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Papadakis attends U.S.-Brazil Summit
By: Matt Schirano
Issue date: 7/27/07 Section: News
Originally published: 7/28/07 at 12:24 AM EST
Last update: 7/28/07 at 12:23 AM EST
Originally published: 7/28/07 at 12:24 AM EST
Last update: 7/28/07 at 12:23 AM EST
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University President Constantine Papadakis was in Brasilia, Brazil from July 11 to 12 to take part in the first ever U.S.-Brazil Innovation Summit.
There, representatives from the U.S. and Brazilian government, corporations and higher education met to discuss and present a plan for long-term economic prosperity between the countries.
On July 11, Papadakis served as a moderator for a panel on "Acceleration Entrepreneurship-in Big and Small Companies." Other issues addressed by the gathering of private and public sector leaders included economic resilience, sustainable energy, and job creation.
Papadakis was chosen because of Drexel's research initiatives, co-op program, and the school's urban location, according to the Drexel News Bureau.
Papadakis was not the only Drexel influence at the conference. George Campbell Jr., president of The Cooper Union for Advancement of Science and Arts in New York, and a member of Drexel's class of 1968, also participated.
Other notables from the academic field were Richard Lester, director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Industrial Performance Center; and Mark S. Wrighton, chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis.
At a news conference the morning of July 12, the U.S.-Brazil plan was outlined. It focused on three conditions considered most conducive to innovation: talent, investment, and infrastructure.
Talent represents the human element of innovation, including knowledge creation, education, training, and workforce support. Investment means the financial element of innovation, most important being support for risk-taking entrepreneurship, and encouragement of long-term innovation strategies. Infrastructure pertains to the network for information, transportation, healthcare, and energy, as well as business regulation and the protection of intellectual property rights.
The summit was co-hosted by the U.S. Council on Competitiveness, Movimento Brasil Competitivo, and Agencia Brasileira de Desenvolvimento Industrial.
There, representatives from the U.S. and Brazilian government, corporations and higher education met to discuss and present a plan for long-term economic prosperity between the countries.
On July 11, Papadakis served as a moderator for a panel on "Acceleration Entrepreneurship-in Big and Small Companies." Other issues addressed by the gathering of private and public sector leaders included economic resilience, sustainable energy, and job creation.
Papadakis was chosen because of Drexel's research initiatives, co-op program, and the school's urban location, according to the Drexel News Bureau.
Papadakis was not the only Drexel influence at the conference. George Campbell Jr., president of The Cooper Union for Advancement of Science and Arts in New York, and a member of Drexel's class of 1968, also participated.
Other notables from the academic field were Richard Lester, director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Industrial Performance Center; and Mark S. Wrighton, chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis.
At a news conference the morning of July 12, the U.S.-Brazil plan was outlined. It focused on three conditions considered most conducive to innovation: talent, investment, and infrastructure.
Talent represents the human element of innovation, including knowledge creation, education, training, and workforce support. Investment means the financial element of innovation, most important being support for risk-taking entrepreneurship, and encouragement of long-term innovation strategies. Infrastructure pertains to the network for information, transportation, healthcare, and energy, as well as business regulation and the protection of intellectual property rights.
The summit was co-hosted by the U.S. Council on Competitiveness, Movimento Brasil Competitivo, and Agencia Brasileira de Desenvolvimento Industrial.
