.@CompeteNow’s TLSI issues a Compact for America: 10 critical policy recs – a synthesis of insights from 50 CTOs across all sectors – to boost U.S. #innovation, #prosperity, #security. Read the Compact: 

Closing the Mountain West #CompeteConvo, NSF ASCEND Engine’s Mike Freeman, @NREL’s Martin Keller, TechHubNow!’s @WendySLea, @CUBoulder’s Justin Schwartz, @UWyonews’s @uwyoseidel, and @CompeteNow’s @DWinceSmith provided an innovation roadmap for the region.

At the Mountain West #CompeteConvo, Innovation Corridor’s Eric Drummond, @RenPhil21’s Kumar Garg, @Tiger21’s Doug Johnson, and @CompeteNow’s @DWinceSmith came together to see how to keep the innovation corridor financially sustainable. Learn more:

#photonics and #quantum are essential pillars of the #innovation ecosystem. At the Mountain West #CompeteConvo, @Vescent’s Scott Davis and Sapienne Consulting’s Tanya Ramond explored both industries and how the region can leverage them. Read more:

With change coming fast in sustainable tech, predicting the future is difficult. At the Mountain West #CompeteConvo, @Deloitte’s John Mennel gave his view on what’s next in sustainable #innovation, and what the implications are for the region. Read more:

#Quantum will transform computing. At the Mountain West #CompeteConvo, NSF ASCEND Engine’s Mike Freeman, TechHubNow!’s @WendySLea, Elevate Quantum’ Jessi Olsen, and @CompeteNow’s @chadevans1019 discussed how the region is building quantum leadership:

To open the last day of the Mountain West #CompeteConvo, @SenatorHick praised the work being done to build up the region’s #innovation economy, turning the Mountain West into the “Silicon Valley of Quantum.” Find a full recap of the event here:

Denver is the economic center of the Mountain West. Keynoting the Mountain West #CompeteConvo dinner, @DenChamber’s @JJAment offered his view on what’s driving the Denver Metro’s express, and what that means for the region. See the recap here:

.@NIST’s Kristan Corwin, @NREL’s Martin Keller, @MITRECorp’s Mark Peters, and @ColoradoCOLABS’s Dan Powers ended the first day of the Mountain West #CompeteConvo with insights on how the region’s 3 nat’l labs are spurring #innovation. Recap here:

#Quantum computing offers remarkable opportunities for productivity and prosperity. At the Mountain West #CompeteConvo, @QuantinuumQC’s @rajeeb_hazra shared the power and importance of democratizing quantum. Find a summary of his comments here:

Can you turn 3 states into 1 #innovation ecosystem? At the Mountain West #CompeteConvo, @WyoBizCouncil’s Josh Dorrell, @NMChamberVoice’s Leslie @hielema, @ColoradoEcoDevo's Eve Lieberman, and @Verizon’s Josh Miller discussed how. Read a summary here:

Startups need support to move from the lab to the market. At the Mountain West #CompeteConvo, @LongPathTech’s Greg Rieker told the story of how he brought new tech to natural gas fields and the critical help he got along the way. Read more here:

.@Livermore_Lab’s Pat Falcone and Steve Walker joined @CompeteNow’s @chadevans1019 to provide a roadmap for expanding capacity and capability of the U.S. defense industrial base and innovation ecosystem at the Mountain West #CompeteConvo. Read more:

.@Livermore_Lab’s Pat Falcone and Steve Walker joined @CompeteNow’s @chadevans1019 to provide a roadmap for expanding capacity and capability of the U.S. defense industrial base and innovation ecosystem at the Mountain West #CompeteConvo. Read more:

The most important part of #innovation is people, as explored by @TheBGInstitute’s @StuartAndreason, @Microsoft’s Matt Adamczyk, NCWIT’s Lucy Sanders, Elevate Quantum’s Jessi Olsen, and @Gallup’s Dan Foy at the Mountain West #CompeteConvo. Read more:

.@DWinceSmith spoke with @UNM’s @HollowayUNM, @ColoradoStateU’s @CSUAmyParsons, and @CUBoulder’s Justin Schwartz at the Mountain West #CompeteConvo to learn how the region’s schools are growing their role in the tech economy. Read more:

At the Mountain West #CompeteConvo, NSF ASCEND Engine’s Mike Freeman sat down with @Tiger21’s @mwsonnenfeldt to understand how venture capitalists can advance #innovation by investing in people, places, ideas, and industries. See their insights here:

At the Mountain West #CompeteConvo, @DWinceSmith, Martin Keller, Justin Schwartz, Mike Freeman, Parag Chitnis, and Zachary Yerushalmi explored the Mountain Wests’ new #innovation ecosystem. Learn more here:

The Hon. @jaredpolis, @GovofCO, opened the Mountain West #CompeteConvo with his compelling vision for the state he leads—one rooted in #innovation, technology, and sustainable growth. Read his thoughts here:

The Mountain West #CompeteConvo launched with @bouldercolorado Mayor @AaronBrocket12, @BoulderChamber’ @bouldertayer, and the NSF ASCEND Engine’s Mike freeman discussing the burgeoning #innovation culture and ecosystem of Boulder, CO. Learn more:

In Boulder, @CompeteNow’s @chadevans1019, kicked off the Mountain West #CompeteConvo by highlighting the significance of place-making — that is, the deliberate creation of an ecosystem designed to foster innovation within a region. Learn more: