Using Science to Drive Commercial Innovation: The Power of Revolutionary Thinking
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Using Science to Drive Commercial Innovation
Ever wonder how revolutionary innovations make it from concept stage to commercialization? Join the MIT Enterprise Forum for an event that will show you how to use the same practices to drive innovation at your business and learn about the new cutting-edge developments that are in store for us in the coming decades.
"The Power of Revolutionary Thinking" will feature a national panel of visionary researchers who will explore how organizations, both large and small, can use revolutionary thinking to enhance the innovation process, and show us how advanced concepts go from far-off vision to becoming part of our everyday lives. From nanostrings to microgravity, program attendees and viewers will learn:
- How ultra-light golf clubs, advanced prosthetics and new wonder drugs are inspired by exotic technologies such as ultra-strong carbon nanotubes, electroactive polymers, and so-called 'extreme environment' microorganisms;
- How cutting-edge laboratory technology is commercialized and what you can learn about developing innovations that drive revenue in your company;
- How revolutionary thinking is fostered and can be evangelized into your organization.
Panelists from Cambridge include Dr. Robert Cassanova, Director, NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts; Dr. Bradley Carl Edwards, President and Founder of Carbon Designs, and development leader for the Space Elevator project; Dr. Dava Newman, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT and MacVicar Fellow; Dr. Penelope J. Boston, Director and Professor, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, and Director of Research for Complex Systems Research, Inc.
Our local Seattle panel will include Dr. Bradley Carl Edwards, President and Founder of Carbon Designs, and development leader for the Space Elevator project; Michael Laine, Founder of Liftport and dedicated to building a mass transportation system to open up access to the solar system; Daniel DiLorenzo, founder and CTO of BioNeuronics and the winner of the 1999 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize; and moderator John Martin Jr. from the Washington Technology Center.
* The September 28th program starts at 5:30 pm at Fisher Plaza, 140 4th Avenue, Seattle
* Networking Session - 5:30 to 6:15, Broadcast - 6:15-7:15, Local Q&A 7:15 - 8:00 pm.
* Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door
* Street parking available or in the building for a fee
* Register online at www.mitwa.org. For more information call 206-283-9595.
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Enterprise Forum of the Northwest
The MIT Enterprise Forum of the Northwest is a volunteer, non-profit organization that gives emerging technology-based companies the opportunity to present their strategies to panels of experts during a series of public forums. The Seattle chapter of the MIT Enterprise Forum is one of 24 worldwide chapters of the MIT Enterprise Forum, Inc. affiliated with the Alumni Association of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. All Events are open to anyone interested in growing or enhancing a business.
