NANOBUSINESS 2003 SPEAKERS

Thomas Abraham, Vice President of Research, Business Communications Company
Dr. Abraham is experienced both as a materials scientist and technical economic analyst in the field of advanced materials. In ons land is eicel donor niet verboden, maar stelt de wet wel voorwaard. He has made significant contributions to technology, industry and market analyses of advanced ceramics, synthetic diamonds and diamond films, magnetic materials, high performance coatings, and superconductors, with BCC multiclient and custom studies.

David Abrams, Managing Parter, Progressive Search Associates, Inc. and NanoTechnologyCareers.com
With over 20 years experience delivering management and engineering teams to startup and established organizations, David Abrams is one of the premier search executives in the technology industry. Profiled in Inc. magazine and quoted in publications such as the Boston Globe. Mr. Abrams founded Progressive Search Associates in 1988, and is currently Managing Director of both Progressive Search Associates Inc. and Nanotechnologycareers.com with offices headquartered in Westboro MA.

Norman Bensley, Special Counsel, Foley & Lardner
Jeg ved slet ikke, om din søster er egnet til ægdonor - og om hun er interesser. Norman C. Bensley is special counsel in the Washington, D.C. office of Foley & Lardner and a member of the firm's Tax and Individual Planning Department. His practice focuses on tax, pension, and securities law matters in the financial services industry. Mr. Bensley counsels life insurance and investment companies, investment advisers, and broker-dealers on product and corporate matters, including life insurance, annuities, and mutual funds. He represents clients, in connection with their financial products and corporate matters before the Internal Revenue Service, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and various trade associations. Mr. Bensley also counsels and represents tax-exempt organizations in matters before the Internal Revenue Service. Mr. Bensley has been practicing tax law since 1969 and has specifically worked with the life insurance industry since 1973, when he joined the legal staff of New York Life Insurance Company, where he served as chief tax counsel and was responsible for the company's federal government relations. Mr. Bensley has been active in the Tort and Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association for many years where he served on the Council (1995-1999) and is currently chair-elect of the Financial Services Integration Committee. He is also a member of the Federal Bar Association. Mr. Bensley has spoken frequently on legal programs dealing with the taxation and pension plan aspects of life insurance company and mutual fund products and has published articles and book chapters on tax law matters.

Edward H. Braun,Chairman and CEO, Veeco
Edward H. Braun has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Veeco since January 1990, was President of Veeco from October 2000 to March 2003. Veeco provides solutions for nanoscale applications in the worldwide semiconductor, data storage, telecommunications/wireless and scientific research markets. Prior to 1990, Mr. Braun served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Veeco's predecessor. Mr. Braun joined the predecessor in 1966 and held numerous positions with the predecessor, including Director of Marketing, Director of Operations, and General Manager. Mr. Braun is a member of the boards of Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International, a trade association for suppliers to the semiconductor industry ("SEMI"), of which he was Chairman of the Board in 1993, International Disk Drive Equipment and Materials Association (IDEMA), and Cymer, Inc., a supplier of excimer laser light sources, as used in deep ultra-violet photolithography systems.

Tom Cellucci, COO, Zyvex
Tom Cellucci is Zyvex's Chief Operating Officer. He joined Zyvex in July 2002. Cellucci is also the Founder, President & CEO of Cellucci Associates, Inc. (Wellesley, Massachusetts), a highly successful international high-technology management consulting firm. He possesses extensive experience in managing and leading hi-tech companies, having served in a variety of senior executive and director positions. Cellucci is the author or co-author of over 87 articles on nanotechnology, laser spectroscopy, environmental disturbance control, MEMS test and measurement and high-tech sales and marketing.

Dr. Richard J. Colton, Head, Surface Chemistry Branch, Naval Research Laboratory
Richard J. Colton is a supervisory research chemist and Head of the Surface Chemistry Branch at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Washington, DC. He earned his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Pittsburgh in 1972 and 1976, respectively. He performed his graduate work in the areas of ultraviolet and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. In 1976, he was a National Research Council Resident Research Associate at NRL working on secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS). Dr. Colton joined the NRL staff in 1977 and conducts basic and applied research in surface chemistry and nanoscience/nanotechnology. His current research interests include the measurement of the nanomechanical properties of materials using atomic force microscopy and the development of new sensors using electron tunneling and force transducers. He has published over 130 technical papers including ten book chapters and five patents. Dr. Colton is a member of the American Chemical Society (ACS), Sigma Xi, American Vacuum Society (AVS), American Physical Society (APS), and Materials Research Society (MRS). He was the first chairman of the AVS Division on Nanometer-scale Science and Technology in 1993, former chair of the AVS Applied Surface Science Division, and served on the AVS Board of Directors in 1992-93. He received the 1992 Hillebrand Prize awarded by the Chemical Society of Washington, was elected AVS Fellow in 1995, received the NRL-Sigma Xi Applied Science Award in 1999, and won numerous technical publication and technology transfer awards including the Federal Laboratory Consortium Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer in 2001.

