Tuesday, September 29th

8:00am – 4:00pm   |   Communities of Innovation 101 (Additional fee applies)

8:00am – 8:15am   |   Welcome & Introductions
              ● Vickie Palmer, Chief Executive Officer, AURP
              ● Allison Madden, MBA, President, AURP; Corporate Secretary and Chief Operating Officer, USF Research Park, University of South Florida
              ● Kate Engel, Officer At-Large, AURP; Executive Director, Nebraska Innovation Campus; COI 101 Chair 

8:15am – 9:45am   |   MODULE ONE: Introduction to Research Parks
              ● Jeff Smith, MBA, Vice President, AURP; Director, University Corporate Research Parks, Michigan State University
              ● Stephen Coulston, AIA, Principal, Perkins and Will
              ● Laura O’Blenis, Board Member, AURP; President and CEO, Stiletto: Make a Point 

10:00am – 12:00pm   |   MODULE TWO: Research Park Economic Development
              ● Brian Darmody, Past President, AURP; Chief Strategy Officer, AURP
              ● Deborah Cummings, Principal and Managing Director, TEConomy Partners LLC
              ● Tom Osha, Executive Vice President, Wexford Science & Technology 

1:00pm – 2:45pm   |   MODULE THREE: Research Park Marketing & Business Development
              ● Amy Adams, Executive Director, Institute for Biohealth Innovation, George Mason University
              ● Kelly Propst, Vice President of Marketing and Communications, Research Triangle Park of NC
              ● Casey Carillo, Executive Director, University of Arizona Center for Innovation
              ● Tracy Shickel, Director, Economic Development, University of Delaware 

3:00pm – 4:00pm   |   MODULE FOUR: Research Park Operations
              ● David Tyndall, Founder and CEO, Collaborative Real Estate
              ● Stacy Dreyer, Associate Director of Corporate Engagement, Iowa State University Research Park