Penn Institute for Urban Research (IUR) and the Penn Center for Innovation (PCI) host a conversation about university-led innovation initiatives. Leaders from the nation’s most engaged urban universities will discuss how their institutions are fostering innovation and commercialization in new ways: through new strategic initiatives such as corporate alliances, new venture practices and programs, seed fund programs, and virtual and on-site incubators.
Speakers include: Todd Sherer, Associate Vice President for Research and Executive Director of Technology, Emory University; Jim Kiriakis, Interim Director, UCSF Innovation, Technology & Alliances, University of California, San Francisco; Alan Thomas, Associate Vice President and Director, Center for Technology Development and Ventures, University of Chicago; John Swartley, Associate Vice Provost for Research and Executive Director, Penn Center for Innovation, University of Pennsylvania; and Jon Soderstrom, Managing Director, Office of Cooperative Research, Yale University.