Steve Crosby, President and Publisher, Small Times Media LLC
Bei der eizellspende waren dies ca. Small Times Media, created in January 2001, is the first publication to serve the fast-growing small tech industry. Small Times' bimonthly magazine, daily Web site and daily subscription news service deliver cutting edge news coverage and perspective to a global audience of entrepreneurs, corporate strategists, scientists and government leaders following the latest developments in nanotechnology and microsystems. Crosby directed the news coverage at Small Times for two years before he was promoted to president and publisher in March 2003. He is frequently quoted as a small tech source for the mainstream media and has served as a keynote speaker and moderated nanotechnology investing forums at Harvard Business School, with the NanoBusiness Alliance in Manhattan and at other national conferences. Crosby was executive editor of the Lansing (MI) State Journal from 1995 until joining Small Times in April 2001. Prior to that, he was the top news executive at daily newspapers in Lafayette, IN, and Wausau, WI. A native of Rochester, N.Y., Crosby worked as a reporter and editor at the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle for 10 years and was part of the reporting team that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, breaking news category, for coverage of a leak at a nuclear power plant.

Joe Cross, President and CEO, Nanophase
Mr. Cross has served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company since December 1998 and President and a director of the Company since joining the Company in November 1998. Prior to joining the Company in November 1998, Mr. Cross served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Aptech, a manufacturer of measurement, metering and control devices for the utility industry, from August 1996 to October 1998. From December 1993 to July 1996, Mr. Cross served as President of Aegis Technologies, an interactive telecommunications company. He holds a B.S. degree from Southwest Missouri University and attended the M.B.A. program at Southwest Missouri University.

Jim Denn, Director of Public Information, New York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research
As Director of Public Information for the New York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research (NYSTAR), Jim Denn is responsible to the Executive Director to manage and direct media relations and marketing as well as the information technology component of an agency charged with encouraging and expanding high technology academic research and economic development in New York State. Mr. Denn serves as a senior-level agency executive, as member of agency's executive policy team, and as chief spokesman. NYSTAR's mandate is to grow New York State's leadership position in high technology research and economic development. A critical element of NYSTAR's mission is the recognition that New York's world-class public and private research universities and academic centers are powerful economic development engines that can create new high-tech jobs and opportunity for New Yorkers. Mr. Denn is the former Executive Editor of two nationally distributed industry trade magazines and a former business writer for the Albany Times Union. He is a graduate of the State University College at Oneonta and he holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration from the Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy.

DJ Freed, President, First DJF Corp.
Dr. Freed is President of First DJF Corp, an IP and technology-consulting firm. He was most recently Vice President, Business Development of Nanophase Technologies Corporation from 1995 to 2003. His background is in commercializing new technology products: he was responsible for the successful startup of advanced materials initiatives in three Fortune 50 companies. From 1985-1995, Dr. Freed held senior marketing, strategic planning and product development positions with AMP, Inc. and its subsidiaries, primarily involved with developing and marketing advanced materials for microelectronics and photonics. From 1980-1985, he held similar positions with GTE Corp. and Imperial Chemical Industries, PLC and from 1972 to 1980 at Bell Telephone Laboratories. Dr. Freed holds a BA in chemistry from Queens College an MA and Ph.D. in chemistry from Harvard University and is a registered patent agent.

Daniel Gatti, Acting President and CEO, BigBangwidth
Mr. Gatti joined BigBangwidth as acting President and CEO in January 2002. Prior to BigBangwidth, Mr. Gatti was President and CEO of MAYAN and developed the UNIFIER™ -- a next generation, fiber-optic solution that is compatible with today's Internet infrastructure. The UNIFIER provides Multi-Service Optical Access Solutions aimed at unifying edge access and transport networks in metropolitan areas. At MAYAN Networks, Mr. Gatti raised $90 million dollars in equity from top tier venture capital investors. Prior to MAYAN Networks, Mr. Gatti was the Vice President and General Manager of 3Com's Network Service Provider Division, responsible for Internetworking products and solutions for the worldwide telecommunications industry. 3Com acquired Primary Access, where Mr. Gatti was Vice President of Worldwide Sales; a successful venture company in Remote Access products. He has over 30 years experience in the information processing and telecommunications industry including sales management, product management, strategic planning, and international distribution. Mr. Gatti also was President of Aptec Computer Systems, a venture backed company providing multi media video servers for the cable and telecommunication service providers. At Amdahl as Vice President of Marketing was responsible for commercial systems integration. At GTE, he was Vice President responsible for Product Management and Marketing for Fiber Optic Transmission systems. He also held sales and marketing management positions at IBM for 16 years. He is a member of the International Communication Forum Executive Advisory Council and involved in their education presentation program, specializing in Market Planning and Strategic Positioning. Mr. Gatti also has served as Chairman of the Internet Institute. Mr. Gatti serves on the board of TIA, the Telecommunications Industry Association, and on the board of Gensyn, a public network management company, and executive advisory board of USTA, the United State Telecom Association.

