On Dec. 13, 2016, Fairfax County's Economic Advisory Commission held an Innovation Ecosystem Panel Discussion with local and regional entrepreneurs who discussed:
- Their experiences starting their ventures in the county and the region
- The role that policy makers have in the innovation ecosystem, as well as touching on funding, workforce and place needs.
Panelists were:
- Moderator: Adam Zuckerman, Founder, Fosterly
- Derek Dohn, Founder and Principal, ThinDocs
- Cathy Muse, Director, Fairfax County Department of Procurement and Materials Management
- Brian Park, Director, Startup Grind DC
- Minh Tran, Founder, Safety Now Solutions
- Marci Zaroff, Founder/CEO Metawear