IX – “The Development of a Foundation for Proficient Research and Development Government Contract Execution”
  “Developing a Foundation for Proficient Research and Development Government Contract Execution”
  Presenter: Latonia Jones, President and CEO of Phenomenal Media Productions, Contracts Administration and Management Expert, Alabama A&M Research, Innovation, Science and Engineering (AAMU-RISE) Foundation

• Plenary Session X – Managing Contracts and Financial Assistance Awards
  Presentation 1 – “Managing Financial Assistance Awards”
  Presenter: Rosetta Rodwell Bisiriyu, Team Leader, Office of Headquarters Procurement Services

  Presentation 2 – “Managing Contracts with Department of Energy”
  Presenter: Marie Sepe, PhD, Procuring Contracting Officer and Team Lead Division A-2, Office of Headquarters Procurement

Friday, June 9, 2017

• Plenary Session XI -Infrastructure Requirements IP & Legal Issues for Contracts
  “Building Infrastructure For Government Contracts”
  Presenters: John Pierre, Esq., Chancellor and Susan Nelson, Esq., Interim Director for External Affairs, Southern University Law Center

• Plenary Session XII – Contracting to Enhance Revenue Streams: “Taking the Pentagon to the People”
  Presentation 1 – “Expanding your R&D Portfolio Beyond Grants“
  Presenter: Daryush Ila, Ph.D., Associate Vice Chancellor for Research & Technology Transfer, Fayetteville State University

  Presentation 2 – “Office of Diversity Management and Equal Opportunity (Contracting Basics)“
  Presenter: Daniel R. Farmer, President – Technology Management Training Group, Inc.