ICT Commercialization Workshop, June 2010

UTEN International Workshop 2010 #1:
Commercialization and Technology Transfer in Communications Security and Information Networking
in collaboration with CMU-Portugal, CMU, CyLAB and others
15-16 June 2010
Lisbon, Catholic University of Portugal

Speakers | Program | Photos

1stAnnouncement: International Workshop’10 #1

The main topic will be “Corporate Partnering to Facilitate University Commercialization Activities”. This Workshop is organized in collaboration with the Carnegie Mellon University-Portugal Program and CyLab, Cyber Security Research Center and will be held at the Catholic University of Portugal, in Lisbon, from 15 to 16 June 2010, with Hyong Kim, Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, as keynote speaker and also seven other invited speakers from Carnegie Mellon University.

Information and Communication Technologies

“Corporate Partnering to Facilitate University Commercialization Activities”

15-16 June 2010, Catholic University of Portugal, Lisbon

Summary

Speakers from Carnegie Mellon University will discuss the ways in which a university can engage corporate partners in the process of innovation and technology commercialization. An overview of each of the functional offices will be provided as well as strategies for working together to achieve the greatest benefits for the university, its faculty and corporate partners.

The Keynote Speaker will present current and future challenges in collaborative research within communication security and information networking.

Keynote Speaker:

Hyong Kim, Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University

Invited Speakers:

Gene Hambrick, Corporate Relations of CyLab

Bill Swisher, Acting Senior Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations

Curt Stone, Executive in Residence at Carnegie Mellon University, Director of the QoLT Foundry and Industry Liaison

Tara Brandstad, Associate Director, Center for Technology Transfer and Enterprise Creation (CTTEC)

MaryBeth Shaw, Assistant General Counsel

Amir Anwar, Director of International Alumni Relations

Joanne Kyriacopoulos, Export Control Compliance Officer

Advanced Corporate Partnering (15th June)

Various examples of corporate partnering arrangements will be introduced and discussed, including corporate gifts, Sponsored Research Agreements, Consortium Agreements, Licenses and the use of Master Agreements. In addition, the panel will discuss, cultivating corporate partnerships, and alumni relationships, and efforts to attract key corporate partners to facilities on or near campus. Attendees will be introduced to Carnegie Mellon’s CyLab (cyber security) Consortium and Quality of Life ERC Consortium. Representatives will discuss the consortium structures, relationships with corporate members, member rights and privileges and models for commercialization partnerships.

Specific issues in corporate partnering will be addressed, including publication, intellectual property ownership, the use of university facilities, access to students and faculty conflict of interest and consulting.

Hands-on Working Sessions (16th June)

The Case Study sessions are intended to be interactive working sessions. Each case study will be introduced by one of the presenters. The participants will break into working groups to address and discuss the relevant issues of the case, followed by a group discussion. Case studies will focus on the details of various types of agreements commonly entered into with corporate partners, and may include sponsored research agreements, consortium agreements, licenses, and corporate gifts.