| 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
VALUE ADDED SESSIONS
"Back by popular demand!"
All conference attendees are attendees are invited to participate in our VALUE-ADDED sessions on Tuesday afternoon. Value-Added Sessions are included in the Full Registration Fee.
1:00 PM - Assessing Park Impact: Are We Missing Something?
Cameron J. McCoy, Ph.D., Assistant Vice President, Corporate and Foundation Relations and Career Services Lehigh University
Do you ever think your park is being measured incorrectly or is undervalued based on the work you do? Are you frustrated with institutional leadership not grasping or buying into emerging organizational trends? Wish you had some data to share that could compel some change? Want to see a kitten riding a turtle? Come explore leading explanatory theories, discover a robust ecosystem framework, and examine the results of a comprehensive study to better understand how we might align metrics to institutional objectives. We'll close the session with a discussion of where we go next as a profession and how we change the story together loaded with data and collective enthusiasm for institutional impact.
1:30 PM - A Tale of 3 Cities: Flexibility Solutions for Urban Innovation Labs
Tzveta Panayotova, LEED AP, Principal, Senior Laboratory Planner, HOK
Morgan Daenzer, LEED GA, Laboratory Planner, HOK
As urban environments continue to awaken, opportunities to build and develop more space for innovation, research and collaboration are presenting themselves. Ideas born in an incubator setting strive to grow and graduate to an accelerator laboratory in a nearby research park or across the country in a startup lab. This presentation will explore the challenges in three urban environments to adapt existing buildings to suit flexible space needs for urban research innovation.
2:00 PM - Tomorrow's Academic Research Campus - Mission, Research, and Execution
Christopher Baylow, AIA, Principal, Academic Research, EYP
Jeremy Munn, Program Director - Facilities Division, Northeastern University
David Neuman, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C, Strategic Campus Planner, Neu Campus Planning
Dedicated applied research space on university campuses geared toward solving the world's most pressing issues must be versatile enough to accommodate ever-evolving paradigm shifts. Speakers will lead a dynamic conversation, featuring interactive Mentimeter polling, about the planning and development of academic research campuses  through the lens of Northeastern University's emerging Innovation Campus. Attendees will leave the presentation with valuable strategies for developing a framework plan and creating innovation clusters and flexible research space on campus.
2:45 PM - Empowering and Inspiring Your Community #WomenOfTheUATechPark Campaign
Carol Stewart, Associate Vice President, Tech Parks Arizona
Peter Loya, Senior Manager for Community and Tenant Relations
Twenty-five women of The University of Arizona (UA) Tech Park were recently celebrated both in honor of National Women's  Month and the UA Tech Park's 25th anniversary. The Women of the UA Tech Park, shared how they were inspired and how they inspire others through multiple channels including a panel discussion, social media and website profiles. These faces symbolize the diversity and strength that drive business forward. Each woman's story was shared to help empower others and express the unique attributes that make one successful. The UA Tech Park aspires not only to create communities of innovation for businesses, but also to be a supportive environment where people are empowered and thrive. The impact of the Women of UA Tech Park campaign stretched beyond the words and the pictures and into the community, with donation items collected for YWCA's My Sister's Closet, stocking it with gently used workplace-ready clothing for women.
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| 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
OPENING PLENARY SPEAKERS
4:30 PM - WELCOMING REMARKS and ATLANTA WELCOME
Dan Duncan, President, AURP; Executive Director, Nebraska Innovation Campus
Commissioner Pat Wilson, Commissioner of Georgia Department of Economic Development
5:00 PM - PRESENTATION: DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES OF INNOVATION AWARD
5:10 PM - THE EVOLUTION OF UNIVERSITY-ANCHORED INNOVATION DISTRICTS
Innovation districts have found tremendous success in the university setting. By leveraging proximity to research and talent, these districts have transformed themselves and their communities. These influential innovation leaders will share insights into the evolution of these developments over the last several years, and provide a look ahead to the future of these developments. Session will also discuss a new international benchmarking effort - The Global Institute on Innovation Districts
Speakers:
Julie Wagner, President, Urban Insight
Tom Osha, Senior Vice President, Innovation and Economic Development,  Wexford Science + Technology
5:45 PM - FIRESIDE CHAT on GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE: UNIVERSITY-ANCHORED INNOVATION DISTRICT LEADERS
Communities of innovation require creative leadership with vision and the ability to execute. A panel of global leaders will share their observations and lessons learned from their own university-anchored innovation district.
Panelists: University Innovation District Leaders |
