JUNE 9-11, 2025 | AUSTIN, TX
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Monday June 9

7:00Registration
8:30TechConnect World Innovation Conference - Plenary Keynotes
10:00Coffee Break
10:30University Innovations - Driving Collaborations & Tech Ventures
10:30Hydrogen & Fuel Cells
10:30Precision Health & Diagnostics
10:30Advances and Challenges in Additive Manufacturing: Materials, Processes, and Post-Processing
10:30Composite Materials I
10:30Sustainable Graphite Production from Plastic and Other Waste Feedstocks
10:30SPMConnect: Cells, Biomolecules, and Biomaterials I
10:30Energy Storage Keynotes: Energy Challenges
10:30Drug, Biomolecule, and Vaccine Delivery
10:30Materials Characterization and Imaging
10:30Nanoparticles Synthesis & Manufacturing Innovation
10:30Micro Nano Electronics and Photonics Workforce Development Program - Tutorial Sessions
10:30TechConnect Innovation Spotlights:Biotech and Medical I
10:30TechConnect Innovation Spotlights: AI, Data, Cyber I
10:30SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit: SBIR 101
11:00SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit: Agency Reverse Pitches
11:15Fostering University-Industry Collaborations
11:30TechConnect Innovation Spotlights:Biotech and Medical II
11:30TechConnect Innovation Spotlights: AI, Data, Cyber II
12:00Lunch Break
1:00TechConnect World, SBIR/STTR Pavilion - Expo Opens
1:00University Innovations - Commercialization of Academic Research: Panel
1:15TechConnect Innovation Spotlights: Aerospace, Space and Defense I
1:15TechConnect Innovation Spotlights: Advanced Materials and Manufacturing I
1:15SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit: Navigating SBIR/STTR Agency Differences
1:30Micro Nano Electronics and Photonics Workforce Development Program
1:30Hydrogen Production
1:30Emerging Methods for Materials Design with Artifical Intelligence I
1:30Micro & Bio Fluidics, Lab-on-Chip
1:30Innovative Solutions for Water Sustainability
1:30Expanding the Frontiers of Additive Manufacturing: AI, Multimaterials, and Process Optimization
1:30Composite Materials II
1:30Carbon Nanomaterials and Applications
1:30Innovations in Magnet Materials and Manufacturing Techniques
1:30Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing I
1:30Innovative Biomaterials and Cellulose Nanomaterials Applications
1:30Biomaterials and Medical Devices I
1:30SPM Applications in Material Discovery I
1:30Energy Storage: Batteries
2:15SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit: Finding Help - Getting Started
2:15TechConnect Innovation Spotlights: Advanced Materials and Manufacturing II
2:15Micro Nano Electronics and Photonics Workforce Development Program - Speed Networking 1
2:15Micro Nano Electronics and Photonics Workforce Development Program - Career Panel 1
2:15Capital Factory Venture Capital Roundtable (invited)
3:15SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit: Agency Differences: Focus on Evaluation
3:30University Innovations - Driving Collaborations & Tech Ventures
3:30Micro Nano Electronics and Photonics Workforce Development Program - Speed Networking 2
3:30Micro Nano Electronics and Photonics Workforce Development Program - Career Panel 2
4:00TechConnect Innovation Showcase Reception, Poster Session I (4:00 - 6:00)
4:00SBIR/STTR Pavilion Reception
4:00Micro & Bio Fluidics, Lab-on-Chip - Posters
4:00Precision Health & Diagnostics - Posters
4:00Fuel Cells & Hydrogen - Posters
4:00Additive Manufacturing - Posters
4:00Composite Materials - Posters
4:00Advanced Materials for Engineering Applications - Posters
4:00Innovations in Critical Materials - Posters
4:00Nanoparticles - Posters
4:00Drug, Biomolecule, & Vaccine Delivery - Posters
4:00University – Innovation Partnerships - Posters
4:00AI for Materials Design - Posters
4:00SPM Connect - Posters
4:00Energy Storage - Posters
4:00Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing - Posters

