DAY TWO PROGRAMME (download PDF Flyer)
Nanotech Commercialization Challenges: IP, Funding, Management and Exit |
0830 |
Welcome Coffee & Tea |
0900 |
Day Two Opening Address (15mins)
• Michael KHOR: Director - Projects, National Research Foundation - Prime Minister's Office (Singapore) |
0915 |
Keynote – Business Infrastructure and Government Incentives (15mins)
• Edwin CHOW: Director, Technology Innovation Division, International Partnership Office, SPRING Singapore (Singapore) |
0930 |
Private Financing (20mins)
Moderator TAM Hock Chuan: Executive Vice President, Exploit Technologies - A*STAR (Singapore)
• Doris YEE: General Partner, iGlobe Partners (Singapore)
• Mutsunori SANO: CEO, Innovation Engine (Japan)
• Reinhard EDELMANN: Head of Venture Financing, Nanostart AG (Germany)
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1030 |
Morning Refreshment Break
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1100 |
Intellectual Property Management and Technology Licensing (15mins)
Moderator Reinhard EDELMANN: Head of Venture Financing, Nanostart AG (Germany)
• Vicki G NORTON: Partner, Duane Morris LLP (USA)
• Michael BRANDKAMP: CEO, High Tech Grunder Fonds (Germany)
• Timothy WATKIN: Lloyd Wise (Singapore)
• Alex YU: Director, Innovation & Technology Transfer Office, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) |
1200 |
Networking Luncheon |
1330 |
Nanotech IPO and Trade Sales (15mins)
Moderator James R. Von EHR: CEO, Zyvex Corporation (USA)
• Mutsunori SANO: CEO, Innovation Engine (Japan)
• Marco BECKMANN: CEO: Nanostart AG (Germany)
• Ralf ZASTRAU: CEO, Nanogate AG (Germany)
• Simon LIM: Director, Listings Singapore Exchange Ltd (Singapore)
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1430 |
Nanotech Commercialization Case Studies (15mins)
Moderator Marco BECKMANN: CEO, Nanostart AG (Germany)
• Namyong KIM: CEO, CurioX (Singapore)
• Alan ONG: Asia Pacific Operation Manager, Nanofocus Asia (Singapore)
• Kaoru YAEGASHI: President, NanoGram KK (Japan)
• Peter MORAN: CTO, Singular ID (Singapore)
• James R. Von EHR: CEO, Zyvex Corporation (USA)
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1545 |
Afternoon Refreshment Break |
1600 |
Nanotech Business Over the Next 5-years: Opportunities and Challenges (20mins)
Moderator Hiran VEDAM: Senior Manager - Industry Liaison Office, National University of Singapore Enterprise (Singapore)
• Venky VENKATESAN: Director, NUSNNI, National University of Singapore (Singapore)
• Hiroshi YOKOYAMA: Chief Scientist, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology (Japan)
• Alice ZHANG: Professor, Institute of Microelectronics - Peking University (China)
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1700 |
Closing Remarks jointly by
• Marco BECKMANN: CEO, Nanostart AG (Germany)
• LIM Khiang Wee: Executive Director, Institute of Materials Research & Engineering (Singapore) |
1730 |
Wrap of Day Two |