Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Erb Memorial Union (EMU), Ballroom
1395 University Street, Eugene, OR 97403
Join us for a celebration of entrepreneurship as we recognize students, alumni, and community partners who have advanced the University of Oregon’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
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About Our Keynote Speaker: Jonathan Evans
Vice president of global aviation policy, Verizon | Cofounder, Skyward
Jonathan Evans is the vice president of global aviation policy and standards at Verizon. He was the founding CEO of Skyward, a leading drone operations management platform, which he founded in 2012 with University of Oregon finance professor Stephen McKeon and UO alumni Eric Ringer and Dana Maher. Skyward was acquired by Verizon in February of 2017 and is now leading the industry into an exciting new era of connected aircraft and networked aerial fleet deployments across all industrial categories. Evans was a professional aviator for 18 years, serving as a UH60 Blackhawk pilot in the U.S. Army, as well as a network administrator during a time when the Army was establishing its first secure networks for internet and email. As a civilian, he has continued to serve in the air as a LifeFlight medevac pilot and is a successful entrepreneur, technologist, and standard bearer for global interoperability as founding president of the Global UTM Association.
Questions? Contact Kate Harmon, Undergraduate Program Manager, Lundquist Center for Entrepreneurship at kharmon2@uoregon.edu.
Sponsored by the Lundquist Center for Entrepreneurship, the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation, and the Product Design Department.
Free, Reception/Banquet, Lectures & Presentations, Lecture, Ceremony
Lundquist College of Business, Lundquist Center for Entrepreneurship, Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation, College of Design: School of Art + Design, Department of Product Design, College of Design
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