MIT to launch Hong Kong Innovation Node in June
MIT will announce the official launch of its new Hong Kong Innovation Node this summer with a unique hardware accelerator program designed to educate students in key areas of innovation practice. To commemorate the occasion, a launch celebration will be held on Tuesday, June 7 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. MIT Provost Martin A. Schmidt will provide welcoming remarks, followed by Fiona Murray, the Bill Porter Professor of Entrepreneurship, associate dean of innovation at MIT Sloan School, and co-director of the MIT Innovation Initiative; and Charlie Sodini, the Clarence J. LeBel Professor of Electrical Engineering and faculty director of the MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node. “The launch of the Innovation Node marks the beginning of MIT’s commitment to building a long-term presence in Hong Kong. The node will serve as an important gateway for MIT in China, and continues MIT’s efforts to build out a global...