Create West Virginia

Access to and adoption of technology has fueled amazing growth around the world. A fast pipe to the global marketplace is akin to a major superhighway in the Industrial Age. But it's not just whether we have access; it's what we do with it to transform our healthcare and educational systems, drive research and development in our universities and enable entrepreneurs in every nook and cranny of West Virginia.

In partnerships with TechConnect West Virginia, our state's initiative for tech-based economic development, we are excited to announce our 2010 Technology Track sessions! Please join us:

• 10/18, 10:15 AM Advancing WV’s Economic Opportunities in Energy- An update on Advanced Energy in WV and possible collaborative opportunities with Pittsburgh Tech Alliance as regional partner. Moderator: Dee Dee Newlon, AEII Director, TechConnectWV, Speaker: Tim Fogarty, Director, Energy Programs, Innovation Works

• 10/18, 11:30 AM Identifying WV’s place in the Biometrics industry- Learn about the West Virginia Biometrics Initiative and how WV plays a key role in advancing the industry. Moderator: Kevin DiGregorio, Executive Director Chemical Alliance Zone and Director, TechConnectWV, Speaker: Mike Kirkpatrick, Executive Director WVBI

• 10/18, 2:30 PM TOUR Experience Wheeling’s technology renaissance – Details coming soon! 2:30 Bus picks up Technology Track at Capitol Theater
  
  • 2:45 Arrive Wheeling Hospital, hosted by David Rapp
  • 3:30 Bus to Wheeling Jesuit University
  • 3:40 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center at Wheeling Jesuit University, hosted by Ryan Wall
  • 4:15 Center for Educational Technologies at Wheeling Jesuit University, hosted by Kathleen Frank
  • 5:00 Bus back to Oglebay Resort

• 10/19, 10:15 AM “R” AND “D”: The balancing act for a successful technology launch
  
  • Moderator: Amy Melton, Assistant Director, Marshall University Technology Transfer Office, Speaker: Jamie Gaucher, Manager, WV SBIR/STTR Assistance Program, West Virginia Development Office. Learn about technology development toward commercialization/ market entry.  Balancing technology growth with company formation and growth.

• 10/19, 11:30 AM Cutting through the Red Tape of Economic Development, Moderator: Amy Melton, Assistant Director, Marshall University Technology Transfer Office
  
  • Speaker: Jamie Gaucher, Manager, WV SBIR/STTR Assistance Program, West Virginia Development Office
  • What is tech-based economic development and why is it important?  What’s different from “regular” economic development?  What is the process?  What can the Economic Development community do to spur the technology economy?  Not do?

Register today!