Innovator Diversity Pilots Conference
Blog Post with highlights about the conference
Schedule
Friday, November 18, 2022 | |
8:45am – 9:00am | Welcome – SCU and Emory (video) Dean Michael Kaufman (SCU), Margo Bagley (Emory) |
9:00am – 9:15am |
From Progress to Potential to Piloting (video) (slides) |
9:15am – 9:30am |
The Why and How of Innovator Diversity Pilots (video) (slides) |
9:30am – 10:10am | Session 1: Getting People off the Bench – Inventor Diversity Pilots – chaired by Suzanne Harrison (Percipience) (video) (slides) Firestarter 1: (39.25) Addressing Organizational Barriers to Patenting through Opt-Out Framing and Other Diversity Nudges – Colleen Chien and Jillian Grennan (SCU and the Innovator Diversity Pilots Initiative) (slides) Firestarter 2: (49.49) Diversity Piloting at Meta – Jyoti Uppuluri (Meta) and Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio (Harvard) Firestarter 3: (1:00:58) Affinity groups piloting at the USPTO – Bismarck Myrick (USPTO) (slides) |
10:10am – 10:25am |
Piloting for Scale – the Voltage Effect (video) |
10:25am-10:45am |
Break |
10:45am – 11:25am |
Session 2: Data and Tools for Progress – chaired by Sandra Nowak (IPO/3M) (video) |
11:25am – 12:30pm |
Session 3: Innovator Diversity Policy Pilots – chaired by Colleen Chien (SCU) (video) |
12:30pm – 1:15pm (12:55pm – 1:15pm) |
Lunch |
1:15pm-2:15pm |
Ideation Breakout / Brainstorm – chaired by Laura Norris (SCU HTLI) |
2:15pm – 2:30pm |
Break |
2:30pm – 4:00pm |
Session 4: Let’s Pilot Together! (video) Pitches to USPTO, and other co-sponsors/organizers Open call for pitches from participants |
4:00pm – 4:10pm |
Reflections Margo Bagley (Emory) and Colleen Chien (SCU) (video) (slides) |
4:10pm-5:00pm |
Session 5: Diversity in the Profession and Pipeline , chaired by Caren Ulrich Stacey (USPTO) (video) |
5:00pm |
Conclusion |
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