How Texas A&M Fort Worth Plans to Transform the City’s Innovation Economy Part 2
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Enjoy reading the news again. Join over 110,000 neighbors that count on our newsletters for stories happening in your backyard. Sign up for free. Editor's note: This podcast is produced by Innovate Fort Worth, a service of the UNT Health Science Center's Innovation Ecosystems. Cameron Cushman, assistant vice president of the Innovation Ecosystems, hosts the podcast. He also is member of the reader advisory council of the Fort Worth Report. How Texas A&M Fort Worth Plans to Transform the City’s Innovation EconomyWhat does it take to build an innovation economy that benefits an entire region?In this episode ofFort Worth Innovates, host Cameron Cushman sits down withBobby Ahdieh, Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Chief Operating Officer for Texas A&M University–Fort Worth and former Dean of Texas A&M School of Law, to discuss how higher education can serve as a catalyst for innovation, entrepreneurship, research commercialization, and long-term economic growth. Bobby shares the vision behind the emergingTexas A&M Fort Worth campusand explains why innovation districts are about much more than new buildings—they’re about creating environments where universities, industry, entrepreneurs, investors, and community leaders work together to solve real-world challenges. The conversation explores why there isn’t a single place you can point to and call “innovation,” using Silicon Valley as an example of how thriving ecosystems emerge through collaboration across an entire region. Bobby also discusses how Texas A&M Fort Worth aims to become a hub that accelerates research, attracts investment, creates high-paying jobs, and expands economic opportunity throughout Fort Worth and North Texas. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, civic leader, student, researcher, or simply interested in the future of Fort Worth, this episode offers an inside look at one of the city’s most ambitious economic development initiatives. In this episode, you’ll learn:Why Texas A&M is investing in Fort Worth’s innovation ecosystemThe vision behind the Texas A&M Fort Worth campusHow innovation districts fuel entrepreneurship and economic developmentWhy collaboration between universities, industry, and government mattersLessons from Silicon Valley that can be applied to North TexasHow research commercialization creates jobs and attracts investmentWhat the future of innovation looks like in Fort WorthIf you enjoy conversations about innovation, entrepreneurship, research, and the future of Fort Worth, be sure tofollow Fort Worth Innovatesand share this episode with someone who’s passionate about building the next generation of North Texas innovation. Fort Worth Report iscertified by the Journalism Trust Initiativefor adhering to standards for ethical journalism.