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RETE virtual conference registration now open (Race, equity, tech & entrepre)

  • 1.  RETE virtual conference registration now open (Race, equity, tech & entrepre)

    Posted 11 hours ago

    We are pleased to share the program and https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSclEjcEJSsnwX7TwwQarzd94huZXarAKVOuYdfoq1RB3jrStA/viewform?usp=publish-editor. Click or tap if you trust this link." target="_blank" rel="noopener">registration information for our virtual gathering on December 12, 2025. The mini conference's theme is AI & entrepreneurship. 

    There are two tracks, one for HBCU students and the other for academics. Due to the generosity of our sponsors, the event is free. 

    PROGRAM

    Time (EST)

    RETE Track

    HBCU Track

    9:30-9:35am

    Welcome & Opening

    9:35-10:15am

    AI Trends in ENT Research

    • 9:35-9:50:

      • AI as research tool

      • AI as research context (impacts on racially minoritized founders)

    • 9:50-10:15: Facilitated discussion

      • Research gaps at AI + RETE intersection

      • Capture interests/expertise for collaboration

    USPTO Feature Session: Protecting Your Bright Idea in the AI Era (Elizabeth Dougherty)

    10:15-11:00am

    Research Incubator

    TRACK 1: Feedback on Existing Work

    • Lightning pitches: 3-5 min each (pitch + structured feedback)

    • Identify collaboration opportunities

    TRACK 2: Ideating AI + RETE Research

    • Brainstorming

    • Cluster into interest groups, refine research questions

    • Share-out and collaboration planning

    Keynote Lecture: Ethical and Practical Applications of Large Language Models in Entrepreneurship, featuring real-world case studies and implementation steps (Bianca J. Jackson)

    11:00am–12:00pm

    Entrepreneurship X AI Panel (Wade Dunn,

    Lloyd Pierre, and others to be announced)

    12:00–12:25pm

    The State of STEM Entrepreneurship in 2025 (Sekou Bermiss)

    12:15–12:30pm

    Closing Vision & Call to Action (Ebony McGee)



    Pleasehttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSclEjcEJSsnwX7TwwQarzd94huZXarAKVOuYdfoq1RB3jrStA/viewform?usp=publish-editor. Click or tap if you trust this link." target="_blank" rel="noopener"> register here. Instructions on how to join will be sent to registrants closer to the date.

    We look forward to seeing you on December 12,

    The RETE Workshop Planning Committee

    Sekou Bermiss, PhD | Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Katherine A. Costello, PhD | Research and Scholarly Programs Manager, NYU Tulsa

    Wade Dunn | Managing Partner, Love Mobile Inc

    Rosanna Garcia, PhD | Beswick Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

    Cathy Yang Liu, PhD | Michael and Enid Mescon Endowed Professor and Department Chair of Public Management and Policy, Georgia State University

    Ebony McGee, PhD | Professor of Innovation and inclusion in the STEM Ecosystem,  Johns Hopkins University

    Mauricio Mercado, PhD | Assistant Professor, Missouri S & T

    Thema Monroe-White, PhD | Associate Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Policy, George Mason University



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    Rosanna Garcia
    Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Worcester MA
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