Event Showcases Pittsburgh's Entrepreneurial Transformation To World-Class
Knowledge-Based Economy
PITTSBURGH, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tepper School of Business at
Carnegie Mellon University and its Donald H. Jones Center for
Entrepreneurship will host the 2008 Cornerstones Symposium, titled
"Entrepreneurial Pittsburgh: Building Bridges to a City's New Future." The
symposium, co-sponsored by the Tepper School's Carnegie Bosch Institute for
Applied Studies in International Management, will take place Tuesday, March
25 on the Carnegie Mellon campus.
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There will be a pre-symposium panel and press conference Monday, March
24 at the Duquesne Club. State Secretary of Community and Economic
Development Dennis Yablonsky and Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl have been
invited to speak at the 4:30 p.m. press conference.
Cornerstones, founded by Carnegie Mellon Emeritus Lifetime Trustee
Lucian Caste, is an outreach program of the Donald H. Jones Center for
Entrepreneurship that highlights the unique power of collaboration and
interdisciplinary culture that Carnegie Mellon brings to both academia and
professional practice. Broadening the theme of collaboration, Cornerstones
also underscores the many areas of cooperation between Carnegie Mellon, the
University of Pittsburgh and UPMC for research and to help spur
entrepreneurial vitality in the Pittsburgh region.
The symposium includes the broad mix of disciplines -- including
architects, developers and economists; researchers, entrepreneurs and
venture capitalists; and city planners and government policy makers -- all
of whom must work together to strengthen the future of cities and their
economies, their social networks and their physical infrastructure. Using
Pittsburgh -- recently recognized as the leading U.S. city for growth in
venture-funded businesses -- as an example, the symposium connects leading
authorities from around the world to share their knowledge and experiences
on issues that can help cities realize a sustainable transformation of
their economies and their people.
"With experts and decision-makers from around the world presenting
their ideas and work at the Cornerstones Symposium, this is an excellent
opportunity to learn how other cities are transforming their economies,
their physical structures and their populations, using principles of
sustainable development, knowledge-based innovation and smart urban
planning," said Art Boni, director of the Donald H. Jones Center for
Entrepreneurship and the John R. Thorne Chair of Entrepreneurship at the
Tepper School of Business.
This year's seventh annual symposium focuses on how efficient and
affordable energy, integrated health systems, robotics and electronic arts
technologies are transforming Pittsburgh into a world-class city.
Following the Monday afternoon press conference, Cornerstones will host
a V.I.P. reception, also at the Duquesne Club, to connect the business,
healthcare, policy and academic fields to leverage action for profitable
growth in the new global economy.
The one-day symposium will present such eminent speakers as University
of Pittsburgh Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg; Mayor Ravenstahl; Juan Catala,
deputy mayor, Zaragoza, Spain; Ric Perez, senior vice president, Nuclear
Services, Westinghouse Electric Company; Arthur S. Levine, M.D., senior
vice chancellor for the Health Sciences and dean, School of Medicine,
University of Pittsburgh; and Minoru Asada, professor, Osaka University,
Japan. Other top leaders and decision makers will speak and join panel
discussions to illuminate how urban centers are leading the agenda for
global change. See the symposium program below for details.
The symposium will take place in Rangos Hall in the University Center
on Carnegie Mellon's campus. Tickets are $175 for a single ticket, $600 for
four tickets (includes 1 V.I.P. ticket) or $1,100 for 8 tickets (includes 2
V.I.P. tickets), $150 for non-profit employees, $75 for government
employees and $50 for faculty. Students are admitted at no charge. Tickets
for the V.I.P. reception, sponsored by the Allegheny Conference for
Community Development, are $75.
For more information or to register for "Entrepreneurial Pittsburgh:
Building Bridges to a City's New Future," contact Bob Johnston at
412-268-9554 or rj@andrew.cmu.edu. The Cornerstones Symposium agenda is at
http://tepper.cmu.edu/download.aspx?id=2052. For more information on the
Tepper School of Business, visit http://www.tepper.cmu.edu.
About Carnegie Mellon: Carnegie Mellon is a private research university
with a distinctive mix of programs in engineering, computer science,
robotics, business, public policy, fine arts and the humanities. More than
10,000 undergraduate and graduate students receive an education
characterized by its focus on creating and implementing solutions for real
problems, interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation. A small
student-to-faculty ratio provides an opportunity for close interaction
between students and professors. While technology is pervasive on its
144-acre Pittsburgh campus, Carnegie Mellon is also distinctive among
leading research universities for the world-renowned programs in its
College of Fine Arts. A global university, Carnegie Mellon has campuses in
Silicon Valley, Calif., and Qatar, and programs in Asia, Australia and
Europe. For more, see http://www.cmu.edu.
