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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181114T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181114T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224544
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SUMMARY:Data Science Institute Poster Session: Smart Cities
DESCRIPTION:Mudd Hall\, 500 W. 120 St.\, New York\, NY 10027\nRoom/Area: 407 (Data Science Institute)\n\n\n\nThe 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.\n\nEvent Contact Information: \nData Science Institute\n212-854-5660\ndatascience@columbia.edu
URL:https://entrepreneurship.columbia.edu/event/data-science-institute-poster-session-smart-cities-center/
CATEGORIES:Columbia Data Science Institute
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181115
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181116
DTSTAMP:20260403T224544
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SUMMARY:APPLICATION DEADLINE: Pre-proposals for Lab-to-Market Accelerators | Life Sciences
DESCRIPTION:BRINGING YOUR IDEAS TO LIFE… \nMoving cutting-edge university research out of the lab to benefit society \nAccelerator 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. \nSelected teams work closely with business\, legal and regulatory experts to define commercially-relevant hypotheses for research towards technical and business proof-of-concepts. \nCALL FOR APPLICATIONS \nProject funding\, education and support for interdisciplinary teams working to advance innovative ideas with the potential to positively impact health outcomes. \nTHERAPEUTICS / DRUG DEVELOPMENT \nAccelerating Cancer Therapeutics | ACT \nTranslational Therapeutics Resource | TRx \nMEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES / DEVICES \nBiomedical Technology Accelerator | BiomedX (formerly Columbia-Coulter)
URL:https://entrepreneurship.columbia.edu/event/application-deadline-pre-proposals-lab-market-accelerators-life-sciences/
CATEGORIES:Columbia Technology Ventures
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181115T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181115T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224544
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SUMMARY:Fast Pitch Competition
DESCRIPTION:OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIANS \nAPPLY HERE \nLearn more here. \nFast 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!
URL:https://entrepreneurship.columbia.edu/event/fast-pitch-competition/
CATEGORIES:Columbia Engineering
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181117
DTSTAMP:20260403T224544
CREATED:20181008T152252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181008T152252Z
UID:14684-1542326400-1542412799@entrepreneurship.columbia.edu
SUMMARY:DEADLINE: #NextGenCup Challenge
DESCRIPTION:OPEN TO ALL \nJOIN HERE \nJoin the #NextGenCup Challenge\, run in partnership with Starbucks\, McDonald’s\, Closed Loop Partners\, and OpenIDEO. \nThe goal of this Challenge is to design solutions that answer the following question: \nHow might we design the next generation fiber cup to be recoverable on a global scale\, while maintaining the performance standards we know and trust? \nSolutions 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.
URL:https://entrepreneurship.columbia.edu/event/deadline-nextgencup-challenge/
CATEGORIES:IDEO
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181117
DTSTAMP:20260403T224544
CREATED:20181107T182222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181107T182222Z
UID:14940-1542326400-1542412799@entrepreneurship.columbia.edu
SUMMARY:Havas: The Future of NYC Transportation (Call for Projects)
DESCRIPTION: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?\n\nAward: $5\,000 per team\nApplication deadline: Friday\, November 16\, 2018
URL:https://entrepreneurship.columbia.edu/event/havas-future-nyc-transportation-call-projects/
CATEGORIES:NYC Media Lab
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181116T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181116T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224544
CREATED:20181108T205803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181115T214246Z
UID:14980-1542387600-1542391200@entrepreneurship.columbia.edu
SUMMARY:Panel Discussion on "Smart Speakers and Journalism"
DESCRIPTION:OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIANS \nREGISTER HERE \nVoice 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. \n 
URL:https://entrepreneurship.columbia.edu/event/panel-discussion-smart-speakers-journalism/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181119T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181119T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224544
CREATED:20181107T195211Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181107T195211Z
UID:14954-1542618000-1542645000@entrepreneurship.columbia.edu
SUMMARY:2018 CleanTech Innovation Showcase
DESCRIPTION:OPEN TO ALL \nRSVP HERE \nYou’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.
