Columbia Entrepreneurship

Studio Hours at the Design Studio (Open Collaboration Time)
2018-11-13 14:00 - 16:00, 2018-11-27 14:00 - 16:00, 2018-12-04 14:00 - 16:00 UTC
OPEN TO ALL IN THE COLUMBIA COMMUNITY
Do you have an idea and want to get personal design thinking feedback from the Columbia Entrepreneurship Design Studio? During Studio Hours, teams or individuals are invited to discuss their projects or ideas one-on-one with human-centered designers in the Studio. Teams of Columbia affiliates are also welcome to use the studio space for working independently on their entrepreneurial projects.

Spark Workshop - Social Entrepreneurship in Rural Communities
2018-11-13 18:00 - 20:00
OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIANS
RSVP HERE
Social Entrepreneurship in Rural Communities: Breaking Generational Cycles of Poverty
Facilitated by Elizabeth Dettke ’19CSSW
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
6-8 p.m.
Refreshments included with RSVP
Uris Hall, Room 329
3022 Broadway
New York, NY
OVERVIEW
In 2014, Elizabeth Dettke and Christine Nyirahabimana started a social enterprise bakery in Rwanda, hiring 10 HIV positive single mothers as their employees. The business was an immediate success and after six months, all employees were able to double their monthly incomes. However, starting a business is no easy task. During a drought, they had to temporarily cease operations due to rising commodity prices. Even more devastating was that the business lost 3 of its employees to AIDS. These would be difficult setbacks for any start-up, but Christine and Elizabeth are determined to make their social enterprise sustainable.
This workshop will discuss how to make a micro social enterprise profitable and viable. It will focus on the importance of staff development, capacity building, and knowledge transfer. How does one ensure a small business in a rural setting has the necessary tools to thrive? For how long and to what extent is outside funding helpful and necessary? The Duterimbere Bakery hires women who have been historically marginalized from their communities. What type of support do such initiatives need from a policy and market perspective?
AREAS FOR DISCUSSION

How do you make a micro social enterprise sustainable?
How do you scale a micro social enterprise in a rural community?

SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY
Elizabeth Dettke is a Masters candidate at Columbia University’s School of Social Work where she majors in social enterprise administration and minors in business. She completed her undergraduate studies in foreign affairs and French at the University of Virginia and served in the Peace Corps in Rwanda where she supported the launch of the women-run social enterprise, the Duterimbere Bakery.
Thereafter, she worked for the US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee before joining DAI’s (Development Alternatives Incorporated) business development team. DAI was voted best social sector consulting firm in 2017 and is one of the United States Agency for International Development’s largest implementing partners. The work took Elizabeth to Afghanistan, Tunisia, and Madagascar where she worked on 5 to 60 million-dollar proposals for donor-funded projects in private sector development, livelihoods, conservation, service delivery, and decentralization.
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Spark Workshops provide social entrepreneurs with an opportunity to explore resources, connections, and potential solutions to help their social ventures. These workshops tap into the collective knowledge within Columbia University and the larger entrepreneurial and social impact community.
Workshops are open to all who are willing to bring their ideas, experience, and connections to help solve social and environmental challenges that these social innovators aim to address.

Data Science Institute-Industry-Innovation Seminar: Johnson & Johnson
2018-11-14 10:30 - 12:00
OPEN TO ALL

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Amel Lageat, Senior Director, Consumer Business: “People centric approach to optimize Data Science, Commercial impact and Leadership”

Wednesday, November 14, 2018
10:30AM – 12:00PM
Schapiro CEPSR, Davis Auditorium (412)

Abstract: In a world of Infobesity, analysts, engineers, professionals, executive leaders, and people now have access to more data and analytics opportunities that we can ever make sense of. However, a genuine people centric approach can provide the sharpest guidance in designing relevant strategies and solutions: it makes data, models, and analytics more meaningful and purposeful, and also leads to marketing and commercial impact in global organizations. In this talk, I will use various business examples to discuss this premise, including negative targeting (voluntarily deciding to not advertise to a person), the UX of marketing mix modeling (who is the real user?), and servant leadership to data experts (what does it look like?).

