SD Biotech Association: Livestock Network: September 27, 2010

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Livestock Network: September 27, 2010
Bringing Industries, Universities and Investors Together
Sheraton Sioux Falls Hotel
1211 North West Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 57104

Registration Information
To register, email Liz Larkin with your contact information or call 605-274-3714

Agenda

12:50	Welcome Elizabeth Larkin, Executive Director, South Dakota Biotechnology Association
1:00 - 2:30	Industry Panel Moderator: Barry Dunn - Dean of Agriculture, SDSU Howard B. Urnovitz - Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer/Chief Science Officer and Co-Founder, Chronix Biomedical Michelle Haven - VP of Business Development, Pfizer Joseph Bedell - PhD, Director, Commercial Animal Technologies Group, Sigma-Aldrich
2:30 - 4:00	Venture Capital Panel Moderator: Mark Lueke - Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of South Dakota Innovation Partners, LLC Thomas Thornton - Kansas Bioscience Authority Mike Jerstad - Partner, PrairieGold Venture Partners Ronald Meeusen - Managing Partner, MidPoint Food & Ag Fund, LP
4:00 - 4:30	Networking Break An opportunity to speak with panel members and other attendees about business and collaboration opportunities
4:30 - 6:00	Working with Universities and Public Entities Moderator: Kevin Kephart - Vice President of Research, SDSU Barry Dunn - Dean of Agriculture, South Dakota State University Rich Naser - South Dakota Technology Business Center Sharron Quisenberry - Vice President of Research and Economic Development at Iowa State
6:00 - 7:30	Reception