Idaho Innovation Summit & 4th Annual Idaho Innovation Awards

09/24/09, 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Governor’s Innovation Summit Agenda
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Boise State University
Stueckle Sky Center


7:30 a.m. Welcome/Introductions

7:45 a.m. Plenary Session/Keynote
Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter

8 a.m. Manufacturing Industry Panel presents/Q&A to follow
Industry panel: Scott DeBoer (Micron Technology), Louise Bertagnolli (JST Manufacturing), John Rubocki (Bully Dog Technology), Ed Zimmer (ECCO), Ron Nilson (Ground Force Manufacturing)

9:15 a.m. Energy Manufacturing Announcement
Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter
Office of Energy Resources Administrator, Paul Kjellander

9:45 a.m. Energy & Defense Industry Panel presents/Q&A to follow
Industry panel: Dr. Richard Hess (INL), David McIlrey (GoNano), Mike Scott (Premier Technology), Todd Ketlinski (Quality Thermistor), Tom Carbone (Nordic Windpower)

11 a.m. Higher Education/Research Panel presents/Q&A to follow
Industry panel: Dr. Robert Kustra (Boise State University), Dr. Arthur Vailas (Idaho State University), Dr. M. Duane Nellis (University of Idaho), Dr. Jerry Beck, (College of Southern Idaho/Association of College Presidents), Dr. Harold Blackman (Center for Advanced Energy Studies)

12:15 p.m. Lunch/Keynote Speaker
M. Dean Garfield, President/CEO,
Information Technology Industry Council

1:15 p.m. Software Industries Panel presents/Q&A to follow
Industry panel: Brad Wiskerchen (Keynetics), Tony Hauser (Booklamp), Bob Lokken (White Cloud Analytics), Michael Boerner (Unity Media Group), Russ Whitney (Microsoft)

2:30 p.m. Agricultural/Biological Technology Industries Panel presents/Q&A to follow
Industry panel: Jim Cleary (MWI Veterinary Supply), Tim Hatton (Invertebrate Ecology), Ian VonLindern (TerraGraphics), Tom Daugherty (Bluewater Technologies), Garth Sasser (Biotracking)

3:15 p.m. Break

4 p.m. Entrepreneurs/Small Business Panel presents/Q&A to follow
Industry panel: Robert Pothier (BYU Incubator/Epic Ventures), Bob Copp (Nitrocision), David Alexander (Ivus Industries), Maxine Pryor (Cyanergy), Tom Harrison (The Harrison Group)

5:15 p.m. Social Networking Forum concurrent w/ Governor’s Roundtable Session

6:30 p.m. 2009 Stoel Rives Idaho Innovation Awards Banquet

Event tag(s): Business Technology Idaho Summit