Thought Leaders Lecture Series
Exposes students, faculty, and staff at UT-Austin to the vision and accomplishments of entrepreneurial leaders. The Thought Leaders Lecture Series brings to campus leaders in fields
associated with technology entrepreneurship. The Chair organizes the Series to
recognize those who have made contributions in the field and to expose students,
faculty, and staff at UT-Austin to the vision and accomplishments of
entrepreneurship leaders.
Examples of speakers and topics that have been part of the series are shown below:
The Role of the University in the Commercialization of Its Research
Dr.
Larry Faulkner, President, The University of Texas at Austin
Fighting Back, a Personal Account of Texaphyrins and the Founding of Pharmacyclics, Inc
Dr
Jonathan Sessler, cofounder (with Dr. Richard A. Miller) of Pharmacyclics Inc.
and Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences,
The University of Texas at Austin.
Panel discussion on What Constitutes Intellectual Property (IP) And IP Strategies For: Technology Commercialization, Licensing, And Development Of Business Alliances
Professor
Tony Reese, University of Texas’s School of Law
Mr.
Michael Davis, Partner with Haynes and Boone
Panel discussion on Application Of Intellectual Property (IP) Strategies For Technology Commercialization, Licensing, And Development Of Business Alliances
Alan
D. Albright, Partner with Thompson & Knight
Mark
L. Murdock, Attorney with Thompson & Knight
The example of University of Georgia, An entrepreneur’s perspective
Margaret
Wagner-Dahl, Director of Research Development and Technology Alliances at the
University of Georgia
First Hand Experiences And Insights From A Successful Scientist And Entrepreneurial
Dr.
Jim Truchard, CEO of National Instruments Corp
Introduction To University Technology Transfer
Terry
A. Young, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Technology Transfer & Executive
Director, Technology Licensing Office for the Texas A&M University System
Dealing with Venture Capital: Two Perspectives
Tommy
Deavenport, VP of Finance and Operations for AVLabs
Neil Webber, Co-founder and CTO of Vignette Corporation
Interaction Between Technology And Science
Dr.
Bruce Hunt, Associate Professor, Department of History, College of Liberal Arts,
The University of Texas at Austin
Panel discussion addressing The Fund-Raising Process For Startups
Stephen
Straus, General Partner Austin Ventures
Dr.
Joseph Beaman, Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of
Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
Peter
Buenz, cofounder of Chemical Exchange Industries (CXI)
Commercialization Within A University Context
John
Butler, Director of Kelleher Entrepreneurship Center & Professor, Department
of Management, McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin