Innovate Here 2024

March 7

A one day virtual conference

the event

The Innovate Here Conference aims to bring together early-stage technology startups specializing in disruptive innovations in bio, photonics, and quantum technologies. The conference is designed to provide a platform for networking, knowledge exchange, and collaboration among entrepreneurs, researchers, support organizations, and industry experts.

Keynote Speakers

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Clarice Aiello

Clarice Aiello is a Quantum Engineer working in the field of Quantum Biology, how quantum physics informs biological systems. She is currently the Principal Investigator at Quantum Biology Tech Lab (QuBiT) in Los Angeles.

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Bob Sutor

Bob Sutor is currently Vice President and Chief Quantum Advocate at Infleqtion / ColdQuanta. A theoretical mathematician by training, Sutor has been a technical lead and executive in the IT industry for over 40 years. He is the Author of “Dancing with Qubits: How quantum computing works and how it can change the world”.

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Alison Harmon

Alison Harmon is the Vice President of Research and Economic Development at Montana State University. As Vice President, Harmon oversees the state’s largest research enterprise with more than $230 million in annual expenditures.

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Krishna Rupavatharam

Krishna Rupavatharam is the director of Spectrum Lab which advances the opto-electronic technologies emerging from the research laboratories of Montana State University and foster their transition to Montana companies and provides enhanced educational opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students.

Panel Discussions

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Break-Out Sessions

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next-gen & Partner Showcase

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Schedule

Welcome Address

9:00 - 9:10

Ann Peterson Program Director, Montana Innovation Partnership powered by MSU TechLink Center

Opening Address

9:10 - 9:30

Dr. Alison Harmon - Vice President for Research and Economic Development

Business Showcase Panels

9:30 - 10:00

Origin stories from Successful Montana Tech firms

KEYNOTE

10:05 - 10:45

Clarice Aiello, Director UCLA's Quantum Biology Lab

Q&A Roundtable Panel

10:55 - 11:25

Private and U.S. federal investments in quantum capabilities - Federal SBIR program officers

Lunch and break-out sessions

11:30 - 1:00

KEYNOTE

1:00 - 1:45

Bob Sutor, VP and quantum advocate at Infleqtion and author of Dancing with Qubits

Montana Innovation Clusters Panel

1:45 - 2:30

The Promise of Quantum - Bio and Photonics Clusters in Montana

Keynote

2:30 - 3:00

Krishna Rupavatharam, Director of MSU Spectrum Lab

NextGen Showcase

Afternoon

Showcase areas will offer opportunities for attendees to speak with entrepreneurial support organizations, professional services firms, partners and other organizations driving innovation in Montana.

Contact

Ann Peterson

406.994.7788

techlinksbir@montana.edu

Thank you to our sponsors

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The Montana Innovation Partnership (MTIP) is based at Montana State University TechLink Center. We are funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration with additional funding from the Montana Department of Commerce

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