HUDSON VALLEY CENTER FOR INNOVATION TO HOST SEPT. 21 SYMPOSIUM ON “THE ROLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TECHNOLOGY-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT”
Symposium will spotlight the Lower Hudson Valley as an ideal geography and demographic capable of supporting significant domestic and international technology development clusters, innovation and entrepreneurship
The symposium will be anchored by keynote speaker
Johanna Duncan-Poitier, Deputy Chancellor of SUNY, followed by a distinguished panel of academics, investors and technology experts
For Immediate Release
CONTACT: Les Neumann
(845) 943-5660
NEWBURGH, Aug. 16, 2011 – The Hudson Valley Center for Innovation will host a symposium on “The Role of Higher Education in Technology-based Economic Development,” featuring keynote speaker SUNY Deputy Chancellor for the Education Pipeline Johanna Duncan-Poitier on Sept. 21.
The symposium will discuss how to leverage the combined regional assets to create a unified platform for innovation and technology-based economic development, retain the youngest and brightest individuals, and attract sustainable global high-tech enterprises to regional innovation clusters that will lead to 21st Century job creation.
The symposium will take place in the Great Room at the newly opened Newburgh campus of Orange County Community College starting at 8 a.m. Opening remarks will be made by the host, Dr. William Richards, President of Orange County Community College, and Les Neumann, Managing Director of the Hudson Valley Center for Innovation.
With over 25 years of experience providing results-driven leadership, Duncan-Poitier serves as the Chancellor’s Deputy for the Education Pipeline and Vice Chancellor for Community Colleges for the State University of New York (SUNY), the largest public higher education system in the United States.
A panel discussion featuring prominent members of the academic, investor and technology communities will follow the keynote address. The panel discussion will be moderated by the Chairman of the Hudson Valley Center for Innovation and Chairman of the Orange County Community College Board of Trustees, Dr. Arthur Anthonisen.
The Lower Hudson Valley region of New York is geographically, demographically and academically situated to become one of the United States’ premier technology communities.
“Through the development of a Regional Innovation Ecosystem, the Hudson Valley must link its academic, corporate, innovation, manufacturing, not for profits, government and economic development authorities into a unified and cohesive architecture,” event organizers said. “This public/private consortium will be capable of generating the vision to capitalize and promote the strengths of the populous and internal regional resources to retain our youth and existing businesses while attracting new domestic and international cluster-based initiatives creating jobs and economic sustainability.”