The tentative symposium schedule is as follows:
8:30 a.m. Welcome
John Kosar, President, Cornerstones
Topic: The Challenge to Shape the City of the Future
Lucian Caste, Founder, Cornerstones, Architect
8:35-8:45 a.m.
Topic: Integration of the City Themes
Don Marinelli, Professor of Drama and Arts Management, Carnegie Mellon
University; Co-Director of the Entertainment Technology Center
8:45-9 a.m.
Keynote Speaker Topic: What are the interconnected dynamics that have
transformed Pittsburgh into a vital, world-class city, and what will
sustain its future?
Mark Nordenberg, Chancellor, University of Pittsburgh
9-9:15 a.m.
Topic: Pittsburgh -- What is the vision for the future?
Luke Ravenstahl, Mayor, City of Pittsburgh
9:15-9:45 a.m.
Case Study: What are the aspirations and similarities (and the lessons to
be learned) between the growth patterns of Zaragoza and Pittsburgh?
What are the goals and strategies of Zaragoza to become a "Digital City?"
Ricardo Cavero, Director of Science and Technology, Zaragoza, Spain
Jose Carlos Arnal Losilla, Technical Advisor to the Mayor of Zaragoza
9:45-10 a.m. Break
10-10:30 a.m.
Success Story No. 1 -- Westinghouse
Topic: Why has Westinghouse remained in Pittsburgh?
Ric Perez, Senior Vice President, Nuclear Services, Westinghouse Electric
Company
10:30-11:15 a.m.
Success Story No. 2 -- Life Sciences Research Topic: The University of
Pittsburgh -- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Relation: A Paradigm
for Research and Fiscal Success
Arthur S. Levine, M.D.; Senior Vice Chancellor for the Health Sciences;
Dean, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
11:15-11:45 a.m.
Topic: How Biomedical Research Impacts a Great City.
Wellness, Quality of Life and Extension of Life
Robert L. Kormos, M.D., FRCS, FAHA -- UPMC; Co-Director, Artificial Heart
Program and Heart Transplantation; Director, Artificial Heart Program;
Medical Director, McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine
11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Topic: Regenerative Medicine -- As a Potential Economic Transformer for
Pittsburgh
Allan Russell, M.D., Director, McGowan Institute for Regenerative
Medicine, UPMC
12:15-1 p.m. Luncheon
Luncheon Speaker: John Miclot, President and CEO, Respironics, Inc.
Topic: What makes a city, suddenly become a creative, innovative economic
generator, which fuses the city with sustainable progress and prosperity?
1-1:25 p.m.
Success Story No. 3 -- Robotics
Topic: How will robotics contribute to the city and the betterment of
mankind?
Minoru Asada, Professor, Osaka University, Japan
1:25-1:50 p.m.
Topic: The historical connections with robots, the fascination and leading
technologies, and what the future holds: humanoid and intelligence -- its
impact on health care, quality of life, education and all facets of life
Matthew Mason, Director, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
1:50-2:15 p.m.
Success Story No. 4 -- Entertainment Technology
Topic: The development and use of increasingly programmable tools for
education, entertainment and communication
Dawn Keezer, Director, Pittsburgh Film Office
2:15-2:40 p.m.
Topic: As entertainment technology becomes faster moving, more complex,
more dynamic, more distracting and more mediated by technology, what will
become its goals?
Jack Lew, Global University Relations Manager, Electronic Arts
2:40 - 3:40 p.m.
Capstone Panel: The Capstone panelists will develop the issues of what is
being done by the universities to impact change in the Pittsburgh region,
bring new business to the region, and define the university's role in the
network economy
Moderator: F. Michael Langley, President and CEO, Allegheny Conference on
Community Development
Presenters and Topics
Minoru Asada -- What are the economic transformers and new research
applications necessary to drive the commercial applications of
robotics?
Arthur S. Levine M.D. -- What are the healthcare, research and
start-up perspectives needed to create innovative opportunities to seed
start-up companies and investment incentives?
Matthew Harbaugh, Chief Investment Officer, Innovation Works -- The Role
of Community Investment
Dawn Keezer -- Director, Pittsburgh Film Office
Lester B. Lave -- The Sustainable Environment
John Manzetti -- CEO, Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse
3:40 p.m. Closing
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