Monday, June 11, 2018 | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8:00-4:00pm | Symposium Check-In in the Lobby of the UMass Lowell Inn and Conference Center (ICC) | |||||||
1:00-4:30pm | Innovation Ecosystem Tours: UML’s ETIC, RURI, Makerspace, Innovation Hub, E for All, UTEC and Lowell Makes |
|||||||
1:00-4:00pm | Workshop A: Spurring Innovation with Project-Based Learning Junior Ballroom Additional $75 Fee. |
Workshop B: Exploring Entrepreneurial Engagement with FirstGen Students Lower Locks 1 Additional $75 Fee. |
Workshop C: Preparing Student Entrepreneurs for High-Impact and Breakout Careers: Joining UNC’s Entrepreneurs Genome Project Lower Locks 2 Additional $75 Fee. |
Workshop D: Transforming Education: Teaching Creative Problem Solving to Ignite Entrepreneurial Thinking in College Students Hamilton Room Additional $75 Fee. |
||||
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 12, 2018
|
||||||||
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, Julie Lenzer (UMD), Grand Ballroom
It Takes a Village: Keys to Accelerating innovationThe time when a university could maintain its position as an ivory tower, sprouting great ideas with no follow-up to move those ideas into action, has passed. While the tower shouldn’t be obliterated, it needs to be more open and accessible to increase its impact. In this presentation, Julie Lenzer will draw on her experiences through every aspect of the ecosystem—from local to state to federal and now, to academia—to outline the 3 Ps to accelerating innovation to impact, the role of universities in doing that, and the key elements required to build resilient and responsive ecosystems. |
|||||||
9:30-9:45am | Break | |||||||
9:45-11:00am |
|
|||||||
11:00-11:15am | Break | |||||||
11:15am-12:30pm |
|
|||||||
12:30-1:45pm | Networking Lunch, 50 Warren Restaurant, Dining Hall, Lower Locks | |||||||
1:45-3:00pm |
|
|||||||
3:00-3:15pm | Break | |||||||
3:15-4:30pm |
|
|||||||
4:30-5:00pm | Break | |||||||
5:00-6:30pm | Poster Session & Networking Reception: Join Symposium Award Nominees and Invited Presenters for a Poster Session and Networking Reception in the Junior Ballroom | |||||||
6:30-8:00pm | 2018 Deshpande Symposium Awards Dinner and Celebration, Grand Ballroom
|
|||||||
Wednesday, June 13, 2018 | ||||||||
7:30-8:30am | Symposium Check-In and Continental Breakfast, Grand Ballroom Foyer | |||||||
8:30-9:30am |
Keynote, Jonathan Ortmans (UMD), Grand Ballroom
Innovation and entrepreneurship are driving forces for economic and social development around the globe. As President of the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN), Jonathan Ortmans has a front row seat! He and his team operate a platform of programs and projects in 170 countries aimed at making it easier for anyone, anywhere to start and scale a business. In his keynote, Jonathan will share insights and best practices on building one global entrepreneurial ecosystem and fostering deeper international, cross-border collaborations between entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, policymakers and entrepreneurial support organizations. |
|||||||
9:30-9:45am | Break | |||||||
9:45-11:00am |
|
|||||||
11:00-11:15am | Break | |||||||
11:15am-12:30pm |
|
|||||||
12:00-1:30pm | Boxed Lunch, Grand Ballroom Foyer | |||||||
12:45-2:00pm |
|
|||||||
2:15-2:30pm | Closing Remarks, Grand Ballroom |