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Speakers

Content Experts

Erin Defossé, VP of Products and Strategy at Edioma, Inc. and former Director of Austin Technology Incubator (ATI) Wireless for five years. http://www.ati.utexas.edu

Bill Hulsey, JD, IP Attorney and owner of the law firm HulseyIP. http://www.hulseyiplaw.com

Laura Kilcrease, Founding Director of ATI, experienced entrepreneur, and Managing Director of Triton Ventures, Austin, TX, an Austin-based VC firm specializing in enterprise software, information technology, communications technology, and advanced materials. http://www.tritonventures.com

Dr. Darius Mahdjoubi, Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at UT Dallas, St Edwards University in Austin, and a Research Associate at the IC² Institute. http://www.ic2.utexas.edu

Dr. Luis Medina, Director, Technology Business Accelerator (TechBA) housed in ATI to assist Mexican technology businesses in the US market. http://www.techbasv.com

Dr. Steve Nichols, Professor, College of Mechanical Engineering and Director of Advanced Manufacturing Center and Chair of Free Enterprise, and founding director of the Idea2Product Competition at UT Austin. http://www.engr.utexas.edu

Additional Personnel

UTEN Portugal Staff

  • Professor José Mendonça, Director of UTEN Portugal and Director of INESC
  • Professor Teresa Mendes, Co-Director of the UTEN Portugal and Director, IPN
  • Joana Ferreira, Assistant to the UTEN Director
  • Sofia Santos, UT Austin|Portugal CoLab Communications Officer

UTEN Austin staff

  • Dr. Dave Gibson, Director of UTEN Austin, Associate Director of the IC² Institute
  • Cliff Zintgraff, Program Manager, UTEN Austin
  • Erin Daley, Assistant to the Director, UTEN and CoLab Austin
  • Prentiss Riddle, Program Manager, CoLab Austin

UTEN Austin Consultants

  • Eli D. Mercer, Consultant - Technology Commercialization, Global Start-up and Expansion, Business Intelligence/Competitive Analysis
  • Tom Gardner, Consultant - Technology Commercialization, Pharmaceutical R&D and Regulatory Approval
  • Ana Amorim, Consultant- Technology Transfer in Portugal