Tuesday June 10

7:00Registration
8:00TechConnect World Innovation Conference - Plenary Keynotes
8:30Advances in Critical Mineral Separation Technologies
8:30Micro Nano Electronics and Photonics Workforce Development Program - Joint Networking with Photonics
9:00Coffee Break
9:00SPM Nanomechanical Measurements
9:00Energy Storage: Beyond Batteries
9:30Biomaterials and Medical Devices II
9:30Sensors
9:30Fuel Cell & Electrolyzer Component Development
9:30Biomass & Renewable Carbon Sources
9:30Emerging Methods for Materials Design with Artifical Intelligence II
9:30Nanoengineered Surfaces: Fluidic and Thermal Applications
9:30Synthesis and Nanoscale Phase Behavior
9:30Synthesis of Mxene, Novel 2D Materials and Applications
9:30Future Innovators Panel - Student/Postdoc Leaders Summit
9:30Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing II
9:30TechConnect: Unlocking Opportunities: DARPA Success and Small Business Pathways
9:30SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit: Behind the Wins – How Government Drives SBIR/STTR Success
10:30Future Innovators Keynote & Student/Postdoc Pitch Contest for Emerging Entrepreneurs
10:30TechConnect Innovation Spotlights: Energy, Efficiency, Environmental I
10:30TechConnect Innovation Spotlights: Electronics and Microsystems
10:30SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit: Commercializing Your SBIR-funded Technology: Federal Programs
11:30TechConnect Innovation Spotlights: Energy, Efficiency, Environmental II
11:30TechConnect Innovation Spotlights: AI, Data, Cyber III
11:30SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit: Navigating SBIR Government Phase IIIs
12:00Lunch Break
1:00TechConnect World, SBIR/STTR Pavilion - Expo Opens
1:00Micro Nano Electronics and Photonics Workforce Development Program - Career Awareness Fair (1pm-6pm)
1:15Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) National Network: Moving from Prototype to Product 
1:15SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit: Unlocking Private Investment: Venture Capital Roundtable
1:30Biosensors
1:30Innovations in Decarbonizing Steel
1:30Biorefineries for Negative Emissions
1:30Applications of AI-based Materials Design Methods
1:30Nanoengineered Surfaces: Optical, Mechanical, and Interfacial Properties
1:30Sustainable Materials Applications
1:30Novel Critical Material Manufacturing and Scale-up Approaches
1:30Graphene & 2D Materials: Energy Storage Applications
1:30Photonics Panel - Crossing the Chasm: How to Successfully Navigate the Startup Valley of Death
1:30Tissue Engineering and Disease Modeling I
1:30SPMConnect: Cells, Biomolecules, and Biomaterials II
1:30Energy Storage: Safety
2:15SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit: Bridging the Gap: SBA's SBIR-SBIC Link
2:15DARPA Technical Exchange
2:15Photonics Lightning Talks - Spotlight on Cutting-Edge Photonics Technologies
3:00SPMConnect: Novel Methods
3:15SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit: Revenue Generation for SBIR Technology
3:30Photonics Fireside Chat - Making Photonics Tech to Market: Founders’ Perspectives
3:30Energy Storage: Materials / Components & Power Electronics
4:00TechConnect Innovation Showcase Reception, Poster Session II (4:00 - 6:00)
4:00SBIR/STTR Pavilion Reception
4:00Sensors - Posters
4:00Sustainability & Efficiency Innovations - Posters
4:00Polymers - Posters
4:00PFAS Treatment & Detection - Posters
4:00AI Innovations - Posters
4:00Advanced Manufacturing - Posters
4:00Graphene & 2D Materials - Posters
4:00Microelectronics R&D - Posters
4:00Photonics - Posters
4:00Tissue Engineering - Posters
4:00Biomaterials & Medical Devices - Posters
4:00Future Innovators - Posters

Wednesday June 11

8:00Registration
8:30CHIPS in Space: An Alliance for Pioneering Space-Based Semiconductor Manufacturing to Advanced Science and Establish US Preeminence in Semiconductors
8:30SBIR/STTR Innovator Training Workshop 8:30am-4:30pm (Additional Registration Required)
9:00SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit: Working with Defense Primes
9:00Sustainability & Efficiency Innovations
9:00PFAS Treatment & Detection
9:00AI Innovations
9:00Advanced Manufacturing Innovation
9:00Micro Nano Electronics and Photonics Workforce Development Program - Virtual Reality Demo
9:00Advanced Materials for Engineering Applications
9:00E-Waste and Metal Recycling Strategies
9:00Graphene & 2D Materials: Electrical and Optical Properties
9:00Microelectronics R&D
9:00Tissue Engineering and Disease Modeling II
9:00Energy Storage: Power Electronics & Use Cases
10:00SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit: Crossing over from one Agency to Another
10:10CHIPS in Space: An Alliance for Pioneering Space-Based Semiconductor Manufacturing to Advanced Science and Establish US Preeminence in Semiconductors
10:30Energy Storage: Beyond Technologies
11:00SBIR/STTR Innovation Summit: Ask Me Anything: Participating Agencies
11:00Micro Nano Electronics and Photonics Workforce Development Program - Closing Remarks
12:00Lunch Break (on own)
12:30DOD Cybersecurity Compliance for Contractors 12:30pm-4:30pm (Additional Registration Required)
12:30SBIR/STTR Innovator Training Workshop 12:30pm-4:30pm (Additional Registration Required)
1:00CHIPS in Space: An Alliance for Pioneering Space-Based Semiconductor Manufacturing to Advanced Science and Establish US Preeminence in Semiconductors
1:00Critical Materials Tutorial - Open to All Attendees (1:00pm-4:30pm)
3:30CHIPS in Space: An Alliance for Pioneering Space-Based Semiconductor Manufacturing to Advanced Science and Establish US Preeminence in Semiconductors
 

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