10th Annual Agroforestry Symposium

Innovation to Entrepreneurship: Fostering a Culture of Research Translation

January 31, 2019

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Speakers

Dr. Mark McIntosh, UM System President Research and Economic Development
MU Vice Chancellor for Research, Graduate Studies, and Economic Development
MU Research and Economic Development Overview

Dr. Rodolphe Barrangou, Professor of Food Science, North Carolina State University
The CRISPR Craze: Entrepreneurship Lessons from a Disruptive Technology

Dr. Kelly Sexton, Associate Vice President for
Research - Technology Transfer and Innovation Partnerships, University of Michigan
Universities as Drivers of Economic Growth: The Transformative Power of Research
and Technology Commercialization

Dr. Namrita Lall, Professor of Plant Science, University of Pretoria
Medicinal Plants for a Graceful Skin: Bioprospecting and Natural Products Development

Dr. Chung-Ho Lin, Associate Research Professor, Center for Agroforestry University of Missouri
Highlights from UMCA Research Innovations and Entrepreneurial Development

Dr. Katie Thompson, Co-Founder, Elemental Enzymes
Becoming Elemental Enzymes

Moderator: Dr. Jaya Ghosh, Director, Coulter Translational Partnership and Adjunct Faculty,
Trulaske College of Business, University of Missouri
Panel Discussion: Fostering Translation of Research and Entrepreneurship at MU

Bill Turpin, Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Economic Development and CEO,
Missouri Innovation Center, University of Missouri
The Role of an Incubator in Entrepreneurial Development

Moderator: Dr. Sam Bish, Interim Director & Sr. Licensing and
Business Development Associate (Life Sciences), MU Technology Advancement Office
Panel Discussion: Building Economic Impact from University Research through Effective Industry Partnerships

The Center for Agroforestry would like to thank our
generous sponsors for their support: