the summit
What is the EDGE Summit?
The EDGE Summit convenes university faculty to exchange best practices, expand professional networks, and share insights to foster entrepreneurial development among students.
Our 2024 theme is "Strengthening Your Institution’s Innovation Ecosystem."
Topics include:
- Transforming Futures: The Power of Entrepreneurship in Student Lives
- Collaborative Innovation: University and Community Driving Local Entrepreneurship
- Developing Faculty as Ecosystem Leaders
- Developing Entrepreneurship Curriculum through Strategic Partnerships
- Resource Provider Panel
- Governor’s Cup Advisor Training
Full agenda here.
The EDGE Summit is Wednesday, October 30 at the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub from 9A - 3P. There is no cost to attend, and lunch will be provided. Registration here.
Summit INFORMATION
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You won’t want to miss:
- Student impact stories from Philander Smith University and University of the Ozarks
- How University of Arkansas Pine Bluff and UA Fayetteville built a strategic partnership to develop entrepreneurship curriculum
- Arkansas Tech University and Russellville case study on university and community collaboration
- Entrepreneurship resource panel for educators
In addition, we will be hosting a concurrent training session for aspiring and current Governor's Cup Advisors. Lead by Sarah Goforth, former advisor of the University of Arkansas graduate teams, this training will provide tips and strategies for developing a strong student team. This session, and all of the other sessions, are open to students as well.
kEYNOTE sPEAKER
Our keynote is Ernie Davis, Senior Program Officer at VentureWell who will be sharing about their Faculty Fellowship program and available grant funding.
let’s keep in touch
Tiffany
Henry
Vice President
Education to Develop & Grow Entrepreneurs (EDGE)
479-692-1043
200 River Market Ave., Suite 400 | Little Rock, AR 72201
Arkansas Capital created the Arkansas Economic Acceleration Foundation (AEAF) in 1999 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
The mission of AEAF is to be a catalyst in an environment focused on ideas and initiatives that nurture Arkansas’s future entrepreneurs, especially young Arkansans living in the state’s underserved communities.
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