URL:https://entrepreneurship.columbia.edu/event/2018-cleantech-innovation-showcase/
CATEGORIES:Columbia Technology Ventures
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181119T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181119T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224544
CREATED:20181107T204800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181107T204800Z
UID:14965-1542650400-1542657600@entrepreneurship.columbia.edu
SUMMARY:Data Science Institute Poster Session: Foundations of Data Science
DESCRIPTION:OPEN TO ALL\n\nRSVP HERE\n\nMudd Hall\, 500 W. 120 St.\, New York\, NY 10027\nRoom/Area: 407 (Data Science Institute)\n\n\nThe 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.\n\nEvent Contact Information: \nData Science Institute\n212-854-5660\ndatascience@columbia.edu
URL:https://entrepreneurship.columbia.edu/event/data-science-institute-poster-session-foundations-data-science/
CATEGORIES:Columbia Data Science Institute
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181126T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181126T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224544
CREATED:20181107T204931Z
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SUMMARY:Data Science Institute Poster Session: Financial & Business Analytics
DESCRIPTION:OPEN TO ALL\n\n\nREGISTER HERE\n\n\nMudd Hall\, 500 W. 120 St.\, New York\, NY 10027\nRoom/Area: 407 (Data Science Institute)\n\n\nThe 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.\n\nEvent Contact Information: \nData Science Institute\n212-854-5660\ndatascience@columbia.edu
URL:https://entrepreneurship.columbia.edu/event/data-science-institute-poster-session-financial-business-analytics/
CATEGORIES:Columbia Data Science Institute
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181127T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181127T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224544
CREATED:20180821T192207Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180821T192207Z
UID:14143-1543327200-1543334400@entrepreneurship.columbia.edu
SUMMARY:Studio Hours at the Design Studio (Open Collaboration Time)
DESCRIPTION:OPEN TO ALL IN THE COLUMBIA COMMUNITY \nDo 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.
URL:https://entrepreneurship.columbia.edu/event/studio-hours-design-studio-open-collaboration-time-12/
CATEGORIES:Columbia Entrepreneurship Design Studio
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181128T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181128T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224544
CREATED:20181107T205120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181107T205120Z
UID:14971-1543428000-1543435200@entrepreneurship.columbia.edu
SUMMARY:Data Science Institute Poster Session: Computing Systems
DESCRIPTION:OPEN TO ALL\n\n\nREGISTER HERE\n\n\nMudd Hall\, 500 W. 120 St.\, New York\, NY 10027\nRoom/Area: 407 (Data Science Institute)\n\n\nThe 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.\n\nEvent Contact Information: \nData Science Institute\n212-854-5660\ndatascience@columbia.edu
URL:https://entrepreneurship.columbia.edu/event/data-science-institute-poster-session-computing-systems/
CATEGORIES:Columbia Data Science Institute
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181129
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181130
DTSTAMP:20260403T224544
CREATED:20181105T182932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181105T182932Z
UID:14914-1543449600-1543535999@entrepreneurship.columbia.edu
SUMMARY:FutureHealth2018: A Digital Health Symposium
DESCRIPTION:OPEN TO ALL \nREGISTER HERE \nJoin this one-day event on the future of digital health. \nFutureHealth2018 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. \nHear more than a dozen speakers from academia and industry speak on a variety of digital health topics\, including: \n\nThe Patient Perspective: Design Thinking and Patient Centricity\nThe Hospital and Physician Perspective: Digital Challenges\nChief Digital Officers: Recommended Revisions in Future Digital Health Strategies \n\nDATE\nThursday\, November 29\, 2018\nLOCATION\nNestlé Skin Health | Shield Center\n430 East 29th Street\nNew York\, NY 10016 \nLearn More\nFor any questions about the event\, please contact success@hitlab.org.
URL:https://entrepreneurship.columbia.edu/event/futurehealth2018-digital-health-symposium/
CATEGORIES:Columbia Business School
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181129T121000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181129T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224544
CREATED:20181015T142728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181015T142728Z
UID:14742-1543493400-1543498200@entrepreneurship.columbia.edu
SUMMARY:Columbia Welcomes USPTO Director Iancu
DESCRIPTION:OPEN TO ALL \nRSVP HERE \nThursday\, 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.
