Celebration 2012 Panel Session 1 Information
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Panel Description |
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Panel 1: Environment and Sustainability: Creating a Business with Capital and Compliance in a Global Economy, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences |
Current federal incentives encourage clean energy startups but also leave many unanswered questions. With this panel discussion, hear about the role of U.S. clean energy in the global economy and how to address regulatory oversight. You'll also learn the nuts and bolts of developing and running a new business, expansion into a global market, and how to leverage venture capitalists to support your startup. |
Moderator: Beth Ahner, Professor, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University Daniel Goldman '87, President and CFO, GreatPoint Energy Pamela Marrone '78, CEO/Founder, Marrone Bio Innovations David Quigley '95, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP |
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Panel 2: Teaching the Next Generation of Social Entrepreneurs, Center for Transformative Action (CRESP) and Hillel Campus Entrepreneurs Initiative |
As universities strive to address society’s pressing social, environmental, and economic challenges, we must create hands-on educational experiences that help students become self-aware moral leaders with the audacity to propose big ideas, the humility to remain connected to their communities and the capacity to mobilize their social networks. Drawing on two examples of social entrepreneurship education at Cornell--an award winning undergraduate syllabus and a religiously-informed extra-curricular program--this session will give participants an understanding of how empathy, reflection, relationship-building, peer-to-peer engagement, creativity, and leadership skills are integrated into the educational experience and applied to the entrepreneurial pursuit of resolving social problems. This panel of students and instructors showcases the transformative nature of this engaged pedagogy. |
Christina Blacken '10, Campaign Associate, dosomething.org Katie Broadbent '09, FarmCity Revival Edie Feinstein '12, 2012 Fellow, Venture for America Igor Khokhlov, Campus Entrepreneurs Director, Cornell Hillel Eric Maimon '12, Campus Entrepreneur, Cornell Hillel Anke Wessels, Executive Director, Center for Transformative Action
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Panel 3: Women Entrepreneurs, College of Human Ecology |
Join us for an interactive discussion with extraordinary female entrepreneurs who will share experiences and strategies about how they have managed to be – and stay – successful. Our panelists will examine the hurdles women entrepreneurs face in the 21st century, how to grow a business and maintain a life, the right time to expand the business or seek a more powerful job, the flexibility of being self-employed vs. when you’re an employee, and more. |
Moderator: Murem Sharpe '70, Founder/CEO, Evoca Miki Agrawal '01, Founder, Slice, The Perfect Food Alison Fishman '94, Author/TV Host, The Wooden Spoon Leslie Josel '85, Founder/CEO, Order out of Chaos Debra Wein '90, Founder/CEO, Wellness Workdays |
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Panel 4: Innovative Solutions to Today's Healthcare Needs, College of Engineering |
Bridging biology, medicine, and engineering, the Department of Biomedical Engineering is making strides in the understanding of the human body to improve our health and save lives. Hear from faculty and alumni who are leading the way as they discuss the latest innovations in healthcare. |
Moderator: Dale Lazar '74, JD '77, Managing Partner, DLA Piper Fred Dinger III '83, President and CEO, ENTrigue Surgical, Inc. Cynthia Reinhart-King, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering Chris Schaffer, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering |
