Keynote Speaker: Phillip Singerman
Mr. Singerman serves as Associate Director for Innovation and Industry Services at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). He is responsible for the NIST suite of external partnership programs, including the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, the Technology Innovation Program, the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, and NIST technology transfer and small business innovation research awards.
Immediately prior to joining NIST, he was a Senior Vice President at B&D Consulting, a D.C.-based firm providing strategic advice and technical assistance on federal economic development programs to nonprofit organizations, local governments, and universities. Previously, he was managing director of a $120-million seed stage venture fund that invested in early-stage technologies.
During the Clinton Administration, Mr. Singerman served as U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, a presidential appointment that required Senate confirmation.
Mr. Singerman has participated on scores of local, state, and national advisory boards and associations, including:
- State Science and Technology Institute
- Technology Council of Maryland
- International Economic Development Council
- NGA Advisory Committee on Entrepreneurial Policy
- National Science Foundation's Small Business Advisory Committee
- Pennsylvania Biotechnology Association
- Strengthening America's Communities Initiative Advisory Committee
- Editorial Board of the Economic Development Quarterly.
