| Sunday October 17 |
| Monday October 18 |
7:00 | Registration |
8:15 | TechConnect World Innovation Conference - Plenary Keynotes |
9:35 | Future Directions for the US National Nanotechnology Initiative and the Role of Nanotechnology in Pandemic Response |
10:00 | Rapid Fire - Pandemic Response from NSF and DOE Nanotech User Facilities |
10:15 | Coffee Break |
10:30 | Machine Learning for Microscopy |
10:30 | Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications |
10:30 | Sustainable Plastics: Degradable, Recyclable & Reusable |
10:30 | Fuel Cell Materials |
10:30 | Printed & Flexible Electronics: Devices & Applications |
10:30 | Advancing Long Duration Energy Storage |
10:30 | Advanced Materials Innovation Spotlights I: AGC and Pangaea Ventures |
10:30 | Energy Innovation Spotlights I: Linde, ExxonMobil |
12:00 | Lunch Break |
1:30 | AI for Characterization & Manufacturing |
1:30 | Photonics Devices |
1:30 | Innovations in Composites Materials & Manufacturing |
1:30 | Structured Surfaces & Non-stick Coatings |
1:30 | COVID-19: Diagnostics |
1:30 | Nanomedicine |
1:30 | Sustainable Materials for HPC |
1:30 | Materials for Sustainable Building |
1:30 | H2 for the Energy Transition |
1:30 | Advanced Manufacturing Innovation |
1:30 | Printed & Flexible Electronics: Materials & Processes |
1:30 | Materials Innovations in Batteries and Supercapacitors |
1:30 | Aerospace, Space and Defense Innovation Spotlights I: REI Systems, Lockheed Martin |
1:30 | MOSAICS Industry Day Cyber Innovation Spotlights I |
1:30 | RISE Innovation Challenge I |
2:30 | MOSAICS Industry Day Cyber Innovation Spotlights II |
1:30 | SBIR/STTR Phase I, Phase II, and Accounting Boot Camp |
2:50 | RISE Innovation Challenge II |
2:45 | Aerospace, Space and Defense Innovation Spotlights II: Northrop Grumman, Raytheon |
4:00 | RISE Innovation Challenge Closing Remarks & Awards Presentation |
3:00 | Student Leaders Conference: Welcome Session |
4:00 | TechConnect Innovation Showcase Reception (4:00 - 6:00) |
| Tuesday October 19 |
7:00 | Registration |
8:30 | Keynotes - Defense, Innovation, Resilience |
9:40 | SBIR/STTR Keynote Panel: How NSF, DOE, and SBA are Supporting the Transition of your R&D |
8:30 | Sustainability Track Keynotes |
8:30 | Biotech & Medtech Track Keynotes |
8:30 | Advanced Materials Track Keynotes |
9:00 | Student Leaders Conference: Entrepreneurship Panel |
10:00 | Coffee Break |
10:30 | Student Leaders Conference: Career Pathways Panel |
10:30 | Graphene and 2D Materials I |
10:30 | Bio-Sensing & Health |
10:30 | Membranes |
10:30 | Innovations in Diagnostics I |
10:30 | Bio-based Materials I |
10:30 | Advanced Manufacturing Innovation III |
10:30 | MEMS Devices & Applications |
10:30 | Molecular Modeling |
10:30 | Biomedical Innovation Spotlights I: U.S. Army Medical Materiel Activity |
10:30 | Operational Energy & Logistics: Advanced Batteries and Portable Power |
10:30 | SBIR/STTR 101 & Agency Briefings |
10:30 | MOSAICS Welcome and Session I: Overview, Business Case and Military Utility Assessment |
11:30 | Biomedical Innovation Spotlights II: Tech Warrior Enterprise |
11:30 | Energy & Defense Innovation Spotlights |
12:00 | Lunch Break |
1:00 | MOSAICS Session II: User Perspective, Architecture, Requirements, and Selection Process |
1:00 | Navigating SBIR Agency Differences |
1:30 | Request for Public Input on National Strategic Plan for Advanced Manufacturing |
1:30 | Advances in Image Analysis |
1:30 | Graphene and 2D Materials II |
1:30 | Photonics Applications |
1:30 | Challenging Sensing Environments & Deployments |
1:30 | Novel Biomaterials & Medical Devices |
1:30 | Innovations in Diagnostics II |
1:30 | Environmental, Health & Safety of Materials |
1:30 | Carbon Footprint & Renewable Energies |
1:30 | Special Session on Domestic Sources of Rubber |
1:30 | Emerging Batteries and Capacitors |
1:30 | 3D Printing |
1:30 | AI for Biomedical Applications |
1:30 | Micro & Bio Fluidics, Lab-on-Chip |