Maria Giovanni, Assistant Director for Microbial Genomics and Advanced Technologies, Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, NIAID/NIH/DHHS
Maria Y. Giovanni, Ph.D. holds a B.A. in Biology and a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the University of Pennsylvania. She did her postdoctoral training in the NIH laboratory of Nobel Prize Laureate, Dr. Marshall Nirenberg in molecular neuroscience. She continued at NIH in 1988 at the National Eye Institute as Director of Fundamental Retinal Processes and then Chief, Retinal Diseases Branch, and she also lead their efforts in Ocular Genomics. In 2000 she moved to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at NIH as Assistant Director for Microbial Genomics and Advanced Technologies and has recently been involved in leading and coordinating Biodefense Genomics/Proteomics and Medical Diagnostics for NIAID.

Lewis Gruber, CEO and Founder, Arryx
Lewis Gruber, CEO and a founder, was a founder and CEO of Hyseq, Inc. a publicly-held biotechnology company, from 1994 through 2000. While CEO of Hyseq, he raised over $70 million in a series of offerings, including the largest initial public offering of a biotechnology company in 1997 (underwritten by Lehman Bros., Salomon Smith Barney, and Fahnestock & Co. Inc.). He also negotiated collaborations for Hyseq totaling over $102 million, including a $60 million collaboration with American Cyanamid Company in December 1999. Mr. Gruber is a member of the Advisory Board to the Center for Biotechnology at Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management. He also is a member of the Illinois Strategic Plan for the Biotechnology Industry, where he participated as a member of the venture capital team. Mr. Gruber was a patent attorney with the firm of Marshall, O'Toole, Gerstein, Murray & Borun in Chicago, Illinois before he joined Hyseq.

Tim Harper, Founder and President, CMP Científica
Tim Harper is the founder & President of CMP Científica, and the Co Author of the Nanotechnology Opportunity Report™, described by NASA as "the defining report in the field of nanotechnology." In October 2002 Time Magazine described Tim as "the face of European nanotechnology" and profiled him in TIME Magazine's Digital Europe Top 25, as one of Europe's top 25 entrepreneurs. This was followed in November by recognition in Small Times Magazine who described Tim as "Europe's pre-eminent nanotech spokesman outside of government." Tim is also the Founder and Executive Director of European NanoBusiness Association and is an advisor to many organisationas around the globe including the US NanoBusiness Alliance and International Engineering Consortium. He also contributes a weekly column to the Institute of Physics Nanotechweb site. Tim also publishes, and occasionally edits, the weekly nanotechnology newsletter TNT Weekly which has been running since 2000 and is widely read across the entire nanotechnology community, from academics to investors. Tim founded CMP Cientifica in 1997, which has grown to be the world's largest nanotechnology information and consulting company, operating through offices in Madrid, London and Mumbai. Tim was formerly an engineer at the European Space Agency's research and development centre in Noordwijk, The Netherlands. He managed the micro and nanoscale characterisation facility, and has published extensively on analytical techniques and characterization of advanced materials.

Peter Hébert, Co-Founder/Managing Partner, Lux Capital and Contributing Editor, Forbes/Wolfe Nanotech Report
Peter is a co-founder and Managing Partner of Lux Capital, focusing on investments in nanotechnology, software and communications. He is Publisher of the Forbes/Wolfe Nanotech Report, a co-author of "The Nanotech Report," and a Senior Associate of the Foresight Institute for Nanotechnology. Prior to the formation of Lux Capital, he worked in Lehman Brothers' Equity Research group. Peter has experience at American Express International in London, DMB&B advertising agency and Sports Illustrated. He was a Chancellor's Scholar and graduated cum laude from Syracuse University's Newhouse School with a BS in Communications. Peter was the Founding President of Syracuse's first venture organization, Future Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs. He has been an invited guest lecturer and panelist at Yale, Columbia and MIT.

Paul Holister, Chief Information Architect, CMP Científica
Paul Holister is CMP Científica's Chief Information Architect, the Editor and principal author of the Nanotechnology Opportunity Report™, described by NASA as "the defining report in the field of nanotechnology," and has been the editor of one of the world's most widely read nanotechnology newsletters, TNT Weekly, since its inception in 2000. Paul is also a founder and Research Director of the European NanoBusiness Association. By combining his long experience in the IT industry with a long-term passion for nanotechnology, Paul has become a respected commentator on nanotechnology, read and respected by scientists and investors alike. Before recently devoting himself full time to nanotechnology he was an information technology consultant, helping companies to manage information effectively through business process analysis and the design of information systems, working for multinationals such as Oracle and Shell. The oil business connection kept him close to the science that was his early education and an enduring passion. Paul was also the chief editor in a scientific publishing company and has worked in research and writing. Paul joined CMP Cientifica in 2000, and was instrumental in its growth to become the world's largest nanotechnology information and consulting company, operating through offices in Madrid, London and Mumbai.

