285 Old Westport Rd
Dartmouth, MA 02747
USA
Accelerating the Southeastern Massachusetts Marine Science and Technology Corridor: An Industry, Academia, and Government Collaboration
Hosted by
Chancellor Robert E. Johnson
and
SouthCoast Development Partnership
With
Congressman William R. Keating
and
Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy III
Robert F. Stoico/FIRSTFED Grand Reading Room
Claire T. Carney Library
UMass Dartmouth
Please join us for our second symposium: Accelerating the Marine Science and Technology Corridor: An Industry, Academia, and Government Collaboration. This follows our highly successful 2018 symposium: Catching the Next Wave: Building the Blue Economy through Innovation and Collaboration.
The symposium will feature the UMass Dartmouth Public Policy Center’s final report on the region’s marine science and technology industry cluster. Using the findings of this study, UMass Dartmouth and the SouthCoast Development Partnership will convene an industry alliance to position the region as an international blue-tech cluster driven by collaboration, innovation, and education. The Marine Science and Technology Corridor initiative is funded by a U.S. Economic Development Administration Economic Adjustment Assistance Program grant.
We will be joined by Congressman Bill Keating and Congressman Joe Kennedy for this discussion. We will also be hosting blue economy sessions with Vineyard Wind and other national and international leaders in the blue-tech industry.
The SouthCoast Development Partnership and UMass Dartmouth are excited to announce the agenda for the Accelerating the Southeastern Massachusetts Marine Science and Technology Corridor symposium on November 1.
The event will feature the UMass Dartmouth Public Policy Center’s final report on the region’s marine science and technology industry clusters. This report will inform UMass Dartmouth and the SouthCoast Development Partnership’s next steps in positioning the region as an innovative, international leader in the maritime industries. The Marine Science and Technology Corridor initiative is funded by a U.S. Economic Development Administration Economic Adjustment Assistance Program grant.
Please see the agenda below:
- SouthCoast Development Partnership Co-Chair Dave Slutz
- Chancellor Robert E. Johnson
- Congressman William R. Keating
- Offshore Wind: Powering the Region’s Blue Economy and Enhancing Energy Security and Reliability
- Erich Stephens, Chief Development Officer, Vineyard Wind
- Jennifer Cullen, Permitting and Outreach Specialist, Vineyard Wind
- Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy III
- Accelerating Southeastern Massachusetts Marine Science and Technology Corridor: An Industry, Academia, and Government Collaboration
- Final report presentation by the UMass Dartmouth Public Policy Center
- Portugal’s BlueTech Accelerator: Supporting a New Wave of Ocean Startups
- Introduction: State Representative Antonio F. Cabral
- Conceição Santos, Deputy Director General of Marine Policy, Portugal Ministry of the Sea
- Undersea Defense Research: Protecting America’s Interests at Home and Abroad is Promoting the Region’s Blue Economy
- Moderator: Jean VanderGheynst, Dean of the College of Engineering, UMass Dartmouth
- Ronald Vien, Technical Director, Naval Undersea Warfare Center
- Alf Carroll, SBIR Blackbelt Division, Raytheon
- Duane Fotheringham, President, Hydroid
- Rusty Kollmorgen, Vice President for Strategy and Business Development, General Dynamics Mission Systems
- Ramprasad Balasubramanian, Associate Provost, Director of Marine and UnderSea Technology (MUST) Research Program, UMass Dartmouth
