Data Science Day 2020
2020-03-13 08:00 - 17:00 UTC
Open to the Public
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The in-person conference will now be held on Monday, September 14, 2020 at Columbia University’s Alfred Lerner Hall (2920 Broadway, New York, NY 10027).
If you are able to join us in September, you can now re-register for September’s Data Science Day via the new Eventbrite page here.

Online Sneak Peek for Data Science Day 2020
2020-03-31
Open to the public.
The in-person conference will now be held on Monday, September 14, 2020 at Columbia University’s Alfred Lerner Hall (2920 Broadway, New York, NY 10027).
If you have purchased a ticket for March 31, you will receive a full refund within the immediate future.
If you are able to join us in September, you can now re-register for September’s Data Science Day via the new Eventbrite page here.
Details for the online sneak peek are TBA

Social Impact Webinar: Feeding New York During COVID-19
2020-04-10 12:30 - 13:30
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The Tamer Center hosts Emma Hulse, manager at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital; Katherine Miller, vice president of impact at James Beard Foundation; and Greg Silverman, executive director of West Side Campaign Against Hunger.

Beyond the Headlines: Healthcare Industry Leaders on the Impact of COVID-19 (Panel 1)
2020-04-13 16:30 - 17:30
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Columbia Health Policy & Management (in the Mailman School of Public Health) is hosting a special panel series separating fact from speculation.

Beyond the Headlines: Healthcare Industry Leaders on the Impact of COVID-19 (Panel 2)
2020-04-14 16:30 - 17:30

The Price of a Pandemic: The Financial Impact of COVID-19
2020-04-17 13:00 - 14:00
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Hosted by Columbia Mailman School of Public Health.

Founders Managing the Crisis Series: Conversation with BRC.org
2020-04-17 13:00 - 14:00
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SIPA Professor Sarah Holloway continues her founders series with Ester Fuchs interviewing Muzzy Rosenblatt — CEO of BRC.org, the largest homeless services organization in NYC.

Social Impact Webinar Series: Addressing New Norms Amidst COVID-19
2020-04-17 13:00 - 14:00
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Imagine it is September 2020, five months from now. The COVID-19 curve has flattened and is on the decline. People begin to return to work and social activities, and life is beginning to operate at the rate we knew before the pandemic.
What are your top three concerns as you re-enter the workforce? What are your top three concerns as you re-enter social life?
Whether you are a social entrepreneur, small business owner, employee, job-seeker, student, or alumni, please bring your ideas, an open mind, and a willingness to interact with others!

Call for Code Global Challenge
2020-04-20
This Earth Day, join IBM in partnership with Clinton Global Initiative University for the third annual Call for Code Global Challenge addressing global issues such as COVID-19 & Climate Change. For info and to register: https://cgiu.cgiforms.org/view.php?id=141342
Deadline is Apr. 20 @11:59PM EST.

Virtual Info Session
2020-04-21 17:30 - 18:30
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Columbia Venture Community invites you to a virtual info session, hosted by student group Columbia Venture Partners. This is an excellent opportunity to learn more about Columbia entrepreneurship from CVC Leadership and Community Members.

Social Impact Webinar Series: Social Venture Pitch Workshop
2020-04-22 18:30 - 19:30
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Whether you have an idea, prototype, or pilot, this workshop applies to anyone in the early stages of an environmental or social venture.
Join to go through the fundamentals of an effective social venture pitch, and then take the chance of practicing in small groups to get immediate feedback.

Columbia IBM Blockchain Accelerator Virtual Demo Day
2020-04-24
The Columbia IBM Blockchain Accelerator will host its Virtual Demo Day. The cohort of nine early-stage teams will present their unique and innovative Blockchain concepts, from managing waste in the global supply chain to a decentralized health information exchange and everything in between.

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Social Impact Webinar: The State of the Modern Political Economy
2020-04-27 18:30 - 19:30
The Tamer Center welcomes Ray Horton, Frank R. Lautenberg Professor of Ethics and Corporate Governance and faculty director of Programs in Social Enterprise in Executive Education; Dean Emeritus Glenn Hubbard, Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics; and Tano Santos, David L. and Elsie M. Dodd Professor of Finance and co-director of Heilbrunn Center for Graham and Dodd Investing.
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Virtual Design Studio Hours
2020-04-28 16:00 - 18:00
Open to the whole 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 virtually.
If you want to sign up for a specific half-hour time slot, register here.

