Pacific Incubation Network
November 6-7, 2008
San Jose, California
 Are
you interested in business incubation issues in the Pacific
region of the United States, Mexico and Canada? Discuss common
challenges and connect with colleagues at the Pacific Incubation
Network Meeting on Thursday, Nov. 6, and
Friday, Nov. 7.
Your hosts for the event will be NBIA Board member Melinda
Richter and the San
Jose BioCenter of San Jose, Calif. The majority of the
meeting will take place at the San Jose BioCenter, with an
Opening Reception on Thursday evening at the Silicon Valley
Capital Club.
The meeting will feature a variety of events designed to
encourage interaction and critical thinking. Plan to join
us for this regional networking event!
Thursday
Workshop: A Guide to Business Incubation
This half-day workshop is for those new to the industry. If
you have questions about developing an incubator, client services
or anything else incubation-related, A Guide to Business Incubation
is where you can find the answers. Led by experienced industry
professionals, this tutorial will help you get your program
started on the right track.
Opening Reception
The opening reception will take place at the Silicon
Valley Capital Club in downtown San Jose. This private,
elegant club provides an ideal setting to kick back and get
to know others involved in incubation who live near your area.
Friday
Creating a Dynamic Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: The
San Jose Experience
A panel of San Jose incubation professionals will explore
the success of San Jose incubators, focusing on what has worked
for their programs and what hasn’t. Learn how to create
a strong network of incubators in your community.
Breakout Discussions
The group will be divided into sections based on the following
topic areas: self-sustainable incubators, marketing an incubator,
strategies to increase and maintain client retention, and
attracting government investment into incubation programs.
Share tips with your peers about what worked for your program
and ask others for help with problems you’ve encountered.
 Keynote
Speaker
Innovation management has changed significantly; old-school
approaches are not sufficient to guarantee success. Drawing
on his books Making Innovation Work and The Creative
Enterprise, as well as recent work with leading companies,
Rob Shelton will present examples
and describe three key changes affecting incubator management
and performance:
- Innovation is a team sport. Successfully managing an
incubator is a question of Know Who, not just Know
How. Success depends on internal and external teams,
effective collaboration, and well-managed partnerships.
- The design and operation of the innovation process must
match the type of innovation. The new design philosophy
used by leading innovators is How you innovate determines
what you innovate.
- Resource management for incubators and all types of innovation
requires clear, crisp metrics and meaningful motivators.
San Jose BioCenter Tour
Tour the San Jose BioCenter, the first bioscience incubator
with wet lab space in California. This facility had a recent
$5 million addition featuring a chemistry analytics lab, biology
lab and three tissue culture rooms. Here’s your chance
to visit this state-of-the-art facility.
Rapid-Fire Panels
Everyone will play a part in this special interactive discussion.
A few people will be selected to serve as panelists, answering
questions posed by the moderator and audience members. Be
prepared for a discussion about incubation like you’ve
never heard before!
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