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Transformative Regional Engagement (TRE) Roundtable

Annual Meeting

December 7-8, 2010

Providing a Uniquely American Solution to

Global Innovation Challenges:

Unleashing Universities in Regions

20 F Street NW Conference Center

Washington, DC

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Hosted by


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Hosted in partnership with:

TRE Networks Partners (Organizational):

TRE Networks Partners (Individual):

Sam Cordes

(Purdue Center for Regional

Development)

Brian Dabson(RuralPolicy Research Institute,

University of Missouri)

Emily DeRocco

(The Manufacturing Institute)

Maryann Feldman(University of North Carolina, Chapel

Hill)

Tim Franklin

(Penn State University)

Linda Fowler

(Regionerate)

Nancy Franklin

(Penn State University)

Amy Glasmeier(Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology)

Tom Johnson

(University of Missouri)

Ed Morrison

(Purdue Center for Regional

Development)

Diane Palmintera(Innovation Associates)

Ted Settle

(VirginiaTech,retired)

Jesse White(University of North Carolina, Chapel

Hill)

TRE Networks Affiliated Organizations:

National Governors Association

Center for BestPractices

The National Academies


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Unleashing the Power of Universities in Regions

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CONTENTS

Welcome from Tim Franklin...................................................................... 7

Acknowledgements ................................................................................... 8

About TRE Roundtable .............................................................................. 9

Meeting Objectives.................................................................................. 10

Meeting Participants............................................................................... 10

Meeting Agenda: Overview ..................................................................... 11

Meeting Agenda: Detail ................................................................... 1324

Tuesday, December 7

Welcome & Meeting Overview ........................................................ 13

Keynote: Nancy Zimpher, State University of New York ................ 14

Session 1: Civic Collaboration ........................................................ 15

Session 2: Brainpower .................................................................... 16

Keynote: Richard Longworth, Chicago Council on Global Affairs .. 17

Wednesday, December 8

Session 3: Narratives and Networks .............................................. 19

Session 4: Quality, Connected Places ..................................... 2021Keynote: Paul Hallacher, Penn State University ............................ 21

Keynote: John Fernandez, US Department of Commerce ............. 21

Session 5: Innovation and Entrepreneurship.......................... 2223

Session 6: Implications for Regional Development Policy ............. 24


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Welcome from Tim Franklin

Dear Colleague,

Welcometo Washington, DC andto the firstannual meeting oftheTRE Roundtable.We'regratefulto haveyou withus!

Wegatherto discusschallenges facingregionsinagloballycompetitive

environment,andtheuniquerolethatuniversitiesworkingtogether with

business,government,andnon-profitscan playinhelpingto addressthesechallenges. AtTRE Networks, webelievethatresearchuniversitiesaretheengines of

growthinthe 21stcentury.

Thekind of policythatTRE Networksandits partners worktowardbuilds on public-private partnershipsto transform regionaleconomiesin muchthesame waythat

researchuniversitieshelpedto revolutionizetheagriculturaleconomy ofthe 19th

century.

To createthiskind of policy, we'llneedthebestideasandaction from thoughtleaderslikeyou. Overthenext

two days, wehopeto stimulaterichdiscussion ontheelements webelieveareessentialto effectivepartnershipsandregionaltransformation:

1) Civic Collaborationestablishingthenecessary partnershipsto carry outtransformation2) Brainpowerattracting, developing,andretaininga 21stcentury workforce3) Innovation and Entrepreneurshipgrowing jobsandstrengtheningcompanies4) Quality, Connected Placescreatingcommunities where people wantto liveand work5) Regional Networks and Narrativestellingastory of future prosperityand makingcritical

connections

Universitiesareimportantto thiscombination ofelementsbecauseknowledgeistheraw material ofgrowth

and prosperityintheinnovationeconomy. Universitiesarecentralto knowledgecreation. Butthevalue of

knowledgecan onlyberealizedthrougheffective partnershipsandthedynamicexchange ofknowledge. Letusbeginsuchanexchangeatthis meeting.

I lookforwardto thedialogue!

BestRegards,

TimothyV. Franklin

Director, Office for Public Partnerships and Engagement, Penn State University

Secretary, TRE Networks


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AcknowledgementsWearegratefulto the following forcontributingtime,ideas,andguidance.

