Turning regional assets into national advantages
A two-day convening of New England’s innovation leaders, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, to turn shared regional strengths into national advantage.
Regional strengths, national impact
State of Innovation: New England brings senior leaders together from across the region to identify concrete, multi-state opportunities: the kind that turn regional strengths into national advantage.
Work happens in three themed “nexus” areas, each focused on a sector where the region already has real momentum:
Microelectronics & Semiconductor
Strengthening the region’s chip design, fabrication, and advanced-packaging capabilities.
Maritime & Blue Economy
Advancing ocean technology, shipbuilding, and a sustainable blue economy.
Bio & Science Ecosystem
Connecting the region’s life-science, biofabrication, and research strengths.
Threads that run across every nexus
Evening keynote
Dan O’Keefe
Commissioner of Economic Development and Chief Innovation Officer, State of Connecticut. Before joining state government, he spent 25 years as a technology investor, most recently as a Managing Partner at Apax Partners. He will give the keynote over dinner on September 1.
Senior leaders from across the region
Around sixty senior leaders, roughly ten from each of the six New England states: research university and federal lab leadership, industry executives, founders and investors, and economic development and workforce leaders, along with executive-branch science and technology advisors.
The workshop opens with a virtual session on August 19 and convenes in person in Portland on September 1–2.
This convening is organized by Renaissance Teams and funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation. NSF Award No. 2546645 View the award on NSF.gov →