• Day 1 - August 12

    Agenda subject to change

    7:00 am - 5:00 pm | Registration Open

    7:30 | Breakfast

    9:00 am | Plenary Sessions

    Welcome & Introductions

    Dignitaries

    Mr. Khalil Mack, DoD Deputy Director OSBP & Director of APEX Accelerators

    Mr. Kareem Sykes, Industry & Engagement | Project Spectrum

    Noon | Luncheon

    1:30 pm | Concurrent Training Sessions

    Session A: Primes/SBLOs Only - Best Practices Discussion

    Session B: Agencies and Small Business - Panel Discussion

    Plenary Session | 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

    Mr. John McCanney, Director, OSD Transitions SBIR/STTR (OTST) Program Defense SBIR/STTR Program Office

    Mr. Brian Shipley, Director, U.S. Navy SBIR/STTR Programs

    Ms. Nicole Allen, U.S. Army SBIR /STTR Program Coordinator

    Break

    3:45 pm | Lightning Pitches

    5:00 pm | Networking Reception & Innovation Showcase

  • Day 2 - August 13

    7:30 am | Registration & Breakfast

    8:00 am | Opening Remarks

    9:00 am | Matchmaking and Resource Fair

    10:30 am | Break 

    10:45 am | Resume Matchmaking

    12:00 pm | Luncheon

    Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse Consortium Tech-Hub Update

    1:30 pm | Matchmaking and Resource Fair

    3:00 pm | Break

    3:15 pm | Resume Matchmaking 

    4:00 pm | Adjourn