Meeting Planning Committee

Linda Kay BenningAssociation of Public and

Land-Grant Universities

Dan BerglundState Science and

TechnologyInstitute

Sam CordesPurdue Center for

RegionalDevelopment

Emily DeRoccoThe Manufacturing

Institute

Hi FitzgeraldMichigan State University

Charles FluhartyRural PolicyResearch

Institute (RuPRI)

Sam LeikenCouncil on

Competitiveness

Ed MorrisonPurdue Center for

RegionalDevelopment

Ed PaisleyCenter forAmerican

Progress

Bob SamorsAssociation of Public and

Land-Grant Universities

Susan Sauer SloanThe NationalAcademies

Erin SparksNational Governors

Association

Cathy SwainUniversity of Texas System

Julia TaylorGreater Milwaukee

Committee

Jim ZuichesNorth Carolina

State University

Staff: Penn State Office of Public Partnerships and Engagement:

Meredith Aronson Barbara Kepinska Maria Kirby Liz Nilsen

Eleanor Schiff Nai-Fen Su Sue Witherite Jim Woodell

Special Thanks

Emily DeRocco

Manufacturing Institute;TREBoard ofDirectors

Charles Fluharty

Rural PolicyResearch Institute;

TREBoard ofDirectors

Vic Lechtenberg

Purdue University;TREBoard ofDirectors

Luis Proenza

The University ofAkron;TREBoard ofDirectors

Craig WeidemannPenn State University

Outreach


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About TRE Roundtable

TheTransformative Regional EngagementRoundtableisaninitiative ofTRE Networks,

anindependentnonprofitorganization focused onconnecting members ofthe

quadruplehelixuniversities,government,businesses,andnonprofitorganizationsto createrealandlastinggrowthand prosperityintheirregions

throughinnovation-basedregionaldevelopment. TRE Networks,startedatThePennsylvania State University,isanational program formedaroundtwo central

initiatives:

1.TRE RoundtableTRE Roundtable providesa forum fordialogueandthoughtleadership amongtheleadersinTRE todaythroughannual meetingsand policy forums. Regularly,

TRE Networksgathers partnersandnetworkparticipantsto furtherthegoals of

thegroup.2.TRE PracticeTRE Practice offersacomprehensive portfolio ofsolutionsto regionsengagedin

innovation-basedeconomicdevelopment. Throughcustomized workshops,

tools,andservices,TRE Practiceconnectstheenormousknowledgeand

innovationassetsinsideuniversitiesto regionsacrossthecountry. Effortis

focused oncreatingdenseinteractionsto build outtheessentialdimensions oftheregionaleconomicsystem: talent,innovationandentrepreneurship support,

andquality,connected places. Ratherthanstoppingatsinglesolutions forspecificregions,TRE Practice organizesbest-in-classregionaldevelopment

solutionsthatcanbecustomized foranyregion.TRE Networks partners withanchorinstitutions(universitiesandcolleges) who work

directly withintheregionto guidecompetivenessstrategies. Thebroadnationalpartnershipsand productsandservices portfolio ofTRE Practice fillsgapsinlocal

assets.


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Meeting Objectives

Thisnetworkand meetinginvolvethe private,university,government,andnonprofitsectors

forthe purpose ofintegratingleading practiceandscholarship into strengthened policy. The

TRE Roundtable meetinghasatwo-fold focus on:(1)solidifyinganumbrella ofnetworksand

connectionsacrosssectorsinvolvedinregionaldevelopment,and(2)buildinganagendathat

influences public policyatthe federal,state,andlocallevels. Objectives ofthe meetingare:

y Providea forum in whichto bringtogetherkeystakeholders from severalsiloedconversationsaboutregionalism

y Solidifyaunifiednationalnetworksupportingthegrowing power ofregionalismy Engage participantsinadialogueaboutcreatingauniquely Americansolutionto global

innovationchallenges,acrosstherural-urbancontinuum

y Buildanactionagenda for formulatingandimplementing public policysupportive ofinnovation-basedregionaldevelopment

Meeting ParticipantsThe meetingisa one-of-a-kindgathering ofthoughtleaderscomingtogetherto addressthe

nations moveto regionalism ingrowthanddevelopment. Itisanelite,invitation-only forum forkeyleaderssupportive ofthegrowing power ofregionalism.

