Breakfast of Champions: Government-Sponsored Innovation

Hosted by: Center for Research Innovation

Presenters:
Eric Nakajima, Senior Innovation Advisor, Executive Office of Housing & Urban Development
Abi Barrows, Director, Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center
Professor Vincent Harris, William Lincoln Smith Chair, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Tim Leshan, Vice President for Government Relations, Northeastern University

This session will focus on government policies and programs designed to assist innovators and entrepreneurs in developing ideas, products or companies rooted in university-research. The discussion will provide a forum for students, faculty and alumni to learn more about programs funded by both the state and federal government that they could take advantage of. Our program will be moderated by Tim Leshan, Vice President for Government Relations for Northeastern, and he will be joined by officials from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development (EOHED) who oversee and administer economic development programs on behalf of the state.

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