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2/22 Friday
  • Entrepreneurship Week Kickoff and World Movie Premiere of Imagine It!
    4:00-6:00 PM, Memorial Auditorium, Stanford University
    Host: Stanford Entrepreneurship Network

    Join us for the world premiere of the movie, Imagine It!, an acclaimed documentary featuring numerous Stanford students competing in last year's Innovation Tournament. Festivities will also include remarks by Stanford president and entrepreneur, John Hennessy, and the unveiling of the weeklong, campus-wide Innovation Tournament mystery item. Arrive early for audience prizes!   Download the movie!

  • Meet the Filmmakers — Live Q&A Session
    6:00-6:30 PM, Memorial Auditorium, Stanford University
    Host: Stanford Entrepreneurship Network

    Immediately following the kickoff event and movie premiere of Imagine It!, come down to the front of the auditorium for an intimate question and answer session with executive producer, Richard Tavener, and director, Rudy Poe. They will talk about the moviemaking process as an entrepreneurial endeavor and answer your questions about what's involved. They'll also discuss how to become a collaborator on their upcoming films.
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    2/23 Saturday
  • "Pump Up Your Creativity" Workshop
    2:00-4:00 PM, Hasso Plattner Institute of Design, Sweet Hall, Stanford University
    Hosts: Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP)

    Come participate in this high-energy, interactive workshop to get your creative juices flowing for the Innovation Tournament task while having some fun. Also open to people not competing in the tournament who wish to enhance their creative abilities.
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    2/24 Sunday
  • Funding Social Enterprises: Panel and Showcase
    3:00-5:00 PM, Wallenberg Learning Theater
    Hosts: Center for Social Innovation, Graduate School of Business, and Stanford Digital Vision Fellowship Program

    Enjoy a lively panel discussion by social entrepreneurs and funders talking about personal experiences raising money and choosing social ventures to fund. Afterwards, mingle with more than a dozen entrepreneurs at a fair showcasing their intriguing early-stage social ventures.
    • 2/25 Monday
  • Innovating for Health — BYOB! (Bring Your Own Brain)
    4:00-5:30 PM, Clark Center Auditorium
    Host: Stanford Biodesign Program, Center for Healthy Weight, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford School of Medicine

    Join this lively panel discussion and participate in an audience brainstorming activity to help solve the problem of pediatric obesity.

  • Stanford Technology Showcase and Reception
    5:30-7:00 PM, Clark Center, NeXus Cafe
    Host: Office of Technology Licensing

    At a reception following the "Innovating for Health" event, see medical device technologies currently being developed at Stanford and speak with the researchers working on them. Enjoy complimentary, healthy hors d'oeuvres and beverages while networking with others interested in technology innovation.
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    2/26 Tuesday
  • Entrepreneurship Mixer
    5:00-7:00 PM, Graduate School of Business (GSB), South Building, Lower Arbuckle Lounge
    Host: GSB Entrepreneur Club

    Network with students, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and other members of the entrepreneurship community, while enjoying complimentary hors d'oeuvres and beverages. This loosely structured event will help ensure that you get an opportunity to talk to others in your field of interest.

  • Be Careful What You Wish For: Getting Media Attention for Your Company
    7:15-8:30 PM, Graduate School of Business (GSB), Bishop Auditorium
    Host: Graduate Program in Journalism

    Most entrepreneurial endeavors need media coverage to get on the map, but it can also be a minefield. Find out how to get a journalist's attention. Be forewarned: it's not always pretty. A panel of seasoned journalists, media pundits and professionals will give it to you straight during this provocative session.

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    2/27 Wednesday
  • Annual GSB Entrepreneurship Conference
    11:00 AM-4:00 PM, Graduate School of Business
    Host: Graduate School of Business

    This intensive session addresses practical issues associated with creating sustainable businesses. It features speakers and panels for aspiring and early stage entrepreneurs. Gil Penchina, CEO of Wikia, will give the keynote speech. There is a fee for this event, and registration is required: http://www.econference.org.

  • DFJ Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders: Social Responsibility — Fact or Fiction?
    4:30-5:30 PM, William R. Hewlett Teaching Center, Room 200
    Host: Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP) and BASES

    Are corporate claims to "green" and "social responsibility" real or just good marketing? How can we tell? What are the tricks of the trade? Should there be an industry "seal of approval" analogous to Underwriters Laboratories, the trusted source across the globe for product compliance? Join former Hewlett Packard senior executive and Skoll Foundation board member, Debra Dunn, as she explores these questions with Stanford graduates and founders of B Corporation: Jay Cohen Gilbert, Bart Houlahan and Andrew Kassoy. B Corporation (www.bcorporation.net) is out to set standards for corporate responsibility and hold companies to their promises. This is a presentation of the Draper Fisher Jurvetson Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders (ETL) winter quarter lecture series.

  • Student-Alumni Networking Reception
    5:30-7:00 PM, Packard Atrium, Bytes Cafe
    Host: Stanford Entrepreneurship Network (SEN)

    Immediately following the entrepreneurial thought leader lecture, enjoy complimentary hors d'oeuvres and beverages while networking with entrepreneurial students and alumni. Also enjoy a tradeshow-style showcase to learn about entrepreneurship groups on campus. Everyone is welcome. Informal "meeting spots" at the reception will help you meet people with simlar interests.

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    2/28 Thursday
  • "Startup 101" Job Fair
    12:00 PM-4:00 PM, Tresidder Union
    Host: A partnership of several student entrepreneurship groups on campus and The Career Development Center

    Explore job opportunities with over 101 startups representing a wide range of industries, from Web 2.0 to cleantech, medical devices, and biotech. Raffle prizes will be given away throughout the event.

  • Beyond Borders: Global Entrepreneurship Panel and Reception
    4:00-6:00, Bechtel Conference Center, Encina Hall
    Hosts: Stanford Project on Regions of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SPRIE) and Asia-Pacific Student Entrepreneurship Society (ASES)

    Up-and-coming Stanford entrepreneurs must think and act globally. Critical resources, markets and opportunities are around the world. Come meet three global entrepreneurs and hear how they got started, challenges they are wrestling with right now, and their best advice on going global.

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    2/29 Friday
  • Venture Capital Speed Dating
    1:00-4:30 PM, Wallenberg Hall Learning Theater (Building 160)
    Host: Asia-Pacific Student Entrepreneurship Society (ASES)

    Students, pitch your business ideas to Silicon Valley venture capitalists (VCs). Apply in advance for 3-4 opportunities to give three-minute pitches to VC pairs and receive three minutes of feedback. This portion of the event is closed to pre-registered students and VCs (see above for registration information).

  • Innovation Tournament Showcase and Closing Ceremony
    5:00-6:30 PM, Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center, McCaw Hall
    Host: Stanford Entrepreneurship Network (SEN)

    Prepare to be amazed. Watch an entertaining showcase of the Innovation Tournament results and find out who won prizes for Most Money, Most Social Value, Most Creative, Biggest Flop and more. Enjoy a slideshow recap of Entrepreneurship Week.
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