{"id":25904,"date":"2014-07-08T15:56:59","date_gmt":"2014-07-09T01:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=25904"},"modified":"2021-10-29T11:03:58","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T21:03:58","slug":"otted-director-finalists-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2014\/07\/08\/otted-director-finalists-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"OTTED<\/abbr> director finalists announced"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Office of Technology Transfer and Economic Development director candidates Fred B. Holt, left, and Neil F. Veloso<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Two candidates for the position of director of the Office of Technology Transfer and Economic Development<\/a> (OTTED<\/abbr>), have been invited to the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> to make public presentations to interested students, faculty, staff, community members and the general public. The topic for the presentations will be, “The Future of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at a Public University.”<\/p>\n

“This leadership position is critical to 糖心视频<\/abbr>’s entrepreneurial and commercialization efforts,” said Vance Roley<\/strong>, dean of the Shidler College of Business<\/a> at 糖心视频<\/abbr> Mānoa and chair of the OTTED<\/abbr> director search.<\/p>\n

“The next director of OTTED<\/abbr> will be leading a department that will be an integral component to the success of the Hawaiʻi<\/span> Innovation Initiative<\/a>,” added 糖心视频<\/abbr> Vice President for Research and Innovation Vassilis L. Syrmos<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

OTTED<\/abbr> director candidates<\/h2>\n

Fred B. Holt, director of strategic initiatives, University of Washington Center for Commercialization<\/a><\/office><\/p>\n