Invitationsto participateintheTRE Roundtable meetingareextendedto aselectgroup of

individualsrepresentingavariety of organizationsincluding:

y Federalandstate policy makers,agencyleadership,congressionalstaff,andadvisorsy Privatesectorbusinessesandassociationsy University presidents,highereducationassociations,as wellasinnovation,

engagement,andgovernmentrelationsleadership

y Nationalthinktanks,associations,and foundationsy Stateeconomicdevelopmentandhighereducationstaffy Regionaleconomicdevelopmentorganizationsandleaders.


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Meeting Agenda: Overview

Tuesday, December 7

8:3012:00 TRE Partners Meeting (Invitation Only)

12:001:00 Registration & Buffet Lunch

1:001:45 Welcome and Meeting Overview

1:452:30 Keynote: Nancy Zimpher, State University of New York

2:303:45 Session 1: Civic Collaboration

3:454:15 Break, Networking

4:155:30 Session 2: Brainpower

5:306:15 Keynote: Richard Longworth, Chicago Council on Global Affairs

6:15-7:30 Reception


8:008:30 Continental Breakfast

8:309:45 Session 3: Narratives and Networks


10:1511:30 Session 4: Quality, Connected Places

11:3012:15 Keynote: Paul Hallacher, Penn State University

12:301:30 Luncheon & Keynote: John Fernandez, U.S. Department of Commerce

1:302:45 Session 5: Innovation and Entrepreneurship


3:154:30 Session 6: Implications for Regional Development Policy

4:30 Closing Remarks, Adjournment


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Meeting Agenda: Detail

Tuesday, December 7

12:001:00 Registration & Buffet Lunch

1:001:45 Welcome and Meeting Overview

U.S.universitiesleadthe worldhighereducationindustry,actas powerfulregional

developmentassets,andremainlargelyuntappedintheir potentialto drive Americangrowth

anddevelopment. Knowledgetransfer, of whichtechnologytransferisanarrow subset,

representsthecriticalregionaldriverandincentive forgrowthanddevelopmentinthe 21stCentury,global,innovationeconomy. Concurrently,recognitionbroadensaboutthegrowing

power ofregionalism asacontextfordevelopmentstrategy. Thespatialaspects ofknowledge

transfer,theunequaldistribution ofthisasset,andthedesireto unleash US universitiesin

producingthisincentiveinregionalcontextsacrosstherural-urbancontinuum supportsthe

underpinnings forinterestinthis meeting.

TRE Networks frames fiveelementsasaholisticstructure forinnovation-basedregional

development:(1) Civic Collaboration,(2) Brainpower,(3) Innovationand Entrepreneurship,(4)Quality, ConnectedPlaces,and(5) Narrativesand Networks. TheTRE annual meeting will

exploreleading practiceand policy withineach oftheseelements ofregionaldevelopment. It

also willcontemplatestrategiesto alignandintegrateacrossthese fiveelementsto shapecomprehensiveregionaleffortsto grow andbuildin ways withthe potentialto be

transformative. The finalsessionconsiderstheimplications ofthiselitedialogueasa meansto

buildanagenda forregional policyand program development.

Timothy V. Franklin

Director, Office for Public Partnerships and Engagement, Penn State UniversitySecretary, TRE Networks Board ofDirectors

Vic Lechtenberg

Vice Provost for Engagement, Purdue University

President, TRE Networks Board ofDirectors


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1:452:30 Keynote

Nancy Zimpher

Chancellor, State University of New York (SUNY)The Power of University Systems to Transform Regional Economic Development:Making the Case for Strategic InvestmentStatesacrossthenationhavedemonstratedthatinvestinginhighereducation paystremendousdividends forregionalandstateeconomies. Butagrowing fiscalcrisishasledto diminishedinvestmentin publichighereducation.Thistrendcompromises ourabilityto graduatestudentsontimeandlimits ourcapacityas jobcreators. Weknow thatthereisanimmense return oneducationalinvestment,butinthiseconomicenvironment, weneedto make ourcase moreemphatically. Inthiscallto actionto educationleaders, Chancellor Zimpher willlay outtheanchorrole ofhighereducationintherevitalization ofregionaleconomies, withanemphasis ontheuniqueassets oflarge publicuniversitysystems.


