C4IP hosts Roundtable on PG County Innovation Ecosystem
The Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) and the University of Maryland hosted U.S. Rep. Glenn Ivey, who represents Maryland’s 4th District and is a former Prince George’s County state’s attorney, along with local entrepreneurs, engineers, venture capitalists and intellectual property experts, on July 24 for a roundtable discussion on ways Prince George’s County can further develop as an innovation hub and how Congress can support American entrepreneurship more generally.
The roundtable, which consisted of two panel discussions, touched on topics such as the roles of the public and private sectors in supporting research and commercialization opportunities; how intellectual property protections support investment in high-tech sectors; and how American society embraces failure in a way that drives innovation forward.
The panels were led by UMD Chief Innovation Officer and Associate Vice President for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Dr. Dean Chang and C4IP Co-Chair David Kappos.
Prior to the roundtable, participants and attendees received a tour of the E.A. Fernandez IDEA (Innovate, Design and Engineer for America) Factory, where University of Maryland undergraduate students presented their ongoing research projects. Projects ranged from a robot able to sense and adjust to its terrain and autonomous scooters, to submarines promoting sustainable agriculture.
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From left, Dr. Dean Chang, University of Maryland’s chief innovation officer and associate vice president for innovation, entrepreneurship and economic development; U.S. Rep. Glenn Ivey, Congressman from Maryland’s 4th District; and David Kappos, co-chair of the Council for Innovation Promotion, attended the Roundtable on PG County Innovation Ecosystem. (Photo by Lena McBean, Fog Moving Pictures)
From left, Bob Nye, Charles Grody, Anaum Khan, Dr. Dean Chang, Rep. Glenn Ivey, David Kappos, Husein Sharaf, David Iannucci and Frank Cullen participated in the Roundtable on PG County Innovation Ecosystem. (Photo by Lena McBean, Fog Moving Pictures)
Dave Kappos, co-chair of the Council for Innovation Promotion, explains the importance of robust IP protections for inventorship in PG County and beyond. (Photo by Lena McBean, Fog Moving Pictures)
Cloudforce founder Husein Sharaf, right, reflects on the creation of his company as an entrepreneur. (Photo by Lena McBean, Fog Moving Pictures)
U.S. Rep. Glenn Ivey listens intently to University of Maryland students as they describe their work in robotics. (Photo by Lena McBean, Fog Moving Pictures)
U.S. Rep. Glenn Ivey and C4IP Co-Chair David Kappos learn about the fascinating research happening within the University of Maryland IDEA labs. (Photo by Lena McBean, Fog Moving Pictures)
Anaum Khan, center, a rising center at the University of Maryland and a participant of the Roundtable on PG County Innovation Ecosystem and co-founder of Learn Prompting, leads a tour of the UMD IDEA Factory, home to the school’s startup shell and innovative laboratories. (Photo by Lena McBean, Fog Moving Pictures)
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