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Steering Committee

Al Tamimi & Company

Faisal Daudpota, Senior Associate
Arabian Knowledge Economy Association & Gulf Venture Capital Association

Abdullah Al Subyani, President
Ascent Group

Peggy Farley, Managing Director
Association for University Technology Managers

Vicki Loise, Executive Director
ATIC

Laurie Doyle Kelly, Associate Director, Communications
Cambridge Biomagnetics Ltd - St John's Innovation Centre

Thanos Mitrelias, PhD, President and CEO
Euroconsultants DTM

Dr. Hytham Al Qahtani, Managing Director
Failaka Advisors

Tariq Al-Rifai, Founder and Chairman
Failaka Advisors

Mark Smyth, Managing Director
GE Energy

Sami Kamel, PhD, Regional Marketing Director, Middle East & Africa
Government of Ras Al Khaimah

Brian Nolan, CEO, Investment & Development Office
Harvard University

Isaac Kohlberg, Senior Associate Provost & Chief Technology Development Officer
Huron Consulting Group

James DeVaney, Director Global Health and Education
Industry Liaison and Innovation, Dalhousie University

Ronald Layden, Executive Director
Innovation Accelerator

Kevin Dewalt, Entrepreneur In Residence
Innovation Accelerator

Traci Hancock, Executive Director
International Classic Events AB

Ulf Cederin, Chairman
Khazaen Venture Capital

Mansour AlKhuzam, Chief Executive Officer
Licensing Executive Society Arab Countries

Renad Noubani, Manager
Merck Sharp & Dohme

Margaret Beer, Senior Director/Head Licensing & External Research - Europe
National Research Foundation

Dr. Kenneth Wilson, Director
NUS Enterprise, National University of Singapore

Lily Chan, Chief Executive Officer
Office of Technology Transfer, California Institute of Technology

Daniel Broderick, Associate Director
Qatar Science & Technology Park

Paul Field, Technology Transfer Manager
Qualcomm Incorporated

Jay Srage, VP, Business Development for the Middle East and North Africa
Real Time Content and Real Time Enterprise Venture Capital

Najam Kidwai, Chief Executive Officer
Sathguru Management Consultants

Vijay K. Vijayaraghavan, Chairman and CEO
UAE Ministry of Social Affairs

Abdulla Rashid Al Suwaidi, Director General - Undersecretary
University of Florida College of Engineering

Erik Sander, Director of Industry Programs
University of Waterloo

Saeed Bagheri, Technology Transfer Officer
Wildcat Venture Management

Eric Nicolaides, Managing Partner
  • Overview
  • Agenda
  • Travel
  • Partners
  • Sponsors

Technology Transfer Today (T3) Oct 18-20, 2010

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

 

Technology Transfer Today (T3) is a global trade summit for high tech industries. T3 is the first-ever event to convene venture capitalists, scientists, CEO’s and early stage companies to the MENA Region to realize important innovation & economic transformation goals. The Forum, underwritten with the consent and support of the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development, RAK Investment & Development Office and other Emirates, is a global marketplace for research, innovation, investment and entrepreneurship. The event will foster networking opportunities and technology transfer between the Region and leading global educational institutions, corporations and research parks.

 

  • T3 will create a a global marketplace for research, innovation, investment and entrepreneurship.
  • T3 will showcase undiscovered technologies and the latest innovations from leading universities, laboratories and research institutions worldwide.
  • T3 will focus on three content streams: Energy, Life Sciences and Information Communication Technology.
  • T3 will be the definitive marketplace for angels, venture capitalists and investors from the Region and around the world.
  • T3 will be a unique gathering dedicated to both knowledge sharing and partnership building.
  • T3 is structured to meet the demands of a rapidly expanding technology transfer industry - where technology transfer has no borders.

 

Date: October 18-20, 2010

 

Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

 

Program: 2.5 days (plus pre-and post-activities)

 

Workshops: 1-2 days of supplementary workshops and/or capacity building sessions.

