Building the Arkansas Innovation Economy: Summary of a Symposium (2012)
Chapter: Appendix B: Participants List
Jerry Adams
Arkansas Research Alliance
Nitin Agarwal
University of Arkansas at Little
Rock
John Ahlen
Arkansas Science and Technology
Authority
Jenny Ahlen
AEDC
Alan Anderson
The National Academies
Gary Anderson
University of Arkansas at Little
Rock
Joel Anderson
University of Arkansas at Little
Rock
Amy Apon
University of Arkansas at
Fayetteville
Jeff Amerine
Innovate Arkansas
Stan Baker
Stanley Baker, Ltd.
Ramsay Ball
Virtual Incubation Board of
Directors
Governor Mike Beebe
State of Arkansas
David Belcher
University of Arkansas at Little
Rock
Richard Bendis
Innovation America
Alex Biris
University of Arkansas at Little
Rock
Joe Brenner
Nordex
Sen. Shane Broadway
Arkansas General Assembly
Nick Brown
Southwest Power Pool
Jay Chesshir
Little Rock Regional
Chamber of Commerce
Charisse Childers
Accelerate Arkansas
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*Speakers in italics
Tom Chilton
Arkansas Economic
Development Commission
McAlister Clabaugh
The National Academies
Bill Clay
Acxiom Corporation
Carole Cramer
Arkansas State University
Tom Dalton
Innovate Arkansas
Ted Dickey
Innovate Arkansas
David Dierksheide
The National Academies
Michael Dockter
Arkansas State University
Michael Douglas
UAMS Bioventures
Gene Eagle
Arkansas Development Finance
Authority
Tamika Edwards
Office of U.S. Sen. Blanche
Lincoln
Sen. Joyce Elliott
Arkansas General Assembly
Laura Fine
Arkansas Small Business
Development Center
Susan Forte
Ed Franklin
Arkansas Association of Two-Year
Colleges
Michael Gealt
University of Arkansas at Little
Rock
Collis Geren
University of Arkansas at
Fayetteville
Adam Gertz
The National Academies
Patricia Gonzalez
U.S. Export Assistance Center
Arkansas
Mary Good
University of Arkansas at Little
Rock
Watt Gregory
Accelerate Arkansas
Susan Hackwood
California Council on
Science and Technology
Maria Haley
Arkansas Economic Development
Commission
William Harris
Science Foundation Arizona
James Hendren
Hendren Consulting
Vernard Henley
University of Arkansas at Little
Rock
Brad Henry
Arkansas Economic Development
Commission
Karin Iqbal
University of Arkansas at Little
Rock
Jeff Johnson
ClearPointe Technology
Barry Johnson
U.S. Economic Development
Administration
Roger Kilmer
National Institute of Standards
and Technology
Karrie Kovalcheck
HP
Ginger Lew
National Economic Council
Mark Malone
Northwest Arkansas Council
Alan Mantooth
University of Arkansas at
Fayetteville
Gary McChesney
Future Fuel
Gail McClure
Arkansas Science and Technology
Authority
Dina Nash
University of Arkansas at Little
Rock
Rebecca Norman
Arkansas Small Business
Development Center
Leo Perreault
Janet Marie Roderick
Arkansas Small Business
Development Center
Greg Salamo
University of Arkansas at
Fayetteville
Mark Saviers
Sage Partners
Don Senich
National Science Foundation
Sujai Shivakumar
The National Academies
Mike Smith
Innovate Arkansas
Gilbert Sperling
U.S. Department of Energy
Phil Stafford
University of Arkansas at
Fayetteville
Marc Stanley
National Institute of Standards
and Technology
Mayor Mark Stodola
City of Little Rock
Paul Suskie
Public Service Commission
David Thomison
i2E
Becky Thompson
Arkansas Business Development
Commission
Tom Walker
University of Arkansas at Little
Rock
Sam Walls
Arkansas Capital Corporation
Charles Wessner
The National Academies
Deke Whitbeck
Office of U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor
Donna Kaye Yeargen
Office of U.S. Sen.Blanche Lincoln
Kenji Yoshigoe
University of Arkansas at Little
Rock
Jim Youngquist
UALR Institute for Economic
Advancement
Randy Zook
Arkansas State Chamber of
Commerce
