May 2024 | The Hill Institute Newsroom

Friends and champions of innovation,

While the school year may be wrapped up, I’m definitely not done learning. From hosting insightful thought leadership forums to gearing up for a summer full of new student and community impacts, I continue to grow every day from the incredible talent I’m surrounded by here at Furman University, the Greenville, SC community, and beyond.

There are a couple of items in particular that stand out to our whole team I wanted to highlight:

Earlier this month, we were honored to host top leaders from Amazon, PRISMA Health, SCbio, Hank.ai, JENNO.co, and Furman’s very own Institute for the Advancement of Community Health to dive into how AI is transforming the future of healthcare. The room was full of exciting and challenging discussion points as well as meaningful networking that truly convened our community.

As we gear up to launch our Summer Business Innovation Boot Camp, I could not be more thrilled for how some especially unique elements of this summer experience are coming together. We’ll be working with silicon valley founders (now turned Greenville founders…), the leading Femtech wearables venture, and the City of Greenville’s newly launched economic development corporation. This is the epicenter of student and community impacts we strive for – you’ll want to stay tuned for more on this.

As always, thank you to so many of you whose time and support makes all this possible!

Let’s keep building together,

Bryan Davis

Executive Director

Past Month Overview

Advantage Greenville: How AI is Transforming Healthcare

Artificial Intelligence continues to make its way into nearly every aspect of our lives, but perhaps none more transformational than within the healthcare field. Earlier this month, we had the privilege of hosting leaders from across the state of South Carolina in various healthcare sectors as they explored the impact artificial intelligence is having on patient care, medical research, ethical considerations, and more. 

We extend our sincere gratitude once more to our distinguished speakers—James Chappel, PhD, Patrick Springhart, MD, James Wiggins, Jack Neil, MD, Jennifer Oladipo, and Kerry Sease, MD —for sharing their insights on the significant opportunities and challenges ahead for the future of AI in healthcare.

Open Program Applications

Clemens Angel Analyst Fellowship

We are currently accepting applications for the 4th Annual Clemens Angel Analyst Fellowship, which will run in the Fall Semester, from September 18th through November 20th. This exceptional program prepares students for careers in angel investing, venture capital, private equity, or startup fundraising. 

The 10-week program offers skills, experience, and networking opportunities to accelerate learning in early-stage venture investment. Through discussions, exercises, case studies, guest speakers, and mentoring, fellows learn industry-leader VentureSouth’s due diligence framework for investment decisions. Following the fellowship, there are even opportunities for top-performing students to join VentureSouth as paid Analyst interns, applying their learnings to real-world startups that are fundraising from the Angel Network. 

Program Dates: September 18, November 20, 2024

Meets each Wednesday from 3:00 – 4:30 PM with optional additional opportunities

Application Due: May 3rd, 2024

GVL Starts | Fall 2024

This transformational 9-week experience will include mentoring from successful local entrepreneurs and business owners, coaching from experienced design thinkers, instruction from distinguished university faculty, and an investor community that’s engaged and committed to supporting aspiring entrepreneurs and business owners.

Program Dates: August 22 - October 17, 2024

Meets each Thursday from 5:30 – 8:30 PM with optional additional opportunities

Application Due: Open Enrollment

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