Jim Hurd, Founder, NanoScience Exchange
Jim Hurd is the Founder of the NanoScience Exchange, a "Think & Do" Tank for venture-backed start-up companies, which is based in San Francisco, CA. The NanoScience Exchange facilitates action between the six stakeholders of nanotech - start-ups, corporations, government agencies, national labs, universities and investors. Jim also consults for nanotech start-ups in building strategic alliances and rounds of investment. Previously, Jim consulted with companies to build strategic relationships, rounds of investment and hire key individuals for leading technology companies. From 1992 to 1997, Mr. Hurd was President and Founder of Up Software, Inc., which provided innovative career development solutions for corporations, universities and job training centers around the U.S. to help individuals understand the power of their transferable skills.

Dr. Scott Kahn, Chief Science Officer and Senior Vice President, Research and Development, Accelrys
Dr. Kahn directs scientific and product research and development at Accelrys, applying over a decade of experience in the computational chemistry industry. Previously a key figure in product development and marketing at BioCAD Inc. and Molecular Simulations Inc., Dr. Kahn has guided the commercial development of some of the world's most widely-used simulation products. He is a strategist and frequent conference speaker on topics relating to the use of information technology to enhance productivity in the discovery of new therapeutics. Dr. Kahn is himself an experienced software developer. His record includes involvement in the SPARTAN program, in developing analysis tools for medicinal chemistry research, and in the creation of a number of widely-used commercial modeling packages. Dr. Kahn received his Ph.D. in Theoretical Organic Chemistry from the University of California, Irvine, after which he did post-doctoral work at Cambridge University, UK. He is also a former Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Thomas F. Kelly, Ph.D., Chairman & Chief Technology Officer, Imago Scientific Instruments
Tom Kelly is the inventor of the LEAP's patented technology. Dr. Kelly's reputation as a world authority on microstructural characterization and his widespread industry and professional contacts make him ideally suited to pilot the commercial launch of the LEAP. During his 17 years as Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Director of the Materials Science Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dr. Kelly published over 100 scientific papers, authored five patents, and oversaw completion of the University's $6.5 million state-of-the-art Materials Science Center. Dr. Kelly received his PhD in Materials Science from MIT.

Michael J. Mauboussin, Managing Director and Chief U.S. Investment Strategist, Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation
Michael Mauboussin is a Managing Director and Chief U.S. Investment Strategist at Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation in New York City. Mr. Mauboussin is an acknowledged leader in the application of value-based tools in security analysis, and has lectured and published widely on the subject. He is an adjunct professor of finance at Columbia Graduate School of Business and is co-author with Alfred Rappaport of "Expectations Investing" published by Harvard Business School Press in September 2001. Mr. Mauboussin is the former President of the Consumer Analyst Group of New York and has been repeatedly named to Institutional Investor's All-America research team and the Wall Street Journal All-Star survey in the food industry category. Mr. Mauboussin received a B.A. in government from Georgetown University. He is also on the Board of Trustees at the Santa Fe Institute, a leading center for multi-disciplinary research in complex systems theory.

Scott Mize, Co-Founder, AngstroVision, Inc. Scott is a co-founder (founding CEO) of AngstroVision, Inc., an early-stage company focused on creating a breakthrough nano-imaging device. He is the originator and Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Nanotechnology Opportunity Report™, the first comprehensive global report on the near-term commercial opportunities in nanotechnology, available from CMP Cientifica (www.cientifica.com). Prior to AngstroVision, Scott was a hands-on advisor to Technanogy (www.technanogy.net), a leading nanomaterials company. Scott is an advisor to Business Image Group (www.businessimagegroup.com), a media asset solutions company, Clean Edge (www.cleanedge.com), clean technology market research firm, Enlightenment.com, a personal development Web site, Natural Logic (www.natlogic.com), an environmental performance consulting firm, and Space Launch (www.spacelaunch.com), a microsatellite launcher company. He recently served as a principal in a venture catalyst firm, providing business development, capital advisory and strategy services to early-stage wireless, Internet, information technology and new media companies. Scott has raised equity capital, established revenue-generating alliances with leading corporations, completed numerous licensing agreements and closed substantial sales of product in the computer and interactive media industries. He also co-developed an innovative financing vehicle for interactive media development known as completion bonding. He is a Senior Associate Fellow at the Foresight Institute (www.foresight.org), an educational and public policy non-profit focusing on nanotechnology. He is a founder of the Young Entrepreneurs Organization (www.yeo.org) and the San Francisco Multimedia Development Group. Scott attended Harvard College and co-founded the Association of Collegiate Entrepreneurs. He served on the board of the founding conference for the International Space University (www.isunet.edu). Scott has been a judge for New Media Magazines INVISION awards and the Global Information Infrastructure Awards, and has spoken at numerous industry conferences in the information technology, new media and nanotechnology fields. He has also been a guest lecturer in the Multimedia Studies Program at San Francisco State University.

