Tech & Toast Archive

This is a list of the programs we have hosted recently for our Technology & Toast series. Click on the links for access to more information about the presentation. When available, slides and/or video of the presentation were uploaded to the site.

2012

January - "Help Wanted:Searching for a Unicorn" by Richard Hammer
February - "Strategies for Maximizing the Value of Your Business" by Brian Keane, Founder and Managing Director, Seabrook Partners LLC
March - "It Takes a Village to Raise a Start-up" presentations by three regional early stage ventures - TechPad, MoGo Mobile and Sans Seriph Design

2011

January - "100 Miles per Gallon (and Beyond!)" by Brad Jaeger, Director of Research and Development, Edison2
February - "Where Does the Money Go?" by Randy Foley, COO, Nicus Software, Inc.
March - Spark the Fire: DayOne Ventures Aims to Convert Ideas Into Start-ups in Blacksburg by Doug Juanarena, Managing Director, DayOne Ventures and President, GenTek Ventures and Frederick Cook, Co-Founder, Heyo
April - Innovating for Children's Health Is There A Role For You? by Andre A Muelenaer, Jr, MD, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer, Pediatric Medical Device Institute
June - Helping Uncle Sam Understand Technology Isn’t Easy by Charlie McBride, President, Capital Technology Group
July - Investment Payoff #1: Leadership Development by Greg Richardson, SPHR, MA-HRD, Principal with Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP
August - Financial Resources for Early Stage Tech Companies in Virginia by Tom Weithman, Center for Innovative Technology and Mark Herzog, VA Biotechnology Assoc.
October - Jobenomics by Chuck Vollmer, President VII Inc. and Author of Jobenomics
November - Impact of the New Patent Law: An Overview of the America Invents Act with panelists Shelley Jones (LeClair Ryan), Matthew Latimer (Greenblum & Bernstein), and Katie Horvath (Creekmore Law)
December - Alignment and Accountability: Maximizing the Potential of Your Team by Steve Kimball, Principal, The Chasm Group

2010

January - "Uncle Sam Needs You" by Kristofer Parker Deputy for Small Business Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division
February - "ADM Micro: A Star on the Horizon" by Mark Vinson, Vice President of Engineering for ADM Micro
March - "Cultivating Organizational Innovation and Creativity" by Rory Falato, Principal at Market and Products
May - "Brute Strength, Ignorance, and a Good Wife" by Jonathan Hagmaier, CEO at Interactive Achievement, Inc.
June - "A Systematic Approach to Results" by Andrew McCauley, VP of Marketing, Kollmorgen, A Danaher Company
July - "Biomedical Research: A Startup Catalyst" by Dr. Michael Friedlander, Founding Executive Director, VT Carilion Research Institute
August - "Rebuilding the Plane While Flying It" by John Schott, CEO, Tele-Works, Inc.
October - "Talent Management is Critical" by Marisa Keegan, Talent Manager, Modea
November - "ISO Insights for Innovators" by Roy D’Ardenne, President, D’Ardenne Associates
December - "Project Management “Philosophies” for Growing Organizations" by Daniel Markham, Agile Coach and RUP Mentor, Bedford Technology Group

2009

January - "What Really Happens to Your E-waste?" by Joe Clayton, CEO of Synergy Recycling, LLC
February - "Going Global: Opportunities for Your Company" by Paul H. Grossman, Jr., Director of International Trade and Investment, The Virginia Economic Development Partnership
March - "Business Intelligence: Big Results with a Small Budget" by Jeff Pittges, Assistant Professor of the Information Technology Department at Radford University
April - "Strategic Energy Initiatives at Virginia Tech" by Donald J. Leo Special Assistant on Energy Initiatives, Office of the Vice President for Research Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies College of Engineering Professor, Mechancial Engineering Department Virginia Tech
June - "Effective Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations", a panel discussion including Thomas Becher of tba PR & Advertising, John Carlin of Access Advertising and Public Relations, and Ernest DelBuono of Neathawk, Dubuque & Packett
July - "Creating Value with the VT Midas Institute" by Rob Slee, Founder of Midas Nation
August - "Neurons, Networks & Net Worth" by William H. Sanders, Director of the Arts Initiative at Virginia Tech
November - "81 Reasons to Connect" by Jay Foster, Member of the Roanoke Creative Connectors Initiative
December - "Making the Most of Your NCTC Membership" by Cory Donovan, NCTC Executive Director

2008

January - "Inventions, Partnerships, and Possibilities: How Virginia Tech is Inventing the Future by Creating Business Opportunities from Scientific Innovation" by Mark Coburn, Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties
February - "Dancing with the Gorilla: The Webmail-Rackspace Merger" by Ben Hubbard, Mailtrust (formerly Webmail)
March - "Team Victor Tango: Who's at the Wheel?" by Michael Fleming, TORC Technologies
April - "An Explanation of the SAFETY Act" by Bruce Davidson, Department of Homeland Security
June - "Collaborating with Virginia Tech" by Chris Cornelius, The Institute for Critical and Applied Science at Virginia Tech
July - "High Tech Strategy, Are You Competing Blind?" by Daryl Scott, Attaain, Inc.
August - "Thinking About Green" by Sean McGinnis, VT Green Engineering Program
September - "Innovative Principles in Product Development" by Kevin Creehan, Schultz-Creehan
November - "The Current Financial Market and Its Impact on Innovation in the NewVa Region" A Panel Discussion
December - "How Small Tech Companies can do Business with Local & State Governments" by Daniel "Bud" Oakey, Advantus Strategies, LLC