{"id":4075,"date":"2024-05-31T16:29:17","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T23:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pacific.edu\/blog\/?p=4075"},"modified":"2025-03-10T12:18:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T19:18:58","slug":"sixth-annual-pacific-innovation-entrepreneurship-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pacific.edu\/blog\/2024\/05\/31\/sixth-annual-pacific-innovation-entrepreneurship-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Pacific showcases innovation in PIES competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"Pacific Innovation and Entrepreneurship Summit 2024\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9ojg8unONXg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; 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