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2009 TVC Fall Partnership Event
"America Competes"
November 22-23, 2009
The Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center
Murfreesboro, Tennessee

 Sunday -- November 22, 2009

 NOTE - All events to take place at the Embassy Suites

 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Exhibitor Set-Up
Location: Mirabella Ballrooms A-D

 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Registration and Informal Reception
Location: Mirabella Ballrooms A-D, Exhibit Area

 Monday -- November 23, 2009

 7:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Registration
Location: Mirabella Ballroom Prefunction Area

 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Networking Continental Breakfast
Location: Mirabella Ballroom A-D, Exhibit Area

 8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.

Welcome and Overview
Location: Mirabella Ballroom E

Opening remarks: Congressman Bart Gordon (confirmed); Senator Lamar Alexander (confirmed).

 9:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

General Session I -  Energy and the Environment
Location: Mirabella Ballroom E
Hosts: Congressmen Bart Gordon and Zach Wamp

Moderator: Congressman Zach Wamp (confirmed)

Presentation: Will Pinkston, Senior Advisor to the Governor, State of Tennessee (confirmed).

Roundtable participants: David Geanacopoulos, Executive Vice President for Public Affairs and General Counsel, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (confirmed); Tracy Woodward, Director of Government Affairs, Nissan North America (confirmed); Dr. Ingomar Kovar, President, Wacker Chemical Company (confirmed); Dr. Thom Mason, Director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (confirmed); Will Pinkston, Senior Advisor to the Governor, State of Tennessee (confirmed).

 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Networking Break
Location: Mirabella Ballroom A-D, Exhibit Area

 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

General Session II - Workforce Development
Location: Mirabella Ballroom E
Hosts: Congressmen Bart Gordon and Lincoln Davis

Moderator: Ed Ingle, Managing Director of Government Affairs, Microsoft Corporation (confirmed)

Presentation: Terry Hansen, Manager of Public Partnerships, IBM (confirmed).

Roundtable participants: Brad Smith, Executive Director of SCORE (confirmed); Terry Hansen, Manager of Public Partnerships, IBM (confirmed); Tom Luce, Chief Executive Officer, National Math and Science Initiative (confirmed); Darrel Kohlhorst, President and General Manager of Y-12 National Security Complex (confirmed).

 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

Connections Lunch
Location: Oakleigh Ballroom ABC 

Welcoming remarks: Dr. Sidney McPhee, President, Middle Tennessee State University (confirmed)

Featuring brief comments from key legislators and the Corridor Congressional Delegation.

 1:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

General Session III - Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Location: Mirabella Ballroom E 
Hosts: Congressman Bart Gordon and Parker Griffith

Moderator: Tom Ballard, Director of Partnerships, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (confirmed)

Presentation: Joe Boggio, Director of Innovation Management Solutions, Microsoft Industry Solutions Organization (confirmed).

Roundtable participants: Dr. Donald Senich, Program Director, Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry, Directorate for Engineering, National Science Foundation (confirmed); Tom Rogers, Director of Industrial Development and Economic Development Partnership, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (confirmed); Doug Comstock, Director of the Innovation Partnerships Program Office, NASA (confirmed); Dave Turek, Vice President for Deep Computing, IBM (confirmed); Dr. David Berkowitz, Leader of the University of Alabama Huntsville's Business School's Entrepreneurship Programs (confirmed); Joe Boggio, Director of Innovation Management Solutions, Microsoft Industry Solutions Organization (confirmed).