The Tennessee Valley Corridor (TVC) will hold its 24th annual science and technology summit on the campus of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga May 29-30, hosted by UTC Chancellor Steven Angle in cooperation with U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann.
The theme for 2019 is “Chattanooga and the TVC: American Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Its Best.”
More than 300 attendees from the TVC’s 12 Congressional districts in Alabama, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia are expected to attend and hear presentations about entrepreneurship and tech transfer, national security assets in the region, environmental management successes in the TVC and advanced manufacturing in the public and private sectors.
Support for the TVC is provided by its Leadership Council members that include: CNS Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee Valley Authority, the University of Tennessee, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Tennessee Tech University, Teledyne Brown Engineering, UCOR, Auburn University and Morris Creative Group.
Summit sponsors include:
- Presenting Sponsors: EPB, CO.LAB, Protection Strategies Inc., Tennessee Aquarium, Teledyne Brown Engineering, Wacker and Dynetics
- Contributing Sponsors: BWX Technologies, Vanderbilt University, Roane State Community College and Cadre
- Supporting Sponsors: SunTrust Bank, Chambliss, Siskin Steel and Huntington Ingalls Industries
- Friends of the TVC: Jacobs, Information International Associates, Tennessee American Water, Tennessee Strategies, EnergySolutions, the Center for Rural Development and JPMorgan Chase.
Full agenda for the TVC:
May 29
Welcome Lunch: Chattanooga –A Story of Community Visioning and Leadership
Learn how Chattanooga has achieved global recognition as one of the nation’s leading centers for entrepreneurship and innovation and about current efforts to provide the vision and leadership for future success. Presenting Sponsor: EPB
Developing TVC’s New Economic Infrastructure
Hear from entrepreneurs who have already leveraged relationships and opportunities with regional federal partners to create and grow new businesses, and learn from representatives of the region’s federally funded organizations about how we prepare for more entrepreneurial inspired growth in the future. Presenting Sponsor: CO.LAB
Addressing America’s Future Security Threats
Updates on threats facing America including cyber, nuclear and terrorism and how the TVC is providing the leadership to address these through deterrence and preparedness to assure our nation’s freedom and security. Presenting Sponsor: Protection Strategies, Inc.
May 30
The TVC – Where Nature and Technology Meet
Learn how our region is making nature and brown field development compatible in the TVC and how the birth of an industry was established to restore the environment and reuse once contaminated properties that were created as an unfortunate consequence of the birth of nuclear power. Presenting Sponsor: Teledyne Brown Engineering
TVC—A Model for Advanced Manufacturing
Discover how the TVC is hosting federally funded efforts to develop new materials, processes and techniques that can be transferred into the private sector, allowing the TVC to continue to serve as a center of excellence in advanced manufacturing. Presenting Sponsor: Wacker
TVC Leaders Luncheon
The closing luncheon, open to all attendees, will include keynote speakers who will showcase the TVC’s important contributions to science, education, technology and national security. Presenting Sponsor: Dynetics
