NAI - National Academy of Inventors Conference
NAI Conference - February 16-17, 2012, Tampa, Florida

Conference Topics & Information

Keynote Speakers

David Kappos
David Kappos
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

Dr. Thomas J. Fogarty
Dr. Thomas J. Fogarty
Inventor: Cardiac Balloon Catheter Winner: Lemelson-MIT Prize
Inductee: National Inventors Hall of Fame Founder: Fogarty Institute for Innovation

Purpose

To be a forum to encourage creative thinking and the spirit of innovation as well as promote invention... read more


Key Topics
  • The America Invents Act
  • New Disruptive Technologies
  • Translational Technology & Science
  • Funding Innovation
  • Patents & Public Policy
  • Environmental & Ethical Impact of Technologies
  • Technology Transfer & Commercialization
  • Innovation & Job Creation
  • Intellectual Property Protection
  • Tenure, Promotion & Patents
  • Changing the Academic Culture
  • The Next Generation of Inventors

Co-chairs

John Weete Auburn University
Vinit Nijhawan Boston University
Shinn-Zong Lin China Medical University
Marcus W. Shute Clark Atlanta University
Leonard D. Young Cleveland State University
Leonard Polizzotto Draper Laboratory
Marti Van Scott East Carolina University
Christina M. Frederick-Recascino Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Tanaga Boozer Florida A&M University
Barry T. Rosson Florida Atlantic University
Thomas J. Roberts Florida Gulf Coast University
Sharon Heise Florida Institute for Human &
Machine Cognition
Andrés G. Gil Florida International University
Howard J. Federoff Georgetown University
James J. Mulé H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
Felix A. Okojie Jackson State University
Vimal Chaitanya New Mexico State University
Robert Silva, Jr. Ohio University
Steven Price Oklahoma State University
Curtis R. Carlson SRI International
Joseph Mitola III Stevens Institute of Technology
Peter Wells The Jackson Laboratory
George R. Newkome University of Akron
Dan Daly University of Alabama
M.J. Soileau University of Central Florida
Sandra J. Degen University of Cincinnati
Nasser Arshadi University of Missouri-St. Louis
Prem S. Paul University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Michael F. Moore University of North Dakota
Paul R. Sanberg University of South Florida
Carolyn L. Cason University of Texas at Arlington

 

Contact Information

For questions, please contact:

Keara Leach
Conference Coordinator
3702 Spectrum Boulevard
Suite 175
Tampa, FL 33612-9444 USA
+1-813-974-5862
kleach@academyofinventors.org

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