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Bio: Amel Lageat is heading up Global Analytics for the Johnson &Johnson Consumer Division. She has spent the last 20 years leading various commercial organizations within J&J (Marketing, Market research and analytics), in France, the UK and the US. Her recipe for impact is a fruitful combination of data, curiosity and empathy.

How Cities Spur Entrepreneurship and Innovation
2018-11-14 12:00 - 14:00 | SIPA Building Room 1512, New York
Join Us For This
Special Entrepreneurship Event

Wednesday, November 14th
12:00pm-2:00pm
Room 1512, SIPA Building
Free Registration
John Dearie, Founder of the Center for American Entrepreneurship and Euan Robertson, Director of Planning Columbia Technology Ventures and former EVP New York City Economic Development Corporation discuss how city governments are fostering entrepreneurship and innovation,including a case study on Amazon HQ2 bid – and how the Columbia Community can leverage key tools and instruments implemented by cities. Moderated by Hollie Russon Gilman Postdoctoral Research Scholar in the Faculty of International, this event is for students and founders looking to tap into every resource possible to help launch their ventures.
Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

Seed Funding: How to Get a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Award (Event)
2018-11-14 18:00 - 20:00
OPEN TO ALL
REGISTER HERE
Each year, the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) awards commits more than $1 billion in non-dilutive capital, backed by the Department of Defense and other agencies such as the Depts of Energy, Education, Commerce, Agriculture, Health and Human Services, Transportation, Aeronatics, the Science Foundation and the EPA.
Successful ventures are exploring multiple markets while retaining their original vision and mission. Selectively adding defense and other civic tech applications to use-cases can create powerful opportunities to “do well by by doing good.”
Learn practical strategies for securing government funding, partnering with DoD for product and customer development support, and exploring national security as a market for your current product and service offerings.

Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Columbia University Startup Lab
WeWork SoHo West Building 69 Charlton Street, NYC

Panel

Colonel Greg Coleman, MD5 Acceleration Portfolio Director, Department of Defense
Warren Katz, Managing Director, Air Force Accelerator powered by Techstars
Anita D’Amico, CEO, Code Dx
Kirk Burton, Defense Acquisition & Policy Analyst @ Department of Defense SBIR Office, ByteCubed
Moderator: Jason Cahill, Founder, McCune Capital, and Associate Professor, Columbia University

Schedule

Doors Open: 6:00
Panel: 6:30 – 7:20 pm
Q&A: 7:20 – 7:30 pm
Social: 7:30 – 9:00 pm