Ed Monachino, Assistant Director for Technology, Office of Technology and Industrial Relations, Office of the Director, National Cancer Institute
Mr. Monachino is Assistant Director for Technology in the Office of Technology and Industrial Relations (OTIR) of the National Cancer Institute (NCI). He manages advanced technology development programs, including the Unconventional Innovations Program (UIP), the Fundamental Technologies for Biomolecular Sensors Program and the Innovative Molecular Analysis Technologies (IMAT) Program. These programs are focused on the molecular analysis of cancer, developing lab diagnostics, and developing in vivo systems that sense different cancer signatures (molecular alterations), perform contrast enhancement for imaging, provide controlled intervention, and monitoring post intervention. Much of the portfolio focuses on the use of nanotechnology and nano biosensors and their application to the detection and treatment of cancer. Mr. Monachino has held the position of Program Manager at STA in support of several offices and technology development programs at the Defense Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Ballistic Missile Defense Office (BMDO). Prior to that, Mr Monachino held a position as Senior Architect at the General Electric Company. He received his Bachelor's degree from Clarkson University, and his Master's degree from Syracuse University.

Michael Moradi, Vice President, Marketing & Sales, SouthWest NanoTechnologies, Inc. Mr. Moradi is a serial entrepreneur, whose previous specialty chemicals startup was Oklahoma City based NanoSource. He led NanoSource's asset acquisition by DuPont (NYSE:DD), the first acquisition of a nanomaterials firm by a Fortune 500 Co. Moradi has worked as a technology transfer associate for the University of Oklahoma, a technology auditor and research technician for Phillips Petroleum Co., and a technology commercialization consultant for the National Science Foundation. He holds a B.S in biochemistry from the University of Oklahoma, where he is an adjunct professor of Engineering.

Ed Moran, Director, Deloitte & Touche
Ed is Director of the Deloitte & Touche Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) Group's Tri-State Product Innovation Practice. Ed also leads the TMT venture capital-backed company practice and is Director of the Deloitte & Touche New York Technology Fast 50 program. Prior to joining Deloitte & Touche, Ed was managing partner of a Manhattan law firm, where he served a number of technology and entertainment clients. Ed also co-founded a multi-disciplinary consultancy, and was a managing director of a Manhattan investment and advisory company. Ed speaks widely on the topics of business strategy, nanotechnology, and the financing of early stage technology companies, and is frequently quoted in the media in the areas of software, business continuity, nanotechnology and technology trends. Ed serves on the board of advisors of the NanoBusiness Alliance, the first industry association founded to advance the emerging business of nanotechnology and microsystems. Ed acquired his love of technology at New York City's Bronx High School of Science, holds a law degree from NY Law School (where he was editor-in-chief of the Journal of International and Comparative Law), and has an MBA from New York University.

Dr. Omkaram Nalamasu, CTO, New Jersey Nanotechnology Consortium
An award-winning materials science researcher, Nalamasu spent 16 years at Bell Labs focusing on optical lithography, electronic and photonic polymeric materials, MEMS and waveguide devices and subsystems, and fabrication. He is also a professor of materials science and engineering, and the director of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Center for Integrated Electronics. Nalamasu has authored or co-authored more than 170 publications, edited two books, and has been awarded 12 patents. Nalamasu has won an R&D 100 award, ACS National Award for Team Innovation, and the Photopolymer Science & Technology Award. He earned his doctorate in chemistry from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver in 1986.

Maciek Orczyk, Director of Strategic Investment, Intel Capital
Maciek Orczyk is a Director of Strategic Investment at Intel Capital, one of the largest strategic venture capital investors in the area of advanced technology. Prior to assuming his current position, Maciek served in a variety of leadership roles in the company, including co-managing the Lithography Capital Equipment Development organization, responsible for roadmapping, business and technical aspects of bringing new generations of patterning equipment to Intel, heading the Strategic Enabling Group in Intel's Fab Capital Equipment Development organization, and chairing the Investment and Collaboration MRC responsible for external technology enabling programs and business deals across Intel's process technology area. Maciek has been with Intel since 1996. Prior to joining Intel, he was engaged in various areas of technology, including academic research and teaching positions in Europe and the US, leading technology development at an optical materials startup company in New York and managing technology development groups at Applied Materials Corporation.

Balaji Prasad, OnStar Chief Technologist, EDS
Balaji Prasad has over 20 years of IT industry experience, and is an Enterprise Consultant at EDS. His current role is as EDS' Chief Technologist for OnStar, the leading telematics provider and wireless reseller. He has been a speaker/moderator/board member at numerous industry conferences on a variety of subjects. Balaji has influenced key directions for EDS and its clients in areas including wireless, telematics, web services, speech technologies, data warehousing and complex distributed architectures. He has a Bachelors degree in engineering and a Masters in business administration.

