GLOBAL INNOVATIONS FORUM

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM MDT

Welcome & Introductions from Host Organizations

10:15 AM – 10:40 AM MDT

Overview of the Sustainable Development Spectrum + Dan Wessner, Professor of Politics, Regis University iDE Board Member

10:40 AM – 11:10 AM MDT

Rural access: Bridge Infrastructure Development in Bolivia + Netta Ophir, Director of Operations, Bridges to Prosperity

11:10 AM – 11:40 AM MDT

Entrepreneurial Off-grid SunBlazer Power - from the Caribbean to Africa + Ray Larsen, Founder and Co-Chair, IEEE Community Solutions Initiative Engineering Manager, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford

11:40AM – 12:10 PM MDT

Towards Sustainability: Engineering Through Effective Community and Partnership Development + Rachel Chisolm, Laura Read and Fernando Salas, Project Leaders, EWB-USA Greater Austin Chapter

12:10 PM – 12:20 PM MDT

Hypothetical Case Study Overview & Instructions + Marcos Reiner, Owner, NSEW Board Member, iCATIS

12:20 PM – 12:25 PM MDT

A New Take on Collaboration + Tim Prewitt, CEO, iDE

12:25 PM – 12:30 PM MDT

A Sustainable Path Forward + Cathy Leslie, Executive Director, Engineers Without Borders USA

Special guests Bernard Amadei, Founder of Engineers Without Borders USA, and Paul Polak, Founder of iDE, will participate in the Forum and will critique each of the case study presentations.