annual conference

Open 2011 starts Thursday!

Submitted by tim on Tue, 03/22/2011 - 00:00

Open 2011, the nation's premier conference on tech innovation and entrepreneurship starts this Thursday!

Great speakers and presentations!

The best student-led technology innovations of 2011

Events and recognition

We'll see you March 24-26, 2011, at the Westin Alexandria Hotel in Washington, D.C.

 

Humera Fasihuddin

Humera oversees student venture coaching and mentoring for NCIIA. She started these efforts in 2006, launching Advanced Invention to Venture, a four-day, intensive, hands-on workshop for student and faculty teams committed to commercializing their products. In addition, Humera manages BMEidea, a national student competition in biomedical engineering. She joined NCIIA in 2005, where she was responsible for scaling the Invention to Venture workshop series to reach thousands of participants nationwide. Prior to joining NCIIA, Humera founded Edical May, a manufacturing and business development company enabling scale-up of new medical devices. From 2001 to 2005, Humera spearheaded the creation of the Regional Technology Corporation.

Mike Roberts

Michael J. Roberts is a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School, where he teaches in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit and also serves as the Executive Director of the Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship. Mike teaches the second-year elective course, "Evaluating the Entrepreneurial Opportunity." He has taught several other elective and required courses in the field of entrepreneurship, and served as the Executive Director of the school's case development efforts. Mike has worked in a variety of private sector industries. Prior to and during business school, he worked for McKinsey & Co. and Morgan Stanley, respectively. From 1989 to 1991, he served as Director of International Business Development for Cellular Communications, Inc., where he led a successful effort to acquire the second cellular license in Italy. He has also served as Chief Financial Officer of a start-up chain of quick-service Italian restaurants, and as Vice President of Business Development for a company in the health care services field.

Tom Byers

Tom Byers is a professor at Stanford University where he focuses on technology and high-growth entrepreneurship education. He is founder and a faculty co-director of the Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP), which serves as the entrepreneurship center for the engineering school. STVP includes the Mayfield Fellows work/study program, Entrepreneurship Corner website of videos and podcasts, and a set of global Roundtable on Entrepreneurship Education conferences for educators.

Steve Nichols

Steve Nichols serves as a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Texas-Austin. He also serves as the director of the Chair of Free Enterprise and the director of the Advanced Manufacturing Center in the Cockrell School of Engineering. Nichols focuses on creating and nurturing a culture of technology innovation, creativity, and leadership at the University of Texas and the global community that the university serves. He organized the Roden Scholar (leadership) program, supported the start-up of the Engineering Entrepreneurship Society, and founded the Idea to Product®(I2P®) technology competition. He is a fellow of ASME and has received the Kauffman Outstanding Entrepreneur award, the Olympus Innovation Award, the Fred Merryfield Design Award, and the Joe J. King Engineering Professional Achievement Award. Nichols received his Ph.D. in engineering in 1975 and his J.D. in 1983, both from the University of Texas-Austin.

Submit a poster proposal for the 15th Annual Conference

Submitted by tim on Tue, 11/02/2010 - 11:35

We have limited space for posters at the NCIIA 15th Annual Conference. Submitting a poster is a great way to participate in the premier conference on technology entrepeneurship in higher education.

Login and submit a 150-word poster proposal now for review and consideration for the conference poster session. After logging in, select "Apply for a grant or enter a competition" and then click "Select an RFP."

The deadline for submissions is February 21, 2011. Poster session participants will receive the conference presenter registration rate of $490.

 

Gerald Solomon

Gerald R. Solomon serves as the Executive Director for the Samueli Foundation, overseeing Samueli Philanthropy. Prior to this position, Mr. Solomon served as President & CEO of Public Health Foundation Enterprises (PHFE) for seven years, where he transformed the organization from an LA-centric provider of funding and services into national prominence. He served as President and CEO of several highly successful and nationally recognized non-profit as well as for-profit organizations, including a distinguished eighteen-year career as a civil trial attorney and Judge Pro Tem.

Dwight Streit

Dwight C. Streit is director of the UCLA Engineering Institute for Technology Advancement and distinguished professor of Materials Science & Engineering and Electrical Engineering in the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. He was previously a vice president at Northrop Grumman and TRW Space & Electronics, and was president of Velocium, a TRW Company. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and was the UCLA Engineering Alumnus of the Year in 2003. He received his PhD in electrical engineering from UCLA in 1986.

Steven Montgomery

Steven Montgomery is a designer, inventor and innovator specializing in wellness, biotech and healthcare. At Art Center, Steve teaches in both undergraduate and graduate industrial design, directing studio and thesis projects. He also founded and runs bioDesign, an award-winning design consulting studio for invention and innovation.

Liliana Becerra

Liliana Becerra is a design consultant, curator, and educator currently based in Los Angeles. Before establishing her independent practice, Liliana worked for Nokia Design for seven years directing research projects, publications and workshops. Her last role was as the head of the global Design Insights team within the Insights & Innovation unit, which led to important design strategies that Nokia implemented into world-class products. Currently, she is the Principal and Creative Director of Studio Liliana Becerra, a company founded in 2008 that consults with global international firms in design and trend research with special emphasis on the articulation of insights into actionable, tangible and relevant design strategies. Liliana is also a faculty member of the Product Design Department at Art Center College of Design, where she teaches in the areas of design research, trend analysis and colors & materials design.
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