School:Wake Forest University
Revision as of 04:48, 14 October 2013 by 68.118.249.212 (talk)
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Student innovation and entrepreneurship
Faculty innovation and entrepreneurship
University technology transfer function
University-Industry collaboration
Regional and local economic development efforts
TEDxWakeForest is has become a signature event in showcasing innovation and entrepreneurship at Wake Forest. University Innovation Fellow Christina Oelsner and her two TEDx co-chairs attracted over 1,000 participants with a slate of speakers that included alumn Ricky Van Ween, founder of CollegeHumor.com.
TEDxWakeForest began in 2012 spearheaded by University Innovation Fellow Lucy Lan and her team who attracted close to 1,400 participants featuring TED Fellow and Wake scientist Anthony Atala who is known for his work in 3D-printing a human kidney using stem cells.
The first University Innovation Fellow at Wake Forest was Billy Oelsner.