ueda annual summit 2014 - awards of excellence - leadership and collaboration - aeroinnovate
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The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh’s AeroInnovate helps aeroinnovators from across the globe who are starting and growing aero-related businesses and bringing related new technologies to the marketplace. AeroInnovate’s goal is to facilitate the alignment of passionate, successful investors and industry leaders with the best aviation-related opportunities in the world to help get deals done. In this way, exciting new aircraft and aviation products and services will be commercialized and new opportunities created in aviation. AeroInnovate does this by bringing innovators together and offering top-notch educational forums, aligning the best companies with investors and industry leaders, exposing technology through technology showcases and connecting aeroinnovators to people and resources. AeroInnovate was conceptualized in 2007 by a small group of diverse people working for and with UW Oshkosh. Because of the success of AeroInnovate over the past several years, UW Oshkosh is collaborating with its partners to expand by adding an aerospace accelerator program. Additionally, AeroInnovate has been a catalyst for local and regional economic development. AeroInnovate has played a key role in the development of an aviation business park in it’s hometown of Oshkosh, WI as well as for a statewide aerospace consortium. View the full case study at: http://universityeda.org/value-to-members/best-practice-sharing/awards-of-excellence/2014-awards-of-excellence/awards-of-excellence-2014-finalists/aeroinnovate/TRANSCRIPT
Where excellence and opportunity meet.™
Regional entrepreneurial eco-system Diversification of regional economy Changing needs in aerospace industry Support of local organizational needs
(Experimental Aircraft Association)
Addressing Regional Needs
Environmental scan UW Oshkosh Business Success Center Wisconsin Entrepreneurs Network
Created AeroInnovate UW Oshkosh as lead entity Regional, national, and international partners
Identifying Needs & Taking Action
AeroInnovate – On a Mission
AeroInnovate helps aeroinnovators from across the globe who are starting and growing aero-related businesses and bringing related
new technologies to the marketplace.
AeroInnovate – How we do it
Workshops/Forums Networking/Partnerships Webinars Technology Showcase Investor Roundtable Pitch & Mingle
Where excellence and opportunity meet.™
Leadership & Collaboration
Where excellence and opportunity meet.™
Originality“AeroInnovate is unique in that there is no other place in the world where someone like me from an OEM can go to connect with new technologies and startups in the industry.” - Jonathan Hartman
Disruptive Technologies Lead
Sikorsky Innovations
Where excellence and opportunity meet.™
Scalability/Replicability
Geographic expansionMultiple requests
AeroInnovate Accelerator Program – April 2015
Outside industry
Where excellence and opportunity meet.™
Sustainability Advisory Board 6-year track record of success Strong partners/network Company equity Relevance/value added Funding sources/partners
Part of larger project
Where excellence and opportunity meet.™
Impact Local
Oshkosh Aviation Business Park Incubator/accelerator facility
Statewide Development of Wisconsin Aerospace Partners
(UW Oshkosh – lead partner)
Industry EAA Innovations Pavilion 39 Pitches – 10 companies funded Engaged investors, partners
Where excellence and opportunity meet.™
Providing value to students
“Working with AeroInnovate has been a tremendous experience, especially since I’m studying entrepreneurship…” –Tori Thern, IWM & Marketing Major, AeroInnovate Intern
