Deshpande Symposium for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Higher Ed

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Monday, June 12, 2017

8:00-4:00pm

Symposium Check-In in the Lobby of the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center (ICC)

8:30-1:00pm

UNH’s First Generation Student Entrepreneurs Workshop and Lunch @ UTEC, 35 Warren Street across from the ICC

1:00-4:30pm

Innovation Ecosystem Tours: UMass Lowell (including iHub), Lowell Makes, EForAll, UTEC

1:00-4:00pm

Workshop A:

Strategic Doing: Road to Successful Collaborations

Additional $75 Fee.
Location: Lower Locks 2 Meeting Room

Workshop B:
DifferenceMaker: Developing and Scaling Cross-Campus Entrepreneurship Initiatives
Additional $75 Fee.
Location: Hamilton Room

Workshop C:
EdTech Tools to Catalyze the Career Awareness DNA on your Campus: CLOSED

Location: Lower Locks 1 Meeting Room

5:30-7:30pm

Welcome Reception – Networking and Cocktails at Lowell’s Mill No. 5
– Transportation will be available from the UMass Lowell Inn and Conference Center
– Information will be available at the symposium check-in

Built in 1873, Mill No. 5 is a historical textile mill now the home to small companies and startups. The old mill features a movie theater, Victorian lounge, boutiques and more in a space focusing on bringing innovation together into a campus-like community.

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

7:30-8:30am

Symposium Check-In & Continental Breakfast – Grand Ballroom Foyer

8:30-8:40am

Welcome, Grand Ballroom

8:40-9:30am

Morning Keynote: Jerry Engel, UC Berkeley – Grand Ballroom

9:30-9:45

Break

9:45-11:00am

A1 Ecosystems Boundary Spanners Across Entrepreneurship Education	B1 Curriculum A Multi-Institutional Approach to an Entrepreneurship Curriculum	C1 Commercialization Higher Ed Drives Innovation: Maximizing Entrepreneurial, Funding, and Mentor Connections for Launching Start-Ups	D1 Trends Building Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Pathways from the Classroom into the Community That Inspire Social Responsibility and Social Entrepreneurism

11:00-11:15am

Break

11:15-12:30pm

A2 Ecosystems 21st-Century Approaches to Innovation at America’s Best-Kept Secrets	B2 Curriculum Virtual Teams, Real Results: Teaching Entrepreneurship Online	C2 Commercialization Providing Support to I-Corps Graduating Teams	D2 Trends Four Differing Institutional Approaches to Changemaking and Social Innovation: Lessons Learned at Ashoka U Changemaker Campuses

12:30-2:00pm

Networking Lunch – 50 Warren Restaurant, Dining Hall and Lower Locks

2:00-3:15pm

A3 Ecosystems The Power of Partnerships for Community Entrepreneurial Success: Case Studies in Western Massachusetts and the Phoenix Metro Area	B3 Curriculum Innovation in Higher Education Entrepreneurship: Tales from the Trenches	C3 Commercialization Developing and Managing Mentor Networks in Curricular, Co-Curricular and Venture Acceleration Settings	D3 Trends Philanthropy and Higher Ed

3:15-3:30

Break

3:30-4:45pm

A4 Ecosystems Partner or Peril: A New “Normal” for Universities	B4 Curriculum Bridges and Pathways: High School, College, and Community Programs for Entrepreneurial Success and Regional Growth	C4 Commercialization Community Collaboration Spaces Powered by Universities Are the Future of Strong Cities	D4 Trends Creative Intersections: Different Approaches to Entrepreneurial Learning for University Arts Students

4:45-6:00pm

Activities – TBD

6:00-7:00pm

Poster Session with Networking Reception, Lower Locks/Patio

7:00-8:30pm

2017 Deshpande Symposium Awards Dinner & Celebration with a Special Cambodian Performing Arts Presentation by Lowell’s Angkor Dance Troupe, Grand Ballroom

The Angkor Dance Troupe is nationally recognized as one of the most accomplished and experienced U.S. based Cambodian traditional arts organizations. Lowell, Massachusetts is an epicenter for innovative Cambodian performing arts with the Angkor Dance Troupe at the core.

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

7:30-8:30am

Symposium Check-In and Continental Breakfast – Grand Ballroom Foyer

8:30-9:45am

A5 Ecosystems Designing and Implementing University-Based Entrepreneurial Ecosystems	B5 Curriculum Opportunities and Challenges on the Road to Innovation Inside and Outside the Academy	C5 Commercialization Evolution of Tech Transfer	D5 Trends Engaging Alumni in University Entrepreneurship

9:45-10:00am

Break

10:00-11:15am

A6 Ecosystems Coordinated and Integrated Approaches to Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development: Perspectives from the University of California, Davis, Kansas State University and IIT Madras	B6 Curriculum Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education for the 21st-Century Workforce	C6 Commercialization The Power of Three: Emerging Trends in the University Start-Up World	D6 Trends Social Entrepreneurship on Campus: Methodologies and Models

11:15-11:45am

Break

11:45am-1:15pm

Luncheon Keynote: Laurie Leshin, WPI – Grand Ballroom
A buffet luncheon will be served.

1:15-1:45pm

Break

1:45-3:00pm

A7 Ecosystems Impact of Ecosystem and Culture in Creating an Entrepreneurial University	B7 Curriculum Creating Problem-Solving Entrepreneurial Thinkers on Campus and Beyond	C7 Commercialization Proof of Concept Funding: Impact on Innovation Culture	D7 Trends Exploring Scalable and Sustainable Best Practices to Promote the Inclusion of Tech Entrepreneurs from Underrepresented Populations in National Innovation Ecosystems

3:00-3:15pm

Break

3:15-4:00pm

Closing Keynote: Bob Metcalfe (UT Austin) – Grand Ballroom

4:00-5:30pm

Closing Reception – 50 Warren Street

Agenda 2017

The 2017 Symposium Agenda