URL:https://entrepreneurship.columbia.edu/event/columbia-welcomes-uspto-director-iancu/
CATEGORIES:Columbia Technology Ventures
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181129T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181129T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224544
CREATED:20181107T183143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181107T183143Z
UID:14942-1543496400-1543514400@entrepreneurship.columbia.edu
SUMMARY:Exploring Future Reality
DESCRIPTION:OPEN TO ALL\n\nRSVP HERE\n\nJoin Exploring Future Reality\, NYC Media Lab’s annual XR event (#ExFR18). Thursday\, November 29th at NYU Kimmel Center\nTimeline: Doors Open at 1PM\, Close at 6PM\nExploring 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.
URL:https://entrepreneurship.columbia.edu/event/exploring-future-reality/
CATEGORIES:NYC Media Lab
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181130
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181201
DTSTAMP:20260403T224544
CREATED:20181008T153030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181008T153030Z
UID:14686-1543536000-1543622399@entrepreneurship.columbia.edu
SUMMARY:APPLICATION DEADLINE: The Combine (Accelerator)
DESCRIPTION: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. \nAPPLY AND LEARN MORE HERE \nNYC 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. \nThe 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. \n– \nTime Commitment: The program’s in-person curriculum sessions run from January through April 2019 on Friday mornings. \nInfo sessions: \nOct 16 \n3:00 PM – 4:00 PM\nParsons School of Design\nNov 6 \n9:30 AM – 10:30 AM\nNYU Tandon School of Engineering \nAwards: Participating teams will receive mentorship from leading media and technology executives and investors from NYC Media Lab Member Companies and $10\,000 in funding. \nEligibility: 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.
URL:https://entrepreneurship.columbia.edu/event/application-deadline-combine-accelerator/
CATEGORIES:NYC Media Lab
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181203
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181204
DTSTAMP:20260403T224544
CREATED:20181105T191645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181105T191645Z
UID:14925-1543795200-1543881599@entrepreneurship.columbia.edu
SUMMARY:Application Deadline: Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC)
DESCRIPTION:Eligibility Guidelines available here. \nApply here. \nCalling 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.
URL:https://entrepreneurship.columbia.edu/event/application-deadline-global-social-venture-competition-gsvc/
CATEGORIES:UC Berkley
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181203T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181204T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224544
CREATED:20181107T193440Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181107T194052Z
UID:14949-1543824000-1543942800@entrepreneurship.columbia.edu
SUMMARY:IGNITION: Media\, Technology\, and Transformation (Conference)
DESCRIPTION:OPEN TO ALL \nREGISTER HERE \nBusiness 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. \nNow in its ninth year\, the event brings together an engaged community of next-generation leaders and change-makers from all around the world. \n 
URL:https://entrepreneurship.columbia.edu/event/ignition-media-technology-transformation-conference/
CATEGORIES:Business Insider
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181203T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181203T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224545
CREATED:20181130T183505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181203T183838Z
UID:15130-1543838400-1543845600@entrepreneurship.columbia.edu
SUMMARY:Columbia Women Inventors Network - Golden Seeds Info Session
DESCRIPTION:OPEN TO ALL \nRSVP HERE \nAbout Golden Seeds \nIt 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur 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. \nSince 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.
URL:https://entrepreneurship.columbia.edu/event/columbia-women-inventors-network-golden-seeds-info-session/
CATEGORIES:Columbia Technology Ventures
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181204T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181204T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224545
CREATED:20180821T192248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180821T192248Z
UID:14145-1543932000-1543939200@entrepreneurship.columbia.edu
SUMMARY:Studio Hours at the Design Studio (Open Collaboration Time)
DESCRIPTION:OPEN TO ALL IN THE COLUMBIA COMMUNITY \nDo 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.