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Discussion Questions:

y Whatleading policiesandpracticessupportaregionto

develop thebrainpowerneeded forinnovation-based

regionaldevelopment? What

policiesand practices

leverageuniversities,

employers,and/ortechnology

to attractandretainbrainpower?

y Whatleading policiesandpracticesaddressthe

dynamicsbetweentechnology

andtalent? Whatinteractions

betweenthe fiveelements of

TREsdevelopmentmodel

need focus from federal,state,andregional policy

development?

y Whatdevelopmentapproachesareinclusivein

bringingvarious population

segmentsinto STEM fields?

y In whatwaysdo talentattraction,development,and

retentionissuesdifferacrossmetropolitan, micropolitan,

andruralregions? Whatare

thecommonchallenges?

y WhatK-20 pipelineinitiativesare worthreplicatingand

supportingthrough public

policy?

y Whatleading practicesconnecttalentto employers,

jobs,andnetworksthatleadto acommitmentto place?

4:155:30 Session 2

Brainpower

Theinflowsand outflows ofbrainpowerrepresentthe most

powerfuldynamicininnovation-basedregionaldevelopment.

Brainpower flowsto regions witheconomic opportunitiescreating

winnersandlosersinregionsacross America. Investmentsin

researchanddevelopment,companiesthathireinnovative workers,

andregionalinnovationclustersallserveas mechanismsto attract

andretainthis mostvaluable ofassets. Conversely,regions without

innovationinfrastructure, withadecline orloss oftheirlegacy

industries, or withoutanemploymentbaseto offerchallenging jobs

to theirbestgraduates findtheirbrainpowerhollowing outalong

withtheirhopes foreconomicrenewal.

Increaseddensities ofbrainpower occur from attraction,

development,andretentionstrategies. Aligningthe K-20

developmentpipelineefforts withregionalinnovationcluster

strategiesrecognizestheinteractionbetweenbrainpowerandinnovation-related jobs. Inthissession,thegeography of

brainpowerasitrelatesto innovation willbethe focus, with

particularattentionto spatialissues oftechnologyandtalent.

Participants willdiscussissuesrelatedto talentflows(why people

chooseto live wheretheydo)as wellasstrategies forattracting,

developing,andkeepingbrainpowerinregions ofdiffering

characteristics.Discussion willhighlighttheneed fortailored

regionalinnovationstrategiesacrosstherural-urbancontinuum.

Thedialogue willalso contemplateapproachesto help allregions

succeedingrowingtheirbrainpowerthrough public policyandholisticdevelopmentstrategies focused ontalentattraction,

development,andretention.

Facilitator

Emily DeRocco

President, The Manufacturing InstituteDiscussants

Deborah Diamond

President, Campus Philly

Vic Lechtenberg

Vice Provost for Engagement,

Purdue University Patrick Woodie

Vice President ofRuralDevelopment Programs,

North Carolina Rural Economic Development

Center


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5:306:15 Keynote

Richard Longworth,Senior Fellow, Chicago Council on GlobalAffairs, and author ofCaughtinthe Middle: Americas Heartlandinthe Age of Globalism

Caught in the Middle

The American Midwest, oncethenationsindustrial powerhouse,enteredalong, persistent

decline wellbeforethecurrentrecessionbegan. Richard Longworth, whosebookisa front-linesdispatch ontheimpactofglobalization onthe Midwest, willdescribenotonlythereasons for

thisdecline,butreportonthe manyinitiativesunderwayto reverseitandrecovertheregionsvitality.The mostexcitinginitiativesareregional,both withinstatesandacrossstatelines, often

leveraging offtheresearchandconvening power oftheregionscollegesanduniversities.