 

Who should Attend: 

  • Angel investors and venture capitalists
  • Global financial institutions
  • Key leaders in the technology transfer industry
  • Universities 

 

Tracks: 

 

Energy

•Renewable energies including solar, wind, geothermal

•Nuclear fusion

•Clean technologies including oil and gas

•Photovoltaic

•Automotive technologies

•Batteries

•Carbon capture

•Technologies to reduce

 

Life Science

•Pharmaceuticals

•Generics

•Prescriptions

•Over-the-counter

•Medical devices and supplies

•Diagnostics

 

Information Communication Technologies

•Wireless technology

•Internet

•Networking

•Hardware

•Software

•Imaging

 


 

 

 

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Announcement

The T3 Steering Committee is pleased to announce that the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development has signed on as title sponsor of the T3 Forum. We look forward to working with the ADDED, who lends extensive economic expertise, business relationships and UAE policy insight to the Forum.

 



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Agenda

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Registration and Information Area Open: 15:00 - 20:30

  • Monday, October 18, 2010
    GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

    7:30 - 8:30: Breakfast in the Exhibition Area

    8:30 - 8:45: Welcome and Opening Ceremony, including introductory remarks

    8:45 - 9:30: Opening Keynote Presentation: The Current State of Technology Transfer in the Middle East

    9:30 - 10:30: Keynote Presentation: International Perspectives on Technology Transfer

    10:30 - 11:00: Morning Break: Refreshments and Networking in the Exhibition Area

    11:00 - 12:30: Plenary Panels: Energy/material science needs and initiatives throughout the GCC/MENA region

    12:30 - 13:30: Networking Lunch

    13:30 - 15:00: Moderated Panel Discussions (Choose One)
    Track 2: Life Science
    Track 3: Information Communication Technology

    15:00 - 16:00: Speed Networking Session

    16:00 - 18:00: Afternoon break with refreshments and networking in the Exhibition Area

    13:30 - 15:00: Universities and research institutions will "pitch" their technologies to interested investors
    Track 1: Energy
    Track 2: Life Science
    Track 3: Information Communication Technology

    19:30 - 21:45: Reception and Dinner with keynote presentation

  • Tuesday, October 19, 2010
    DISCOVERY AND INNOVATION

    7:30 - 8:30: Breakfast in the Exhibition Area

    8:30 - 8:45: Opening Remarks

    8:45 - 9:30: Opening Keynote Presentation: Discovery and innovations for technology transfer

    9:30 - 10:30: Keynote Presentation

    10:30 - 11:00: Morning break, refreshments and networking in the Exhibition Area

    11:00- Noon: Interactive case studies for track 1
    Track 1: Energy

    Noon - 13:00: Interactive case studies for tracks 2 and 3
    Track 2: Life Science
    Track 3: Information Communication Technology (ICT)

    13:00 - 14:00: Networking lunch Designated by track
    Track 1: Energy
    Track 2: Life Science
    Track 3: ICT

    14:00 - 16:00: Facilitated panel discussions

    Track 1: Energy

    • Panel 1.1: Renewable energy, including solar, wind and geothermal
    • Panel 1.2: Clean technologies including oil and gas
    • Panel 1.3: Nuclear fusion
    • Panel 1.4: Photovoltaic
    • Panel 1.5: Automative technologies

    Track 2: Life Science

    • Panel 2.1: Pharmaceu-ticals, including generics, presciptions, and over-the-counter
    • Panel 2.2: Medical devices and supplies
    • Panel 2.3: Diagnostics
    • Panel 2.4: TBD
    • Panel 2.5: TBD

    Track 3: ICT

    • Panel 3.1: TBD
    • Panel 3.2: TBD
    • Panel 3.3: TBD
    • Panel 3.4: TBD
    • Panel 3.5: TBD

    16:00 - 16:30: Afternoon break with refreshments and networking in the Exhibition Area

    16:30 - 18:30: Marketplace of ideas and partnerships

    18:00 - 19:00: Plenary Session and concluding remarks: Future ideas for strengthening technology transfer in the region

    20:00 - 22:30: Reception and Dinner and Awards Presentations

  • Wednesday, October 20, 2010
    POLICY AND GOVERNMENT

    7:30 - 8:30: Breakfast in the Exhibition Area

    8:30 - 8:45: Opening Remarks

    8:45 - 9:30: Opening Keynote Presentation

    9:30 - 10:30: Government and/or government investment authority presentations - UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Bahrain

    10:30 - 11:00: Morning break, refreshments and networking in the Exhibition Area

    13:30 - 15:00: Policy roundtables for track 1
    Track 1: Energy

    13:30 - 15:00: Policy roundtables for tracks 2 and 3
    Track 2: Life Science
    Track 3: Information Communication Technology

    13:00 - 15:30: Closing Luncheon with Recap

    15:30 - 18:00: Afternoon Workshops

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Goals
  1. Discovery, Education and Innovation
  2. Policy
  3. Public-Private Partnership Development

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Travel

The Technology Transfer Today (T3) Forum will be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, October 18 – 20, 2010 and will be hosted at the luxurious, newly opened 5-star Fairmont Bab Al Bahr Hotel & Meeting Center, centrally located just 25 kilometers from the Abu Dhabi International Airport. The hotel offers the finest accommodations, amenities, nine restaurants & nightclubs, 24-hour room service and spa offerings. All guestrooms feature beds with pillow-top mattresses, complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access, and high-definition televisions.