Biographies
Colonel Greg Coleman is the Acceleration Portfolio Manager at MD5. Greg is responsible for growing and maturing civil-military technology ventures. The Acceleration Portfolio’s programs give entrepreneurs access to critical resources, including non-dilutive capital, design and engineering support, mentorship, and commercial and DoD research and development infrastructure. In addition to his role at MD5, Greg is a startup founder who Is active in the early stage technology ecosystem, has raised multiple financing rounds, and graduated from the TechStars accelerator.
Warren Katz is Managing Director of the Air Force Accelerator powered by Techstars. Prior to Techstars, Warren was President of Neurala, a leading Artificial Intelligence company that develops The Neurala Brain, an edge-based AI framework with continuous learning. He co-founded MÄK Technologies in 1990 (which was acquired by VT Systems of Alexandria, Virginia in December 2006). He holds dual bachelor’s degrees in mechanical and electrical engineering from MIT. Some of Katz’s investments include Harmonix, GrabCAD, Neurala, Oblong, Bevi, LovePop, and PetNet.
Anita D’Amico is CEO of Code Dx, Inc., a spin-out of Applied Visions, Inc. (AVI). Anita created the Secure Decisions division of Applied Visions, Inc. in 2000, to develop new technologies to enhance cyber situational awareness, and built it into a recognized leader in government-sponsored cybersecurity research. In 2015 Code Dx, Inc. was spun out as a separate company to commercialize the results of two SBIR contracts in application security. A recent Forbes article named Anita D’Amico as one of “five cool women in security” who serve as role models for young women entering the field. She is a human factors psychologist, a specialist in cybersecurity situational awareness, and a security researcher. Anita has been awarded close to $8M is SBIR funding.
Kirk Burton is Program Manager, Technology Vision & Analytics at ByteCubed. With experience in Department of Defense technology development and rapid prototyping, Kirk’s expertise includes DoD acquisition and contracting, organizational analysis and root cause analysis; as well as small business incubation/acceleration. Kirk is a Cofounder of the Thunderdome Project, a non-profit organization devoted to creating a high tech ecosystem to solve national security problems.
Jason McCune is a network design engineer by training, an experienced manager, an Army veteran who served with Special Forces, an empathetic customer advocate, and a product-focused leader that loves to think big. An MBA at Carnegie Mellon sparked his passion for tech, and for data-centric, mission-driven companies solving “real problems.” He’s always enjoyed helping teams and has long been an advisor/mentor/advocate for entrepreneurial ventures in various organizations. His investments have spanned sectors, but always gravitate toward high-performing operators.
Organizations
DoD MD5 collaborates with partners from the venture community and major research universities to provide solutions to the national security problems and accelerate the pace of innovation for the DoD.
DoD SBIR The mission of the SBIR program is to support scientific excellence and technological innovation through the investment of Federal research funds.
Air Force Accelerator Powered by Techstars is an accelerator focused on commercially viable startups with dual-purpose technologies – including counter-drone, education, training, and recruiting applications (e.g., AI, AR/VR, gamification).
Code Dx integrates numerous open-source solutions for application vulnerability management. Anita has leveraged SBIR to build her business without giving up equity, while developing both private and public sector customers.
McCune Capital seeks audacious builders keen on disrupting older industries with new technologies.
Columbia Entrepreneurship is dedicated to harnessing the entrepreneurial talent of Columbia University’s students, faculty and alumni.

Data Science Institute Poster Session: Smart Cities
2018-11-14 18:00 - 20:00
Mudd Hall, 500 W. 120 St., New York, NY 10027
Room/Area: 407 (Data Science Institute)

The Data Science Institute invites you to poster session that will highlight some of the recent and current research done by our centers. Open to the public an larger Columbia community. Light refreshments provided.

Event Contact Information:
Data Science Institute
212-854-5660
datascience@columbia.edu

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Pre-proposals for Lab-to-Market Accelerators | Life Sciences
2018-11-15
BRINGING YOUR IDEAS TO LIFE…
Moving cutting-edge university research out of the lab to benefit society
Accelerator programs aim to catalyze innovation via support to interdisciplinary engineer / scientist / clinician teams, with the goal of increasing the potential for private investment towards continued product development, clinical testing, and, ultimately, improved patient care and healthcare outcomes.
Selected teams work closely with business, legal and regulatory experts to define commercially-relevant hypotheses for research towards technical and business proof-of-concepts.
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Project funding, education and support for interdisciplinary teams working to advance innovative ideas with the potential to positively impact health outcomes.
THERAPEUTICS / DRUG DEVELOPMENT
Accelerating Cancer Therapeutics | ACT
Translational Therapeutics Resource | TRx
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES / DEVICES
Biomedical Technology Accelerator | BiomedX (formerly Columbia-Coulter)

Fast Pitch Competition
2018-11-15 17:30 - 19:00
OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIANS
APPLY HERE
Learn more here.
Fast Pitch is Columbia Engineering’s annual elevator pitch competition where teams have 60 seconds to sell their business ideas to a panel of judges. Your elevator pitch could be the most important words that describe your business. If you are not able to hook your investors, partners, or customers within the first minute, then you have likely lost them forever. The Fast Pitch competition will help your team improve your marketing, sales, and promotional capabilities. Teams are judged on their appeal, conciseness, and completeness. Attendance and participation is free. As for the experience, it is priceless!