6:157:30 Reception


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y Whatpoliciesand practicessupportregionalnarrativeandnetworkdevelopment? Which

supportsuccess forallregions

acrosstherural-urban

continuum?

y Whatistherole ofeachsectorfrom the quadruplehelixinshapinganarrative fortheir

region?

y Whatcomprisesa 21stcenturyregionalnarrative?How can

universitiesandcollegessupportnarrativedevelopment?

y Whydo networks matter? Howcanuniversitiesandcollegessupportnetworkdevelopment?

y Whatroledo amenitiesandquality oflife playininnovation-

basedregionaldevelopment

strategies?

y How do differentkinds ofassets(industrial,post-secondary,naturalresource, workforce)

figureinnarrativeandnetworkdevelopment?


8:008:30 Continental Breakfast

8:309:45 Session 3

Narratives and Networks

Regionalleadersandresidents formallyandinformally

characterizewheretheylivein waysthatshapetheirself-

perception,as wellasthe perceptions of outsiders who might

takeaninterestintheregion. Transformingthenarrativehas

the powerto shiftaregionsselfand projectedidentity from a

negativevibeabouteconomiclossanddeclineto a positive

affirmation ofhopeandaspiration. Concurrently,asstrategies

to pursuerenewaltakeshape,regional players mustactivate

socialnetworkscriticalto achievingthestrategicvision.These

includenetworksthatprovideaccessto social, political,

financial,technology,andinnovationresourcesrequiredto buildtheregionaleconomy.

Thistopicaddressesthesocialcapitalneededto marketand

resourcetheregionaldevelopmentstrategy. Muchlike

brainpower,innovationandentrepreneurship,networks

supportingregionalinnovationclustersaredistributed

unequallyacrosstherural-urbancontinuum. Inthissession,

participants willdiscusscreating productivenarrativesand

sharestrategies forbuildingnetworksthatsupportsuccessin

regionalinnovationclusters.Thesession willemphasize

practitioners who workacrossthequadhelix. Supportive public

policy willbecontemplated,including policies forshrinking

cities,hollowed-outregionsandcities,communitiesintransition

whichhavelostlegacyindustries,and multi-stateregionsbothin

theurbancoreandinruralareas.

FacilitatorCharles W. Fluharty

President & CEO, Rural PolicyResearch Institute (RuPRI)

Discussants

Mark Van FleetAdvisor, GlobalBusiness Development,

Purdue University

International Strategist

Richard Meeusen

President, Chairman and CEO,

Badger Meter, Inc.

and Co-Chair, Milwaukee Water Council

Linwood Wright

Consultant, City ofDanville, VA


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y Whatcharacteristicsof placeserveasincentivesto draw inbrainpower,innovation-based

companies,andknowledge

resources? Whatpoliciessupport

developingthesecharacteristics?

y How does place-basedeconomicdevelopmentstrategychangethe

policyequation? Canregional

leadership bespawnedthroughpolicy mechanisms?

y Whatapproachessuccessfullyalign policiesto addressthemultiple,interactiveissuesand

dimensions of place?

y Whatcollaborationdo thecomplexinteractions of place

suggestfor federalandstate

agenciesto createboundary-spanning policies?

y Whatincentives motivateuniversitiesto playastrongerrole

insupportingquality,connected

places?

y Whatlocalandregional policiessupportdevelopmentapproaches

resultinginquality,connected

places?

y Whatroledoesthe privateandnon-profitsector playin medium-

andlong-term place-based

developmentstrategies?


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Quality, Connected Places

Regionalinnovationclustersgrow up aroundquality,connected

places. Theselocalesserveto concentratebrainpower,

innovation-basedcompaniesand jobs,innovation

infrastructure,knowledgetransfer, positivenarratives,and

productivenetworks. Amenities,communityinfrastructure,

technologyinfrastructure,communitycapacitybuilding,

knowledge-producinginstitutions,andvitalnon-profitsectors

all playrolesin formingcommunitiesattractive forinnovation-

baseddevelopment. Theregionalbottom lineinvolves more

thaneconomic measuresto includesocialandenvironmental

characteristics. Creating or framingregional/community

incentivesto attractandcreatethisarray of 21stcentury

economicdrivers willbethe focus ofthissession.

Leadership from privateandnon-profitleaderssupplies

importantvisionandcontinuityin medium andlong-term

strategiesto transform place. Inadditionbrainpower,

innovationinfrastructure,networks,andciviccollaborationall

cometogetherinquality,connected placesparticipants will

explorehow these factorsinteractinservingasthebasis for

place-basedstrategiesthatcreateaclimate forinnovationand

growth.Policiesto strengthenquality places willbeidentified.

