The 2nd Annual South Florida Innovation Day event will be hosted by The Alan B. Levan | NSU Broward Center of Innovation. The program will feature a “collision station” consisting of entrepreneurs, industry, government, academia, funders, professional networks, and wraparound service providers to strengthen the South Florida innovation ecosystem further. The main focus of the event on Wednesday, Nov. 15, will be on creating professional networking opportunities and promoting innovation collaboration. In partnership with eMerge Americas, it will have tracks on Emerging Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Healthcare. The day’s activities will include panel discussions, entrepreneur pitch sessions sponsored by eMerge Americas, technology demonstrations and a Capture-the-Flag competition.
The Alan B. Levan | NSU Broward Center of Innovation (Alvin Sherman Library) is located at 3100 Ray Ferrero Jr. Blvd., Fifth floor, Fort Lauderdale. To register, visit Sflinnovationday.com.
The Alan B. Levan | NSU Broward Center of Innovation operates as a public-private partnership between Nova Southeastern University (NSU) and Broward County. The center, located in a 54,000 sq. ft. purpose-built Fort Lauderdale, Florida facility, is known as “The World’s First Theme Park for Entrepreneurs™” and is focused on three themes – innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship. It operates on four pillars, collectively known as the Founder’s Journey (Ideate, Incubate, Accelerate, Post-Accelerate). The Levan Center of Innovation serves the NSU and South Florida communities. It promotes breakthrough creativity, new technologies, talent skills pipeline, company formation, job creation, and scaling of early-stage and young startup companies. It offers customized programs, events, and wraparound services to support the four pillars. The Levan Center of Innovation plays a significant role in linking South Florida with local, regional, national, and international impact, making it an economic and education development engine. By powering the innovation ecosystem, the Levan Center of Innovation is actively involved in establishing an innovation hub for South Florida.