COMMERCIALISATION FORUM

Registration opens. Tea and coffee on arrival

Opening address

Keynote speaker – International perspectives on Research Commercialisation
Todd Sherer, Vice President for Research Administration and Executive Director of Technology Transfer at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia and Immediate Past President of AUTM.

Interactive session with Industry Representatives – This session is intended to provide attendees with perspectives from multi-national companies, including how Technology Transfer Professionals can best approach and engage with them. Industry representatives will share their experiences and preferences and answer questions from attendees.
Format: small groups.

Morning tea and networking

Break-out streams – Select one of these 2 hour break-out workshops to attend:

• IP Valuation – Overview of valuation methods and principles
  Facilitated by Paul Adams, CEO, EverEdgeIP

• International Market Validation – Providing guidance for approaching international markets for the validation of opportunities
  Facilitated by Dean Prebble, Customer Manager, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise

• Negotiating Tech Transfer Deals or Investment – A practical session which looks at the respective negotiation processes for these two key commercialisation options with the objective of equipping attendees with the skills required to build robust partnerships and “win-win” outcomes.
  Facilitated by Andrew Lewis, Lewis Law

Lunch and networking

Interactive session on what makes a good platform – This facilitated activity provides attendees with the opportunity to discuss their own projects and work together to identify New Zealand’s top potential platforms for collaboration.

Closing address

Close of Forum