URL:https://entrepreneurship.columbia.edu/event/studio-hours-design-studio-open-collaboration-time-13/
CATEGORIES:Columbia Entrepreneurship Design Studio
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181207
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181208
DTSTAMP:20260403T224545
CREATED:20181105T185552Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181105T190244Z
UID:14919-1544140800-1544227199@entrepreneurship.columbia.edu
SUMMARY:Application Deadline: TigerLaunch (Pitch Competition)
DESCRIPTION:Check website for eligibility or contact team@tigerlaunch.com \nSponsored 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.
URL:https://entrepreneurship.columbia.edu/event/application-deadline-tigerlaunch-pitch-competition/
CATEGORIES:Princeton
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181211T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181211T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224545
CREATED:20180904T202554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180904T202555Z
UID:14313-1544551200-1544558400@entrepreneurship.columbia.edu
SUMMARY:Spark Workshop - Using Video Technology to Create Partnerships between Refugees and Investors
DESCRIPTION:OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIANS \nRSVP HERE \nHereO Ventures: Using Video Technology to Create Partnerships between Refugees and Investors \nFacilitated by Ignacio Inda ’06SIPA \nTuesday\, December 11th\, 2018\n6-8 p.m.\nRefreshments included with RSVP \nUris Hall\, Room 329\n3022 Broadway\nNew York\, NY \nOVERVIEW\nVulnerable 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. \nAt 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. \nHereO 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. \nAREAS FOR DISCUSSION \n\nWhat are the benefits of such a video platform for both investors and refugees?\nWhich aspects of the platform are most beneficial?\nHow important is it to match refugees and investors based on commonalities?\nWhat features of the platform could make it easily scalable and attractive to customers on both sides of the platform?\n\nSPEAKER BIOGRAPHY\nIgnacio 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. \nIgnacio’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. \n– \nSpark 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. \nWorkshops 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.
URL:https://entrepreneurship.columbia.edu/event/spark-workshop-using-video-technology-create-partnerships-refugees-investors/
CATEGORIES:Tamer Center for Social Enterprise @ CBS
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181217
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181218
DTSTAMP:20260403T224545
CREATED:20181203T184851Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181203T185316Z
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SUMMARY:Deadline: Female Founders in FinTech Innovation Competition
DESCRIPTION:SEE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA BELOW \nAPPLY HERE \nThe 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. \nThree 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.
URL:https://entrepreneurship.columbia.edu/event/deadline-female-founders-fintech-innovation-competition/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190110T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190110T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224545
CREATED:20181210T222137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190110T221054Z
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SUMMARY:Regulators\, Rent Seekers and Revolutionaries: What Every Startup Needs to Know About Regulated Markets
DESCRIPTION:Regulators\, Rent Seekers\, and Revolutionaries: What Every Startup Needs to Know About Regulated Markets\nTo 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. \n \nJoin 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. \nMansueto Ventures CEO\, Eric Schurenberg and Columbia SIPA Professor\, Sarah Holloway\nThe 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. \n(L to R) Steve Blank\, Bradley Tusk author of The Fixer\, and Regulatory Hacking author Evan Burfield\nEvan 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. \nEntrepreneur-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.
URL:https://entrepreneurship.columbia.edu/event/regulators-rent-seekers-revolutionaries/
LOCATION:The Italian Academy – 2nd Floor Teatro\, 1161 Amsterdam Ave.\, New York\, 10027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Columbia Entrepreneurship
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190112
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SUMMARY:DEADLINE: Rabobank-MIT Food and Agribusiness Innovation Prize
DESCRIPTION:Application and eligibility guidelines can be found here. \nYou 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. \nThe 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. \nReady 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.
URL:https://entrepreneurship.columbia.edu/event/deadline-rabobank-mit-food-agribusiness-innovation-prize/
CATEGORIES:MIT
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190118T163000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190118T180000
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SUMMARY:Creating the Future 101
DESCRIPTION:OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIA STUDENTS \nRSVP HERE \n“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.” \n– Robert Swan \nThe 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. \nWe 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. \nIf 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. \nNetworking session and refreshments have been arranged. \nThe 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. \nBring the following with you to check-in: \n\nEventbrite Ticket\nValid Columbia University ID\n\n\nPlease note: you must be a SEAS Grad or Columbia University student with valid ID.
