Ideas. Innovation. Entrepreneurship. Real-world experience.
The Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship (TIE) Seminar Series continues this November with leaders in healthcare innovation and university entrepreneurship sharing perspectives on how discoveries and ideas can move beyond the laboratory and classroom to create new ventures and real-world impact. Whether you are exploring entrepreneurship, developing an idea, working on research with commercial potential, or simply interested in innovation, the series offers an opportunity to learn directly from people building ventures and ecosystems in the real world. Jerry Allen will present virtually, while attendees join in person at the Olayan Institute. All KAUST students and members of the KAUST community are invited to join us.
Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2026
Schedule:
- 11:30–11:45 AM: Check-in
- 11:45 AM–12:30 PM: Seminar
- 12:30–12:45 PM: Q&A
- 12:45–1:00 PM: Networking
Location: Suliman S. Olayan Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute, Room 2026
Can’t join in person? Join the livestream.
Jerry Allen
Director for Entrepreneurship, University College London
Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: A UCL Model of Turning Student Ideas into Innovative Ventures
Jerry Allen is the Director for Entrepreneurship at University College London (UCL). In this seminar, presented virtually, he will share the practical story of building UCL’s extracurricular entrepreneurship ecosystem from 2017 to today, drawing on lessons from experimentation, organizational change, founder support, partnerships, and the evolving role of entrepreneurial spaces. He will examine what worked, what did not, and what UCL learned as demand grew, and invite participants to consider which principles might be adapted to their own institutional context.