DEADLINE: #NextGenCup Challenge
2018-11-16
OPEN TO ALL
JOIN HERE
Join the #NextGenCup Challenge, run in partnership with Starbucks, McDonald’s, Closed Loop Partners, and OpenIDEO.
The goal of this Challenge is to design solutions that answer the following question:
How might we design the next generation fiber cup to be recoverable on a global scale, while maintaining the performance standards we know and trust?
Solutions can be submitted between October 9, 2018 and November 16, 2018. The winning solutions will be announced in February 2019 and will receive a portion of $1 million in funding based on key milestones. Up to six of the most promising winners will receive the option to advance to a business accelerator program.

Havas: The Future of NYC Transportation (Call for Projects)
2018-11-16
Havas: The Future of NYC Transportation. Transportation is key to movement, access, and connections. Havas will partner with NYC Media Lab to launch an open call for NYC universities to imagine the future of transportation in cities. Key challenge questions include: How will technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning and computer vision shape the future of transportation in cities? How will data and technology transform how we experience, access and move within cities?

Award: $5,000 per team
Application deadline: Friday, November 16, 2018

Panel Discussion on "Smart Speakers and Journalism"
2018-11-16 17:00 - 18:00
OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIANS
REGISTER HERE
Voice assistants are changing the way people search for and consume content. By one estimate, half of the adults in the US make use of voice interfaces – for now, mostly on their smartphones. But with the steady improvement of voice recognition, smart speakers like Amazon’s Echo, Google Home, Apple’s HomePod constitute new platforms for accessing information. How will journalism fare in this new ecosystem? Obviously, a direct reading of news stories written for the print or the web will tax the capabilities of current speech synthesis – not to mention the patience of a listener. In this discussion, we will get an overview of the current voice experience ecosystem and hear about the voice promised land: why voice interfaces are so powerful and alluring and what the future will look like. We will also hear about first hand experiences from folks at The Washington Post and NPR.

2018 CleanTech Innovation Showcase
2018-11-19 09:00 - 16:30
OPEN TO ALL
RSVP HERE
You’re invited to the 2018 CleanTech Innovation Showcase hosted by Columbia Technology Ventures, Columbia Engineering, the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, and the Earth Institute at Columbia University. This inaugural event will highlight advancements by Columbia researchers in clean technology including waste conversion, fuel production, wastewater treatment, sustainable energy storage and batteries, environmental microbiology, data analytics, and smart cities. Please join us for a day of in-depth panel discussions, presentations, and startup pitches.

Data Science Institute Poster Session: Foundations of Data Science
2018-11-19 18:00 - 20:00
OPEN TO ALL

RSVP HERE

Mudd Hall, 500 W. 120 St., New York, NY 10027
Room/Area: 407 (Data Science Institute)

The Data Science Institute invites you to poster session that will highlight some of the recent and current research done by our centers. Open to the public an larger Columbia community. Light refreshments provided.

Event Contact Information:
Data Science Institute
212-854-5660
datascience@columbia.edu

Data Science Institute Poster Session: Financial & Business Analytics
2018-11-26 18:00 - 20:00
OPEN TO ALL

REGISTER HERE

Mudd Hall, 500 W. 120 St., New York, NY 10027
Room/Area: 407 (Data Science Institute)

The Data Science Institute invites you to poster session that will highlight some of the recent and current research done by our centers. Open to the public an larger Columbia community. Light refreshments provided.

Event Contact Information:
Data Science Institute
212-854-5660
datascience@columbia.edu

Data Science Institute Poster Session: Computing Systems
2018-11-28 18:00 - 20:00

FutureHealth2018: A Digital Health Symposium
2018-11-29
OPEN TO ALL
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Join this one-day event on the future of digital health.
FutureHealth2018 is an interactive day hosted by Columbia Business School Executive Education and digital health testing center HITLAB, offering a unique opportunity to network, collaborate, and exchange ideas with professionals across the life science industry.
Hear more than a dozen speakers from academia and industry speak on a variety of digital health topics, including:

The Patient Perspective: Design Thinking and Patient Centricity
The Hospital and Physician Perspective: Digital Challenges
Chief Digital Officers: Recommended Revisions in Future Digital Health Strategies

DATE
Thursday, November 29, 2018
LOCATION
Nestlé Skin Health | Shield Center
430 East 29th Street
New York, NY 10016
Learn More
For any questions about the event, please contact success@hitlab.org.