URL:https://entrepreneurship.columbia.edu/event/creating-future-101/
CATEGORIES:Columbia Engineering Energy Club
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190124T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190124T190000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20190114T212713Z
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SUMMARY:Third Thursday: Immigration and Entrepreneurship
DESCRIPTION:OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIANS \nRSVP HERE \nPlease join Columbia Engineering for its January Third Thursday\, focused on Immigration and Entrepreneurship. \n– \nThird Thursday is a recurring open forum and networking and info session for the Columbia University entrepreneurship community. It provides students\, faculty\, staff\, and alumni the opportunity to hear ideas from across campus\, form teams\, and explore career options. You’ll hear from Columbia alumni and other experts on their experiences working in the field\, how they’ve applied their Columbia experience in their careers\, and more. \nThursday\, January 24) will feature Megan Kludt\, Partner at Curran\, Berger & Kludt LLP. \nMegan is very knowledgeable on visa options for students after graduation\, and specializes in complex immigration cases in the areas of business\, academia\, scientific research\, and the arts. Additionally\, she was selected by the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) to provide emergency legal aid to children at the US/Mexico border and was honored as one of AILA New England’s Pro Bono Champions in 2016.
URL:https://entrepreneurship.columbia.edu/event/third-thursday-immigration-entrepreneurship/
CATEGORIES:Columbia Engineering
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190128T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190128T170000
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SUMMARY:DEADLINE: Design Your Future
DESCRIPTION:OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIANS \nAPPLY HERE \nThe future can feel uncertain\, so we’ve created Design Your Future as a three-session program where attendees learn to apply design to their careers and to life after graduation. The goal of this program is to help you to better navigate your career and life choices in the face of uncertainty. \nThis can be both an exciting and unnerving time. \nWhat if you discover that your new job isn’t for you? \nWhat happens if you start to drift away from the things you feel passionate about? \nWhat trajectory is right for you? \nIn these interactive\, emotive\, and highly engaging sessions you will use design principles to prototype potential life trajectories. \nAPPLY HERE \nImportant Dates & Times: \nApplications Open: January 14th at 8am \nApplications Close: January 28th by 5pm.  \nAccepted Applicants Notified: January 30\, by 5pm \nDesign You Future Launch: February 6\, 11am-1pm \nDesign Your Future will start on Wednesday\, February 6th\, from 11am-1pm followed by two consecutive weekly sessions on Wednesday morning\, ending on February 20th.
URL:https://entrepreneurship.columbia.edu/event/deadline-design-future/
CATEGORIES:Columbia Entrepreneurship Design Studio
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190128T170000
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SUMMARY:Deadline: Design Your Venture
DESCRIPTION:OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIANS \nAPPLY HERE \nAre you an entrepreneurial Columbia student? \nIs there a specific challenge or a problem you are passionate about solving? \nDo you want to be part of an incredible cohort of change-makers? \nDo you want to develop practical approaches that will lead to sustainable solutions? \nThe Design Your Venture program will work with a limited number of highly motivated teams to tackle an issue they’re passionate about using design to solve. Over the course of the semester\, teams will dive into each phase of the design process together and receive one-on-one coaching from the Design Team. \nThroughout the program you will: \n* Interview and research real users and stakeholders in the community you are designing for. \n* Design an innovative solution for your challenge. \n* Have a coherent market\, value proposition\, and workable prototype by the end of the program. \nThis program is a deep dive into creating a venture based on user-feedback and testing so it will be particularly useful for students applying for any of the entrepreneurship fund challenges in their respective schools. You will be joining an impressive community: a number of teams who have been through this program have gone on to receive investment\, win the Columbia Venture Competition\, and earned seats in the Columbia Startup Lab. \nAPPLY HERE \n  \nImportant Dates & Times: \nApplications Open: January 14th \nApplications Close: January 28th by 5pm.  \nAccepted Applicant Teams Notified: February 1\, by 5pm \nDesign You Venture Launch: February 6\, 2pm-3:50pm \nDesign Your Venture will start on Wednesday\, February 6th\, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm followed by three consecutive weekly sessions on Wednesday afternoons\, ending on February 27th.  If you are applying as a team you only need to fill out one application.
