The Batten Institute maintains a list of lectures occurring in the local area on various topics within entrepreneurship and innovation. Follow the links provided for additional information.
15 September 2011 (Thurs) 5:00pm-7:00pm
Lecture: "From Faculty to Co-founders: Practical lessons learned in growing a biotechnology startup" (pdf)
Speakers: Executives from HemoShear, LLC: Jim Powers (CEO), Brian Wamhoff (VP Research/Development), and Brett Blackman (Chief Science Officer)
Location: Open Space, Charlottesville
Series: Innovation Roundtable Seminar Series, organized by the Office for Innovation Partnerships and Commercialization at UVa
RSVP REQUIRED via email to Sharon Krueger by 13 September
7 October 2011 (Fri) 1:00pm-2:00pm
Lecture: “The Experience Economy in the Age of Digital Marketing”
Speaker: Jim Gilmore (Batten Fellow, Darden Adjunct Lecturer, and Co-founder of Strategic Horizons LLP)
Location: Abbott Center Auditorium
Series: Leadership Speaker Series, co-sponsored by the Batten Institute
13 October 2011 (Thurs) 5:00pm-7:00pm
Lecture: “UVA Patent Foundation & Office of Innovation Partnerships & Commercialization: An inside look at these two UVA organizations and how they are assisting in building the local and regional innovation ecosystem and what they can do for you”
Speakers: Mark Crowell (Executive Director,Office of Innovation Partnerships & Commercialization)
Location: Open Space, Charlottesville
Series: Innovation Roundtable Seminar Series, organized by the Office for Innovation Partnerships and Commercialization at UVa
RSVP REQUIRED via email to Sharon Krueger
19 October 2011 (Wed) 1:30-2:30pm
Lecture: “High-Skilled Migration and the Rise of Cross-Border Venture Capital”
Speakers: David Leblang (Politics and Miller Center) and Sonal Pandya (Politics)
Location: Darden FOB 194
Series: Darden Financial Economics Workshop
Contact: Frank Warnock
10 November 2011 (Thurs) 5:00pm-7:00pm
Lecture: "Open Grounds: Connecting the grounds of UVA to local and distant communities, building new networks for innovation and the betterment of life
Speakers: Bill Sherman (Director,Office of Innovation Partnerships & Commercialization)
Location: Open Space, Charlottesville
Series: Innovation Roundtable Seminar Series, organized by the Office for Innovation Partnerships and Commercialization at UVa
RSVP REQUIRED via email to Sharon Krueger