3:00 – 5:00 PM – Tour Regional Innovation Assets in the Southern Tier

5:00 – 7:00 PM – Welcoming Reception: Koffman Southern Tier Incubator

8:00 – 9:00AM – Registration and Breakfast

9:00 – 9:10 AM – Welcoming Remarks – Per Stromhaug, Associate VP of Economic Development at Binghamton University

9:10 – 9:30 AM – Keynote Speaker – Liz Luskin — Executive VP of Small Business and Technology Development , Empire State Development (ESD)

9:30 – 10:30 AM – Panel 1: Overview of the Local Innovation Economy in the Southern Tier

10:30 – 11:30 PM – Panel 2: New Energy New York

11:30 – 1:00 PM – Lunch & Networking + Tour ITC Building

1:00 – 2:00 PM – Panel 3: Best Practices in deep tech Incubation

2:00 – 3:00 PM – Panel 4: Update on Statewide Economic Development – 10 Hotspot Regions– Moderated by Heidi Knoblauch, Interim Director – NYSTAR

3:00 -3:30 PM – BIANYS Membership Meeting (Members Only)