Uncubed Virtual Career Fair
2020-04-29 11:00 - 12:00
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In response to the impact of COVID-19 on job prospects, Uncubed is partnering with several colleges and universities to host a virtual career fair for students of all majors on April 29, 2020. By registering with Uncubed, students will have access to the job board, a weekly newsletter that features entry-level roles & internships, and the ability to register to free webinars. Can’t attend the event? RSVP anyway and your resume will be entered in the digital resume book that will be accessible to employers.

Design Your Mindset
2020-04-29 13:00 - 13:20
Join us here: Zoom Link
The Design Studio would like to invite you to join Design Your Mindset, a 20-minute reflective check-in to help take stock, get unstuck, and build a way forward in this challenging and nuanced time. Password is: DYM

Social Impact Webinar Series: Social Venture Pitch Competition
2020-04-29 18:30 - 19:30
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Whether you have an idea, prototype, or pilot, this competition applies to anyone in the early stages of an environmental or social venture.
This rapid-fire competition is a 90-second pitch with a three-minute Q&A from the judges. No slides! You will be evaluated on the quality of your pitch, your idea, and the social / environmental impact you seek to make.

First place wins a one-week supply of meals from Eat Offbeat (equivalent if outside of NYC)
Second place wins three-day supply of meals from Ox Verte (equivalent if outside of NYC)

Deadline: NSIN Technology and National Security Fellowship Program
2020-04-30
Department of Defense NSIN Technology and National Security Fellowship program is recruiting technologists and entrepreneurs to embed with key decision-makers at the top levels of the DoD and U.S. Congress, to help shape informed policy. Apply here.
Cohort: August 2020 to August 2021
Compensation: Full-time
Requirement: STEM graduate or undergraduate degree, U.S. citizen

Apply Here: Columbia Startup Lab 2020-2021 Cohort (May 1 Deadline)
2020-05-01
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Applications for the 2020-2021 cohort are LIVE until May 1.
Check out this video for a virtual tour and testimonials from current Lab members.

Deadline: RLab Bootcamp
2020-05-08
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RLab Bootcamp is a startup incubator for teams of faculty or students from any NYC college or university who are working with XR, spatial computing, virtual production, computer visualization or any related technologies.

SBIR/STTR Workshop
2020-05-12 09:00 - 16:30
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Stony Brook University, in partnership with Columbia Technology Ventures, is hosting an interactive, two-day SBIR/STTR workshop led by experts from BBC Entrepreneurial Training & Consulting. In addition to obtaining up-to-date information on the SBIR/STTR programs, you’ll take a deep dive into the differences between SBIR and STTR, review how to prepare an SBIR proposal for NIH, DoE, NSF and DoD, and how to avoid common pitfalls. The workshop will be conducted in a virtual SBIR Classroom that allows you to interact directly with instructors and have your specific questions answered. This event is free to attend, but registration is required.

CSL Talks: Restoring Your Productivity in a Post-COVID World with Suchit Tuli
2020-05-14 12:30 - 13:30
Open to the public
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Join us for our CSL Talk series: our “TED Talks” for the entrepreneurship ecosystem. These sessions will be hosted by CSL founders who will share their expertise, tell their stories, and pay it forward to our community of entrepreneurs across Columbia University and beyond.
First up, resident ‘future of work’ enthusiast Suchit Tuli (Quantime CEO, Columbia MBA, ex-JPMorgan) shares insights from years of studying productivity and from even more years of being unproductive.
In this talk, you’ll hear about specific techniques and tools you can adopt on day 0 to supercharge your work and unlock your productivity.

Third Thursday: Mix & Mingle End of Semester Social
2020-05-21 12:00 - 13:00
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Join Columbia Engineering for Third Thursday on May 21st! They’ll be sharing updates on the entrepreneurship community, summer 2020 events, and have some time for everyone to share announcements and ideas.
CVC winners will join on video to talk about their backgrounds, companies, and experiences at Columbia.

NSIN's Defense Innovation Accelerator (DIA)
2020-05-22
Launching in late June, the DIA is seeking entrepreneurs for the upcoming DIA cohort. The application can be found here: https://recruiting.fedtech.io/dia
This is a great opportunity for any students or alumni who are interested in pursuing entrepreneurship or founding a company.
As part of the DIA program, teams of entrepreneurs will assess the commercialization potential of Defense technologies hand-in-hand with lab scientists and technologists, and explore forming startups around those technologies to solve the real-world problems of Defense and commercial customers.
Over approximately two months, teams will explore the commercial viability of a cutting-edge technology from a top-tier research and development lab within the DoD and potentially create a company through licensing the technology.
For 2020, the following themes have been prioritized for development and acceleration:

Cybersecurity and secure communications
Autonomous systems
Artificial intelligence
Virtual reality and computer vision
Sensors
Human performance

Learn more about the National Security Innovation Network (NSIN) here.

