NanoBusiness Conference

April 30, 2004

"Exploring Opportunities in NanoBusiness"

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"Nanotechnology offers the promise of breakthroughs that will revolutionize the way we detect and treat disease, monitor and protect the environment, produce and store energy, and build complex structures as small as an electronic circuit or as large as an airplane."

- White House, Dec 2003

Conference Date: Friday, April 30, 2004

Time: 7:30 A.M. - 1:30 P.M.

Location:

Allen Center, Kellogg School of Management,

Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

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Registration related queries may be forwarded to Andreas Pecher.

  • Kellogg/Northwestern Student/Faculty - $20
  • Kellogg/Northwestern Alumni - $100
  • Corporate/External Attendee - $150

Note: All non-Kellogg students/faculty/alumni please first log-in as a "Corporate/External Attendee" and then select the non-Kellogg Student/Faculty/Alumni registration fee.

Theme: "NanoBusiness" - Exploring the Opportunities
Join leading Business Leaders, F500 Executives, Venture Capitalists, and Kellogg faculty and students as we explore the intersection of business, technology, and application at the atomic level.  Nanotechnology involves working with materials and systems at the size of 1 billionth of a meter, or a nano meter.  Attend this special Kellogg conference to learn how billions of dollars in government funding, new scientific breakthroughs, venture capital investments and 300% stock market growth is changing the future business landscape in every industry.  Presentations, panel discussions, and Kellogg’s power community make this an event you can’t miss.

Over the years, the Kellogg has become a focal point attracting industry leaders from across the United States as well as providing a time for Kellogg alumni to reconnect. Additionally, student involvement in the Conference planning provides a unique opportunity for students to interact with professionals, while learning about the issues facing the industry. We invite you to attend!

Program & Schedule:

7:30 – 8:00  AM

 

Registration & Coffee

 

8:00 – 9:00  AM

 

Presentation: Exploring NanoBusiness

Presenter:

9:00 – 10:00  AM

 

Panel Discussion: Entrepreneurial & Investment Activity

 

Moderator:

Sean Murdock, Executive Director, Atomworks

 

Panelists:

10:00 – 10:30 AM

 

Break & Poster Session

The poster session will feature Nanotechnology projects undertaken by Northwestern University.

 

10:30 – 11:30AM

 

Presentation: Building NanoBusiness

Presenter:

11:30AM – 12:30PM

 

Panel Discussion: Commercializing NanoTechnology

 

Moderator:

Dr. Mohanbir S. Sawhney, McCormick Tribune Foundation Professor of Technology, Kellogg School of Management
 

Panelists:

12:30 – 1:00 PM

 

Lunch

 

 

For Additional Information Contact:

Vik Ghai at vghai2004 @kellogg.northwestern.edu

(1) Businessmen, venture capitalists, politicians, advisers and a Nobel laureate stood behind President George W. Bush as he signed the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act into law on December 3, 2003 providing funding of $3.6 billion for nanotechnology research.