Washington Technology Center

SUMMIT 2008

Agenda

Speaker Bios

Leading innovators shared the latest breakthroughs in science and technology at the 2008 Washington State Technology Summit.

Washington Technology Center hosted the 2008 Washington State Technology Summit on April 15th, 2008.

This fourth-annual Summit brought together more than 400 technology leaders and innovators who are driving industry development in clean technology, renewable energy, global health, and advanced materials & manufacturing.

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Thirty percent of attendees were high-level executives, holding titles such as CEO, President, Vice President, Executive Director, or Dean.

Attendee Demographics:
	51% Industry
	21% Education
	15% Non-Profit
	13% Government

Industry Track Attendance:
	31% Clean Technology
	30% Renewable Energy
	16% Global Health
	23% Advanced Materials & Manufacturing

Speakers for 2008 Included:
	Opening Keynote: The Honorable Chris Gregoire, Governor, State of Washington
	Morning Keynote: Steven Buchsbaum, Ph.D., Senior Technology Strategy Officer, Global Health Discovery, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
	Luncheon Keynote: Robert W. Cremin, Chairman, President, and CEO, Esterline Technologies
	Closing Keynote: Roger Gulrajani, Senior Director, Windows Core Operating System Division, Microsoft
	Master of Ceremonies: John Chelminiak, Councilmember, City of Bellevue
	Jack Baker, Vice President, Energy/Business Services, Energy Northwest
	Christian Belady, P.E., Principal Power and Cooling Architect, Microsoft
	Michael Butler, Chairman and CEO, Cascadia Capital, LLC
	John R. Castle, Sc.D., Lecturer in Entrepreneurship, Michael G. Foster School of Business, University of Washington
	Lee Cheatham, Ph.D., Executive Director, Washington Technology Center
	Harold Collins, Ph.D., Soil Microbiologist, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture; Adjunct Professor, Washington State University
	John DesRosier, Ph.D., Director of Programs, Life Sciences Discovery Fund
	Thomas Eckmann, Founder and CEO, Greenwood Technologies, LLC
	Aaron Feaver, Ph.D., Vice President, Research & Development, EnerG2
	Jim Fleming, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder, GenPrime
	Robin Halliday, Chair, Board of Directors, Washington Technology Center
	Burton Hamner, Founder and Owner, Puget Sound Tidal Power LLC
	Charles L. Henry, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer, University of Washington Bothell
	Harvey Hoyt, M.D., Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Blood Cell Storage
	Edward Kesicki, Ph.D., Co-Founder, Afya World Medicines
	Kevin Klustner, President and CEO, Verdiem
	Vipin Kumar, Ph.D., Associate Professor, College of Engineering, University of Washington
	Rick LeFaivre, Ph.D., Partner, OVP Venture Partners
	Douglas K. Lemon, Ph.D., Director of Laboratory Strategy, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
	Eric Leonhardt, Director of the Vehicle Research Institute, Western Washington University
	Christina Lomasney, CEO and President, Modumetal
	Michael McCarthy, M.D., former North American Editor of The Lancet
	Lew McMurran, Vice President, Government and External Affairs, Washington Technology Industry Association
	Kirt Montague, CEO, Prometheus Energy
	Alan C. Nelson, Ph.D., Founder, President and CEO, VisionGate
	M. Grant Norton, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Research & Graduate Programs, College of Engineering and Architecture, Washington State University
	Rick Orth, Ph.D., Manager, Chemical and Biological Processes Development, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
	John Plaza, President and CEO, Imperium Renewables
	Keith E. Ritala, Intellectual Property & Industrial Agreements Manager, University of Washington College of Engineering, Institute of Advanced Materials and Technology
	Felix Sciulli, Sr. Vice President, Global Engineering and R&D, Flow International Corporation
	James A. Severson, Ph.D., Vice Provost, Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer, University of Washington
	David R. Sherman, Ph.D., Director, Tuberculosis Program, Seattle Biomedical Research Institute
	Jacqueline Sherris, Ph.D., Vice President, Global Programs, PATH
	Mark T. Smith, Chief Engineer, Material Sciences Division, Energy Science and Technology Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
	Gary Spanner, Ph.D., Manager, Economic Development Office, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
	Don Tilton, Ph.D., Founder and Director, SprayCool
	Tom Todaro, CEO, Targeted Growth
	Erick Van Houtte, Director, People and Operations, Dassault Systèmes Inc
	Juli Wilkerson, Director, State of Washington Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development
	Roger D. Woodworth, Vice President for Sustainable Energy Solutions, Avista Utilities
	Vikram Yadama, Ph.D., Assistant Research Professor & Extension Specialist, Wood Materials & Engineering Laboratory, Washington State University
	Gerould K. Young, Director, Materials & Structures Technology, Boeing Phantom Works, Boeing Corporation