Suchas:

y Criticalconnectionslikequalityhealthcareandgoodk-12 schools

y Alignmentof policiesand programs of place(suchasprograms offeredbythe USDA, EDA, HUD,andthe

Departmentof Education)

y Buildingupon post-secondaryandregionalassetsandfillinggaps forregionalcompetitiveness

y Models ofcollaboration forgeneratingregionalleadership


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Quality, Connected Places (contd)

Facilitator

Sam CordesCo-Director, Purdue Center forRegionalDevelopment

Discussants

Wanda Garza

Executive Officer,

NorthAmerican

Advanced Manufacturing

Research & Education Initiative

(NAAMREI), South Texas College

Dave Ivan

RegionalDirector,

Michigan State University

Extension

Joe Reagan

President & CEO,

Greater Louisville, Inc.

11:3012:15 Keynote

Paul Hallacher,Director ofResearch Program Development and Lecturer in Political Science,Penn State University

The Greater Philadelphia Innovation Cluster for Energy Efficient Buildings:

Connecting University Research to National NeedsHallacher willdescribethegenesis,development,andearlyimplementation ofthe GreaterPhiladelphia Innovation Cluster for Energy EfficientBuildings,thenewestofthree DOE Energy

Innovation HUBsto becreatedin 2010. Particularattention willbegivento severalunique

features ofthis HUB,includingitsattentionto businessandsocialsciencesas wellasscienceandengineering,itsemphasis onappliedresearchanddeployment,anditsdual mission of

regionaleconomicdevelopmentandnationalenergyindependence.

12:301:30 Luncheon & Keynote

John FernandezU.S.Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development

A Jobs and Innovation Partnership: Building strong regional ecosystems to create

economic opportunity and jobs in every region of the nation

Theinnovationeconomyisthekeyto sustaining Americancompetitivenessinthe 21stcenturyglobaleconomy.PresidentObamas National Innovation Strategyis workingto bridgetheinnovationgap to spureconomic opportunityand jobgrowthineveryregion ofthenation. AssistantSecretary of Commerce for Economic DevelopmentJohn Fernandez willdiscusshow the federalgovernmentishelpingregionsharnessinnovationthroughthedevelopmentofstrongecosystemsthatallow the privatesectorto flourishand,inturn,createnew,higher-wage jobsthroughoutaregionssupplychain.


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y Whathas worked,andwherearenew ideas

needed,in federal,state,andregionalinnovation

policy?

y Whatpolicysupportstheregionallocation ofapplied

researchlaboratoriesandfostersinteractionsand

knowledgetransfer

betweenuniversity R & D

andbusiness?

y WhatpoliciesaligninnovationinvestmentwithotherelementsintheTREregionaldevelopmentmodel?

y Whatpoliciesleveltheplaying fieldininnovation

andentrepreneurship for

regionshistoricallyless

advantagedbyinnovation

assets?

y How doesthelineartechnologytransfer modelrestrictuniversityactivity

in place-basedeconomic

development?

y Whatpractical modelstouchbothuse-inspiredand

knowledge-inspiredmotives forresearchtomotivateuniversitiesin

supportingincreased

interactionsbetween

universityresearchersand

privatesector personnel?

1:302:45 Session 5

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

IntheTRE model,innovationandentrepreneurship serveasthe

mostdirectdrivers forregionaldevelopment. New productsand

new firmsstrengthencompaniesandgrow jobs. Top linerevenues

providea fundamental measure for Americaninnovation

competitiveness. Innovationandentrepreneurship supportregionalgrowth, particularlyinregionshistorically-advantagedbysupportive

regionalinnovationandbrainpowerassets. Lessadvantaged or

siloedregionshaveinvestedin institutions ofcollaboration or

innovationinfrastructure whose purposeisto create R & D assets

thatsitbetweenandincreaseinteractionsbetweenuniversity or

federallab personneland privatesectordevelopmentstaff.

