Innovate Raleigh’s 10th Anniversary Summit
digital equity, economic development, entrepreneurship, diversity, public policy, leadership, small business Sarah Glova digital equity, economic development, entrepreneurship, diversity, public policy, leadership, small business Sarah Glova

Innovate Raleigh’s 10th Anniversary Summit

Innovate Raleigh Ideation Session

Peers, neighbors, and colleagues came together for open, honest dialogue about the challenges that face our region now and in the coming years. Our community can shape the future of the Triangle today by working together and leveraging our unique qualities of collaboration, community building, and innovative problem-solving. In this breakout session, we got to work. Ideation session facilitated by Dr. Sarah Glova.

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Institute for Emerging Issues Forum
small business, entrepreneurship, technology shift, broadband, digital equity Sarah Glova small business, entrepreneurship, technology shift, broadband, digital equity Sarah Glova

Institute for Emerging Issues Forum

Main Street panel and breakout session

ReCONNECT NC, Institute for Emerging Issues Forum - Raleigh, NC 

This session focused on how small businesses (and freelancers) can be prepared for technology shifts that require high-speed internet. Moderated by Dr. Sarah Glova, and featuring panelists Margaret McNab | Founder, Freelance League of NC; Reggie Winston | CEO, The Bar Ber Shop Enterprise, Inc.; Rich Price | Director of Economic Development, Jackson County; Rep. Dean Arp | House of Representatives District 69, Union County

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Innovate Raleigh Summit
smart city, Internet of Things (IoT), technology shift, economic development, public policy, digital equity Sarah Glova smart city, Internet of Things (IoT), technology shift, economic development, public policy, digital equity Sarah Glova

Innovate Raleigh Summit

Is “IoT” Raleigh’s Silicon Valley?

Innovate Raleigh Summit - Raleigh, NC

Is Raleigh following a Silicon Valley path? In the 1970s and 80s, Silicon Valley combined its region's research, talent, and resources to capitalize on the booming semiconductor industry, leading to some of the earliest successful tech companies and the regional transformation that made Silicon Valley the hub it is today. Does that transformational tale map to what Raleigh is doing today with IoT? Dr. Sarah Glova led this discussion about how 1970’s and 80’s Silicon Valley parallels with today's Triangle ecosystem (and how lessons learned from Silicon Valley's growth could protect Raleigh from negative effects like skyrocketing living costs and inequitable diversity in leadership).

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NC Hearts Gigabit Interactive Summit
broadband, public policy, economic development, technology shift, digital equity, entrepreneurship Sarah Glova broadband, public policy, economic development, technology shift, digital equity, entrepreneurship Sarah Glova

NC Hearts Gigabit Interactive Summit

Gig Apps Matter: Funding, Partnerships, & Deployment

NC Hearts Gigabit Interactive Summit - Raleigh, NC

Broadband is the difference between world-class experiences and isolated ones. These entrepreneurial gig app developers and the programs that support them illustrate how local leadership drives the integration of technology and economic development policy. Moderator: Dr. Sarah Glova; Participants: Scott Turnbull, US Ignite; Chris Sunde, GoodRoads; Darren Smith, Wilson Innovation Hub

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