Group Executive Team Invited Presentations

First Middle Eastern Conference on Industrial Collaboration and Technology Transfer – Industrial Collaboration and Technology Transfer Best Practices (Conference Chair) - Pending; 2009; Cairo, Egypt

University of Florida Early Stage Startup Series for Faculty Entrepreneurs – Starting a Company; October 2008; Gainesville, FL

BioFlorida Annual Conference – Biotechnology Market Research - October 2008; Amelia Island, FL

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Innovation Challenge 2008 Awards Workshop (Primary Speaker) – Presenting Your Technology to the Business World; September 2008, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Lockheed Martin Corporation University Relations and Corporate Engineering and Technology Summit – Technical Liaison Strategies and Best Practices; September 2008; Suffolk, VA.

The World Bank Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics 2008 - Higher Education and High-Tech Industry – June 2008; Cape Town, South Africa

Journal of Research Administration; SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research and STTR (Small Business Technology Transfer) Programs: The Private Sector, Public Sector and University Trifecta; Spring 2008 (Volume 39, No 1).

University of Pennsylvania Center for the Advanced Study of India - Reengineering Engineering Education in India; February 2008 – Philadelphia, PA

Florida Engineering Leadership Institute; Floridaís High Technology Impact; January 2008, Orlando, FL

National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center Annual Meeting –– Research Centers Worldwide – A Global View – November 2007; Washington, DC.

International Business Forum 5th Annual Investing in Tech Transfer and Early Stage Investing Conference – Cutting Edge University-Industry Research and Tech Transfer Collaboration Models – October 1007; Boston, MA

Society of Research Administrators International Annual Conference 2007 – SBIR & STTR Programs: The Private Sector, Public Sector and University Trifecta (Finalist: Best Paper Award) – October 2007; Nashville, TN

Florida Technology Transfer Conference 2007 –International University / Industry Research Center Best Practices (Session Chair) - May 2007; Boca Raton, FL

University of Florida Engineering Research Center Industrial Advisory Board - Innovation and Entrepreneurship Workshop – April 2007; Gainesville, FL.

University of Florida Entrepreneurs Forum – Corporate Structuring for the University Spinout; January 2007; Gainesville, FL.

Southeast Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professorate (University of Florida, University of South Carolina, Clemson University) Professional Speakers Series – Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer for University Researchers; December 2006; Gainesville, FL.

National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center Annual Meeting –Success as an Engineering Research Center – December 2006; Washington, DC.

BioFlorida 9th Annual Conference (Session Chair) – Making Strategic Decisions: From Concept to Market; November 2006; Gainesville, FL.

BioFlorida 9th Annual Conference (Session Chair) – How to Find and Win Your First Corporate Deal; November 2006; Gainesville, FL.

MANCEF Commercialization of Micro and Nanosystems Annual Conference (Session Chair) – Real World Technology Transfer; August 2006; St. Petersburg, FL.

MIT Enterprise Forum - Talk to an Angel: Crucial Connections to Early Stage Capital - June 2006; Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

NSTI Nanotech Ventures 2006 Conference – ICU DataSystems; Integrating Patient Monitoring Data in Intensive Care Unit Environments - May 2006; Boston, MA.

Particle Engineering Research Center 2006 SSIW International Workshop – Keynote Presentation - Scientists and Engineers as Entrepreneurs; April 2006; Gainesville, FL.

University of Florida Integrated Technology Ventures 2006 Seminar Series – Business Planning and the Business Plan; February 2006; Gainesville, FL.

National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Center Annual Meeting – Engineering Research Center Self Sufficiency – November 2005; Washington, DC

American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) 2005 Annual Conference – Developing Value Through Synergistic University / Industry Collaborations; October 2005; Cincinnati, Ohio.

American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) 2005 Annual Conference – Moving Technology to Market; October 2005; Cincinnati, Ohio.

