RISE 2024: THE NEXT BEST IDEAS START HERE.

RISE 2024 is a two-day summit to explore and connect around new ideas driving place-based advances in health, prosperity and purpose. The event will include speakers, panels, breakout presentations and networking for in-person and virtual audiences.

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  • Annual RISE Summit

    As the University of Vermont’s research enterprise grows year by year, leaders in research, sustainability, and innovation are asking: how can UVM translate the research and resources it has to offer not just to Burlington and Vermont but to the country and beyond? One answer: the second annual Research, Innovation, Sustainability, and Entrepreneurship Summit at UVM, held June 24-25 at UVM's Davis Center.  RISE presents panels, discussions, and showcases aimed at accelerating systemic change with vital human development. Over 900 people attended the inaugural event last year (see story at right). 

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A look back: UVM's first RISE summit in June, 2023 

What happens when you bring together hundreds of Vermont technologists, CEOs, students, professors, artists, authors, and government leaders for two days of far-reaching discussion about achieving a brighter economic future for our region? Partnership. Exploration. Collaboration. Creativity. And a whole lot of networking.

Last week, the University of Vermont opened its campus to the region’s business leaders, entrepreneurs, and economic development organizations with the first Research, Innovation, Sustainability, and Entrepreneurship (RISE) Summit, introducing an intensive new partnership approach to building a bright and prosperous future for Vermont and the region.

“The RISE Summit provided a promising first look into the potential of cooperation and collaboration to make positive change for the betterment of our communities, our state, and our region,” said UVM President Suresh Garimella. “By convening so many dynamic thinkers and leaders, this summit created an urgent sense of purpose – fueled by possibility and positivity.”

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