Join us on September 27th and 28th for the Innovation and the City Conference. Innovation and the City is hosted by the Microsoft Technology & Civic Engagement Team, the Venture Café Foundation, and Mass Economics. The conference convenes practitioners, policy makers, and scholars to discuss the strategies, opportunities, and drawbacks associated with the innovation economy and urban economic development. Our goal is to provide a forum for experts and practitioners to discuss building vibrant and inclusive innovation economies in U.S. cities. The conference will be held at the Microsoft New England Research and Development Center in Cambridge’s Kendall Square. Last year’s conference attracted about 200 people for two great days of discussion and networking.
This year’s presentations and panels include:
- Cities in the Innovation Economy
- How City Governments Can Support Innovation
- Building Coalitions for an Innovation Agenda
- Innovating Across Borders
- Innovation in the Just City
Panel moderators include Jennifer Bradley, co-author of The Metropolitan Revolution and founding director of the Center for Urban Innovation at the Aspen Institute; Toni Griffin, Professor in Practice at Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD) and founder of Urban Planning for the American City; and Patrick Larkin, Interim Executive Director at Mass Technology Collaborative (MTC) and Director of the Innovation Institute at MTC. Dr. Maarten Hajer, Professor of Urban Futures at University of Utrecht and Chief Curator of International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam 2016, will give the keynote address, “The City as Public Domain: Strategies for Cities in the Next Economy.”
Please visit the conference website, www.innovationandthecity.org, for a detailed agenda, videos of past conference sessions, registration, and additional information. You may also register on Eventbrite here.
Event Details:
Innovation and the City
September 27, 2016, 12:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. EDT
September 28, 2016, 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. EDT
Microsoft New England Research & Development Center
One Memorial Drive
Suite 100
Cambridge, MA 02142
Teresa M. Lynch is the Principal of Mass Economics. In this role, Teresa works with national philanthropic and policy leaders to create programmatic and investment frameworks to address economic and social inequality across the U.S, as well as with local organizations and governments to develop neighborhood and city strategies that generate economic vitality and broad-based opportunity for residents. Her most recent work has focused on developing economic cluster strategies that align with cities land and workforce assets; evaluating urban innovation assets and potential innovation districts; and working to develop frameworks and strategies for inclusive core city economic growth and neighborhood entrepreneurship.