SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Plenty of speakers and a commercialization competition are part of the agenda for the upcoming New York State Innovation Summit on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 28-29, at the Nicholas J. Pirro Convention Center at Oncenter in Syracuse.
The two-day event will bring together about 500 entrepreneurs, researchers, investors, tech executives, and economic-development leaders. The summit will highlight the latest advancements in “emerging technologies driving innovation and growth” across New York state.
Organized by Albany–based FuzeHub and supported by Empire State Development’s Division of Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR), the two-day summit will also highlight Syracuse as a “hub for innovation and investment across multiple industries.”
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Attendees will focus on key sectors including semiconductors, biotechnology, energy, advanced manufacturing, food and agriculture, and other high-tech industries that fuel New York’s economy, according to a FuzeHub announcement.
The nonprofit FuzeHub connects New York’s small and mid-sized manufacturing companies to the resources, programs, and expertise they need for technology commercialization, innovation, and business growth.
The New York State Innovation Summit will include a display of some of the state’s newest technologies. It’ll also include the FuzeHub commercialization competition, providing startups from across New York the opportunity to compete for up to $150,000 in funding.
In addition, leaders from Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU), Wolfspeed, Inc. (NYSE: WOLF), Empire State Development, and Syracuse’s CenterState CEO will speak, as well as many other companies, research organizations, and government agencies that will provide “innovation insights” in scheduled remarks.
Those gathered will also hear remarks from Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh on Monday at 11:15 a.m. and from Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon on Tuesday morning at 9:30 a.m., per the FuzeHub announcement.
Ben Verschueren, executive director of NYSTAR, will speak on Monday at 10 a.m.
The keynote speakers are: Mark Helm, Micron Technology senior fellow, Technology and Products Group – pathfinding and strategy (speaking at 10:30 a.m. Monday); and Paul Guglielmo, CEO of Craft Cannery and founder of Guglielmo Sauce (speaking at 3:30 p.m. Monday).
