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








































