Upcoming Events
Farley Center Entrepreneurship Summit
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Norris University Center
Northwestern Room
1999 Campus Drive
Evanston, IL 60208
The Farley Center is sponsoring its first annual Farley Entrepreneurship Summit. The topic is "Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Design: A Partnership." Join faculty, alumni and current students for a series of panel discussions that promise some new insights on the intersections of these three areas. The event will lead into the final round of the Northwestern University Venture Challenge, the only NU-wide student business idea competition.
The agenda for the afternoon is as follows:
1:00 -1:20 p.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks: Dean Julio Ottino and James Farley (Northwestern Room)
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Financing Ventures in a Recession (Northwestern Room)
Moderator: Professor Michael Marasco
Panelists:
-David Sachs, ARES Management, www.aresmanagement.com
-Warren Holtsberg, MVC Capital, www.mvccapital.com (NASDAQ: MVC)
-Bob Shaw, Angel Investor
Being an Entrepreneur in a Recession (Big Ten Room)
Moderator: Professor Walter Herbst
Panelists:
-Derek Moeller, Context Media, www.contextmediainc.com
-Stefan Birrer, Dosensio, www.dosensio.com
-Charles Kuehmann, Questek, www.questek.com
2:30 - 2:45 p.m. Break
2:45 - 4:30 p.m. NU Venture Challenge 2009 (Northwestern Room)
4:30 - 5:00 p.m. Reception (Lake Room)
5:00 - 5:30 p.m. Keynote Speaker
-Sona Wang, Ceres Venture Fund, www.ceresventurefund.com
5:30 - 6:00 p.m. NU Venture Challenge Award Presentation
Participants must register in advance. To register, please click here.
