Preliminary Agenda (Subject to Change)

The theme for the Eighth Annual Meeting of the National Academy of Inventors is “Connecting the Innovation Community” and will be held April 10-11, 2019 at the JW Marriott Galleria in Houston, TX. We aim to honor and empower the world's brightest innovators and professionals by creating powerful connections among them, generating a momentum that will enhance and transform our innovation ecosystem. Join us as we bring together innovators and thought leaders from organizations worldwide who are making a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development, and welfare of society. The Annual Meeting features stimulating presentations and networking and culminates in the formal NAI Fellows Induction Ceremony.

WEDNESDAY, April 10, 2019

7:00 AM – 5:00 PM NAI Check-In and Information Table Open Location: Lamar Foyer

7:30 – 8:30 AM Welcome Breakfast featuring Senior Members | Hosted by The Pennsylvania State University

Location: Grand Ballroom The Inaugural Class of Senior Members will be recognized and receive their certificate of election.

Welcome Remarks: Neil A. Sharkey, The Pennsylvania State University

Information about the Senior Member Program: Paul R. Sanberg, President, National Academy of Inventors (NAI)

Official Recognition of NAI Senior Members: Elizabeth Lea Dougherty, United States Patent and Trademark Office; Paul Rosenthal, United States Patent and Trademark Office

Senior Member Inaugural Class Group Photograph 8:45 AM – 12:00 PM Session A: Industry, Academia and Government Collaborations | Hosted by Fulgent Genetics Location: Grand Ballroom

Session Co-Chairs: Ming Hsieh, Fulgent Genetics Kattesh Katti, University of Missouri

8:45 AM Opening Remarks | Paul R. Sanberg, President, NAI

9:00 AM Panel | Formulating Industry-Academic Collaborations that Work: Best Practices to Ensure a Strong Relationship after the Agreements are Signed

o Moderator: Michael B. Dilling, Baylor College of Medicine o Panelists: Anne DiSante, Michigan State University; Ross Durland, Cell Medica, Ltd.;

Christine Flynn, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Leonid Metelitsa, Baylor College of Medicine; Venkat Selvamanickam, University of Houston

10:00 AM Individual 15-Minute Presentations: o Collaborative Translational Research Between Academia and Industry, and How

Government Affects It: The Best of Times and the Worst of Times, Kenneth Kaushansky, Stony Brook University

o A Model for Enhancing Clinical Translation of Medical Innovation, Mauro Ferrari, Houston Methodist Hospital

o Global innovation: Creating a Conference to Promote Diversity in STEM, Elizabeth Loboa, University of Missouri-Columbia

10:45 AM Panel | Encouraging Highly Integrative Basic and Responsive (HIBAR) Research o Moderator: Lorne Whitehead, The University of British Columbia o Panelists: Paul Dodd, University of California Davis; Christopher Keane, Washington

State University; Sethuraman “Panch” Panchanathan, Arizona State University; Cynthia Sagers, Arizona State University

12:00 – 1:00 PM Keynote Luncheon | Hosted by The Lemelson Foundation Location: Liberty Hall Salon 4-6

• 12:10 Remarks and Introduction to Keynote: Christine Schmidt, University of Florida • 12:20 Keynote Address: Maria Oden, Rice University

1:00 – 1:30 PM Coffee Break and Afternoon Refreshments | Hosted by The Samueli Foundation Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer

1:30 – 4:30 PM Session B: Connecting Disciplines to Explore Innovative Solutions | Hosted by Texas A&M University

Location: Grand Ballroom

Session Co-Chairs: Sylvia Blankenship, North Carolina State University Dean Ho, National University of Singapore

1:30 PM Individual 15-Minute Presentations: o The Luminosity Lab - An Interdisciplinary Model of Discovery & Innovation for the 21st

Century, Mark Naufel, Arizona State University o Evolving a University Research and Innovation Ecosystem to Deliver Enhanced Value

Outside the Academic Community, Calum John Drummond, RMIT University

2:00 PM Keynote Address | Walter G. Copan, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

3:00 PM Panel | Building Equity and Inclusion in the Invention, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Pipeline

o Moderator: Phil Weilerstein, VentureWell o Panelists: Tanaga Boozer, United State Patent and Trademark Office; Nathalie Duval-

Couetil, Purdue University; Nichole Mercier, Washington University in St. Louis and AUTM; Tom Rudin, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

4:00 PM Individual 15-Minute Presentations: o Biological Engineering: An Essential Disciplinary Bridge Between AI/Machine Learning,

Biology and Medicine, Linda Griffith, Massachusetts Institute of Technology o Nano-Glasses: A Glimpse of a World with New Materials, Structures and

