Funder Forum 2023

About the event

Location: Our event will be held at The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)’s Centennial Center located at 3030 Potomac Avenue, Suite 100, Alexandria, VA 22305-3085 (directly across the street from the Potomac Yard metro stop: Potomac Yard | WMATA)

Details: Our event comes with light breakfast refreshments, lunch, and networking cocktail receptions on days 1 and 2.

DAY 1: Tuesday, 9/19 is reserved for ProposalCentral Customers. This will be a collaborative user group to brainstorm new ideas and provide input on the ProposalCentral roadmap. Come ready to collaborate.

DAY 2: Wednesday, 9/20 will be day one of our industry event. We will bring industry leaders on stage for key topics such as AI, Open Science, and Impact Assessment.

Day 3: Thursday, 9/21 will be day two of our industry event. We will discuss DEI initiatives and hear from innovative peers that are disrupting the funding landscape.

Hotel recommendations

Renaissance Capital View – Family-Friendly Hotel in Arlington VA | Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel (marriott.com)
Residence Inn Capital View – Arlington, VA Hotels – Crystal City | Residence Inn Arlington Capital View (marriott.com)
Courtyard Arlington Crystal City – Hotel near DCA | Courtyard Arlington Crystal City/Reagan National Airport (marriott.com)

Session topics will cover:

Open Science
Artificial Intelligence
PID Workshops + Panels
Peer insights from innovative funders
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Impact + Reporting

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Schedule at a glance

As sessions are confirmed, this schedule will be updated with more information.

Time	Tuesday, 9/19
8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.	Breakfast + Networking
9:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m.	CEO Welcome Speaker: Steve Pinchotti CEO Altum
9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.	Collaborative / Peer Session PC Features IP Reporting Reviewer Conflicts KP and Institution Contacts Crossref and ORCID
10:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m.	Break
10:45 a.m.–11:45 a.m.	Review New features, gaps, and wish list
11:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions CRM Integrations PC Training
12:15 p.m.–1:30 p.m.	Lunch + Networking
1:30 p.m. – 2:30pm	Post Award New features, gaps, and wish list
2:30 p.m.–2:45 p.m.	Break
2:45 p.m–3:15 p.m.	DEI How are GMs addressing?
3:15 p.m.–4:00 p.m.	Reporting Insights and Analytics Ad Hoc
4:00 p.m.–4:15 p.m.	Break
4:15 p.m–5:15 p.m.	Roadmap/Wishlist
5:15 p.m.-6:15 p.m.	Cocktail Networking Reception Rooftop Terrace

Time	Wednesday, 9/20	Thursday, 9/21
8:30 a.m.–9:00 a.m.	Breakfast + Networking	Breakfast + Networking
9:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m.	Welcome Session	Welcome Session
9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.	Morning Keynote with Hayley Arceneaux, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Physician Assistant, Commercial Astronaut, and Bone Cancer Survivor	Morning Keynote with Dr. William Dahut, Chief Scientific Officer, American Cancer Society
10:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m.	Break	Break
10:45 a.m.–11:45 a.m.	Persistent Identifier Panel Todd Carpenter, Exec Director, National Information Standards Organization (NISO) Lucy Ofiesh, Director of Finance and Operations, Crossref Chris Shillum, Exec Director, ORCID Amanda French, Technical Community Manager, ROR	DEI Initiatives Panel Paolo P. Gujilde, Strategist, ORCID US Community, Lyrasis Sindy Escobar Alvarez, Medical Research Program Director, Doris Duke Foundation Jenna Hicks, Assistant Director, Health Research Alliance
11:45 a.m.–1:00 p.m.	Lunch + Networking	Lunch + Networking
1:00 p.m. – 2:00pm	Artificial Intelligence Panel Steve Pinchotti, CEO, Altum, Inc. Albert Towers, PhD, MSL, Alzheimer’s Association Dr. Thomas Hazel, BullFrog AI	Open Science / Innovation Panel Kaitlin Davis, PhD, Additional Ventures Michelle Durborow, Senior VP, Research Operations, Michael J. Fox Foundation Kristen Ratan, Founder of Strategies for Open Science (Stratos) Anna Hatch, Program Officer, Scientific Strategy, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.	ROI/ Impact Assessment Panel Jennifer Kemp, Director of Consulting Services, Stratos Diane Bovenkamp, PhD, VP Scientific Affairs, BrightFocus Foundation Belinda Orland, Sr. Director Research & Grants Admin, American Heart Association Marc Hurlbert, CEO, Melanoma Research Alliance	Closing Session
3:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.	Closing Session
3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.	Cocktail Networking Reception Rooftop Terrace

Early bird rates expire July 15. Our Funder Forum is capped at 300 participants, so register early!

Grants Management and Administration

Search, Discovery, and Outcome Visualization

Reporting and Data Analysis Platform

Grants Management and Administration

Search, Discovery, and Outcome Visualization

Reporting and Data Analysis Platform

Join us for Altum’s
Funder Forum

CALLING ALL FUNDERS

About the event

Hotel recommendations

Session topics will cover:

The value of the funder forum

Schedule at a glance

Guntram Bauer

Join our community of funders at this year's forum

$27 Billion

2 Million

830,000+

42,000

1 Million

Grants Management and Administration

Search, Discovery, and Outcome Visualization

Reporting and Data Analysis Platform

Join us for Altum’s Funder Forum

CALLING ALL FUNDERS

About the event

Hotel recommendations

Session topics will cover:

The value of the funder forum

Schedule at a glance

Guntram Bauer

Join our community of funders at this year's forum

$27 Billion

2 Million

830,000+

42,000

1 Million

Register Now

Join us for Altum’s
Funder Forum