Engage 2020, Princeton’s first innovation and entrepreneurship conference, runs this week Nov. 4-6.

 

There are over 50 sessions aimed at helping faculty, staff and postdocs, graduate students and undergraduates learn more about building the impact of their research through innovation and entrepreneurship.

 

Here are just a small selection of sessions. A single registration gives you access to all three days of programming: Register for Engage 2020.

 

Engage 2020 is free and open to all, including people not affiliated with Princeton.

 

Wednesday, November 4

 

Educator-Entrepreneur: A Personal Journey

12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Speaker: Andrea Goldsmith and Naveen Verma, Princeton University

Series: Engage 2020

 

Thursday, November 5

 

Dean for Research Award for Distinguished Innovation: Honorary Lecture by Professor Robert Prud'homme

12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Speaker: Robert Prud’homme, Princeton University

Series: Engage 2020

 

The Future of Collaboration and Inclusive Innovation: Microsoft + Princeton

2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Speaker: Jen Rexford, '91, Princeton University; Brad Smith, ’81 and President of Microsoft

Series: Engage 2020

 

Celebrate Princeton Innovation: Technology Showcase

3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Speakers: Pablo Debenedetti, Rodney Priestley, Daniel Powell, co-founder of a startup based on the work of Warren Powell, Craig Arnold, Dalton Conley, Sujit Datta, Phil Efthimion from PPPL, Ning Lin, David MacMillan, Naveen Verma, Xiao Fan on behalf of Nieng Yan

Series: Engage 2020

 

Friday, November 6

 

Princeton's Pandemic Research and Solutions: Spotlight on Several Princeton-Funded COVID-19 Research Projects

2:00 p.m. to 2:55 p.m.

Speakers: Cliff Brangwynne, Kyle Jamieson, Natalie Cox, Princeton University; Nishith Prakash, Harvard University

Series: Engage 2020

 

Overcome the Funding Hurdle: Funding My Clean Energy Startup

3:00 p.m. to 3:55 p.m.

Speakers: Angelo Campus, ’16; Andrew Hsieh, ’10, *14; Stephanie Spiers, *14; Elizabeth Washburn Surti, ‘08

Series: Engage 2020

 

Engage 2020 Faculty and Alumni Startup Showcase

5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Speakers: Ed Felten and Harry Kalodner, *16, Offchain Labs, Inc.; Marcus Hultmark and Yuyang Fan, *17; Mark Esposito, *17; Princeton University; and other company co-founders

Series: Engage 2020

 

Featured Tracks:

Core Facilities Showcase (Wed 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.): Now in its second year, the Showcase sessions and virtual exhibit booths will highlight research services and equipment offered by academic institutions from around the Garden State. Featuring Craig Arnold, Nan Yao, Jared Toettcher, Nieng Yan and more

Data Science in Oncology and Immunology (Thurs 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.): In this in-depth workshop, industry partners and academic researchers will explore areas of mutual interest and identify potential collaboration in the areas of biomedical data science, computational oncology and computational immunology. Featuring Ben Raphael, Barbara Engelhardt, Curtis Callan, Olga Troyanskaya, Mona Singh

Entrepreneurship Track (Fri 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.): Webinars, skill-building workshops and Princeton-related startup showcases will offer entrepreneurs and those who work with them an abundance of thought-provoking opportunities.

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