Description
In this such a illustration regarding growing entrepreneurs. launching ventures.
Global Entrepreneurship Week is the largest celebration of innovators and entrepreneurs in the world. Sponsored by
the Kau?man Foundation, over 130 countries participate in Global Entrepreneurship Week each year. Through various
programs and events held by businesses, organizations, and academic institutions, GEW week stimulates
entrepreneurial spirit – inspiring people to create their own startup companies and giving existing entrepreneurs an
opportunity to share their expertise.
The 2013 celebration kicks o? on November 18. Northeastern will participate with a number of interactive events
hosted by the Northeastern University Center for Entrepreneurship Education. Global Entrepreneurship Week
provides us with a wonderful opportunity to showcase our work here at Northeastern. Each day will be organized
around the three steps for stimulating entrepreneurial activity – educate, incubate, and launch.
Educating entrepreneurs is only
the beginning. At Northeastern, we
encourage our entrepreneurs to
create new ventures. We provide
them with all the necessary
support and resources right on
campus. We empower students to
take leadership roles and gain
real-world experience by coaching
and mentoring their peers and
alumni.
INCUBATE
Discover entrepreneurship at Global E-Week
GROWING
ENTREPRENEURS.
LAUNCHING
VENTURES.
northeastern.edu/eweek
At Northeastern, education starts
in the classroom, but extends far
beyond. Monday’s events will
highlight the range of programs
Northeastern o?ers to educate
entrepreneurs through instruction
and experiential education,
providing them with the pragmatic
skills and business acumen, and
readying them to incubate and
launch ventures.
EDUCATE
November 18 November 19 November 20
Wednesday’s events showcase the
programs and resources that are
available to entrepreneurs to help
launch and grow their companies.
From building a professional
network, to securing funding and
business services, Northeastern
provides ventures and
entrepreneurs with the tools they
need to make their companies a
success.
Student – Faculty Partnerships
for Entrepreneurship
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Raytheon Amphitheater at Egan Research Center
Moderator
Marc Meyer, NUCEE
Panelists
Mark Sivak, College of Arts, Media and Design
Richard Ranky, 3-Spark
Vince Harris, College of Engineering
Scott Gillette, Center for Microwave Magnetic Materials
and Integrated Circuits
Shashi Murthy, Sherman Center for Engineering Entrepreneurship
Education
Sean Kevlahan, Quad Technologies
Tim Spittle, Root Capital
Dennis Shaughnessy, Social Enterprise Institute
Students and faculty from across campus will present the
origins and development of new ventures that they have
created together. These ventures start in classrooms and
research labs, where professors and students work together to
envision new things and create prototypes. These
relationships endured over time and led to the creation of
exciting companies.
Careers in Entrepreneurship
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Moderator
Esther Chewning,
Assistant Cooperative Education Faculty, Entrepreneurship
Panelists
Christopher Wolfel, Yesware
Dan Belcher, Stackdriver
Michael Hans, DataXu
Rani Wise, Pure Solutions
Richard Hawks, Guided Surgery Solutions
Inspired to innovate? Seeking a start-up? Join us for an
interactive discussion with a panel of entrepreneurs, students,
and alumni whose careers incorporate making their mark at a
start-up. Learn about the credentials, traits, and dynamics
required for a successful working relationship and how to
accelerate yourself as a strong candidate to employment in a
fast-paced, growth-oriented venture.
Raytheon Amphitheater at Egan Research Center
Featured Speaker
Richard D’Amore, DMSB’76
Co-Founder and Partner, Northbridge Venture Partners
with introductory remarks by Stephen Director, Provost
Celebrate Northeastern’s Legacy
of Entrepreneurship
6:30pm - 9:00pm
Northeastern University has one of the most unique and
productive centers of entrepreneurial activity in the world. Join
distinguished alumni and entrepreneurs from across the
generations at a reception to celebrate this legacy.
Northeastern Alumni Center, 716 Columbus Avenue, 6th Floor
INCUBATE
The Early Days of Starting New Ventures
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Moderator
Dan Gregory, Co-Director, NUCEE
Panelists
Greg Skloot, Attendware
John Cullinane, Cullinane Group
Rich Corley, EMC
Roy Liu, Hercules Technology
The secret to starting a business is starting a business! A
panel of entrepreneurs and investors who have been involved
with building successful ventures will discuss and respond to
questions about the challenges of incubating early stage
ventures. Who should serve on the management team? Who
should have equity? How do we fund and develop prototypes?
