• Summit for the Commonwealth
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  • Identifying Obstacles
  • Generating Ideas
  • Proposing Solutions
Today’s economic challenges call for renewed attention to innovation and entrepreneurship to spur economic growth, create jobs, and ensure global competitiveness. Given the urgent need for civil discourse and healthy debate about these issues, the Jefferson Innovation Forum promotes broad and impactful exchange among our nation’s leaders. Initiated by the Jefferson Innovation Summit :: 2011, the Forum incorporates action-oriented events, tailored research, and focused dialogue to move these discussions forward.

On 7 September 2012, the Jefferson Innovation Summit for the Commonwealth, hosted by the Batten Institute in partnership with the Office of the Governor of Virginia, will convene a diverse and influential group of sixty policymakers, entrepreneurs, executives, and thought leaders to discuss how to create and sustain a society of entrepreneurs and innovators in Virginia.


Past Summit Delegates
  • Robin Fray Carey
    Social Media Today
    Trip Davis
    TRX
    Ntiedo Etuk
    DimensionU
    Frank Genovese
    The Rothbury Corporation
  • William Hawkins
    Medtronic
    Edward Hess
    Darden School of Business
    Sonja Hoel Perkins
    Menlo Ventures
    Saras Sarasvathy
    Darden School of Business
  • Jigar Shah
    The Carbon War Room
    Brian Trelstad
    Acumen Fund
    BIll Davidow
    Mohr Davidow Ventures
    Scott Case
    Startup America Partnership
  • Thomas Skalak
    University of Virginia
    John Abele
    Boston Scientific
    Pam Iorio
    Tampa, Florida
    John Elstrott
    Levy-Rosenblum Institute for Entrepreneurship
  • Robert Litan
    Kauffman Foundation
    Brookings Institution
    Allison Cryor
    DiNardo
    King Street Wireless
    Don King
    Deutsche Asset Management
    Harry Rein
    Foundation Medical Partners
  • Linda Goldstein
    Original Artists
    Roger Werner
    Speedvision and OLN Networks
    Former CEO
    Lyons Brown
    Altamar Brands
    Founder & CEO
    Daniel Pink
    Drive & A Whole New Mind
    Author
  • John Rogers, Jr.
    Local Motors
    CEO & Co-Founder
    Mary Tripsas
    Harvard Business School
    Associate Professor
    Gene Lockhart
    Berenson & Company
    Senior Advisor
    John Casteen
    University of Virginia
    Professor and President Emeritus
  • Mark Crowell
    University of Virginia
    Executive Director for Innovation Partnerships & Commercialization
    Albe Zakes
    Terracycle, Inc
    Global VP
    Robert Bruner
    Darden School of Business
    Dean
    Leslie Bowman
    Thomas Jefferson Foundation
    President
  • Frank Batten, Jr.
    Landmark Media Enterprises
    CEO & Chairman
    William McDonough
    McDonough Advisors
    Chairman