Global Entrepreneurship Week
at MIT, November 16 - 22, 2009
Celebrate MIT's culture of entrepreneurial spirit!
Global Entrepreneurship Week is an initiative of the Kauffman
Foundation designed to inspire, connect, inform, mentor,
and engage the next generation of entrepreneurs.
MIT is brimming with current and future entrepreneurs. We
hope you can join the numerous MIT student
organizations and departments at any of the Global
E-Week @ MIT events and celebrate the entrepreneurial
culture that permeates our campus and community.
For information on Global E-Week events at MIT , please email
e-week@mit.edu.
(all times and venues subject to change)
Monday, November 16
Kresge Auditorium
6:00 - 7:30 pm Program
7:30 - 9:30 pm Networking and Reception
Presented by the MIT
Enterprise Forum and NASDAQ
OMX
Hear the real-world experiences of entrepreneurs
from today, the lessons learned going from start-up to success
story, and the research and best practices that will help YOU
get growing.
Introductory remarks from MIT President
Susan Hockfield.
Panelists: Bo Fishback, Kauffman Foundation; Eugene
Fitzgerald,
Professor, MIT DMSE; Helen Greiner, iRobot / The Droid Works;
Daphne Zohar, PureTech Ventures.
Tuesday, November 17
3:30 - 7:00 pm; Microsoft
New England R&D Center, One Memorial Drive
MassAccess is a speed networking event that provides an opportunity
for young entrepreneurs, experienced entrepreneurs, industry
leaders, service providers, and investors to discuss innovative
ideas and prime future collaboration.
4:00 - 5:3 0 pm; Room
66-110
MIT Sloan Professor Ed
Roberts will speak on 'The Global Impact of
MIT's Entrepreneurial Ecosystem'. Find out about efforts
by the MIT Global Startup
Workshop to build successful entrepreneurial ecosystems around the world,
followed by informal discussions and networking.
6:00 - 7:30 pm; Morss
Hall at Walker Memorial
Informal Dinner with John T. Santini,
Jr., Ph.D. - MIT alumnus and President & CEO of MicroCHIPS,
Inc.
6:30 - 9:00 pm; Room E51-145
What application categories have the most potential? What are
sustainable business models? What tactics can be used to crack
the"discoverability problem" and drive users to adopt
your application?
6:30 - 9:00 pm; Room 32-123
The program will open with a brief overview of the MIT Energy
Initiative (MITEI) by Daniel Enderton, Executive Director of
MITEI's Sustainable Energy Revolution Program, and will highlight
the breadth of research, education, campus energy, and outreach
activities underway as part of the Initiative. Following this,
Professor Alex Slocum, Neil and Jane Pappalardo Professor of
Mechanical Engineering will provide a peek into his innovative
research on new concepts for combined renewable energy generation
and storage.
Wednesday, November 18
3:30 - 7:00 pm; UMass
Amherst, One Campus Center Way, Amherst
MassAccess is a speed networking event that provides an opportunity
for young entrepreneurs, experienced entrepreneurs, industry
leaders, service providers, and investors to discuss innovative
ideas and prime future collaboration.
5:30 - 8:00 pm; Stata
Center, 32-155
Celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week and learn more about
the exciting programming opportunities at the Legatum Center
and how you can become involved.
6:30 - 8:30 pm; Stata
Center, TSMC Lobby
Come build your team, join an existing one, and learn
more about the MIT $100K competition. If you're ready
and willing, you can pitch your idea to the crowd and attract
the right talent to help your business succeed (limited spots
available). If you are interested in pitching, indicate this
on your registration and we will accommodate as many as possible.
This will be the only Mobile mixer before Executive Summary Contest submissions
are due on Dec 3rd, so don't miss out on this unique opportunity
to meet like minded-entrepreneurs!
Thursday, November 19
12:00 - 1:00 pm; Room
E51-345
How do you merge creativity and business sense? C-Level team
and Founders from Kapitall.com,
a Web 3.0 startup in the area of finance, will discuss this
question with students based on the experience of Kapitall.com.
2:30 - 4:00 pm; Room
51-325
The biggest issue many energy start-ups face is raising
the capital to demonstrate that their technology works. Fortunately, the Department
of Energy can help get pilot projects off the ground through programs like
ARPA-E and the Office of Loan Guarantee. Hear from DOE CFO, Steve Isakowitz,
and a panel of leading energy entrepreneurs as they discuss the DOE's role
in supporting clean energy projects, thereby kick-starting innovation and
entrepreneurship.
5:00 - 8:00 pm; Harvard Medical School Medical Education Center (Room 209)
Come join us for an evening with noted life sciences and healthcare
professionals who shed their white frocks to become successful
entrepreneurs. Hear their stories of how they took their first
steps and the lessons they have learned on the road to success,
and get inspired to become an entrepreneur!
5:30 - 8:30 pm; MIT Faculty Club
Featuring Simon Johnson, Ronald A Kurtz Professor of Entrepreneurship,
MIT Sloan School of Management
6:00 - 7:00 pm; Room
26-204
Featuring Simon Johnson, Ronald A Kurtz Professor
of Entrepreneurship, MIT Sloan School of Management
6:30 - 8:00 pm; Location
TBA
Friday, November 20
Featuring Brian Halligan MBA '05, Founder & CEO of HubSpot
Learn in this interactive MasterClass how successful
entrepreneurs leverage Internet tools to win customers; concrete
steps for start-ups to build presence, trust and loyalty with
a low budget; and ways to get found by your target audience and
create channels to interact with your customers.