We will address all these and many more challenges that
entrepreneurs face in the early days of a new venture.
Raytheon Amphitheater at Egan Research Center
Student-Led Entrepreneurship at NU
3:30pm - 5:30pm
Moderator
Gordon Adomdza, D'Amore-McKim School of Business
Panelists
Alan Guichard, Northeastern Law School
Casey Hogan, Entrepreneurs Club
Joey Lafyatis, Greenline Records
Laura Marelic, College of Arts, Media and Design
Max Kaye, CEO, IDEA
Northeastern University has gained a national reputation for
encouraging student-led initiatives designed to support
entrepreneurship and the development of student and
alumni/ae ventures. Panelists from student-led organizations
across campus will speak about their leadership experiences.
They will explain how to get involved and encourage the
audience to take some initiative in building these exciting
groups. There are many opportunities for students across
campus to get involved and gain critical leadership experience
in these groups. University and faculty and administrators will
learn how some of the higher pro?le student-led organizations
were built and how they sustain themselves.
Raytheon Amphitheater at Egan Research Center
Husky Startup Challenge – Demo Day
6:30pm - 9:00pm
Demo Day is the showcase event of the Husky Startup
Challenge where entrepreneurs across the university unveil
their businesses, products, and services to the world! Come
see the future of entrepreneurship in Northeastern at Demo
Day!
The Husky Startup Challenge is a semester long program that
teaches students and alumni how to take an idea and turn it into
a real business. Demo Day is the ?nal event of the program
where rising entrepreneurs can show o? their products and
services to the Northeastern community, press, and investors.
Curry Student Center Ballroom
EDUCATE
Monday
November 18
Tuesday
November 19
How to Get an Early Stage Venture Funded
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Moderator
Bob Lentz, Entrepreneur in Resdence, NUCEE
Panelists
Je? McCarthy, North Bridge Venture Partners
Nicole Ledoux, 88 Acres
Nicole Stata, Boston Seed
Ray Milano, Small Business Administration
A panel of experts will discuss various funding alternatives available to
early stage ventures. The discussion will explore typical funding
sources, such as seed rounds with angel investors or venture
capitalists, as well as alternative funding models including
crowdfunding and its implications for future fundraising. We will also
address what traditional funding may be available to emerging
ventures.
Strategies For Licensing
Intellectual Property
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Moderator
Joel Bresler, Center for Research Innovation
Panelists
Bret Siarkowski, CaseNet
Omar Amirana, Allied Minds
Peter Weinstein, One3 IP Management
Tracey Dodenho?, Center for Research Innovation
The Center for Research Innovation at Northeastern protects and
commercializes the University’s inventions via licenses and support of
entrepreneurial spin-outs. Center sta? will describe strategies for
licensing university Intellectual property from Northeastern and other
universities. What should entrepreneurs and companies expect in the
way of process and overall terms? How does the pro?tability of a
licensee’s market segment a?ect average royalty rates? What support
can spin-outs expect from the CRI and other Technology Licensing
O?ces? How is licensing technology from a University contrasted with
licensing from a corporation? Guest panelists from the legal and
?nancial community who have worked with successful spin-outs will
also describe what they look for in both the IP and the deal itself.
NEXPO and The Northeastern
Entrepreneurship Pavilion
6:30pm - 9:00pm
NEXPO is a trade show of IDEA’s top ventures from all industries and
stages. Attendees will be able to meet the entrepreneurs, learn about
their services and demo their products as well as meet the IDEA
Management Team. In addition to these exciting companies, NEXPO
will also feature the Northeastern Entrepreneurship Pavilion which will
showcase the many resources the university o?ers its entrepreneurs.
Whether you’re a student who is curious about starting your own
company or an industry professional looking to share your experience
with others, we look forward to seeing you on the Expo ?oor!
Startup and Entrepreneurship Fair
12:00pm - 3:00pm
If you are a student interested in learning more about being part of an
entrepreneurial venture and are seeking connections with
growth-oriented companies, we invite you to attend Northeastern
University’s Startup and Entrepreneurship Fair. At the Fair, a select
group of regional ventures will showcase their initiatives and network
with talent from the Northeastern University community.