Technological Applications: A First Step into a Glass Age, Herbert Gleiter, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

4:30 – 5:00 PM Break before Connection and Think Space 5:00 – 7:00 PM Connection and Think Space Location: Liberty Hall Salon 4-6

Networking event featuring NAI Chapters, GAIN Mentorship Platform and Technology and Innovation

THURSDAY, April 11, 2019

7:00 AM – 3:00 PM NAI Check-In and Information Table Open Location: Lamar Foyer

7:30– 8:30 AM Private Fellow Inductees Breakfast and Information Session | Hosted by the University of Houston Location: Liberty Hall Salon 4-6 An opportunity for newly-elected NAI Fellows to network and learn about their role within the organization.

Networking Breakfast | Hosted by Rice University Location: Navarro/Hidalgo/Harris

Continental Breakfast available for all registered attendees.

8:45 AM – 12:30 PM Session C: Insights for Future Innovation | Hosted by Louisiana State University Location: Grand Ballroom

Session Co-Chairs: Roderic I. Pettigrew, Texas A&M University Lynn Zechiedrich, Baylor College of Medicine

8:45 AM Opening Remarks | Paul R. Sanberg, President, NAI

9:00 AM Keynote Address | Steven J. Sasson, University of South Florida

9:45 AM Individual 15-Minute Presentations: o Six Telling Cases That Inform Our Understanding of Factors Impacting the

Development of Inventors from Diverse Backgrounds, Stephanie Couch, Lemelson-MIT Program

o Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research, Training and Innovation Program, Aydogan Ozcan, University of California, Los Angeles

o Removing Barriers of Regenerative Medicine and Promoting Innovation Connections by Discovery of Human Endogenous Pluripotent Muse Cells, Mari Dezawa, Tohoku University

10:30 AM Panel | Harnessing ALL Available Talent to Invent a Better World: Perspective from the AAAS-Lemelson Invention Ambassadors

o Organizer: Michael Feder, AAAS o Moderator: Karen Burg, University of Georgia o Panelists: Tyrone Grandison, ByteCubed; Jason Grieves, Microsoft; Mary Kombolias,

US Government Publishing Office; Fang (Florence) Lu, IBM

11:30 AM Panel | The Intersection of University Inventions and Recent Cases at the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (PTAB)

o Moderator: Andrew Maas, Louisiana State University o Panelists: Kalyan Deshpande, United State Patent and Trademark Office; Kyle E.

Friesen, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P.; Jay Yates, Patterson & Sheridan 12:30 – 1:30 PM Keynote Luncheon | Hosted by The University of Texas at Arlington Location: Liberty Hall Salon 4-6

• 12:40 Remarks and Introduction to Keynote Speaker |Teik C. Lim, University of Texas at Arlington

• 12: 50 Keynote Address | Ellen Ochoa, Johnson Space Center

1:30 – 3:00 PM Coffee Break and Afternoon Refreshments before Fellows Induction Ceremony and Signature Gala| Hosted by Baylor College of Medicine

Location: Liberty Foyer

3:00 – 3:15 PM Buses Depart for Fellows Induction Ceremony Location: Line up in Liberty Hall Foyer Buses 1-3 load from 3:00-3:05pm (Fellows and ADA)

Buses 4-6 load from 3:05pm-3:10pm

Buses 7-9 load from 3:10pm-3:15pm

4:30 – 6:30 PM Fellows Induction Ceremony Location: Space Center Houston, 1601 E NASA Pkwy, Houston, TX 77058.

Dress: Formal Cocktail Attire (Black Tie Not Required)

Welcome and President’s Address: State of the Academy | Paul R. Sanberg, NAI

Remarks and Introduction of Keynote | Edward Schons, The Florida High Tech Corridor

Keynote Address for NAI Fellows | Andrew H. Hirshfeld, USPTO

Formal Induction of NAI Fellows | Paul R. Sanberg and Andrew H. Hirshfeld

Fellow Inductee Group Photograph 6:30 – 10:00 PM NAI Signature Gala | Hosted by The Corridor

The Signature Gala will begin with a cocktail reception followed by a seated dinner in the Astronaut Gallery, which features exclusive access to a comprehensive collection of space artifacts, exhibits and attractions.

6:30 – 7:15 PM Cocktail Reception

Location: Space Center Houston, Plaza and Exhibits

7:15 – 10:00 PM Dinner and Exhibits

Location: Space Center Houston, Astronaut Gallery

9:45 – 10:00 PM Buses Depart Space Center Houston

Location: Space Center Houston, Front Entrance

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