External Technology Network
Fall 2018 Networks Conference
September 17-19, 2018
Westin Cleveland Downtown
777 St. Clair Ave. NE, Cleveland, OH 44114

Monday, September 17

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm / Introductions and “Hot Topics” Roundtable
Calypso Room
Attendees should come prepared to share a particular challenge or success they have recently experienced in their company. This is an opportunity for everyone to learn more about each other as well as share insight and assist with developing solutions.
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm / Welcome Dinner
Orchid West Room

Tuesday, September 18

7:30 am – 8:00 am / Breakfast
Vanda North and South
8:00 am – 9:00 am / Supporting Startups Through Internal Decision-Making Process
Calypso
Presenters: Rick Jacubinas (Solvay), Werner Kaufmann (BASF Corporation), Bill Liechty (Dow DuPont)
9:00 am – 10:00 am / Taking Disruptive Opportunities to Leaders
Calypso
Ben Haskell (Lam Research)
10:00 am – 10:30 am / Networking Break
Vanda Foyer
10:30 am – 12:00 pm / Connecting Technologies to Business Opportunities (ETN, NBDN)
Calypso
Annmarie Martin (U.S. Army Research Lab), David, McCallum (Argonne National Laboratory) Jonathan Volk (CASIS)
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm / Networking Lunch
Vanda North & South
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm / Scouting Innovative Technologies to Create New Customer Experiences
Calypso
Alex Fensore (Sherwin-Williams Company)
2:00 pm – 5:30 pm / Field Trips (pre-registration is required)
-CaseWestern Reserve University’s Interactive Commons and IoT Collaborative
-Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (featuring a presentation by President and CEO Greg Harris)
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm / Happy Hour
6:30 pm / Dinner on Your Own

Wednesday, September 19

7:30 am – 8:00 am / Breakfast
Vanda North
8:00 am – 9:00 am / Special Topics in ETN
AECOM Room A
9:00 am – 10:00 am / Company Presentations: AECOM Room A
The Boeing Company
Presenter: Mithra Sankrithi
The Boeing Commercial Airplanes Overview will discuss airline markets, successful airplanes to serve these airline markets, and the technologies, innovations and supply chain that enable these successful airplanes. Some historical context will also be presented on how Boeing grew over its first century into the World’s largest aerospace company, and looking forward to a second century of aerospace leadership & service to growing numbers of travelers throughout the World.
Solvay
Presenter: Rick Jacubinas
Xinova
Presenter: Mark Klopp
Innovation in today’s world requires a different approach because more often than not the solutions are much less obvious. Xinova partners to share the risk of ideas, capital, prototyping and intellectual property so companies can innovate more efficiently.
10:00 am – 10:30 am / Networking Break
Seventh Floor Foyer
10:30 am – 12:00 pm / Open Innovation Approaches to Augmenting the R&D Pipeline
Presenter: Emily Riley (Energizer)
Implementing a practice of open innovation in corporate R&D organizations is evolving delivering emerging lessons to be learned. This presentation highlights a practitioner perspective on three main areas of focus which can lead to successfully augmenting a company’s R&D pipeline: leveraging a disciplined methodology to defining your organization’s technical hurdles; taking a comprehensive approach to discovering external technology enablers; and developing strategic partnerships which offer a range of opportunities for the organization.
AECOM Room A
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm / Working Lunch
Seventh Floor Foyer
1:00 pm / Meeting Adjourns