INNOVATION AND THE CITY

12:30 – 2:00	Registration
2:00 – 2:15	Welcome Cathy Wissink, Microsoft
2:15 – 3:00 Framing Presentation	How Can Cities Find Their Place in the Innovation Economy? Teresa M. Lynch, Mass Economics
3:15 – 4:45 Session I	How City Governments Can Support Innovation Moderator: Jennifer Bradley, Aspen Institute Nick Grossman, Union Square Ventures Carey Anne Nadeau, Open Data Nation Manik Suril, Founder, MeWe Mitch Weiss, Harvard Business School
5:15 – 6:30 Keynote	The City as Public Domain: Strategies for Cities in the Next Economy Maarten Hajer, Professor of Urban Futures, University of Utrecht, Chief Curator of International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam 2016
6:30 – 7:30	Reception at NERD Center

9:00 – 10:30 Session II	Building a Coalition for an Innovation Agenda Moderator: Pat Larkin, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative Michael Hostad, Innovation in Milwaukee Karen Karp , Karen Karp & Partners Pam Lewis, New Economy Initiative Mitch Tyson, Northeast Clean Energy Council
10:45 – 12:15 Session III	Innovating Across Borders Moderator: Carlos Martinez-Vela, Institute of the Americas Norma Iglesias-Prieto, San Diego State University Ricardo Mora, Techology Hub – Ciudad Juárez Paul Reiser, Tech Town Detroit Cathy Wissink, Microsoft Technology & Civic Engagement
12:15 – 1:00	Lunch
1:00 – 2:30 Session IV	Innovation in the Just City Moderator: Toni Griffin, Urban Planning for the American City / HSD Emile Cambry, BLUE1647 Adam Friedman, Pratt Center for Community Development Tamir Novotny, Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy Leslie Smith, Entrepreneurship-Powered Innovation Center

September 27-28 2016 | Microsoft NERD Center | Cambridge MA