Tech & Toast Archive
This is a list of the programs we have hosted recently for our Technology & Toast series. Click on the links for access to more information about the presentation. When avaialble, slides and/or video of the presentation were uploaded to the site.
2010
- January - "Uncle Sam Needs You" by Kristofer Parker Deputy for Small Business Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division
- February - "ADM Micro: A Star on the Horizon" by Mark Vinson, Vice President of Engineering for ADM Micro
- March - "Cultivating Organizational Innovation and Creativity" by Rory Falato, Principal at Market and Products
- May - "Brute Strength, Ignorance, and a Good Wife" by Jonathan Hagmaier, CEO at Interactive Achievement, Inc.
- June - "A Systematic Approach to Results" by Andrew McCauley, VP of Marketing, Kollmorgen, A Danaher Company
- July - "Biomedical Research: A Startup Catalyst" by Dr. Michael Friedlander, Founding Executive Director, VT Carilion Research Institute
2009
- January - "What Really Happens to Your E-waste?" by Joe Clayton, CEO of Synergy Recycling, LLC
- February - "Going Global: Opportunities for Your Company" by Paul H. Grossman, Jr., Director of International Trade and Investment, The Virginia Economic Development Partnership
- March - "Business Intelligence: Big Results with a Small Budget" by Jeff Pittges, Assistant Professor of the Information Technology Department at Radford University
- April - "Strategic Energy Initiatives at Virginia Tech" by Donald J. Leo Special Assistant on Energy Initiatives, Office of the Vice President for Research Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies College of Engineering Professor, Mechancial Engineering Department Virginia Tech
- June - "Effective Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations", a panel discussion including Thomas Becher of tba PR & Advertising, John Carlin of Access Advertising and Public Relations, and Ernest DelBuono of Neathawk, Dubuque & Packett
- July - "Creating Value with the VT Midas Institute" by Rob Slee, Founder of Midas Nation
- August - "Neurons, Networks & Net Worth" by William H. Sanders, Director of the Arts Initiative at Virginia Tech
- November - "81 Reasons to Connect" by Jay Foster, Member of the Roanoke Creative Connectors Initiative
- December - "Making the Most of Your NCTC Membership" by Cory Donovan, NCTC Executive Director
2008
- January - "Inventions, Partnerships, and Possibilities: How Virginia Tech is Inventing the Future by Creating Business Opportunities from Scientific Innovation" by Mark Coburn, Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties
- February - "Dancing with the Gorilla: The Webmail-Rackspace Merger" by Ben Hubbard, Mailtrust (formerly Webmail)
- March - "Team Victor Tango: Who's at the Wheel?" by Michael Fleming, TORC Technologies
- April - "An Explanation of the SAFETY Act" by Bruce Davidson, Department of Homeland Security
- June - "Collaborating with Virginia Tech" by Chris Cornelius, The Institute for Critical and Applied Science at Virginia Tech
- July - "High Tech Strategy, Are You Competing Blind?" by Daryl Scott, Attaain, Inc.
- August - "Thinking About Green" by Sean McGinnis, VT Green Engineering Program
- September - "Innovative Principles in Product Development" by Kevin Creehan, Schultz-Creehan
- November - "The Current Financial Market and Its Impact on Innovation in the NewVa Region" A Panel Discussion
- December - "How Small Tech Companies can do Business with Local & State Governments" by Daniel "Bud" Oakey, Advantus Strategies, LLC
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