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Research Translation & Relations with External Organizations

Event Overview

The workshop was organized by the M-TRAIN Executive Committee. M-TRAIN workshops are funded by award #2324459 from the National Science Foundation’s program, Growing Research Access for Nationally Transformative Economic Development (GRANTED).

  • Agenda

    DATE & TIME

    DATE

    Thursday, April 11, 2024

    TIME

    Arrival, Networking, & Breakfast starts at 8:15 am, workshop runs from 9:00 – 3:00 pm. Informal networking from 3:00 – 4:00 pm.

    PARKING ADDRESS

    Parking available in Tigerbelle Parking Lot with provided TSU parking pass: accessible via 37th Ave. N.

    EVENT ADDRESS

    Research and Sponsored Programs (RASP) Building, Room 163 at Tennessee State äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾: 1008 37th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37209.

    AGENDA

    TIME

    LOCATION AND ACTIVITY

    8:15 am – 9:00 am

    Arrival, Informal Networking, and Breakfast

    9:00 am – 9:10 am

    Welcome, Workshop Rules and Tools

    9:10 am – 10:00 am

    Panel on Government Partnerships

    • Xaviar Warren (Managing Director, Congressional Partners)
    • Pearl Amanfu (Digital Inclusion Officer, Nasvhille Mayor's Office)
    • Abby Loehr (Manager of Research Practice, Metro Nashville Public Schools, Co-Director for Nashville Partnership for Educational Equity Research - PEER)

    10:00 am - 10:45 am

    Discussion Session 1: Government Partnerships

    10:45 am - 11:00 am

    Recap Session 1

    11:00 am - 11:15 am

    Break

    11:20 am - 12:05 am

    Discussion Session 2: Commercialization, Tech Transfer, Research Translation

    12:05 pm - 12:20 pm

    Recap Session 2

    12:20 pm - 12:30pm 

    Break for Lunch

    12:30 pm – 1:15 pm

    Lunchtime Panel Discussion: Commercialization, Tech Transfer, Research Translation

    Panel Session Moderated by Dr. Quincy Quick (Chief Research Office and Associate Vice President of Research and Sponsored Programs, TSU)

    • Robert Turner (Technology Transfer and Innovation Manager, Tennessee State äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾)
    • Chris Rowe (Executive Director for Industry Collaborations, Vanderbilt äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾)
    • Holly Rachel (Executive Director for the Darrell S. Freeman Sr. Incubation and Innovation Center, Fisk äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾)

    1:15 pm - 1:30 pm

    Break

    1:30 pm - 2:20 pm

    Panel on Corporate and Non-Profit Partnerships

    Panel session moderated by Matt Seaton (Director of Corporate Partnerships, Vanderbilt äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾)

    • Kandace Harris (Client Service Advisor, Pinnacle Bank)
    • LoLita Toney (Assistant Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Tennessee State äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾)
    • Achintya Ray (Professor of Economics and Endowed Chair of Excellence in Banking and Finance Services, Tennessee State äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾)
    • Lena Winfree (John Lewis Center Tech/Data Science Fellow at Fisk äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾, Rachel + Winfree Consulting)

    2:20 pm - 2:40 pm

    Discussion Session 3: Corporate Relations and Non-Profit Partnerships

    2:40 pm - 2:55 pm

    Recap Session 3

    2:55 pm - 3:00 pm

    Closing

    3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

    Informal networking time with coffee and refreshments

  • Speakers

    Xaviar Warren
    Managing Director, Congressional Partners

    Pearl Amanfu
    Digital Inclusion Officer, Nashville Mayor's Office

    Abbey Loehr
    Manager of Research-Practice, Metro Nashville Public Schools, Co-Director for Nashville Partnerships for Educational Equity Research - PEER

    Dr. Quincy Quick
    Chief Research Officer and Associate Vice President of Research and Sponsored Programs, Tennessee State äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾

    Robert Turner
    Technology Transfer and Innovation Manager, Tennessee State äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾

    Chris Rowe
    Executive Director for Industry Collaborations, Vanderbilt äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾

    Holly Rachel
    Executive Director for the Darrell S. Freeman Sr. Incubation and Innovation Center, Fisk äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾

    Kandace Harris
    Client Service Advisor, Pinnacle Bank

    LoLita Toney
    Assistant Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Tennessee State äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾

    Achintya Ray
    Professor of Economics and Endowed Chair of Excellence in Banking and Finance Services, Tennessee State äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾

    Lena Winfree
    John Lewis Center Tech/Data Science Fellow at Fisk äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾, Rachel + Winfree Consulting