 

A special group rate has been negotiated for all T3 attendees. Check back soon for further reservation updates and a link to the T3 reservation website.

 

Fairmont Bal Al Bahr Hotel Fairmont Bal Al Bahr Hotel

Fairmont Bal Al Bahr Hotel

 

About Abu Dhabi


The capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi is the seat of UAE government and home to the Emirati Royal family. Abu Dhabi has a rich history that can be traced back more than 5,000 years, More than $1 trillion is invested worldwide in this emirate alone and it is the wealthiest of the seven emirates in the UAE in terms of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and per capita income.

 

Abu Dhabi plays a large role in the world economy:

  • Its sovereign wealth fund, the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) is currently valued at US $ 875 billion, making it the world's wealthiest sovereign fund in terms of total asset value.
  • Abu Dhabi holds 9% of the world’s proven oil reserves (98.2bn barrels) and almost 5% of the world’s natural gas (5.8 trillion cu metres).
  • Abu Dhabi is a Middle East financial centre with the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange; Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates; The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) and Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB), both majority owned by the Abu Dhabi Investment Council.
  • Abu Dhabi has western-friendly business policies & incentives such as free trade zones.
  • Abu Dhabi is the government seat of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and is a government that believes in investing in the future in large, imaginative ways. MASDAR City, located in Abu Dhabi, is the world’s first zero emissions city and the Burj Khalifa, located in Dubai, is the world’s tallest building.

 

 

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Area Info
 
Fairmont Bab Al Bahr, Abu Dhabi, UAE

       P.O. Box 114304
       Between The Bridges
       Abu Dhabi,
       United Arab Emirates
       +971 2 654 3000

http://fairmont.com/babalbahr

babalbahr.reservations@fairmont.com

Time zone:
GMT/UTC +4:00 hours
(summer daylight savings time is GMT/UTC +3:00 hours)

Currency:
AED (Arab Emirates Dirham)
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Partners

We have been working closely with the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM), the Licensing Executive Society Arab Countries (LES-AC), the Gulf Venture Capital Association (GVCA) and the Arabian Knowledge Economy Association.

 

In addition, our global steering committee includes members from universities such as California Institute of Technology, Harvard University, the National University of Singapore and Kyoto University.

 

We have also been working closely with the investment community such as Khazaen Venture Capital and Wildcat Venture Management.

 

Additional industry representatives include the Qatar Science & Technology Park and Ascent Group Technologies.

 

We are currently reaching out to major companies to expand our international steering committee to include representatives based in the Middle East region. Current representatives include GE Energy and Qualcomm Incorporated.

 



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Event Partners
1AUTM

Al Tamimi & Company

Ascent

CALTECH

Cambridge Biomagnetics

Dalhousie University

Euroconsultants DTM

Failaka

GVCA

Harvard

Huron

IDO

Khazaen

LES

Merck

NUS

Qatar Science & Technology Park

Qualcomm Incorporated

Real Time

Sathguru

U of W

University of Florida College of Engineering

Wildcat Venture

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Sponsors

 WHY SPONSOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TODAY (T3)?

 

  • T3 will allow your organization to position itself among other innovators in this region.

 

  • T3 will improve visibility to prospective licensing partners and venture capitalists.

 

  • T3 will maximize your organization’s exposure on all marketing and communication of this event.

 

  • T3 will showcase new products and opportunities.

 

  • T3 will benefit from priority treatment in the partnering process.


For more information regarding Sponsorship, please contact:

 

Dana Black

T3 Sponsorship Project Manger

+1.877.252.4443 ext. 707

dana.black@embarkteam.com

 

 

 

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Silver Sponsors
Qualcomm Incorporated

Sponsor RFP
If you are interested in sponsoring the T3 Forum, please contact us directly for more information.