{"id":116414,"date":"2024-10-25T01:54:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T06:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=116414"},"modified":"2024-10-24T10:55:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T15:55:54","slug":"unetechs-runge-to-speak-at-tedxomaha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2024\/10\/25\/unetechs-runge-to-speak-at-tedxomaha\/","title":{"rendered":"UNeTech&#8217;s Runge to speak at TEDxOmaha"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p>Joe Runge, JD, associate director and co-founder of the UNeTech Institute, was announced Friday as one of the speakers for TEDxOmaha 2024 event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The theme of the conference is \u201cUnveiling the Power of Connections.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Runge said his speech, on how innovation needs connection, will be a personal discussion of his experiences in tech transfer. UNeTech is Omaha&#8217;s only\u00a0university-affiliated entrepreneurial support organization, housed jointly under UNMC and the University of Nebraska at Omaha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tedxomaha.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>See complete list of speakers here.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connection, Runge said, is an integral part of the UNeTech mission, which seeks to connect inventors with investors and entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Runge said he hoped to convey to the audience the sense of urgency, frustration and even anger that arise from grappling with the often blas\u00e9 or skeptical reactions to innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also said that when he applied to be a TEDx speaker, he\u2019d decided the presentation would be a personal message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been a representative of UNMC since I was a teenager,\u201d he said. \u201cI wanted an opportunity to reflect on those experiences as a private citizen. I love the medical center, and this is a wonderful opportunity to look at my work here from a different perspective and reflect on what those experiences mean after 20 years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to his UNeTech roles, Runge serves on UNeMed\u2019s Science and Technology Advisory Committee, where he lends his decades of experience to help evaluate new inventions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A practicing patent lawyer and published scientist, Runge is the principal investigator on multiple Economic Development and Entrepreneurship grants. 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