In 2007, the Kauffman Foundation for Entrepreneurship launched the iBridgeNetwork with an eye toward supporting the marketing efforts of university technology transfer offices. The Innovation Accelerator Foundation assumes control of the iBridgeNetwork, and is recrafting it under a new vision: to become a university-centric virtual innovation ecosystem. In the keynote address of the 2015 UEDA summit, iBridgeNetwork founder John Pyrovolakis will provide a “sneak peak” into this vision in action. The iBridgeNetwork welcomes your help in shaping the iBridgeNetwork’s future. John Pyrovolakis, Founder & CEO, Innovation Accelerator

3. Mike Dozier
President,
University Economic Development Association

7. #UEDASummit

11. Laura Tourte
Farm Advisor,
University of California

13. UC ANR is a network connecting the
people of California and their University.
We are
• Problem Solvers
• Researchers
• Coordinators
• Advisors
• Collaborative Leaders
• Educators
• Stewards
• Community Builders
• Partners

14. ANR envisions a thriving
California in 2025 where
healthy people and
communities, healthy
food systems, and
healthy environments
are strengthened by a
close partnership
between the University
of California and its
research and extension
programs and the
people of the state.

15. • Enhance Competitive, Sustainable Food Systems
• Enhance Sustainable Natural Ecosystems
• Provide for Healthy Families and Communities
• Manage Endemic and Invasive Pests and Diseases
• Improve Water Quality, Quantity, and Security

16. We trace our roots to legislation signed by
President Abraham Lincoln in 1862 - the Morrill Act
that created the “land grant” state universities.
In 1887 the Hatch Act established federal funds for
agricultural experiment stations and research.
In 1914 the Smith-Lever Act enabled the creation of
Cooperative Extension.

17. Agricultural Experiment Station
• Campus-based researchers
Research and Extension Centers
• 9 locations statewide
UC Cooperative Extension
• Local advisors and campus-based
specialists
Statewide Programs and
Institutes
• Specific focus on high-priority
concerns

18. • Locally based experts
• ~130 campus-based specialists
• ~200 CE advisors
Statewide network of local offices
• Live and work in the communities
we serve
• Tailor programs and solutions
to fit local needs
• “The face of UC”
• A century of science and service

20. Nutrition Policy Institute
Providing statewide leadership to
improve nutrition and reduce obesity,
hunger and chronic disease risk
in children and their families in
diverse settings.
Youth, Families, and Communities
Includes nutrition education for low
income families, adults, and youth
4-H Youth Development Program
“Growing youth who thrive” through
a variety of programs

21. • Agricultural Issues
Center
• California Institute
for Water Resources
• Integrated Pest
Management
Program
• Master Gardeners
Program
• Sustainable
Agriculture Research
and Education
Program (SAREP)

22. “Meeting these challenges will require a
renewed commitment to research,
innovation, and technology development in
agriculture. If we act strategically today, we
will gain invaluable benefits tomorrow,
including enhanced food security better
nutrition, greener sources of energy, and
healthier lives, while we grow the rural
economy.”
—Daniel Schrag, co-chair of the President’s Council of
Advisors on Science and Technology, Agriculture
Preparedness Working Group

23. http://www.caeconomy.org/resources/entry
/summit-playbook-2013
Agriculture - Forests - Fisheries - Mining
Watersheds - Energy - Recreation - Habitat
Working Landscapes
Sustainable Economic Development
http://www.rd.usda.gov/files/CA-CalFOR.pdf
Equity Capital; Access to Capital
http://valleyvision.org/
NOTABLE EXAMPLES

25. John Pyrovolakis
Founder & CEO,
Innovation Accelerator

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