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Hosted by Venture for America, Johns Hopkins FastForward U, Social Innovation Lab
Are you a student or recent graduate looking to connect with other innovators in Baltimore? Are you eager to get involved within the startup community or looking for others to partner up with? Look no further than the “Start Here, Venture Forward” networking hour. Venture For America, Johns Hopkins’ FastForward U and Social Innovation Lab are co-hosting a networking session to help YOU engage more meaningfully with others in the Baltimore innovation ecosystem.
Meet people from diverse backgrounds, dialogue around topics of shared interest, and make genuine connections. Sign up in advance to share more about yourself and your area(s) of interest. We will do the matchmaking, placing you in small group sessions to get to know one another.
Our goal is for each attendee to come away with at least one person they will follow up with. This is not the end of the conversation though! We will be following up with attendees to hear their feedback and ask what they would like to see more of in the Baltimore ecosystem. Based on feedback, we look to hold more connecting opportunities in summer and fall 2021.
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Hosted by ETC (Emerging Technology Centers), Hutch, and Spark Baltimore
Bring your furbaby and favorite beverage and join us for a very Yappy Hour! We'll tell stories (funny, endearing, and maybe some embarrassing) of how our pets have supported us during the pandemic and welcome you to share yours and show off your pets!
Hosted by University of Baltimore, University of Maryland Graduate School Baltimore, and Loyola University Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted “life as we know it” in Maryland in countless ways -- including the labor market, where many people suddenly found themselves facing temporary or permanent unemployment, while others rapidly adjusted to working from home or elsewhere as offices closed. Many workers were deemed “essential” and continued to work -- in hospitals, grocery stores, on garbage trucks, and in warehouses – while other, previously indispensable positions, like waiters and bartenders, flight attendants and travel agents, became irrelevant. As we begin to recover from the pandemic, a number of questions are emerging: What will the economy look like? Whose jobs will remain essential and whose will disappear completely? And how will the new workforce take shape? This panel discussion, featuring representatives from several local universities, will assess aspects of the postpandemic economy and its lasting impact on the mix of occupations, the workforce skills required, and the role that higher education plays in shaping the potential for economic recovery.
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Hosted by Towson University
Entrepreneurs and industry leaders will talk about the benefits of small businesses (restaurants) and startups working together, especially during a pandemic. We will also talk about their experiences fostering relationships with startups, small businesses, and the local community.
Register now for a chance to win a $35 gift card (good for 4 people), courtesy of Waffie Waffle in Hampden. Must attend the session to be selected. The winner will be contacted a few days after the event.
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Hosted by The Greater Washington Partnership
The Greater Washington Partnership launched the Capital CoLAB (“Collaborative of Leaders in Academia and Business”) to build and scale educator-employer partnerships that would expand access to industry-validated, digital tech competencies for learners of all ages across the Capital Region. Together with its partners, the Capital CoLAB aims to build the most diverse digital tech workforce in the country and envisions engaging over 45,000 learners over the next 5 years, with 50% of those learners coming from underrepresented backgrounds
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Hosted by emocha Health
Pediatric asthma is a serious problem in Baltimore City, where 20% of children—more than twice the national average—have a diagnosis of asthma. Uncontrolled pediatric asthma is an immense burden for children and their families, leading to missed school days and expensive emergency department visits and hospitalizations. emocha Health’s CEO will present on how emocha is tackling the problem through their Digital Medication Adherence Program. Patients at health systems and health plans across the state are engaged in emocha’s program which combines daily video check-ins with clinical engagement and support. The program improves adherence and reduces inhaler technique errors, two things crucial to controlling asthma, improving outcomes, and reducing ED visits. emocha’s program is a model for how digital health can offer convenient, supportive, and impactful patient-centered care.
Hosted by University of Maryland, Baltimore and the Graduate Research Innovation District, the "Grid"
This panel, made up of student entrepreneurs and stakeholders, will explore the burgeoning student entrepreneurial scene in Baltimore at the undergraduate and graduate level and highlight some student startups that are making an impact both locally and nationally. The panel will be moderated by Neil Davis, MBA, director of the new Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program in scientific and medical entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
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