Overview:
Itching to invent new products and be an innovator after graduation? Enjoy a light dinner while learning about career opportunities with established manufacturing companies looking for entrepreneurial talent. Stanford alumni and other representatives from blue-chip companies will talk about how manufacturing companies can offer all of the excitement of a start-up without all of the risk. Representatives from the Career Development Center will also be on hand to share resources and offer career planning advice. This will be a highly interactive session, with plenty of opportunity to ask questions of the panelists. (This session is open to Stanford students only. Space is limited. First come, first served)

Panelists Include:

Shigeru Tanaka, Engineering Manager, Medical Systems Group, Speck Design
Ed Liou, Mechanical Engineer, Speck Design
Marc Theeuwes, Consulting Associate Professor, Stanford University; Entrepreneur In Residence, Nokia Growth Partners
Beverly Principal, Assistant Director, Employment Services, Career Development Center, Stanford University
Brian Bishop, Senior Manager of iPod and iPhone Accessories, Apple
John Jacobson, Senior Director, Cisco Systems
Cheryl E. Duke, Department Manager, Test Engineering, Raytheon
Randy Schwemmin, Senior Manager, Operational Excellence, Genentech
Karin Carter, Entrepreneur and Founder, B.MINIMA

Host:
Product Realization Network (PRN)