Our guest is Dr. Paul Roben, the Associate Vice Chancellor for Innovation and Commercialization at UC San Diego. Working with the Vice Chancellor for Research, Dr. Roben is transforming the functions provided by the Technology Transfer Office, Industry Research Alliances, and Industry Contracting into an integrated organization to include patenting, strategic corporate research partnering, and industry contracts. He oversees the Division of Innovation and Commercialization, which will establish a campus-wide innovation platform to build a systemic and sustainable innovation culture, create a vibrant regional ecosystem, and accelerate the commercialization of UC San Diego inventions.
Our host and creator, Helen Wang, is the NGO Founder and President of Oceanside Perspective, current Chair of ISEI, a professor teaching Emotional Intelligence and Innovation to Market at UC San Diego, a supply chain researcher, architect, and veteran of Silicon Valley’s high tech industry. In Season III, Helen designs each episode to explore futuristic topics and growth opportunities that formulate the emerging innovation ecosystem.