MEDIA ADVISORY

Hearing – “The Importance of Technology in an Economic Recovery.”

WASHINGTON- The House Committee on Small Business will hold a hearing entitled, “The Importance of Technology in an Economic Recovery” on Wednesday, April 22, 2009, at 1:00 p.m. in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building.  The Committee will hear from small businesses on how a robust and thriving technology sector is critical to the success of the overall economy.

WHAT:               Hearing – “The Importance of Technology in an Economic Recovery.”

WHEN:               April 22, 2009
                           1:00 p.m.

WHERE:             2360 Rayburn House Office Building

Witness List—for planning purposes only:

Panel I
Mr. Edsel M. Brown, Jr., Esq.
Assistant Administrator
Office of Technology
U.S. Small Business Administration

Mr. Michael Caccuitto
Assistant Director
Office of Small Business Programs
SBIR & STTR Program Administrator
Department of Defense

Ms. Jo Anne Goodnight
NIH SBIR/STTR Program Coordinator
Office of Extramural Research
National Institutes of Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Mr. Larry James
Acting SBIR/STTR Program Manager
Office of Science
U.S. Department of Energy

Dr. Kesh S. Narayanan
Division Director
Industrial Innovations and Partnerships (IIP)
Directorate for Engineering
National Science Foundation

Panel II

Mr. Josh Green
General Partner
MDV-Mohr Davidow Ventures
Menlo Park, CA 

Ms. Rachel King
Chief Executive Officer
GlycoMimetics, Inc.

Mr. John Stocker
Senior Vice-President, Federal Solutions
Lynntech, Inc.
College Station, TX

Mr. Will Rosellini
Chief Executive Officer
MicroTransponder Inc.
Dallas, TX