Columbia Welcomes USPTO Director Iancu
2018-11-29 12:10 - 13:30
OPEN TO ALL
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Thursday, November 29, 2018, the new Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Andrei Iancu will be visiting Columbia University. From 12:10 – 1:30 pm, Director Iancu will be hosting a discussion on intellectual property, the importance of patents throughout U.S. history to corporate and startup innovation, and the recent and upcoming changes to the U.S. patent system. Co-hosted by Columbia Law School, Columbia Business School, Columbia Technology Ventures, the Columbia School of Engineering and Applied Science, and Columbia School of Public and International Affairs, this event is open to students, faculty, and the public.

Exploring Future Reality
2018-11-29 13:00 - 18:00
OPEN TO ALL

RSVP HERE

Join Exploring Future Reality, NYC Media Lab’s annual XR event (#ExFR18). Thursday, November 29th at NYU Kimmel Center
Timeline: Doors Open at 1PM, Close at 6PM
Exploring Future Reality is NYC Media Lab’s annual event focused on XR and future interfaces. Through discussions, startup pitches, interactive demos, and hands-on workshops, attendees will explore the impact of future interfaces on industry and society, including best practices for storytelling, prototyping, and distribution.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: The Combine (Accelerator)
2018-11-30
OPEN TO: Faculty and students at an accredited university located in NYC are eligible to apply. Students must be currently affiliated with an NYC university at the time of application to be eligible.
APPLY AND LEARN MORE HERE
NYC Media Lab Combine seeks to coordinate the community of faculty, students, entrepreneurs and media executives and technologists that participate in the Lab to build a ‘spinoff engine’ focused on commercializing media technologies from universities. The program is supported by funding from the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, the New York City Economic Development Corporation, and through the support of NYC Media Lab’s corporate membership.
The goal of the Combine is to match new technologies emerging in university labs with a program and resources to commercialize them. Key to the proposition is mentorship and market access from technologists and executives at NYC Media Lab member companies.
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Time Commitment: The program’s in-person curriculum sessions run from January through April 2019 on Friday mornings.
Info sessions:
Oct 16
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Parsons School of Design
Nov 6
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Awards: Participating teams will receive mentorship from leading media and technology executives and investors from NYC Media Lab Member Companies and $10,000 in funding.
Eligibility: Faculty and students at an accredited university located in NYC are eligible to apply. Students must be currently affiliated with an NYC university at the time of application to be eligible.

Application Deadline: Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC)
2018-12-03
Eligibility Guidelines available here.
Apply here.
Calling all social entrepreneurs! Applications for the 2019 Global Social Venture Competition are now open. If you have a young startup aiming to make a difference in the world and are using technology for good, apply by December 3rd! All entries are reviewed by leading experts in the fields of social entrepreneurship, innovation, and impact investing.Top teams from across the globe will compete for $80,000 at the Global Finals at UC Berkeley, April 3-5, 2019, so apply now to turn your idea into impact. Learn more at www.gsvc.org.

IGNITION: Media, Technology, and Transformation (Conference)
2018-12-03 08:00 - 2018-12-04 17:00
OPEN TO ALL
REGISTER HERE
Business Insider’s flagship conference on media and technology. As seismic shifts in our industry continue to rock the globe —not to mention the global markets — IGNITION is the place to explore the implications of those shifts for business, society, and culture.
Now in its ninth year, the event brings together an engaged community of next-generation leaders and change-makers from all around the world.

Columbia Women Inventors Network - Golden Seeds Info Session
2018-12-03 12:00 - 14:00
OPEN TO ALL
RSVP HERE
About Golden Seeds
It is well documented: Women are starting businesses at record levels, with the ideas, skills and talents to build great companies. But like all early-stage entrepreneurs, they need capital to fuel their growth. Golden Seeds, one of the nation’s largest and most active investment groups, focuses squarely on this high-potential segment.

