First-timers and tech transfer professionals alike will benefit by attending the 2023 Canadian Region Meeting in Calgary, where technology transfer and professional development take center stage. Be immersed in thought-provoking presentations, trending topics and networking in a collegial environment.
Chris Webb, Strategic Advisor, Academic Affairs, Intellectual Property Ontario, will be speaking at two sessions: “KPIs - What Does Success Look Like?” on May 2nd and “Government Programs to Support IP and Tech Transfer” on May 3rd.
Agenda
Monday, May 1, 2023:
8:00-12:00 PM - PM Directors’ Forum (additional registration and fee applies)
1:00-5:15 PM - Technology Valuation Course (additional registration and fee applies)
Tuesday, May 2, 2023:
7:30-4:30 PM - Registration
7:30-8:15 AM - Breakfast
8:20-8:45 AM - AUTM Welcome Address & Presentation of the AUTM Canada Award
8:45-9:45 AM - Opening Plenary Session: The Role of Universities in Clean Tech
9:50-10:45 AM - KPIs - What Does Success Look Like?
10:45-11:00 AM - Networking Break
11:15-12:15 PM - Research Security & Risk Assessment Update
12:15-1:30 PM - Lunch
1:30-2:30 PM - Concurrent Sessions. A1: Models of Startup Creation and Resources to Access, and A2: Managing Conflicts of Interest
2:30-3:00 PM - Networking Break
3:00-4:00 PM - The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly: Tales of License and Agreement Wins and Lessons Learned
4:00-5:00 PM - Networking Reception
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
7:30-8:30 AM - Breakfast
8:30-9:30 AM - How (and Why and to Whom) to Promote Your Office Across Campus and Beyond
9:45-10:45 AM - Concurrent Sessions. B1: Government Programs to Support IP and Tech Transfer, and B2: Sponsored Research Agreements
10:45-11:15 AM - Networking Break
11:15-12:15 PM - Concurrent Sessions. C1: Licensing Negotiations (What we can accept, what we can never accept), and C2: Gap/seed Funding Programs
12:15-1:30 PM - Lunch
1:30-2:45 PM - TTO Recruitment and Career Development
2:45-3:00 PM - Canadian AUTM Update and Wrap-up
3:00-3:30 PM - Closing Networking Break