Entrepreneurship Week at Stanford University

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2/21	Sunday VIP Reception with Keynote Speaker, Steve Blank:“The Secret History of Silicon Valley” (Invitation only)
2/22	Monday The Power of Social Technology Legal Tips for Startups in Today’s Economy: Panel Discussion/Brown Bag Lunch Europe in the Global Entrepreneurship Scene Creating and Leading Entrepreneurial Teams: Lecture and Workshop
2/23	Tuesday Biofuels and Bioproducts: The Road to Commercialization How will Comparative Effectiveness Impact Medical Device Innovation? Careers in Product Creation and Manufacturing for New Graduates
2/24	Wednesday Startup 101 Job Fair Building a Revolution: Lessons in Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Leadership Entrepreneurship Mixer Ladies Who’ve Launched: A Women's Entrepreneurship Panel
2/25	Thursday Entrepreneurship at the Intersection of Three Cs: Cleantech, Computing, and the Cloud Water Technology Startup Expo From Shaky to Solid in a Sour Economy: The Mint.com Story
2/26	Friday Relief 2.0 in Haiti: Enabling Agile Crisis Response with Entrepreneurship Exploring The Myths Of Japanese Entrepreneurship Annual GSB Entrepreneurship Conference VC3: Venture Capital Speed Dating
2/27	Saturday Pitching and Presenting: How to Make Your Story Compelling “Bring Your Product to Life” Workshop Pitching Workshop: How to Make Your Story Compelling Entrepreneurship as an Extreme Sport
2/28	Sunday Structures for Social Enterprise: Panel and Showcase

Structures for Social Enterprise: Panel and Showcase

Date:
Sunday, February 28

Time:
3:00-5:00 PM

Location:
Wallenberg Hall Learning Theater, Building 160

Registration:
None

Cost:
Free

Overview:
Moderated by Kriss Deiglmeier, executive director for the Center for Social Innovation, this panel will discuss nonprofit, for-profit and hybrid models for starting and growing a social enterprise. Featured social entrepreneurs include leaders from FORGE, REDF, and Lotus Foods. Immediately after, mingle with entrepreneurs at a fair showcasing their intriguing early-stage social ventures, sponsored by Neerja Raman of Media X at Stanford University.

Social entrepreneurs available for interaction during the showcase are:

Lloyd Nimetz: Blitz Bazaar: Starting and Creating a Movement
Akshay Kothari, Kapeesh Saraf: Design for Extreme Affordability Workshop
Varun Jain: E4SI: Engineers for Social Impact
Anu Mahal: Development Alternatives
Carlos Miranda Levy, Margarita Quihuis: How Social Media Allows Us to Instantly Organize for Crisis Intervention
Viji Dilip: Bookshare International: Reaching Out to the Print Disabled in Developing Nations
DC Jayasundera: Rural Returns: Better Value Chains for the Rural Poor
Rodrigo Santibanez: Puentes Global: Non-Profit International Employment Agency for Low-Income Workers

Host:
Center for Social Innovation, GSB, and Neerja Raman, Media X at Stanford University

Event Schedule