Co-hosted by U.S. Senator Byron L. Dorgan and the Red River Valley Research Corridor. Ramada Plaza Suites and Conference Center - Fargo, ND, October 13. 2008
Conference Agenda
Monday, October 13, 2008
7:30am – 6:00pm
Registration and Information Center
9:00am – 10:15am
- Welcome and Opening Keynote Address
- Opening Remarks from U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan
- Keynote Address by Dean Kamen, DEKA Research and Development
10:15am – 10:30am
Networking Break
10:30am – 12:00pm
- Stage Presentation
- Red River Valley Research Corridor – Telling the Story
- Dr. Joseph A. Chapman, President, North Dakota State University
- Dr. Philip Boudjouk, Vice President for Research, Creative Activities and Technology Transfer at NDSU
- Discussion lead by Dr. Robert Kelley, President, University of North Dakota
- Dr. Gerry Groenewold, Director of the Energy & Environmental Research Center
- Dr. Bruce Smith, Dean of UND's John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences
- Dr. Hesham El-Rewini, Dean of UND’s School of Engineering and Mines
- Dr. Joshua Wynne, Associate Vice President for Health Affairs, Vice Dean, and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at UND’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences
12:00 – 12:15pm
Networking Break
12:15 – 1:30pm
- Keynote Luncheon
- Keyote Address by Dr. Craig Venter, President of the J. Craig Venter Institute
1:30 – 1:45pm
Networking Break
1:45 – 3:00pm
- Stage Presentation
- Energy: Today and Tomorrow
- Panel discussion lead by Dr. Raymond L. Orbach, Under Secretary for Science, Department of Energy
- Dr. A. Paul Alivisatos, Deputy Director of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Dr. George Crabtree, Argonne Distinguished Fellow and Director of the Materials Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory
- Dr. John Zachara, Chemical & Materials Sciences Division, Laboratory Fellow, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
3:00 – 3:15pm
Networking Break
3:15 – 4:30pm
- Stage Presentation
- Entrepreneurs and Innovation
- Panel discussion lead by Doug Burgum, Great Plains, Microsoft and The Kilbourne Group
- Brian Gramer, Chief Executive Officer, Avenue Right
- Dr. C. Satishchandran, Professor, Institute for Hepatitis and Virus Research
- Terri F Zimmerman, Chief Operating Officer, Packet Digital
4:30 – 6:00pm
Showcase Reception
6:00 – 8:00pm
Dinner
- Remarks by U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan
- Keynote Address by Craig Mundie, Chief Research and Strategy Officer, Microsoft