Our investment thesis rests on the extensive research that concludes that gender diverse teams produce better return on equity. By seeking companies where women hold leadership positions and own substantial equity, we are funding companies that are likely to have diverse perspectives that will contribute to ultimate success.
Since 2005, Golden Seeds’ members – today over 280 strong – along with its venture funds, have invested over $100 million in nearly 150 women-led enterprises. Golden Seeds has active chapters in New York City, Boston, Silicon Valley, Atlanta, Dallas and Houston – and active members throughout the country.

Application Deadline: TigerLaunch (Pitch Competition)
2018-12-07
Check website for eligibility or contact team@tigerlaunch.com
Sponsored by the Princeton Entrepreneurship Club, TigerLaunch will be hosting five regional events for the 2019 competition season in Seattle, Chicago, NYC, London and Paris! Teams that advance from regional competitions will compete at the Finals Competition at Princeton for $30,000+ in prize money and an opportunity to pitch to top VC firms, like Sequoia Capital. TigerLaunch combines networking, mentorship and funding opportunities to craft a distinct experience that competitors can carry with them far beyond the event.

Spark Workshop - Using Video Technology to Create Partnerships between Refugees and Investors
2018-12-11 18:00 - 20:00
OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIANS
RSVP HERE
HereO Ventures: Using Video Technology to Create Partnerships between Refugees and Investors
Facilitated by Ignacio Inda ’06SIPA
Tuesday, December 11th, 2018
6-8 p.m.
Refreshments included with RSVP
Uris Hall, Room 329
3022 Broadway
New York, NY
OVERVIEW
Vulnerable populations in post-conflict situations often experience feelings of isolation from the international community, difficulty accessing basic sources of income, and a lack of both full-time job opportunities and a favorable environment to launch their own businesses.
At the same time, individuals in developed countries also often feel helplessness related to the refugee crisis, and struggle to find meaning in their lives and their investments while finding a better return on their capital.
HereO Ventures is a two-sided for-profit social enterprise creating an online video platform to supply emotional support, peer-to-peer microfinance, and mentoring services to refugees and populations in post-conflict situations.
AREAS FOR DISCUSSION

What are the benefits of such a video platform for both investors and refugees?
Which aspects of the platform are most beneficial?
How important is it to match refugees and investors based on commonalities?
What features of the platform could make it easily scalable and attractive to customers on both sides of the platform?

SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY
Ignacio Inda is a bilingual investment banking professional with a 12-year career in La Paz, London, Madrid, and New York. He advises clients, finances, and restructures renewable energy, PPP/Infrastructure, and water transactions. His emerging markets banking experience is complemented by experience as a strategy consultant for internet start-ups, and as a non-profit corporate fundraiser.
Ignacio’s education includes a Master’s in International Finance & Development from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs funded through a two-year Fulbright scholarship, a graduate degree in Social Impact Strategy from UPenn, and an MSc/BSc in industrial engineering from Universidad Pontificia Comillas’s ICAI School in Spain.
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Spark Workshops provide social entrepreneurs with an opportunity to explore resources, connections, and potential solutions to help their social ventures. These workshops tap into the collective knowledge within Columbia University and the larger entrepreneurial and social impact community.
Workshops are open to all who are willing to bring their ideas, experience, and connections to help solve social and environmental challenges that these social innovators aim to address.

Deadline: Female Founders in FinTech Innovation Competition
2018-12-17
SEE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA BELOW
APPLY HERE
The Female Founders in FinTech innovation competition is accepting applications from women-led startups with market-ready solutions that address key technology opportunities in the financial services industry. Qualified startups from around the world which have women founders, co-founders, or C-Suite leaders are encouraged to apply online through December 17, 2018.
Three winners will be awarded a combined $75,000 in cash prizes along with legal services, financial planning education, mentorship from industry executives, and opportunities to collaborate with competition sponsors including: presenting sponsorWells Fargo; supporting sponsor Fidelity Investments; contributing sponsors Shearman & Sterling LLP and Royal Bank of Canada; and strategic partner PayPal.

