Description
Learning Objective: Participants will have a greater awareness and understanding of technology commercialization and the opportunities that await their institutions
Institutions of Higher Educations (IHEs), particularly research institutions, are increasingly expected to play a role in the economic development of their communities. Regional and city governments envision start-up companies emerging from university sponsored research – every institution believes they will be the catalyst for a ‘new Silicon Valley” ecosystem. This seminar features a series of speakers who will describe programs at their IHEs, and the important role and opportunities for HBCUs/MSIs in technology commercialization.
At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to:
- The role of technology commercialization and IHEs and importance for HBCUs/MSIs.
- Exposed to success stories in technology commercialization from various regions.
- Federal and state opportunities for technology commercialization.
Track
Technical and Entrepreneurship or Technical/Big Data/HBCU