2nd Annual Marine Robotics Entrepreneurship Forum
July 14-15, 2016
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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July 14, 2016
Innovators Showcase and Networking Social
LOSOS High Bay
| 4:00pm – 7:00pm | Opening Remarks DASN Frank Kelley (Ret. USMC BGen) Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Unmanned Systems |
July 15, 2016
Presentations, Discussions, and Networking Opportunities
Clark Laboratory 507
| 8:00am – 8:30am | Breakfast (provided) |
| 8:30am – 8:45am | Welcome and Technology Inflections Jim Bellingham, WHOI Consortium for Marine Robotics |
| 8:45am – 9:30am | Shipwrecks and Robots Dana Yoerger, WHOI |
| 9:30am – 10:00am | Networking Break |
| 10:00am – 11:00am | Panel: Emerging Markets and Market Trends: The view from Industry Panelists • Hauke Kite-Powell, WHOI: Macro-economic perspective • Jay Borkland, Apex Companies: Energy perspective • Scott Lindell, WHOI: Aquaculture perspective • John Trowbridge, WHOI: Trends in ocean observing systems • Zdenka Willis, NOAA: U.S. IOOS Ocean Enterprise Industry StudyPanel Questions: • What are the existing and emerging markets for marine robotics and their applications and uses? • What is inhibiting or supporting acceptance of a marine robotics market? • What steps can and should be taken to accelerate marine robotics technology development and market creation? |
| 11:00am – 12:00pm | Participating Company Flash Talks Leslie-Ann McGee, WHOI CMR, Facilitator Blue Robotics Sea Machines Fourstar Open Water Power Igloo Innovation SeaLite Engineering iXblue The Blue Institute of Cape Cod JP Analytics Juice Robotics Massachusetts Technology Collaborative Riptide Department of Energy ARPA-E |
| 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Lunch (provided) |
| 1:00pm – 1:45pm | Keynote VADM Michael Connor (Ret.) Founding CEO of Thayer Mahan and former commander of U.S. Submarine Forces Challenges and opportunities in the emerging marine defense robotics market |
| 1:45pm - 2:45pm | Panel: Low-cost Vehicles Panelists • Jeff Smith, Riptide Autonomous Systems • Ethan Butler, Bluefin Robotics • Bob Anderson, Ocean Server • Tom Altshuler, Teledyne Marine SystemsPanel Questions: • What do you think are the market opportunities for small marine robotic vehicles? • What is holding back the development of small vehicles? • What sensors or subsystems do you wish you had to support small vehicle innovations? • How do you see capabilities of small vehicles evolving in the next 1-5 years? |
| 2:45pm - 3:15pm | Networking Break |
| 3:15pm - 4:30pm | Panel: Financing Technology Start-Ups and Small Company Resources Panel Panelists • Steve An, Serial Entrepreneur • Peter Karlson, Ne-uon; Entrepreneur-In-Residence, Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce • Ken Morse, Entrepreneurship Ventures, Inc.Panel Questions: • What is your vision of how small robotics companies can get access to venture capital or other funding? • When and how is it realistic or timely to go after venture capital? • What are your suggestions for alternative methods of financing? • How do you see the prospects of funding changing as marine robotics evolve? • What specific resources do you suggest small companies utilize or access to support their business plan? |
| 4:30pm - 5:00pm | Wrap Up and Next Steps
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