Questar III BOCES hosted its Tech Valley Career Pathways event today at Union College in Schenectady, NY - organized by Ted Hennessy. Teachers, guidence counselors, and other administrators attended listened to Keynote speakers Annette Finsterbusch, Investment Director at Applied Ventures followed by Robert Karlicek, Director at Rensselaer of Smart Lighting Engineering and attended breakout sessions discussing specific courses guidance counselors should recommend to students planning on pursuing technical higher education, college math readiness among other topics.
Annette talked about Applied Ventures, how the fund works and stressed the demand for innovators and the competition for funding.
Robert Karlicek introduced smart lighting as a developing industry and discussed its current and potential impact on businesses and consumers.
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