This was the first event held with colleagues in the USA aiming to launch an IPDA association. The event was supported by Aatlas, Lastinger Center and KU Center for Creativity & Entrepreneurship Education.

The event took place on 19 May 2021 and featured:

1. A discussion about IPDA with Prof. Hazel Bryan
2. A keynote with Prof. Caroline Daly
3. A panel discussion with Jason Margolis, Duquesne University, Rebecca Buchanan, University of Maine, and Lynda Hayes, University of Florida.