FEATURED EVENT: Innovation Week 2023 Day 2 Lunch, Presentation of Innovators of the Year Awards, and Panel Discussion "Innovation as Problem Solving at Scale"

Presentation of Innovators of the Year Awards and Panel Discussion “Innovation as Problem Solving at Scale”
Join us as we present the Innovators of the Year Awards, followed by the panel discussion, "Innovation as Problem Solving" featuring Sr. Vice President Strategy and New Initiatives at Greater Cleveland Partnership Freddy Collier, President & CEO of MAGNET Ethan Karp, and Director of Technology Integration and Partnerships at NASA Mary Wadel (GRS ‘98). In a discussion moderated by Weatherhead's John Paul Stephens, the panelists will discuss how innovation occurs in our Northeast Ohio ecosystem among players with varying interests. Doors will open at noon, program begins at 12:30 p.m., followed by networking. Members of the CWRU Community, alumni and members of the public may attend. Free lunch will be provided. Register online.

Schedule
12-12:30 p.m.: Build your own Taco Bar lunch featuring chicken fajitas with grilled peppers and onions and ground "Impossible" fajitas with grilled peppers and onions; vegan corn & flour tortillas; various toppings; plantain chips and guacamole

12:30-1:15 p.m.: Presentation of Innovators of the Year Awards, followed by panel discussion, "Innovation as Problem Solving at Scale," featuring:

• Freddy Collier, Sr. Vice President Strategy and New Initiatives at Greater Cleveland Partnership
• Ethan Karp, President & CEO, MAGNET
• Mary Wadel, (GRS ‘98), Director of Technology Integration and Partnerships, NASA
• J.P. Stephens, Panel Moderator and Associate Professor, Organizational Behavior Department, Weatherhead School of Management

1:15-1:30 p.m.: Audience Q&A

1:30-2 p.m.: Networking