Conference Agenda
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
7:45 Registration Opens
8:20 Opening remarks - Room 202A
INNOVATION PIPELINE - Room 202A
8:30 New Ideas Contest
8:40 SC Launch!/Introduction of the University Panel
8:55 College of Charleston
East Tennessee State
USC
MUSC
UNCC
Clemson
9:45 Break
ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPANIES - Room 202A (Order subject to change)
Press release with details of presenters
10:00 11Giraffes Company - Charlotte, NC
10:10 Blueridge Analytics - Charlotte, NC
10:20 Climax Global Energy - Allendale, SC
10:30 DigitalDerm - Columbia, SC
10:40 Emerge Industries - Johnson City, TN
10:50 ESP Systems - Charlotte, NC
11:00 FirstString - Charleston, SC
11:10 GET Interactive - Winston Salem, NC
11:20 Infinity Learning Solutions - Asheville, NC
11:30 Lab Escape - Asheville, NC
11:40 PinPoint GeoTech - Clemson, SC
11:50 PromoPipeline - Greenville, SC
12:00 Q Tires - Greenville, SC
12:10 Selah Technologies - Pendleton, SC
12:20 SensorTech - Greenville, SC
12:30 TiBA Solutions - Simpsonville, SC
12:45

LUNCH - 202 A-B-C
1:00

Keynote Presentation

Neal Peterson - No Barriers!
2:00

INNOVATION HALL OPENS
5:30

NETWORKING RECEPTION
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
7:45 Registration Opens
8:00

INNOVATION HALL OPENS
8:20 Opening remarks - Room 202A
ANCHOR PRESENTATIONS - Room 202A (Order subject to change)
8:30 South Carolina Department of Commerce
8:50 South Carolina Research Authority
9:10 Zeus Industrial
9:30 Michelin Americas
9:50 BlueCross BlueShield of SC
10:10 Milliken & Company
10:30 Break
10:50 Sustainability Roundtable
11:10 Advanced Materials Roundtable
11:30 Large Scale Computing Roundtable
12:30

LUNCH - 202 A-B-C
12:45

Keynote Presentation

Kevin Skillern, Senior Vice President at GE Energy Financial Services, Venture Capital
2:00

INNOVATION HALL CLOSES