Commercialization of Micro and Nano Systems (COMS) Conference 2005 - Integrating Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurial Programs in University-Industry Collaborations; August 2005; Baden-Baden, Germany

International Symposium on the Role of Adsorbed Films and Particulate Systems in Nano and Biotechnologies - International Best Practices in Industrial Collaboration and Technology Transfer (Program Chair); August 2005; Gainesville, Florida

Florida Technology Transfer Conference 2005 – Commercializing University Technology for Business Development - May 2005; Orlando, FL

3rd Annual ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications - Best Practices in International Intellectual Property Management – January 2005; Cairo, Egypt

University of Florida Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Technology Venture Academy / NCIIA Invention to Venture Conference – Business Planning Best Practices – October 2004; Gainesville, FL

Gainesville Technology Enterprise Center Entrepreneur Workshop Series – The Art of Negotiations – August 2004; Gainesville, FL

American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference - The University of Florida Integrated Technology Ventures Program – July 2004; Salt Lake City, UT

US-Egypt Environmental Remediation Technology Workshop - Industrial Collaboration and Entrepreneurship – July 2004; Cairo, Egypt

FIU Wertheim Thought Leader Lecture Series – Commercializing University Generated Technology – April 2004; Miami, Florida

Small Business Administration SBIR National Conference – University / Industry Collaboration Panel – April 2004; Atlanta, GA

First Annual Florida Technology Transfer Conference - Building Unique Industrial Partnership Programs - May 2004; St. Petersburg, FL

University of Florida Engineering Advisory Council – Entrepreneurial Programs at UF – March 2004

Invited Lectures for University of Florida College of Business / Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation – 1999-2006; Gainesville, FL

  • Building a Winning Team
  • The Art of Business Planning
  • Business Plans - What Makes a Winner
  • Presenting the Business Plan
  • The Financial Plan - What Does It Tell the Investor?
  • What Attracts Start-up Investors and Venture Capital
  • High-Tech Business Start-up 101
  • Entrepreneurial Fundraising
  • Investment and Strategic Partner Negotiation Tactics
  • Technology Transfer and Economic Development
  • Technology Transfer and Product Development
  • Technology Commercialization Assessment & Business Analysis

World Nano-Economics Congress – World Class Technology Transfer & Entrepreneurial Programs - November 2003; London, UK

Procter & Gamble Collaboration Workshop – Entrepreneurship for Corporate Engineers – November 2003; Cincinnati, OH

University of Florida College of Engineering Deanís Advisory Board – University / Industry / Government Collaboration Opportunities and Challenges – November 2003

Licensing Executives Society Annual Meeting - Nanotechnology and Multi-Disciplinary Research Challenges in a University Environment - September 2003; San Diego, CA

UF Engineering Research Center Leadership Workshop – Entrepreneurial Leadership – April 2003; Gainesville, FL

National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center Annual Meeting – Partnership Agreement Critical Issues – October 2002; Washington, DC

US-Egypt Metals and Materials Technology Workshop – Technology Transfer Through University / Industry Research Centers – June 2002; Cairo, Egypt

Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Conference- University Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Management – October 2001; Raleigh, NC

National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center Annual Meeting – Key Elements of an Industrial Partnership – October 2001; Washington, DC

UF Engineering Research Center Intellectual Property Workshop – Intellectual Property and Technology Management – Given annually 1997-2000; Gainesville, FL

Duke University College of Engineering Workshop – Increasing University / Industry Collaborations – August 2000; Durham, NC

Technology Transfer Society Annual Conference - Approaches to University Technology Transfer - July 2000; Washington, DC

Technology Transfer Society Annual Conference – Industrial Collaboration and Technology Transfer through University / Industry Research Centers – July 2000; Washington, DC

Technology Transfer Society / Product Development and Management Association (PDMA) Joint Workshop - Product Development Enhanced by University Research Centers – April 2000

For further information or to inquire about engaging the V2R Group Executive Team in your event, contact Erik Sander, President, es@v2r.com.