URL:https://entrepreneurship.columbia.edu/event/deadline-design-venture/
CATEGORIES:Columbia Entrepreneurship Design Studio
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190128T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190128T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T224545
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LAST-MODIFIED:20190122T211213Z
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SUMMARY:How We Turned $120\,000 Into a Billion-Dollar Eyeglass Brand - Warby Parker
DESCRIPTION:OPEN TO ALL\n\n\nRSVP HERE\n\n\nWhen: Monday\, January 28\, 2018\nWhere: IAB 1501\nTime: 6:00PM to 8:00PM EST\n\nWarby Parker is a transformative lifestyle brand that offers designer eyewear at a revolutionary price\, while leading the way for socially-conscious businesses. Their social claim? – Almost 15% of the world’s population lacks access to glasses\, which means they cannot effectively learn or work. To help address this problem\, Warby Parker partners with non-profits like VisionSpring to ensure that for every pair of glasses sold\, a pair is distributed to someone in need. Neil will talk about conceiving\, growing and scaling a social impact business.\n\n\nThis event is sponsored by SIPA Management Specialization\, in partnership with USP\, TMAC\, Entrepreneurship and Policy Initiative @ SIPA and Columbia Entrepreneurship. To sign up\, click here.
URL:https://entrepreneurship.columbia.edu/event/turned-120000-billion-dollar-eyeglass-brand/
CATEGORIES:Columbia SIPA
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190129T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190129T140000
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SUMMARY:Learning Engines for Healthcare: Using Machine Learning to Transform Clinical Practice and Discovery
DESCRIPTION:OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIANS\n\nLecture in Precision Medicine: Mihaela van der Schaar\n\n\n \n“Learning Engines for Healthcare: Using Machine Learning to Transform Clinical Practice and Discovery” \n \nProf. Mihaela van der Schaar\, John Humphrey Plummer Professor of Machine Learning\, Artificial Intelligence and Medicine\, University of Cambridge  \n \nJanuary 29\, 2019\n\n1:00PM – 2:00PM\nWilliam Black Building\, Alumni Auditorium\, \n650 W. 168th Street\, New York\, NY 10032\n\n\nProfessor van der Schaar is John Humphrey Plummer Professor of Machine Learning\, Artificial Intelligence and Medicine at the University of Cambridge and a Turing Faculty Fellow at The Alan Turing Institute in London\, where she leads the effort on data science and machine learning for personalized medicine. Prior to this\, she was a Chancellor’s Professor at UCLA and MAN Professor of Quantitative Finance at University of Oxford. She is an IEEE Fellow (2009). She has received the Oon Prize on Preventative Medicine from the University of Cambridge (2018). She has also been the recipient of an NSF Career Award\, 3 IBM Faculty Awards\, the IBM Exploratory Stream Analytics Innovation Award\, the Philips Make a Difference Award and several best paper awards\, including the IEEE Darlington Award. She holds 33 granted USA patents. Her current research focus is on data science and machine learning for medicine and education.\n\nThe overarching goal of her research is to develop cutting-edge machine learning\, AI and operations research theory\, methods\, algorithms and systems to understand the basis of health and disease; develop methodology to catalyze clinical research; support clinical decisions through individualized medicine; inform clinical pathways\, better utilize resources & reduce costs; and inform public health.\n\nTo do this\, she is creating what she call Learning Engines for Healthcare (LEH’s). An LEH is an integrated ecosystem that uses machine learning\, AI and operations research to provide clinical insights and healthcare intelligence to all the stakeholders (patients\, clinicians\, hospitals\, administrators). In contrast to an Electronic Health Record\, which provides a static\, passive\, isolated display of information\, an LEH provides dynamic\, active\, holistic & individualized display of information including alerts.
URL:https://entrepreneurship.columbia.edu/event/learning-engines-healthcare-using-machine-learning-transform-clinical-practice-discovery/
CATEGORIES:Columbia Data Science Institute
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