Deshpande Symposium on Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Higher Ed

National speakers and esteemed colleagues share best practices and emerging opportunities

The Deshpande Symposium is a gathering of like-minded practitioners focused on accelerating innovation and entrepreneurship across the college and university environment. The Symposium provides a venue for attendees to learn from each others' experiences; to gain wider exposure for their ideas, successes and start-ups; and to collaborate on activities that increase innovation and entrepreneurship in their academic communities.

National speakers and esteemed colleagues discuss best practices and emerging opportunities:

Entrepreneurship in the Curriculum
University Research Commercialization and Startups
Developing Entrepreneurial Universities, Culture & Ecosystems

2019 Keynote Speakers

Amy Nelson

Amy Nelson was appointed CEO of Venture For America in 2017 after building the organization alongside Andrew Yang, VFA’s Founder, for four years. Amy led efforts that have more than tripled the organization’s fundraising, and drove VFA’s investment in building out its regional efforts ... Read More »

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Steering Committee Members:

Arizona State University
Burton D. Morgan Foundation
Deshpande Foundation
Houston Community College
Middlesex Community College
Queen's University

Rice University
University of Akron
University of Massachusetts Lowell
University of North Carolina
VentureWell
Worcester Polytechnic Institute

2019 Symposium Highlights

Thank you to all our keynote speakers, panelists, sponsors and participants for making the 2019 Deshpande Symposium for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Higher Education a terrific success! We would also like to congratulate the winners of the 2019 Deshpande Symposium Awards for Excellence in Higher Education Entrepreneurship.