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SUMMARY:Workforce Development with Per Scholas
DESCRIPTION:Join Per Scholas and us for an insightful panel discussion about tech talent development and training Houston’s future workforce.  \nThis event will bring together industry leaders\, experts\, and innovators to explore the critical role of skills training and partnerships in building a robust tech industry. \nThe panel will cover a wide range of topics\, including the latest trends and challenges\, the importance of upskilling and reskilling\, and best practices for creating a diverse\, equitable\, and inclusive tech workforce. You will have the opportunity to learn from and interact with a diverse group of professionals who are leading the way. \nWhether you are an employer looking to build a talented and diverse tech workforce\, an individual interested in pursuing a career in tech\, or an industry professional looking to stay on top of the latest trends\, this panel discussion is for you! Don’t miss out on the opportunity to gain valuable insights\, network with leaders\, and explore the future of tech talent right here in Houston! \nPanelists include: \n\n Damien Howard\, Chief Enterprise Solutions Officer\, Per Scholas (moderator)\nAngela Berardi\, National Account Manager\, Certified Marketplace Diversity Ambassador\, TEKsystems\nLavone Jones\, Vice President\, Human Resources\, Comcast\nJanet Pope\, Vice President\, Corporate Social Responsibility\, Capgemini\n\nAfter the panel\, you will have the opportunity to visit with several of Ion’s tenants and partners to workshop your professional and job placement skills.
URL:https://iondistrict.com/event/wfd-per-scholas/
LOCATION:Ion\, 4201 Main Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Academic Network,Corporate Innovators,Founders & Startups,General Community,Human Performance,Ion Activation Festival
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SUMMARY:Ion Prototyping Lab + Nexus: Open Innovation Day
DESCRIPTION:Join the Ion Prototyping Lab and Rice’s Nexus Lab for a day of innovative displays\, discussions\, and lab tours! The full schedule of events is listed below. \nSpeaker: \n\nPeter Merwin\, Principal and Design Director at Gensler\n\nPanelists: \n\nGrant Belton\, Rice Nexus\nMaria Oden\, Director of Rice360\, Rice University
URL:https://iondistrict.com/event/ion-prototyping-lab-nexus-open-innovation-day/
LOCATION:Ion\, 4201 Main Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Academic Network,Corporate Innovators,Founders & Startups,General Community,Hardware,Human Performance,Investors & Capital,Ion Activation Festival,Ion Prototyping Lab
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SUMMARY:Entrepreneurship as a Business Style by Hap Klopp\, Founder of The North Face
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a thought-provoking keynote speech with Founder and former CEO of The North Face\, Hap Klopp\, on why he believes entrepreneurship is less of a stage of a business and more of a style of business and a mindset that can and should be employed by all businesses to ensure their vitality. It is a mindset that can be applied to any business at any time. \nEntrepreneurship involves innovation\, risk-taking\, urgency\, passion\, and a desire to create something new. It is what drives businesses to think outside the box and come up with new and novel solutions. When it is utilized as part of an organization’s business strategy\, it stimulates innovation and drives economic growth. As history has shown\, entrepreneurial thinking and tactics are what sets successful businesses apart. \nIn this presentation\, Hap Klopp will draw on his experience and research to explore the following topics: \n\nWhat got us here won’t get us there! – innovation is essential\nEstablished businesses or startups – who will be the winner?\nSilicon Valley innovation lesson – what translated and must be
URL:https://iondistrict.com/event/northface-business-style/
LOCATION:Ion\, 4201 Main Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Corporate Innovators,Founders & Startups,Human Performance,Investors & Capital,Ion Activation Festival
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SUMMARY:Back to the Future of Innovation
DESCRIPTION:We are at a great turning point in the modern research university. At the center of this disruption is a drive to combine interdisciplinary\, use-inspired research with an entrepreneurial focus in an effort to accelerate the invention and commercialization of breakthrough technologies that solve the world’s most pressing problems. \nJoin us for a discussion on how the Office of Innovation at Rice University is creating game-changing tech startups at speed and scale through public-private partnerships between industry\, government\, and the broader academic community. \nThe short presentation will be followed by a panel to discuss Innovation in Institutions of Higher Education from points of view including academia\, startups\, and industry. \nIntroductory Remarks: \nRice Office of Innovation – Paul Cherukuri\, Vice President for Innovation\, Adjunct Professor\, Management and Entrepreneurship \nPanelists: \n\nPaul Cherukuri\, Vice President for Innovation\, Adjunct Professor\, Management and Entrepreneurship (moderator)\nMichelle Stansbury\, Vice President\, Innovation and IT Applications\, Houston Methodist\nMatthew Wettergreen\, Director of Global Medical Innovation\, Associate Teaching Professor in Bioengineering\nVesna Mirkovic\, Intellectual Property Advisor\, Chevron Technology Ventures
URL:https://iondistrict.com/event/back-to-the-future-innovation/
LOCATION:Ion\, 4201 Main Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Academic Network,Corporate Innovators,Founders & Startups,Investors & Capital,Ion Activation Festival
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SUMMARY:Innovation on Tap: EntrepreNeuro
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with Ion and part of the InterfaceRice 2023 conference\, EntrepreNeuro is a one-hour TEDx-style presentation that hosts three presenters who have careers spanning both academia and industry.  \nThese presenters will discuss their personal experiences with a focus on what they have learned during periods of transition. Faculty are increasingly managing university labs while also wearing the hat of CEO/CSO for both startup and established companies in the neurotech and biomedical industry. Conversely\, some industry professionals are moving to work more closely in the investment of academic research and forging stronger ties with universities as co-partners in various ventures. What can we learn from those engaging with this dynamic\, and what do they see the future holding for academic/industry relationships? \nPresenters include Jacob Robinson\, who will discuss his transitions between academic labs and founding the startup Motif Neurotech; Paul Cherukuri\, who will discuss his vision for Rice University in translational research as the newly appointed VP of Innovation at Rice University; Erika Ross Ellison\, who has worked at Mayo Clinic\, Cali Health\, Abbott Neuromodulation\, and was recently hired at Vice President of Research and Development at ONWARD; and Chet Moritz\, Ph.D.\, Associate professor in the Division of Physical Therapy\, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine\, University of Washington. He also serves as the co-director for the Center for Neurotechnology\, an interdisciplinary group of engineers\, neuroscientists\, and clinicians developing next-generation neural technologies to treat disorders of the nervous system. \n  \nJoin the speakers and attendees for networking and light bites at 5 PM\, with lectures beginning at 6 PM. 
URL:https://iondistrict.com/event/entrepreneuro/
LOCATION:Ion\, 4201 Main Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Human Performance,Ion Activation Festival
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