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Appendix 2
Conference on International Collaboration, Technology Transfer,
and Minority Business Opportunities
University of Southern California
March 25, 2002
Workshop Goals:
Public-private partnerships between research institutions and industry are a major driving force
for technological innovation. Federal or state funding of research institutions now almost always
has a requirement for raising matching funds from industry and providing clear plans for
technology transfer. There are now also a wide range of partnerships possible between industry,
faculty, and students and a marked shift in policy on equity ownership and intellectual property.
Just what are these new partnerships, how do they work, how can you join them and what can
you expect for your investment? In this workshop, we propose to bring together practitioners of
the tech transfer profession, both from Taiwan and the U.S. This will include individuals from
academia, industry, and networking organizations to give a “new how to” on technology
partnerships.
Workshop Participation:
This workshop is primarily intended to provide a discussion opportunity between experts
involved with technology transfer, both in Taiwan and in the U.S. Representatives from
academia, industries involved with digital technologies, and networking organizations will be
invited to attend. This will be a “hands-on” discussion meeting for approximately 30 people. All
participants will be expected to take part in the meeting, which will be held the day after the
larger USC-III Conference on Technology Transfer.
Workshop Content:
The workshop will consist of exploring a series of topics. After a brief introduction of the subject,
a roundtable discussion lead by an expert will follow.
Topics will include:
 Examples of the latest best practices (and pitfalls to avoid) in industry/research institution
partnerships.
 Negotiating industry/research institution alliances.
 Faculty entrepreneurship—conflicts of interest and research opportunities.
 Tech transfer and economic development—how does it work in a global economy?
 Technology transfer networks—how do public and private networks operate?
 Differences in tech transfer in the IT and biotech industries.
Workshop Contributors:
Susan Hackwood - Executive Director, California Council on Science and Technology
Carolyn W.B. Lee - Director of Research for Public Programs, UCSD Division of Extended Studies
James Zheng - Founder, President and CEO, HZ Multimedia, Inc.
Blaine Ung – Consultant, O’Melveny Consulting, LLC