Leon Radomsky, Associate, Foley & Lardner
A member of the firm's Intellectual Property Department (Chemical and Electrical Practice Groups), Mr. Radomsky focuses on client counseling and patent procurement in the areas of semiconductor devices and processing, materials science and nanotechnology. Prior to joining Foley & Lardner, Mr. Radomsky worked as a Patent Examiner in the Patent and Trademark Office, where he examined patent applications in semiconductor device processing and developed a broad knowledge of semiconductor device and liquid crystal display fabrication technologies. As a doctoral research assistant and teaching assistant at Columbia University, Mr. Radomsky gained expertise in semiconductor physics and testing, metallurgy and electronic materials processing. Mr. Radomsky has authored numerous legal articles. He was awarded the Dr. Joseph Rossman Memorial Award, as the author of an article in the journal that made the greatest contribution to the fields of patents, trademarks and copyrights in 1997-98 for "Can Process Claims That Include New and Unobvious Product Limitations Still Be Obvious After In re Ochiai? " in the Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society. Mr. Radomsky also authored an article describing recent trends in the law of written description and claim interpretation in the August 2000 issue of Intellectual Property Today, and co-authored an article about online patent searching in the July 2000 issue of Patent Strategy & Management. Mr. Radomsky's comprehensive analysis of world wide semiconductor chip layout protection laws was published in the Fall 2000 issue of the Berkeley Technology Law Journal. Mr. Radomsky also co-authored numerous articles on semiconductor physics. Mr. Radomsky is an active member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), where he has been elected as chair of its Young Lawyer's Committee and co-chair of the Litigation Subcommittee of its Chemical Practice Committee. Mr. Radomsky made numerous presentations at AIPLA committee meetings on subjects ranging from opinions of counsel to recent case law. Mr. Radomsky was also an instructor on chemical claim drafting at the AIPLA Patent Prosecution Basic Training Seminars. Mr. Radomsky is also a member of the American Bar Association, Intellectual Property section. Mr. Radomsky is also active in various industry organizations. He organized and was a speaker at the Nanotechnology Patent Roundtable at the 2001 Foresight Molecular Nanotechnology conference. Mr. Radomsky also helped to organize and was a speaker at the 2001 U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Semiconductor Customer Partnership meeting.

David E. Reisner, Ph.D., President and CEO, Inframat Corporation
David E. Reisner, Ph.D., a 1978 University Honors graduate from Wesleyan Univ, did his doctoral thesis work at MIT in the area of chemical physics (double resonance laser spectroscopy of polyatomic molecules). After a postdoctoral fellowship at IBM Research (San Jose) he entered the battery field in 1985 at Electrochimica Corp (Menlo Park, CA) where he directed research in both aqueous and lithium rechargeable batteries. He joined Electro Energy Corp (Danbury, CT) in 1993, where he managed R&D and focused on corporate development. In 1996, Reisner co-founded both Inframat® and US Nanocorp® as a vehicle to develop nanostructured materials technology as it related to the fields of (i) nanocoatings and (ii) nanomaterials for energy storage and conversion devices, respectively. Since founding, Inframat and US Nanocorp have been funded nearly $16MM in Government Contract R&D in the areas of nanocoatings, magnetic nanocomposites, nano-bio-ceramics, environmental materials, and thin film battery electrodes for batteries and fuel cells. Both Companies were recently recognized for their fast revenue growth as Deloitte & Touche 2002 Connecticut Technology Fast50 Award recipients, the first time that two companies under the same management have won as well as being the first two nanotech winners. US Nanocorp went on to place nationally in the Technology Fast 500 Awards. As president & CEO, Reisner has taken the lead role in establishing Intellectual property assets, deal structure with licensors and corporate partners, as well as assisting in the acquisition of Government contracts. He has played a key role in the establishment of a Joint Venture for Inframat in Shanghai in Y2001. His chief focus at Inframat® presently is in the commercialization of Inframat's thermal spray feedstock powder products, especially the solution plasma spray (SPS) technology which has demonstrated dramatic improvements in the life of thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) for industrial and aircraft turbines. He is also closely involved with US Nanocorp's commercialization spin off, Battery IntelligenceTM Incorporated.

Dr. Scott E. Rickert, Ph.D., President, Nanofilm
Dr. Scott E. Rickert, Ph.D. is President of Nanofilm, one of the oldest, largest privately-held nanotechnology companies in the U.S. He co-founded the Cleveland, Ohio-based company to commercialize self-assembled mono- and multi-layered polymers. First used to safeguard ophthalmic lenses and precision optics, the coatings now provide invisible, durable, resistant nano-protection in a variety of applications. Dr. Rickert continues to set the company's R&D vision, bringing a depth of research expertise from his academic experience as a Professor of Macromolecular Chemistry at Case Western Reserve University. He holds a B.S. from Cornell University and a Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University. He currently serves with a number of key industry groups, and lectures and writes on topics in the field.

Rick Savone, Consul and Trade Commissioner (Biosciences), Canadian Government Trade Office
Rick Savone is the Consul and Trade Commissioner at the Canadian Government Trade Office (CGTO) in Princeton, New Jersey. Canada is, by far, the Tri-State's biggest and most important trading partner. The CGTO facilitates trade and investment opportunities between Canadian and Tri-State area companies. Rick focuses especially on firms in the biotech, environmental and information technology industries. The CGTO also places a special emphasis on the emerging and promising nanotechnology sector. Together with the Business Development Team at the Canadian Consulate in New York, Rick helps local and Canadian firms explore strategic alliances, joint ventures, licensing opportunities, investment projects and other partnering initiatives. Before being recruited by the Canadian Foreign Service, he worked in various government departments in Ottawa and Montreal such as Environment, Transport, Agriculture and Revenue. He has been with the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade since 1995 and has served abroad in Algeria before arriving in Princeton. In Algeria, Rick was responsible for the Political and Immigration programs. For his work in this terrorist-challenged Northern African country, Rick received a Minister's Citation for Foreign Policy Excellence.

