2024 SBIR Key Speakers

Henry Ahn

Program Director, National Science Foundation

Kari Ashmont

Translational Team Lead, NIH

Peter Atherton

Program Director, National Science Foundation

Connie Benesh

SBIR Outreach Manager, DHS

Eddie Billingslead

Small Business Strategy Coordinator, NIGMS

Eric Blatt

IP Attorney, Scale Firm

Devin Bohanan

APFIT Program Manager, DoD

Larry Branthoover

PEO(T) APEO Science and Technology, NAVAIR, Navy

Elizabeth Burrows

Technology Manager, Bioenergies Technologies office, DOE

Alf Carroll

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), Raytheon Technologies

Daniel Carroll

Program DIrector, AFWERX

Dan Cassenti

Research Psychologist, Army

Eileen Chant

Outreach Program Manager, DOE

Melinda Coffman

SBIR/STTR Program Coordinator, USDA

Jose Colucci

General Business Specialist, NIST

Krista Covey

North Carolina - FAST, FAST

Stephanie Fertig

Director, NIH Small Business Program

Allen Franke

Program Manager, AFWERX

Colleen Gibney

SBIR/STTR Deputy Project Manager, DHA

Jacqueline Gray

SBIR Program Manager, NIST

Glen Gulyas

President, Available Networks

Carlos Gutierrez

Innovation Outreach Specialist - National Programs, USPTO

Elden Hawkes, Jr.

Program Analyst, SBA

Nancy Kamei

Program Director, SBA

Jason Kessler

SBIR/STTR Program Executive, NASA

Brian LaCroix

CPA, Jameson & Company

Hutch McClendon

Program Manager & Business Consultant, FAST

Dana McCoskey

Environmental Technologies Manager, DOE

Ed Metz

SBIR Program Manager, US Department of Education

Tammi Neville

Program Specialist, USDA

Erick Page-Littleford

Director, SBIR/STTR Program Office, U.S. Small Business Administration

Jagadeesh Pamulapati (Invited)

Director, Laboratories, OUSD R&E

Vinny Pande

Space Ventures Branch Chief, SpaceWERX

Benjamin Pimentel

Marine Corps Lead, Warfighter Engagement

Eric Poppe

Managing Director, Cherry Bekaert

Lindsay Portnoy

Program Director, NSF

Carol Rabke

Technology to Market (T2M) Advisor, DOE

Meena Rajagopal

Program Officer, NIH

Terrell Reid

Manager of Supplier Diversity Programs, Northrop Grumman

April Richards

SBIR Program Manager, Environmental Protection Agency

Jennifer Rocha

Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, ATI, TechConnect Division

Abigail Roots

Program Manager, Chemical and Biological Defense Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Programs

Chris Sasiela

Director, Innovator Support Services, NIH

Ben Schrag

Program Director and Policy Liason, NSF

Jenny Servo

President, Dawnbreaker

Darren Shaffer

DOT SBIR Contracting Officer, DOT

Devanand Shenoy

Principal Director, Microelectronics

Michelle Shinn

Program Manager, Office of Nuclear Physics

Brian Shipley

Program Manager, Navy

Ruth Shuman

I-Corps Program Director, NSF

Brittany Sickler

Director of Ecosystem Development / Office of Investment and Innovation, U.S. Small Business Administration

Randy Simpson

Chief Operating Officer, TechOpp, Inc.

Gina Sims

Director of Defense SBIR/STTR Program, DOD

Bob Smith

Consultant, SBIR Expert

Dilawar Syed

Deputy Administrator, SBA

Jennnifer Thabet

Program Manager, DARPA

Ron Uba (Invited)

Senior Business Development Specialist, MBDA

Matthew Williams

Director, OTST Program, OUSD (R&E) Technology Portfolio Manager, DoD

Keith Woodman

SBIR Senior Operations Manager, NASA

Candace Wright

SBIR/STTR Program Lead, MDA