Innovation and entrepreneurship forum slated for April 24 at UD
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4 p.m., April 9, 2009----The University of Delaware President's Forum on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, “Creating the Systems to Drive Innovation and Entrepreneurship,” is set for 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Friday, April 24, at John M. Clayton Hall on the UD campus in Newark.

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The forum will feature remarks by U.S. Sen. Thomas R. Carper, a luncheon keynote address by Gov. Jack Markell and reflections on the Council on Competitiveness by Chad Holliday, chairman of the board of DuPont and chairman of the Council on Competitiveness, and Deborah Wince Smith, president of the Council on Competitiveness.

David Welch, founder and chief marketing and strategy officer of Infinera Corp. will offer an industry perspective on innovation and entrepreneurship and Ruthie Davis, chief executive officer of DAVIS by Ruthie Davis, will present a lecture on “Innovation in the Global Marketplace.”

A panel on “Taking the Risk: Living in the Entrepreneurial World” will include Jared Augustine, executive manager, SeamlessWeb; Rob Van Etten, president, Brighton Cromwell; and Kerwin Gaines, CEO and chief analyst, Blue Assurance Corporation

“The focus of the forum is the creation of systems to drive invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship,” says David Weir, director of the University's Office of Economic Innovation and Partnerships and one of the planners of this year's forum. “These are the engines of economic growth and must be cultivated not only at the University level with students and faculty, but from elementary school and beyond the completion of formal education.”

The forum is co-sponsored by First State Innovation, Delaware Economic Development Office, Early Stage East, SSI, Strategy House, Delaware State Chamber of Commerce, New Castle County Chamber of Commerce, and the Delaware Small Business Development Center.

The cost of the all-day conference, which includes a luncheon, is $25. The registration deadline is Friday, April 17. For more information about the forum, go to the Web site or call (302) 831-7600.

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