The University of Chicago invites you to get an in-depth view of innovation at UChicago.
Driving Directions:
For directions, please visit getting to the CIE. Complimentary valet parking will be available at the main entrance.
Event Details
The Chicago Innovation Exchange (CIE) invites you to attend a special event to tour the new space at the CIE and to learn about the changing landscape of entrepreneurship and innovation at the University of Chicago. The Chicago Innovation Exchange is the University's hub for multidisciplinary collaboration and provides space to bring together the University's distinctive strengths in research and resources from a network of world-class programs to drive innovation in a range of areas. The CIE houses space for proof-of-concept work, business incubation, collaboration opportunities, and programming for new ventures by UChicago faculty and students, as well as entrepreneurs from outside the University. The CIE is in partnership with the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, home to Chicago Booth's premier business launch competition, the New Venture Challenge.
Topics for this evening include:
• The expansion and success of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• The launch of the Chicago Innovation Exchange
• The creation of the UChicago Innovation Fund
Speakers include:
John Flavin, Executive Director of the Chicago Innovation Exchange
Scott Meadow, Clinical Professor of Entrepreneurship
$10/person (includes appetizers and drinks)
Program
6:00 PM-7:00 PM: Networking and Registration
7:00 PM-8:00 PM: Presentation and Q & A
8:00 PM-9:00 PM: Networking