Regulators, Rent Seekers and Revolutionaries: What Every Startup Needs to Know About Regulated Markets
2019-01-10 18:30 - 20:00 | The Italian Academy – 2nd Floor Teatro, 1161 Amsterdam Ave., New York, 10027, United States
Regulators, Rent Seekers, and Revolutionaries: What Every Startup Needs to Know About Regulated Markets
To survive as a startup looking to disrupt existing businesses in a regulated market, you need a strategy to beat the vested interests who want to put a chokehold on innovation.

Join Evan Burfield, author of Regulatory Hacking; and Bradley Tusk, author of The Fixer; along with Columbia Senior Fellow for Entrepreneurship Steve Blank. Together they’ll look at what regulated markets are, how they work, and how startup founders can devise a strategy for disrupting them.
Mansueto Ventures CEO, Eric Schurenberg and Columbia SIPA Professor, Sarah Holloway
The conversation will be introduced by SIPA Professor, Sarah Holloway and moderated by Eric Schurenberg, CEO of Mansueto Ventures who oversees the operations of both Inc. and Fast Company.
(L to R) Steve Blank, Bradley Tusk author of The Fixer, and Regulatory Hacking author Evan Burfield
Evan Burfield is the author of Regulatory Hacking, published by Portfolio | Penguin and named by Inc. Magazine as one of the 10 Best Business Books of 2018. Evan is a General Partner of 1776 Ventures and the cofounder of the 1776 incubator network, where he works with startups in education, health, energy, transportation, food, and financial services. As an angel investor and venture capitalist, Evan has invested in more than 40 startups with world changing ideas, from Silicon Valley to Nairobi. Evan received a First Class degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from the University of Oxford.
Entrepreneur-turned-educator Steve Blank is the Father of Modern Entrepreneurship. Credited with launching the Lean Startup movement, he’s changed how startups are built; how entrepreneurship is taught; how science is commercialized, and how companies and the government innovate. Steve is the author of The Four Steps to the Epiphany, The Startup Owner’s Manual — and his May 2013 Harvard Business Review cover story defined the Lean Startup movement. He teaches at Stanford, Columbia and Berkeley; and created the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps — now the standard for science commercialization in the U.S. His Hacking for Defense class at Stanford is revolutionizing how the U.S. defense and intelligence community can deploy innovation with speed and urgency, and its sister class, Hacking for Diplomacy, is doing the same for foreign affairs challenges managed by the U.S. State Department.

DEADLINE: Rabobank-MIT Food and Agribusiness Innovation Prize
2019-01-11
Application and eligibility guidelines can be found here.
You still have time to submit your winning idea to improve the food and agriculture system! The Rabobank-MIT Food and Agribusiness Innovation Prize has extended its application deadline to January 11, 2019.
The Prize supports ideas along the entire food and agriculture value chain. Finalists will receive mentoring with an expert, and the first and second place winners will receive $20,000 and $10,000, respectively, plus mentorship and support from Rabobank.
Ready to take your idea to the next level? Submit your application here by January 11, 2019 at 11:59pm EST. To learn more about the prize and eligibility, visit the MIT Food & Agriculture Club website.

Creating the Future 101
2019-01-18 16:30 - 18:00
OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIA STUDENTS
RSVP HERE
“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.”
– Robert Swan
The primary objective of this event is to provide a platform for aspiring impact entrepreneurs and sustainable engineering enthusiasts to network with potential investors from the corporate and facilitate discussions on global issues that can be addressed through social entrepreneurship.
We have invited 5 – 8 members from the corporate who will share their insights on achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals and CSR initiatives related to impact investing.
If you have a business idea or a project that promotes sustainable development and want to present at this event, send us your pitch decks to ceecsolutions@gmail.com.
Networking session and refreshments have been arranged.
The event will be useful for Columbia students with ideas and solutions for social impact and interest in entrepreneurship, and will not be limited to SEAS students alone.
Bring the following with you to check-in:

Eventbrite Ticket
Valid Columbia University ID

Please note: you must be a SEAS Grad or Columbia University student with valid ID.
