Future Focus Conferences

FUTURE FOCUS V
SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE:A FOCUS ON EFFORTS TO COMBAT SEA LEVEL RISE AND OTHER CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES THROUGH SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, CYBERSECURITY AND INNOVATION

October 15 & 16, 2019
Hawaii Convention Center

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FUTURE FOCUS IV
Hawai‘i Innovation Initiative’s Forum on Sustainable Agriculture, Food Security, Cybersecurity & More

October 10 & 11, 2018
Hawai’i convention Center 

A conference on emerging technologies, federal resources and opportunities available in Hawai‘i’s growing innovation ecosystem.

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Mission

  1. To provide Hawai‘i entrepreneurs, businesses, educators, innovators, researchers and students:

    1. with an introduction to federal, national and international resources available to support their innovation activities

    2. with a venue to showcase their innovation activities and research to an audience from Hawai‘i and beyond

  2. To develop an awareness and interest in the innovation start-up community in Hawai‘i as a viable investment opportunity

  3. To create a level of awareness in the community of the innovation economy in Hawai‘i and its potential to become a major economic sector

Attendees

  1. Entrepreneurs, researchers, UH students, startup business owners

  2. Government, community leaders and educators

  3. Out of state leaders and investors

Potential Speakers/Participants

  1. Federal Agencies

  2. National Companies

  3. Funders/Investors

  4. International Companies

Goal

The goal of this two-day conference is to invite government leaders to share their expertise and resources, and to engage researchers, scientists, private sector innovators and technology accelerators - to foster greater collaboration in research and in technology transfer and commercialization efforts in Hawai‘i.  

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FUTURE FOCUS III
THE HAWAII INNOVATION INITIATIVE'S FORUM ON ASTRONOMY, SPACE EXPLORATION, CYBERSECURITY & MORE

OCTOBER 3 & 4, 2017
hawai’i convention center

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FUTURE FOCUS II
THE HAWAII INNOVATION INITIATIVE'S FORUM ON MEDICAL RESEARCH, CYBERSECURITY & MORE 

OCTOBER 5 & 6, 2016
HILTON HAWAIIAN VILLAGE WAIKIKI BEACH RESORT

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FUTURE FOCUS I
THE HAWAII INNOVATION INITIATIVE'S FORUM ON ENERGY, CYBERSECURITY & MORE


September 23 & 24, 2015
Hawai’i convention center

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