SSTI Webinars are a great way to stay up to date on the major issues and initiatives impacting technology-based economic development. The live interactive webinars provide a convenient and cost-effective platform to learn about new approaches and tools that can help you in your work. This informative and educational webinar series is hosted by SSTI staff, thought leaders, and colleagues from around the country with relevant experience and knowledge.
What to Expect
In-depth examinations of current state and regional approaches to financing startup companies, crowdfunding, and commercializing university research, among others.
Strategies for successful economic transformation through intelligent, strategic investments in tech-based economic development.
Stimulating dialogue and thought-provoking exchange among your peers from across the country.
Upcoming Webinars
TBED CoP Lab-to-Market: Restarting SBIR/STTR
May 12, 2:00 p.m. EDT
Free
Join us to hear from two veterans of SBIR state support programs on how they are helping SBIR companies adapt to new rules and how their states use FAST awards to encourage applications. And we’ll find out what they’re hearing from the agencies as the programs relaunch. Speakers will be Pat Dillon, founder, president, and CEO MNSBIR Inc., and Robert Brooke, director of federal funding programs at the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC).
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SSTI TBED Community: Innovation Finance in New Orleans and beyond
May 12, 3:00 p.m. EDT
Free
Join us for a conversation with Jimmy Roussel, president and CEO of the New Orleans Startup Fund. The fund is a 501c3 evergreen fund supporting innovative startups in the Greater New Orleans region. The conversation will cover the goals and nuances of investing at the local level, as well as where a mission-based fund tied to geography can find growth opportunities. This session should be of interest to those working at the local level, as well as state and regional organizations partner with and fund local efforts.
SSTI community-wide webinar: Where research meets industry—AI-driven partnership discovery
May 19, 2:00 p.m. EDT
Free
Join us for a webinar to discuss a novel approach for connecting research universities, industry, and innovators: The Tennessee Innovation Exchange (TNIX). TNIX connects Launch Tennessee with six research universities and Halo, a technology platform company. The partnership allows universities to enhance the visibility of their research expertise and the private sector to more efficiently identify and access solutions that drive business opportunities. Charles Layne, technology advancement
Entrepreneurship Development: Measuring impact
May 27, 3:00 p.m. EDT
Free
This session will examine how organizations measure and communicate the impact of entrepreneurship development activities. The group will discuss common metrics, notable gaps, and the relationship between what organizations track for funders versus what they find most useful for their own decision-making.
Lab-2-Market/Entrepreneurship Development: How I-Corps programs are building a culture of entrepreneurship
June 23, 2:00 p.m. EDT
Free
This joint session of the Entrepreneurship Development and Lab-to-Market subcommunities examines I-Corps as a tool for developing an entrepreneurial mindset and capacity among researchers and innovators. Jared Hineman from the Great Plains I-Corps Hub and Paul Carlisle from the Energy I-Corps program at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will discuss how their programs are structured, how they work with participants, and what they are seeing in their regions. Dan Engebretson, a faculty researcher who participated in the Great Plains Hub, will also share their experience of going through the program. The session will include time for open discussion and Q&A.
SSTI TBED COP Innovation Finance: Local, integrated, industry-focused investing
June 30, 2:00 p.m. EDT
Free
Join us for a conversation with Kris Khalil, president and CEO of New Orleans BioInnovation Center, who will discuss their industry-focused strategy that integrates business support, facilities and equipment, and financial investment. This meeting will cover topics ranging from developing industries, working at the local level, integrating economic development strategies, and balancing the dual perspectives of economic developer and financial investor.