Sharon Smith, Ph.D., Director of Technology, Lockheed Martin Corporation
Dr. Sharon Smith received her bachelor's degree in chemistry from Indiana University. She received her master's in physical chemistry from Purdue University, and a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from Indiana University. Dr. Smith is the Director of Technology for Lockheed Martin's Systems Integration Business Area based in Bethesda, Maryland; this business area designs, develops, and integrates complex systems for global defense, civil and commercial markets. She is also chair of Lockheed Martin's Steering Groups on MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS) and Nanotechnology. Smith has over twenty years of experience in management, program management, engineering and scientific development at Eli Lilly and Company, IBM Corporation, Loral Corporation, and Lockheed Martin Corporation. Recently, Smith was the Lockheed Martin Program Manager of Joint Biological Point Detection System, a Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical program for our Armed Forces. She has more than twenty technical publications and has given numerous technical presentations in the U.S. and Europe.

Tim Studt, Editor in Chief, R&D Magazine; Micro/Nano Newsletter
Tim Studt is Editor in Chief of R&D Magazine, Micro/Nano Newsletter, Laboratory Design Newsletter, Drug Discovery & Development, and Genomics & Proteomics. Tim Studt is a 14-year veteran with Reed Business Information (formerly Cahners Business Information) with more than 20 years of experience as a researcher and R&D manager. Tim is responsible for the overall editorial content and strategic editorial direction of the publications he supervises. Tim's group has won 14 national and regional editorial awards over the past two years, including the honored Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Award from American Business Media. Tim is also responsible for the successful launch of two new publications within the past four years, four successful newsletters, and the launch and maintenance of three publication-based Web sites. He also manages and hosts four major publication-based awards programs: the highly honored R&D 100 Awards competition (now in its 40th year), the Scientist of the Year (37 years), the Laboratory of the Year (36 years) along with its spinoffs, and the Innovator of the Year program (2 years).

Steve Waite, Chief Knowledge Officer, TheInfoPro
Steve is Chief Knowledge Officer, TheInfoPro (TIP), an innovative, independent, New York City-based information technology research company. A sixteen-year veteran of Wall Street, Steve was co-founder and Managing Director of Trilogy Advisors, LLC, a multibillion-dollar global investment management firm based in New York City. He began his career as an economist with Morgan Stanley & Co. Steve has worked as an international economic consultant with The Capital Group, a Los-Angeles-based investment management company. He was Senior International Economist with Merrill Lynch in both New York and London. Prior to co-founding Trilogy Advisors, Steve was a Director and Portfolio Manager at Credit Suisse Asset Management/BEA Associates in New York. Steve was responsible for the management of European equities and several global equity products including a telecommunications, technology, and biotechnology fund. Steve is author of the book, "Quantum Investing" and co-author of the book, "Boomernomics." He has written extensively on global economic and financial market issues. His work has been published in several books and professional journals and has been cited in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and Worth. Steve is adjunct professor of finance at Quinnipiac University and is a member of the Santa Fe Institute Business Network.

Robert Walker, Chairman, Wexler & Walker Public Policy Associates
Wexler & Walker's Chairman is perhaps the best political and policy strategist and tactician in Washington. We are not the only ones who think so. Charles Cook, a widely respected political analyst, wrote while Bob Walker served in the Congress, "he has been the best Republican tactician they've got." And the prestigious publication The National Journal said of Walker, "Indeed as much as anyone, he is the father of the revolution that led to the Republican victory in 1994." Today, Wexler & Walker's clients get the advantage of Walker's unparalleled insight and close relationships with national power brokers. His former colleagues in the congressional leadership and top officials in the Bush Administration regularly call on him for outside counsel. He is seen as an expert in science, space, technology and energy issues and a master of legislative tactics and procedure. During the 2000 presidential campaign, Walker served as the Bush advisor on science, space and technology. In August 2001, Bob Walker was appointed by President Bush to be Chairman of the Presidential Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace Industries. In 2003, President Bush has called on Walker to serve on the President's Commission of the United States Postal Service. As a Member of Congress from Pennsylvania's 16th District, Walker served much of his twenty-year career in the Republican leadership as Chief Deputy Whip, Chairman of the Leadership, and Speaker Pro Tempore. In 1995, he was selected as Chairman of the Science Committee and Vice Chairman of the Budget Committee. And throughout his congressional tenure he was probably best known for his role as the GOP floor manager in the House. As a lecturer, writer and commentator, Walker appears regularly on FOX News, CNBC and PBS, among others, and lectures at the Brookings Institution, the Georgetown University Government Affairs Institute, the Kennedy School at Harvard University, the Cato Institute, the Heritage Foundation, the Woodrow Wilson Center and at several colleges and universities. He is called upon to address national and international technology forums, and his latest book, INSIDE THE HOUSE, co-authored with several other former Congressmen, was released in 2001. In 1996, Bob Walker became the first sitting House Member to be awarded NASA's highest honor, the Distinguished Service Medal. He has stayed involved in space policy as a board member of the Aerospace Corporation, SpaceDev, and the Space Foundation. In addition, he serves on the advisory board of the IMAX Corporation. His community outreach work includes the boards of the U.S. Capitol Historical Society and the American League of Lobbyists. Prior to his election to Congress in 1976, Walker was a high school teacher and a congressional aide.

