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Day 1, March 26, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM EDT

8:30-9:00 AM - Welcome Message by Dr. Kevin Guskiewicz, MSU President

9:00 - 11:00 AM EDT - Innovation Challenge

Zoom Link: https://msu.zoom.us/j/92388119077, Password: 03262026
- Opening Message for the Innovation Challenge by Dr. Laura Lee McIntyre, MSU Provost
- Innovation Challenge Competition

11:00-12:00 PM - Session: WISER

12:00-1:00 PM - Break

1:00-4:30 PM - Short Courses on Entrepreneurial Mindset, Branding, and Mentoring

Zoom Link: https://msu.zoom.us/j/92388119077, Password: 03262026
- 1:00-2:00 PM -Developing an Innovation and Entrepreneurial Mindset
- 2:00-3:00 PM - Professional Branding, Taglines, and Elevator Pitch
- 3:00-4:30 PM - Mentoring (Train-the-Trainor)

Day 2, March 27, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM EDT

8:30 AM-9:30 AM - Aquaculture Session

9:45 AM-10:45 AM - AI-based Tools Short Course

11:00 AM-12:15 PM Virtual Exchange Event

Zoom link: https://msu.zoom.us/j/91913786957, Passcode: 03272026
- Opening Message for the Virtual Exchange by Dr. Kang Xia, Assoc. Dir. MSU AgBioResearch
- Virtual Exchange (VE) Student Interaction

12:15-1:00 PM - Break

1:00-2:00 PM - Parallel Sessions:

One Health with A Systems Thinking Approach
- Zoom link: https://msu.zoom.us/j/92856837422, Passcode: 03272026
Technology transfer policy techniques
- Zoom link: https://msu.zoom.us/j/93853700047, Passcode: 03272026
One Health Approaches to Antimicrobial Resistance in Namibia and the Philippines
- Zoom link: https://msu.zoom.us/j/99995473751, Passcode: 03272026
Innovation Initiatives in Higher Educational Institutions in South Asia
- Zoom link: https://msu.zoom.us/j/95583338284, Passcode: 03272026
Strategies for Controlling Tuberculosis
- Zoom link: https://msu.zoom.us/j/92783765146, Passcode: 03272026

2:15-4:15 PM - Parallel Short Courses:

Next-Gen Data & AI for Ag Innovators (2 hours)
- Zoom link: https://msu.zoom.us/j/92856837422, Passcode: 03272026
Design Thinking
- Zoom link: https://msu.zoom.us/j/93853700047, Passcode: 03272026
Techniques for a Successful Community-based Research Engagement
- Zoom link: https://msu.zoom.us/j/99995473751, Passcode: 03272026

4:30-5:00 PM - Awarding Innovation Challenge Winners and Closing Ceremony by Dr. Bradley Marks, Chair, Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, MSU

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