TENTATIVE Agenda for Planning Travel Purposes Only
(Updated 11-16-2009)

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).