Barry Weinbaum, CEO and President, NanoOpto Corporation
Barry Weinbaum assumed the role of CEO and President of NanoOpto Corporation in August 2001 after a 21-year career at Lucent Technologies and AT&T, where his most recent position (2000-2001) was as Vice President - Optical Long Haul Solutions (DWDM) - in the Optical Networking Group. At Lucent, with backgrounds in optics, enterprise communications, networking, wireless and voice processing, Mr. Weinbaum established a record of leading start-up, established and turn-around operations to market leadership in a variety of product and technology areas. Highlights include: Director of Lucent's Mergers and Acquisition team for the Optical Networking Group (1999-2000), General Manager: Wireless PBX enterprise business (1995-1999), General Manager: Voice Response (1991-1995), and pioneered the Computer Telephony business (1990-1991). Early in his career, Mr. Weinbaum was Bell Laboratories engineer and is the holder of 2 patents. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science and Mathematics from Union College in Schenectady, NY, and a M.S. in Computer Science from Columbia University. In recent years, Mr. Weinbaum has been a presenter at Supercomm, Comnet, Networld+Interop and CTIA Wireless. Recently, Mr. Weinbaum has been an invited speaker at many Nanotechnology and Optical Conferences including: NanoVentures 2002 and 2003, NanoBusiness Alliance - Spring 2002, the Nanotech Venture Fair, Opticon2002 and the New Jersey Technology Council Technology Fair.

Josh Wolfe, Managing Partner Lux Capital; Editor, Forbes/Wolfe Nanotech Report
Josh Wolfe is a co-founder and Managing Partner of Lux Capital focusing on investments in Nanotechnology and Software. Before forming Lux Capital, he worked in Salomon Smith Barney's Investment Banking group, where his experience included a $4 billion hotel merger, and a defense against an unsolicited LBO. Josh has also worked in capital markets while at Merrill Lynch on its Financial Futures & Options/Government Strategy desk and at Prudential Securities in its Municipal Finance department. Prior to venturing into the financial world, Josh conducted and published cutting edge AIDS/immunopathology research in Cell Vision and The Journal of Leukocyte Biology, leading medical/immunology journals. Josh graduated with distinction from Cornell University with a B.S. in Economics and Finance. He has been a heavily sought guest speaker, lecturer and panelist on nanotechnology to Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Cornell, Merrill Lynch, Capitol Hill, the NSF, government labs, and officials in France, Canada, UK, Spain and Germany. Josh is a a co-founder of and advisor to The NanoBusiness Alliance, a Senior Associate of the Foresight Institute for Nanotechnology, the Coordinator for the Institute of Molecular Manufacturing's Prize in Computational Nanotechnology, and a member of the Cognitive Science Society. Josh is a co-founder of NanoMateria, a nanobio venture from Northwestern University, with the first all-Nobel Prize scientific advisory board. He has been profiled and quoted in Business Week, Red Herring, Crain's, The New York Times, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, Wired, CBS News, CNBC and The New York Post. Steve Forbes has called Lux a "powerhouse of nanotech brainpower" and Josh Wolfe "America's Leading Authority on Nanotechnology." Josh was honored by Crain's magazine as one of the top "40 under 40" rising stars. Josh is author of the acclaimed "Nanotech Report" and Editor of Forbes' fastest growing monthly publication, the "Forbes/Wolfe Nanotech Report."

Steven Wright-Mark, President, Schwartz PR Interactive
With over 15 years of public relations experience, Steven Wright-Mark has provided communications services for companies in a wide range of industries including emerging technology, toys, video games, fashion and general consumer products. Formerly Director of Internet & Special Events for Schwartz Public Relations, Steven was responsible for growing and servicing the agency's base of technology-related clients. In that role, he has developed, implemented and executed PR programs for many leading companies, including France Telecom (Voila.com), Morningstar.com, iPrint.com, and Internet World/Penton Media.

Don Yeaman, Director, Industrial Engineering, M+W Zander
Don Yeaman, director of industrial engineering for M+W Zander, has over 20 years of experience in designing advanced technology processing facilities for industry, university, research, and government organizations. Among his current projects are the designs for the Center for Nanophase Material Sciences at Oak Ridge National Lab, the Center for Nanoscale Materials at Argonne National Lab, IBM's 30mm manufacturing line in New York, and NanoFab2 at the State University of New York in Albany.