GPE Program 2017

Eighth Annual VT KnowledgeWorks Global Partnership Event The VT KnowledgeWorks Global Partnership Event offers university students and faculty from all over the world a chance to collaborate, form partnerships, and build their global networks in Blacksburg and Roanoke, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Members of the partnership gather annually to celebrate student entrepreneurship hosted by VT KnowledgeWorks, Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center, Virginia Tech, and citizens and businesses of the Roanoke-Blacksburg region. Brought to you by VT KnowledgeWorks VT KnowledgeWorks encourages and enables creative entrepreneurship world-wide, through innovative curriculum, local business resource centers, and a global network of cooperating regions, all focused on three essential contributors to success: clear understanding of fundamental business principles; access to timely, relevant information; and meaningful personal and corporate relationships. It is a subsidiary of the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center, supported by the continuing confidence and enthusiasm of its clients, sponsors and friends, both corporate and individual. Its world headquarters is in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.

Jim Flowers, Executive Director jim.flowers@vtknowledgeworks.com

1715 Pratt Drive, Suite 1000 Blacksburg, Virginia 24060 Phone: 540-443-9100 www.vtknowledgeworks.com www.vtkwglobal.com www.facebook.com/vtknowledgeworks www.twitter.com/vtkw www.linkedin.com/company/vt-knowledgeworks

Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center The Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center (VTCRC), established in 1985, is a 230-acre research park that boasts more than 33 buildings with over 3,000 employees and home to more than 180 private companies and research centers. The VTCRC is owned and managed by the Virginia Tech Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit non-stock corporation established in 1948. The VTCRC strives to develop a growing, prestigious research park for high- technology companies and in collaboration with the university, advance the research, educational and technology transfer missions of Virginia Tech. The VTCRC is a member of the Association of University Research Parks’ Academy of Outstanding Research Parks.

Joe Meredith, Ph.D. President and CEO

1715 Pratt Drive, Suite 1000 Blacksburg, Virginia 24060 540-961-3600 joe.meredith@vtcrc.com www.vtcrc.com www.facebook.com/vtcrc www.twitter.com/vtcrc www.linkedin.com/company/vt-corporate-research-center

VIRGINIA TECH CORPORATE RESEARCH CENTER

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