1:30 | Healthcare & Consumer Goods Innovation Spotlights: Henkel |
1:30 | Energy Innovation Spotlights III, Advanced Batteries |
1:30 | Biomedical Innovation Spotlights II |
1:30 | RISE Resilient Infrastructure & Secure Energy - Member Meeting |
2:15 | How to Find SBIR Support Organizations |
2:00 | SBIR/STTR Agency Pavilion: Meet with Agency Reps |
2:30 | OE&L Panel II: Vehicle Electrification |
2:45 | MOSAICS Session III: Reference Architecture and Deep Dives |
3:10 | Conducting a SBIR Phase I |
2:30 | Energy Innovation Spotlights IV: Vehicle Electrification |
4:00 | TechConnect, Defense & Smart Cities Innovation Expo & Networking Reception (4:00 - 6:00) - Poster Session I |
4:00 | Graphene & 2D Materials - Posters |
4:00 | Nanoparticles - Posters |
4:00 | Sensors - Posters |
4:00 | Nanomedicine - Posters |
4:00 | Nano EHS - Posters |
4:00 | Sustainability Innovations - Posters |
4:00 | Bio-based Materials - Posters |
4:00 | Sustainable Plastics - Posters |
4:00 | MEMS & NEMS - Posters |
4:00 | Energy Storage - Posters |
4:00 | Student Leaders Conference - Posters |
4:00 | Defense TechConnect - Posters |
| Wednesday October 20 |
7:00 | Registration |
9:00 | Defense TechConnect Keynote Program |
9:20 | MOSAICS Keynote |
9:35 | Defense TechConnect Keynote Panel: DoD Speed of Innovation for Contested and Congested Environments |
10:00 | Special DEFENSEWERX Funding Announcement |
8:30 | Quantum Track Keynote |
8:30 | AI Track Keynote |
8:30 | Advanced Manufacturing Track Keynote |
10:15 | SBIR/STTR Inside the Head of an Evaluator |
10:00 | Coffee Break |
10:30 | Bio-inspired Coatings, Materials & Sustainability |
10:30 | AI for Advanced Materials Discovery & Design |
10:30 | Applied Biomaterials: Drug/Gene Delivery |
10:30 | Water Technologies |
10:30 | Thermal Energy Storage |
10:30 | Quantum: Separating Reality from Hype - A Panel Discussion |
10:30 | Medical Devices Innovation Spotlights I |
10:30 | AI for DoD Military Advantage Across the Domains |
10:30 | Operational Energy & Logistics: Contested Logistics |
10:30 | MOSAICS Session IV: Deep Dives |
11:10 | How Army and Air Force SBIR/STTR Programs Have Changed |
11:40 | Biomedical Innovation Spotlights III |
11:30 | AI Innovation Spotlights I |
12:00 | Lunch Break |
1:00 | How SBIR Phase III's Benefit a PoR and the SBIR Firm |
1:00 | MOSAICS Session V: Deep Dives and MOSAICS 2.0 |
1:30 | User Facilities for Industrial Participation |
1:30 | Graphene, Carbon Nanostructures & Devices |
1:30 | New Nano Delivery Technologies |
1:30 | Bio-based Materials and Biofuels |
1:30 | Special Session: Sustainable Water (nano)Technologies: From Lab Scale to Pilot Scale |
1:30 | Advanced Materials for Engineering Applications |
1:30 | 3D Printing Design |
1:30 | Engineering Battery Safety, Integration, and Systems |
1:30 | Innovation Spotlights Additive Manufacturing: AFWERX Ventures |
1:30 | Aerospace, Space and Defense Innovation Spotlights III |
2:00 | SBIR/STTR Agency Pavilion: Meet with Agency Reps |
2:10 | SBIR/STTR: Working with the Primes |
2:40 | Innovation Spotlights: Advanced Materials and Manufacturing |
2:40 | Innovation Spotlights: C5ISR Innovation Spotlights I |
2:00 | DOE and DoD Collaborations for Energy Resilience on Military Installations |
3:30 | The Innovation Habits of High-Growth Companies |
3:45 | Innovation Spotlights: C5ISR Innovation Spotlights II |
3:30 | Nexus of National Security & Energy Security |
2:45 | MOSAICS Open Discussion and Closing Remarks |
4:00 | TechConnect, Defense & Smart Cities Innovation Expo & Networking Reception (4:00 - 6:00) - Poster Session II |
4:00 | Materials Characterization - Posters |
4:00 | Carbon Nano Structures - Posters |
4:00 | Advanced Materials for Engineering Applications - Posters |
4:00 | Advanced Manufacturing - Posters |
4:00 | Biomaterials & Medical Devices - Posters |
4:00 | Drug & Gene Delivery - Posters |
4:00 | AI Innovations - Posters |
4:00 | Quantum - Posters |
4:00 | Defense TechConnect - Posters |