EcoMap Technologies hosted SuperConnect: The Future of Ecosystem Building at Brown Advisory in Baltimore Sept. 24 and 25.
The high-level connector event convened innovation economy experts, economic development organizations, technology startups, entrepreneur support organizations, university administrators, and local government officials from around the country to understand and empower their respective communities with unparalleled resources and opportunities.
Attendees engaged in small group discussions and problem-solving roundtables designed to accelerate their own ecosystem and connect with others at networking events across Baltimore’s thriving Equitech ecosystem.
They explored and discussed how to discover and use metrics to tell their ecosystem story, shape the future of data intelligence to unlock the hidden signals within their ecosystem, secure funding to drive innovation and create lasting impact in underserved communities.
To submit photos for a future Business Album, email Assistant Editor Sean Wallace at [email protected].EcoMap co-founder and CEO Sherrod Davis welcomes ecosystem builders from around the country to SuperConnect. (Photo courtesy of EcoMap Technologies)Gov. Wes Moore gets a photo with EcoMap employees during it SuperConnect conference. From left, Heather Fields, EcoMap chief marketing officer; Maria Ulayyet, EcoMap chief of staff; Sherrod Davis, EcoMap co-founder and CEO; and Smitha Gopal, EcoMap chief operating officer. (Photo courtesy of EcoMap Technologies)Gov. Wes Moore speaks at EcoMap’s SuperConnect conference in Baltimore. (Photo courtesy of EcoMap Technologies)UpSurge CEO Kory Bailey, left, moderates “A Unified Vision” panel with Christy Wyskiel, senior advisor to Johns Hopkins University president for innovation and entrepreneurship; Anthony Watters, Social Innovation Lab at Johns Hopkins University interim director; Jeff Cherry, Conscious Venture Partners Managing Partner; and Delali Dzirasa, Fearless founder and CEO. (Photo courtesy of EcoMap Technologies)“Scaling Ecosystem Success” panelists Monica Wheat, Techstars Detroit managing director; and Mark Anthony Thomas, Greater Baltimore Committee President & CEO, engage in conversation. (Photo courtesy of EcoMap Technologies)The EcoMap team gets together for a group photo during the SuperConnect conference. (Photo courtesy of EcoMap Technologies)Chris Heivly, MapQuest co-founder, shared his journey from founder to ecosystem builder. (Photo courtesy of EcoMap Technologies)
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