2012–13 ACADEMIC YEAR HIGHLIGHTS INNOVATORS’ ROUNDTABLE In October, approximately a dozen innovation officers representing top U.S. corporations gathered with Darden faculty members at the University of Virginia for a daylong Socratic dialogue on the use of technology to further corporate innovation. In May, the group reconvened at Montalto, maintained by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, to discuss managing information portfolios.
SEP
2012
OCT
2012
E-CONFERENCE: PATHWAYS TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP Approximately 350 Darden alumni and students, as well as students from other U.Va. schools and the local community, gathered for a full day of panels and workshops by Darden faculty, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. The conference began with Darden’s annual student concept competition.
NOV
2012
UVA ENTREPRENEURSHIP CUP The fourth annual Entrepreneurial Concept Competition, the U.Va. Cup boasts entries from multiple schools and awards more than $35,000 in nondilutive funds.
JEFFERSON INNOVATION SUMMIT FOR THE COMMONWEALTH In recognition of Virginia’s Year of the Entrepreneur in 2012, the Batten Institute and the Office of the Governor of Virginia gathered a diverse and influential group of 60 policymakers, entrepreneurs, executives and thought leaders at Darden to discuss how best to create and sustain a society of entrepreneurs and innovators in the commonwealth.
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