April 7, 2017
Purdue Polytechnic summit to focus on innovation, entrepreneurship
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The next wave of innovation and entrepreneurship is the focus of the second annual Purdue Polytechnic Innovation Summit next week.
Event attendees will have the opportunity to listen to keynote addresses, panel discussions, and presentations and to network with entrepreneurs and innovators from around the country.
The summit will be held Tuesday and Wednesday (April 11 and 12) in the Buchanan Club at Purdue’s Ross-Ade Stadium. It is free and open to the public.
A report on the progress made from the inaugural summit in 2016 will be presented. Leaders from industry and education will build on that progress in three areas: Makerspace/Fabrication Studio, Design Thinking/Collaboration and Innovation Curriculum.
Keynote speakers for the event include Noramay Cadena, co-founder and director of Make in LA, an early stage hardware accelerator and venture fund in Los Angeles; Greg Horowitt, cofounder and managing director of T2 Venture Creation and co-author of The Rainforest: The Secret to Building the Next Silicon Valley; and Connor Van Ooyen, a Purdue University student studying nutrition and economics and current leader of The Anvil, a nonprofit co-working space for entrepreneurs of Purdue and the Greater Lafayette community and their startups.
Fourteen presenters and panelists also are scheduled to attend.
Attendees are asked to register at polytechnic.purdue.edu/innovation-summit/registration. For additional information about the summit, including the schedule, lodging and parking, please see polytechnic.purdue.edu/innovation-summit.
About Purdue Polytechnic
The Purdue Polytechnic Institute is one of 10 academic colleges at Purdue University, offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in a wide range of disciplines: aviation, computing, construction management, engineering technology, technology leadership, and technology education. In addition to Purdue University’s main campus in West Lafayette, Indiana, Purdue Polytechnic offers select degree programs in nine Indiana communities.
Writer: Brian L. Huchel, 765-494-2084, bhuchel@purdue.edu
Source: Matt McKillip, 765-455-9464, mmckillip@purdue.edu