Future Focus 2016

VIDEO NEWS RELEASE

University of Hawaiʻi
Contact:
Daniel Meisenzahl, (808) 348-4936
UH Spokesman, University of Hawaiʻi System
Posted: Nov 30, -0001

Link to video and sound: http://bit.ly/2dyDJX1

WHAT: The Hawai’i Innovation Initiative’s Forum on Medical Research, Cybersecurity and More – Opening Discussion: The State of Hawaii Innovation

WHERE: Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort

WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 5 and Thursday, Oct. 6

WHO: Governor David Ige, UH President David Lassner, UH Board of Regents Chair Jan Sullivan, U.S. Marine Lt. General David Berger, State Senator Jill Tokuda

ADDITIONAL FACTS:

  • The forum features the top experts in innovation, technology and medical research locally, nationally and internationally and offers an opportunity to support an emerging industry that creates and sustains high-quality professions, business partnerships, stimulates economic development and enhances the quality of life in Hawai‘i.
  • The forum features presentations, interactive panel discussions, workshops and a networking reception, offering attendees opportunities to learn more about emerging technologies, medical research, and ways to engage in, and contribute to Hawai‘i’s growing innovation and technology industry.
  • Future Focus was organized by the Hawaii Business Roundtable - a statewide public policy organization made up of CEOs and senior executives of companies headquartered or maintaining significant operations in Hawai‘i - and the University of Hawai’i, the state’s major research university that plays a prominent role in the state’s economic growth and development through its world-renowned research programs in astronomy, earth and ocean sciences, medicine and tropical agriculture.

LINK TO VIDEO AND SOUND: http://bit.ly/2dyDJX1

VIDEO SHOT SHEET:

  • 5-shots at Future Focus conference ( includes barious shots of forum crowd and panel featuring Gov. David Ige, UH President David Lassner, Sen. Jill Tokuda, BOR Chair Jan Sullivan and Lt. Gen. David Berger)
  • 9-shots: Hi-Tech at UH

SOUNDBITES:
(:09) David Lassner, President, University of Hawai‘i
"That's what it is going to take to really build this innovation and research economy in Hawaii. All of us working together with some focus to build a great future."

(:11) Gov. David Ige
"I think that we have all of the elements that are aligned. I think the spirit of collaboration and working together is fundamentally critical and everyone here is committed to the same objective."