Innovation Doesn't Happen in Isolation: The Power of a Catalyst

Vijay Chauhan, Global Lead at BioSTL

Innovation doesn't happen in isolation. It happens when the right people, ideas, capital, institutions and opportunities find one another.

On August 21, Progress 64 West welcomes Vijay Chauhan, Global Lead at BioSTL, for a conversation about innovation, entrepreneurship, emerging technologies and the role global connectivity plays in the future of the St. Louis region.

Vijay's work represents something increasingly important to economic development: the power of a catalyst. By helping connect entrepreneurs, emerging companies, investors and established regional institutions, leaders like Vijay help turn innovation into opportunity.

St. Louis already has many of the ingredients—world-class healthcare, universities, bioscience, agriculture, established businesses and a growing entrepreneurial ecosystem. The opportunity is to connect those strengths with new ideas and relationships, both here and around the world.

As healthcare, AI, bioscience and other emerging technologies reshape industries, regional competitiveness will increasingly depend on our ability not simply to respond to change, but to participate in shaping it.

Join Progress 64 West for the conversation.

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Friday, August 21, 202611:30 AM – 1:00 PMDoubleTree Hotel, Chesterfield, Missouri

Sometimes economic development isn't about creating something new. It's about connecting what we already have and giving it the opportunity to grow.