BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261113T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261113T083000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:ETEC - Brett Malone | Cherokee Farm Development Corporation DESCRIPTION:Join ETEC on Friday\, November 13th\, in-person or virtually\, as we welcome Brett Malone\, President and CEO\, Cherokee Farm Development Corporation\, to ETEC to speak about the new developments at the Peninsula Innovation District.Building on UT Research Park at Cherokee Farm\, the Peninsula is evolving from a 60-acre research park into a district spanning more than 300 acres\, with over $750 million in planned investment and development. It brings together UT Knoxville\, including the UT Institute of Agriculture\, and UT Medical Center with companies\, entrepreneurs and private development partners.There's a lot happening\, including a planned 150-room hotel and conference center\, expanded medical and research facilities at UT Medical Center\, and two new research buildings the Quantum Foundry and the BioSciences and Engineering Building targeted for completion in 2030. The district also recently received the 2026 Emerging Community of Innovation Award from the Association of University Research Parks.Malone's bio can be found below.No registration is necessary for in-person attendance.Register in advance for the VIRTUAL ETEC online meeting here: https://tennessee.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUrd-CgrDMiHNTsDsHqH0FyubCh2ys57LzH#/registration \nFor more information about ETEC's weekly meetings\, click here.\nVisit the Find Us page for the meeting location\, address\, and map.Brett Malone\nPresident and CEO\nCherokee Farm Development CorporationBrett Malone is president and CEO of the Cherokee Farm Development Corporation\, which leads the Peninsula Innovation District and UT Research Park at Cherokee Farm. Since joining CFDC in September 2024\, he has drawn on more than 20 years of research and commercialization leadership to strengthen academic\, industry and government partnerships that drive innovation and economic growth across East Tennessee\, particularly in clean energy\, health sciences and advanced manufacturing. Under his leadership\, the Peninsula Innovation District was named the 2026 Emerging Innovation District by the Association of University Research Parks.Previously\, Malone led the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center\, transforming its 200-acre campus into a thriving research ecosystem. He grew revenue 50% in three years and expanded the center to hubs across Virginia\, including a partnership with the Thomas Jefferson National Lab.Malone co-founded Phoenix Integration and led it as CEO through a successful exit\, and he served as chief operating officer of Intrexon\, now Precigen\, through its early growth and IPO. He has built collaborations with Boeing\, GE\, Johnson & Johnson\, Medtronic and DARPA. He holds a doctorate in aerospace engineering from Virginia Tech.\nSpecial thanks to Strata-Gfor sponsoring ETEC Friday Morning Meetings in November. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Join ETEC on Friday\, November 13th\, in-person or virtually\, as we welcome Brett Malone\, President and CEO\, \;Cherokee Farm Development Corporation\, \;to ETEC to speak about the new developments at the Peninsula Innovation District.

Building on UT Research Park at Cherokee Farm\, the Peninsula is evolving from a 60-acre research park into a district spanning more than 300 acres\, with over $750 million in planned investment and development. It brings together UT Knoxville\, including the UT Institute of Agriculture\, and UT Medical Center with companies\, entrepreneurs and private development partners.

There&rsquo\;s a lot happening\, including a planned 150-room hotel and conference center\, expanded medical and research facilities at UT Medical Center\, and two new research buildings &mdash\; the Quantum Foundry and the BioSciences and Engineering Building &mdash\; targeted for completion in 2030. The district also recently received the 2026 Emerging Community of Innovation Award from the Association of University Research Parks.

Malone'\;s bio can be found below.

No registration is necessary for in-person attendance.

Register in advance for the VIRTUAL ETEC online meeting here: \;https://tennessee.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUrd-CgrDMiHNTsDsHqH0FyubCh2ys57LzH#/registration \;

For more information about ETEC&rsquo\;s weekly meetings\, \;click here.

Visit the \;Find Us page \;for the meeting location\, address\, and map.

Brett Malone
President and CEO
Cherokee Farm Development Corporation

Brett Malone is president and CEO of the Cherokee Farm Development Corporation\, which leads the Peninsula Innovation District and UT Research Park at Cherokee Farm. Since joining CFDC in September 2024\, he has drawn on more than 20 years of research and commercialization leadership to strengthen academic\, industry and government partnerships that drive innovation and economic growth across East Tennessee\, particularly in clean energy\, health sciences and advanced manufacturing. Under his leadership\, the Peninsula Innovation District was named the 2026 Emerging Innovation District by the Association of University Research Parks.

Previously\, Malone led the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center\, transforming its 200-acre campus into a thriving research ecosystem. He grew revenue 50% in three years and expanded the center to hubs across Virginia\, including a partnership with the Thomas Jefferson National Lab.

Malone co-founded Phoenix Integration and led it as CEO through a successful exit\, and he served as chief operating officer of Intrexon\, now Precigen\, through its early growth and IPO. He has built collaborations with Boeing\, GE\, Johnson &\; Johnson\, Medtronic and DARPA. He holds a doctorate in aerospace engineering from Virginia Tech.

Special thanks to \;Strata-G

for sponsoring ETEC Friday Morning Meetings in November.

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