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SUMMARY:Making the Case for State Ecosystem Funding: A Virginia Playbook
DESCRIPTION:How can ecosystem builders make the case for state investment i
 n entrepreneurship? Robby Demeria\, who led the creation of the Virginia I
 nnovation Partnership Authority as the Commonwealth's first Deputy Secreta
 ry of Commerce and Trade for Technology\, and Conaway Haskins of VIPC shar
 e how Virginia built that case\, what resonated with policymakers\, and wh
 at it takes to sustain support over time. You'll leave with a practical pl
 aybook to bring home to your own state.
LOCATION:No. 303 – Main Space
URL:https://summit.startupchampions.co/sessions/cmuhdnynx000004kz4qb9dtid
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