Lean Innovation for Social Good
Business, nonprofit and government leaders are invited to learn about the Lean Startup model and how they can apply its best practices to maximize impact
- keynote exploring the lean startup model
-tabletop exercise led by University of Maryland's Academy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship to help meeting participants to apply Lean Startup to thier own work
-lunch and networking opportunities
Keynote Speaker: Ann Mei Chang - a leading advocate for social innovation and author of Lean Impact: How to Innovate for Radically Greater Social Good. Her breadth of experience over 20 years includes senior leadership roles in a variety of organizations in the public, social, and technology sectors.
Program Agenda
(subject to slight modification)
9:00-10:00 am: Registration & Networking
10:00-10:30 am: Forum Welcoming Remarks
- Rosie Allen-Herring, President & CEO, United Way of the National Capital Area
- Mark J. Rozell, Dean, Schar School of Public Policy and Government, George Mason University
- Governor Terry McAuliffe
10:30-11:30 a.m.: Keynote by Ann Mei Chang and Q+A
11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.: Lunch, Networking and Book Signing
12:15- 1:45 p.m.: Tabletop Exercise with UMD's Academy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
1:45 - 2:00 p.m.: Wrap-up & Call to Action
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Assisting Organizations:
Britepaths; Community Foundation of Northern Virginia; Georgetown University Law Center; Literacy Council of Northern Virginia; Ross, Langan & McKendree LLP; McLean Project for the Arts; Navy Marine Coast Guard Residence Foundation; Northern Virginia Family Service; Second Story; The Arc of Northern Virginia; and the Tysons Partnership
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Communication Partners
Asian American Chamber of Commerce
Falls Church Chamber of Commerce
Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce
Leadership Fairfax
Mt. Vernon-Lee Chamber of Commerce
Tysons Partnership
Vienna Business Association
Volunteer Fairfax
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