Visiting Practitioners (ViP) Fireside Chat | "Urban Innovation Pilots: How to partner with government" Panel with Oscar Romero

ViP
Written By Christina Ko

Governments from across the world are improving procurement to open opportunities for startups to thrive, and to secure public contracts. Pilot projects are common among municipalities, however working with government agencies come with multiple challenges especially for resource starved emerging ventures.

In this panel organized by ViP Oscar Romero, participants discussed challenges that startups encounter when engaging with governments and government strategies to incentivize social entrepreneurship.

Moderator:

  • Shanna Crumley, Sr. Innovation Advisor, NYC Mayor’s Office of the CTO

Speakers:

  • Sandy Tung, Principal Policy Officer, Innovation and Technology, Greater London Authority

  • Oscar Romero, Director of Inclusive Innovation & International Cooperation of the NYC Mayor’s Office of the CTO

  • Sam Warach, Founder & CEO, Nextstep HealthTech

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