Innovationandentrepreneurship includeaspatialdimensioncritical

to consider whenconceivingtailoredinnovationstrategiesthatwork

acrosstherural-urbancontinuum. Knowledgetransferisthecritical

driver forinnovation;and, whileitcanbe place-independent, justthe

likethehumans who createandtransferit,knowledgeexistsin place.

Thissessionexplorestheroleinnovationandentrepreneurship play

withinthecontextoftheTRE innovation-basedregional

developmentmodel. Whiletechnologytransferisa well-known form

ofknowledgetransfer,intellectual propertyis justone package for

knowledge. Graduates,interns,hallwayconversations,commercial

testing,andengineeringservices offerashortlistof other forms of

knowledgetransfer. Innovationbenefits from increasedhuman

interactionsbecauseincreasedcontactacceleratesknowledge

transfer,suchashiringresearchers,interns, orlocalgraduates,co-creation ofnew ideasinsocialrelationships,andnew companies

builtonincreasedtrustandsynergistic partnerships. Knowledge

spilloversadvantageregionsand firms proximateto universities,

labs,andinnovationinfrastructure.

Participants willdiscuss whatpolicyeffortsareneededto build

innovationinfrastructureinregions. Leading practicesto bridge

privatesectorneeds with Universityassetssuchasinstitutes of

collaborationwillbuilda foundation foreffectivestrategy.

Participants willconsidernew andcreative federal program efforts

inregionalinnovation,includingthe Economic Development

Administrations Regional Innovation Clusters program and I6

challenge,andthe multi-agency E-RIC program. WIRED-,state-,and

region-spawnedclusterinitiativeswillalso serveasa foundationto consider policiesthat

harnessinnovationandentrepreneurship to alignanddirectinnovation-basedregional

developmentapproaches.


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Facilitator

Erin Sparks

PolicyAnalyst

National GovernorsAssociation Center forBest Practices

Economic, Human Services, & Workforce Division

Discussants

John Pyrovolakis

Founder and CEO,InnovationAcceleratorInitiative

Robert D. Skip Rung

President and Executive

Director,

Oregon Nanoscience and

Microtechnologies Institute

(ONAMI)

Phillip Singerman

Senior Vice President,Baker & Daniels



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y Whatstrategic prioritiesmustbeidentified for

public policysupportinginnovation-basedregional

development?

y Whattypes of policyinstrumentsarelikelyto

havethegreatestimpact?

y Whatrolecan participantsacrossthequadruplehelixplayinadvancingthe publicpolicyagenda?

y How can outcomes ofinnovation-basedregional

developmentinvestments

be measuredto assure

continued policysupport?

3:154:30 Session 6

Implications for Regional Policy Development

The five facilitators will providetwo orthreesummary points from

eachsessionsdialogue. Building onthe outcomes from Sessions 1

through5, participants willdiscusscriticalconnections,barriers,and

incentivesinadvancingaholisticapproachto innovation-based

regionaldevelopment. Thecrosscuttingideas willbesynthesizedforthe purpose ofbuildinganagendausefulin federal,state,and

local public policydevelopment. Discussion willemphasize:

y Moving from redistributiveeconomic policiesto helpingallregionsbecompetitive

y Collaborative,regional policyapproachesthatworky The mostdynamicvariablesinbringingchangey Industry, occupational,talent,andknowledgeclustersy Innovationinfrastructureandinstitutes ofcollaborationy Mega-regionsandlessadvantagedregionsy Unleashinguniversitiesin waysthatbuild from theirassets

withoutunderminingtheircore production function

degreesandresearch.

Anactionableagenda foradvancingsupportive policy willbe

developed.

Facilitator

Timothy V. Franklin

Director, Office for Public Partnerships and Engagement, Penn State University

Secretary, TRE Networks Board ofDirectors

Discussants

Sam Cordes

Co-Director, Purdue Center for

RegionalDevelopmentEmily DeRocco

President, The Manufacturing Institute

Charles W. Fluharty

President & CEO,Rural PolicyResearch Institute (RuPRI)

Sam Leiken

Vice President, Council on Competitiveness

Erin Sparks

PolicyAnalyst

National GovernorsAssociation

Center forBest Practices

Economic, Human Services, & Workforce Division

4:30 Closing Remarks, Adjournment

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