12:00-1:35 pm: Lunch
12:00-12:15 pm: Opening remarks by UW leadership
Introduction: Dr. Katie D. Li-Oakey, Prof. of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Presidential Fellow for Entrepreneurship
1st Speaker: Dean of College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Dr. Cameron Wright
2nd Speaker: VP of Research and Economic Development, Dr. Parag Chitnis
3rd Speaker: University of Wyoming President, Dr. Ed Seidel
1:45-2:45 pm: Proof of Concept Funding Mechanisms: ART, REACH, ASCEND
Moderator: Arundeep Pradhan, Interim Director of Technology Transfer Office, University of Wyoming
Panelists: Arun Pradhan, University of Wyoming; John Chavez, New Mexico Startup Factory; Ellen Purpus, APIOiX
2:45-3:00 pm: Coffee Break
3:00-4:00pm: Successes and Pitfalls of early-stage university startups
Moderator: Katie Li-Oakey, University of Wyoming
Panelists: Ben Noren, CEO and co-founder of CellDrop; Marnie Peterson, PM of CIDRAP; former CSO and US Managing Director of Perfectus Biomed Group; Mike Urynowicz, CTO and co-founder, Cowboy Clean Fuels; Kristin de Bona, CEO and co-founder, Wyonics
4:00-4:30 pm: Networking Break
4:30-5:30 pm: Navigating the Startup Ecosystem (full panel)
Growth Journey: are the materials startup CEOs’ presenting aligned with what investors are looking for?
Moderator: Katie Li-Oakey, University of Wyoming
Panelists: Linda Secka, JP Morgan, Vice President in Life Sciences; John Temte, General Partner, Temte Capital LLC/ Co-Founder & Chair - Wyoming Governor's Global Technology Partnership; Ben Noren, CEO and co-founder of CellDrop; Marnie Peterson, PM of CIDRAP; former CSO and US Managing Director of Perfectus Biomed Group; Mike Urynowicz, CTO and co-founder, Cowboy Clean Fuels; Kristin de Bona, CEO and co-founder, Wyonics
5:45pm-6:30pm: Happy Hour Mixer, Poke’s Pub in the Union (right next to the Coe library).