Social Impact Webinar Series: "The Show Must Go On"
2020-05-27 18:00 - 19:00
Open to the public
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“The Show Must Go On”: How to revitalize the arts and creative industries in New York City post-pandemic?
with Cheryl Anhava, program officer, cultural investments at Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone, Erika Dilday, ’94BUS ’93JRN, CEO and executive director of Futuro Media Group, and Ty Jones, producing artistic director at Classical Theatre of Harlem; and moderated by Lane Harwell, ’12BUS, program officer, creativity and free expression at Ford Foundation
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
TBD, 6-7 p.m. EDT or 6:30-7:30 p.m. EDT
Webinar details included in RSVP confirmation email.
The coronavirus pandemic has shuttered arts and cultural centers and cut off employment opportunities for creative workers across the globe. Yet in this time of global need, the value of creativity and expression is heightened. Many arts organizations have responded to the crisis by providing free shows, concerts, art tutorials, and performances for stay-at-home viewers. Global Citizen brought together 70 musical acts and performances on Saturday, April 18 to raise $127.9 million to benefit the World Health Organization (WHO) and local and regional responders to COVID-19. How can creative workers and organizations continue to provide services in a time of fiscal uncertainty? Join us for a dynamic panel discussion with New York City Arts arts leaders on how the local sector is responding and what it will take to revitalize the sector post-pandemic.

Virtual Design Studio Hours
2020-06-09 15:30 - 17:00, 2020-06-30 15:30 - 17:00
Open to the whole 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 virtually.
Sign up for a specific half-hour time slot here.

Manifesto for a Moral Revolution: Practices to Build a Better World
2020-06-23 13:00 - 14:00
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The Tamer Center for Social Enterprise is pleased to host the upcoming fireside chat book talk where Jacqueline Novogratz will discuss her new book, Manifesto for a Moral Revolution: Practices to Build a Better World, which offers the perspectives necessary for all those — whether ascending the corporate ladder, solving inequity across key systems in the United States, or bringing solar light to rural villages — who seek to leave this world better off than they found it.

Investing during Global Crises, with Jenny Fielding
2020-07-07 18:00 - 19:00
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Columbia Venture Community is pleased to invite you to a live discussion with Jenny Fielding on Investing During Global Crises.
Jenny is the Managing Director of Techstars New York Accelerator and General Partner of The Fund. In this talk, we’ll discuss the unique and unforeseen challenges created for our global community over the past several months and provide an overview of investing during crises.
We’ll cover the following topics:

Global pandemic
Economic downturn
Social unrest in response to racism and social injustice

About the Speaker:
Jenny Fielding
Managing Director, Techstars New York
Jenny Fielding is the Managing Director of the Techstars New York City Accelerator, where she leads the program. She is also the founder of The Fund, a first check fund investing in local founders. Her portfolio includes more than 120+ companies. Jenny is an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University and Kauffman Fellow. Previously, she ran Corporate Venture at BBC Worldwide and has founded several companies including Switch-Mobile (acquired in 2009).
About the Moderator:
Roope Marttila
CVC Venture Engagement Program Lead
Roope is an investor and a 3x founder, currently focusing on his legal AI company. He founded his first company, an online stock brokerage, during the 2008 financial crisis. He has also worked at several VC-backed companies, Big Tech, and (inter)governmental organizations. At Columbia Venture Community, he’s on the Global Board in charge of VC & LP relations. He believes in startup karma and invests in impressive people with a bias toward action.

Deadline: Start Me Up Bootcamp Summer 2020
2020-07-10
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Join Columbia Engineering in a Lean Launchpad virtual course to test your idea in the market! Participants in this free, two-week course will receive entrepreneurship training and mentor support as they virtually talk with customers to identify the best product-market fit using the lean launchpad methodology. Faculty, staff, postdoctoral, graduate and undergraduate student researchers may apply with a team of one to three people. Applicants are expected to be available for all short-course sessions. Teams that successfully complete this bootcamp may become eligible to apply for the National Science Foundation’s I-Corps Teams program, which includes a $50,000 grant.
Application Deadline: July 10, 2020
Bootcamp Dates: July 16, 17, 22, 29
