UPCOMING POLICY EVENTS

Public Policy Committee

Ted Roth (Chair), President, Roth Capital Partners
Jason Anderson, Vice President, CleanTECH San Diego and Executive Director, CleanTECH San Diego Education Foundation
Bruce Artim, Director, Federal Affairs, Lilly
Lee Barken, Partner, Haskell & White LLP
Leo Bottary, Vice President, Public Affairs, Vistage International Inc.
Julia Brown, Director, Targacept, Inc.
Dominique Cano-Stocco, Director, State and Local Government Relations, UC San Diego
Kevin Carroll, Executive Director, TechAmerica
Karen Dow, Partner, Sughrue Mion, PLLC
Mike Elconin, Technology and Business Advisor, von Liebig Center Jacobs School of Engineering, UC San Diego
Doug Farry, Managing Director, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
Todd Gillenwater, Vice President, Public Policy, CHI
April Grant, Life Sciences Practice, Fabiani & Company
Karen Hewitt, Partner, Jones Day
Greg Horowitt, Executive Director, Global CONNECT
Jimmy Jackson, Vice President, Public Policy, BIOCOM
Ken Jenkins, Managing Partner, San Diego office, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Ron Katznelson, President, Bi-Level Technologies
Alan Kholos, Director, Legal Operations & Government Relations, CareFusion
Nick Leibham, Of Counsel, K&L Gates LLP
Robert McCray, CEO, Wireless Life Science Alliance
Dr. Anton Monk, Co-Founder & Vice President Technology, Entropic Communications
Barbara Perry, Director, Government Research Relations, UC San Diego
Andrew Poat, Vice President, Public Policy, San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation
Monique Rodriguez, Senior Manager, Government Affairs, Qualcomm Inc.
Duane Roth, CEO, CONNECT
Dennis Ryan, Director, Science Policy & Public Affairs, Pfizer
David Schroeder, Director, Federal Government Relations, UC San Diego
Patrick Shipley, Director of Government Affair, Cricket Communications
Timothy Tardibono, Policy Director & Chief Counsel, CONNECT
Jori Tulkki, Associate Director, Government and Corporate Affairs, Gen-Probe Incorporated
Angelika Villagrana, Executive Director, Public Policy, San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce

Public Policy Events

Upcoming Events

February 2, 2012
Innovation 101: Technology and Innovation in Life-Sciences Research
Accelerating the Commercialization of an anti-cancer biotech innovation

Past Events

December 14, 2011
CONNECT presents a Public Policy Forum with USPTO Director David Kappos
A Review of the America Invents Act and its impact on the USPTO

October 18, 2011
Innovation 101: Technology and Innovation in Proof of Concept Centers
Accelerating the Commercialization of University Innovation

May 26, 2011
Public Policy Forum – Structuring and Financing the Cleantech Deal

February 24, 2011
Capitol Hill Briefing Innovation 101: Technology and Innovation in the Biofuel Industry

January 25, 2011
Public Policy Forum – Wireless Healthcare Reimbursement and Regulation – Practical Approaches to Wireless Health Innovation: Diagnostics, Delivery & Cost

November 9, 2010
Public Policy Forum – PTO's Proposed Three-Track Examination Process: A Review of the Benefits and Pitfalls Featuring United States Patent & Trademark Office Commissioner for Patents, Robert Stoll

September 30, 2010
Public Policy Forum – The Obama Administration Innovation Policy Featuring U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, John Fernandez

September 14, 2010
Capitol Hill Briefing – Innovation 101: Technology and Innovation in the Action & Sport Industry, featuring Hall of Famer, Bill Walton

“CONNECT gives innovators a voice in the public policy decision-making process and is an advocate on behalf of early stage companies on issues affecting innovation and entrepreneurship. ”

Julia Brown

Vice Chair, Board of Trustees, University of California

Public Policy Contact:

Timothy Tardibono
Policy Director and Chief Counsel
Email: timothy@connect.org
Phone: (202) 412-7791
Fax: (202) 974-6366

Jessie Womble
State & Local Public Policy Manager
Email: jwomble@connect.org
Phone: (858) 964-1352
Fax: (858) 964-1301

San Diego
Office Address
8950 Villa La Jolla Drive
Suite A124
La Jolla, CA 92037

Mailing Address
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Suite A124
La Jolla, CA 92037

Washington DC
Office Address
University of California Washington Center
1608 Rhode Island Ave
Suite 245
Washington DC, 20036

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Public Policy Committee

Public Policy Events

Upcoming Events

February 2, 2012 Innovation 101: Technology and Innovation in Life-Sciences Research Accelerating the Commercialization of an anti-cancer biotech innovation

Past Events

December 14, 2011 CONNECT presents a Public Policy Forum with USPTO Director David Kappos A Review of the America Invents Act and its impact on the USPTO

October 18, 2011 Innovation 101: Technology and Innovation in Proof of Concept Centers Accelerating the Commercialization of University Innovation

May 26, 2011 Public Policy Forum – Structuring and Financing the Cleantech Deal

February 24, 2011 Capitol Hill Briefing Innovation 101: Technology and Innovation in the Biofuel Industry

January 25, 2011 Public Policy Forum – Wireless Healthcare Reimbursement and Regulation – Practical Approaches to Wireless Health Innovation: Diagnostics, Delivery & Cost

November 9, 2010 Public Policy Forum – PTO's Proposed Three-Track Examination Process: A Review of the Benefits and Pitfalls Featuring United States Patent & Trademark Office Commissioner for Patents, Robert Stoll

September 30, 2010 Public Policy Forum – The Obama Administration Innovation Policy Featuring U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, John Fernandez

September 14, 2010 Capitol Hill Briefing – Innovation 101: Technology and Innovation in the Action & Sport Industry, featuring Hall of Famer, Bill Walton