Curry Student Center - Indoor Quad
Curry Student Center Ballroom
Curry Student Center Ballroom
The Power of Mentoring: Inside the Mentor /
Venture Experience at Northeastern
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Moderator
Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN, Dean, Bouvé College of Health Sciences
Special Keynote Address
Bradley Waugh, CEO and President, Tunstall Americas
Closing Remarks
Joseph Fleming, P’70, MS’71 Chairman Health Science Entrepreneurs
Mentor Reception - 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Northeastern Ventures and Mentors
Join us to hear about the valuable e?ects of mentoring from the
mentor’s side and the ventures’ experiences. Learn more about
mentoring programs at Northeastern from the Health Sciences
Entrepreneurs and IDEA program. Alumni, students, faculty and
friends are invited!
Zephyr Energy with Founder Thomas Olsen, E ’11
and mentor Bret Siarkowski, E ’87
CleriCare with Co-Founder Eugene Khazan E ’01
and mentor Christopher Ford, DMSB ’73
Presskit.to -Indie Ambassador with Co-Founder Chris Cave, CAMD ’08
and Ben Maitland-Lewis, Berklee College of Music ’06 with
mentor Greg Dalle-Molle, DMSB ’05
Curry Student Center Ballroom
Cabot Cage
LAUNCH
Wednesday
November 20
Intellectual Property Strategies for
Start Ups and Early Stage Ventures
10:00am - 11:30am
Managing intellectual property as a start-up or early stage venture can
be a challenging (and expensive!) undertaking. Come hear from Attorney
Peter Weinstein, Ph.D, J.D., regarding innovative strategies for
developing and managing your intellectual property assets without
breaking the bank. What is important to protect and when? How do you
make the most of your relationship with your law ?rm? How do you
ensure your limited resources are deployed for the biggest impact on
the value of your IP portfolio?
942 Renaissance Park
Moderator
Peter D. Weinstein, Ph.D., J.D., One3 IP Management
Attend these marquee events to meet
Northeastern entrepreneurs from across
the generations!
doc_749209367.pdf
In this such a illustration regarding growing entrepreneurs. launching ventures.
Global Entrepreneurship Week is the largest celebration of innovators and entrepreneurs in the world. Sponsored by
the Kau?man Foundation, over 130 countries participate in Global Entrepreneurship Week each year. Through various
programs and events held by businesses, organizations, and academic institutions, GEW week stimulates
entrepreneurial spirit – inspiring people to create their own startup companies and giving existing entrepreneurs an
opportunity to share their expertise.
The 2013 celebration kicks o? on November 18. Northeastern will participate with a number of interactive events
hosted by the Northeastern University Center for Entrepreneurship Education. Global Entrepreneurship Week
provides us with a wonderful opportunity to showcase our work here at Northeastern. Each day will be organized
around the three steps for stimulating entrepreneurial activity – educate, incubate, and launch.
Educating entrepreneurs is only
the beginning. At Northeastern, we
encourage our entrepreneurs to
create new ventures. We provide
them with all the necessary
support and resources right on
campus. We empower students to
take leadership roles and gain
real-world experience by coaching
and mentoring their peers and
alumni.
INCUBATE
Discover entrepreneurship at Global E-Week
GROWING
ENTREPRENEURS.
LAUNCHING
VENTURES.
northeastern.edu/eweek
At Northeastern, education starts
in the classroom, but extends far
beyond. Monday’s events will
highlight the range of programs
Northeastern o?ers to educate
entrepreneurs through instruction
and experiential education,
providing them with the pragmatic
skills and business acumen, and
readying them to incubate and
launch ventures.
EDUCATE
November 18 November 19 November 20
Wednesday’s events showcase the
programs and resources that are
available to entrepreneurs to help
launch and grow their companies.
From building a professional
network, to securing funding and
business services, Northeastern
provides ventures and
entrepreneurs with the tools they
need to make their companies a
success.
Student – Faculty Partnerships
for Entrepreneurship
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Raytheon Amphitheater at Egan Research Center
Moderator
Marc Meyer, NUCEE
Panelists
Mark Sivak, College of Arts, Media and Design
Richard Ranky, 3-Spark
Vince Harris, College of Engineering
Scott Gillette, Center for Microwave Magnetic Materials
and Integrated Circuits
Shashi Murthy, Sherman Center for Engineering Entrepreneurship
Education
Sean Kevlahan, Quad Technologies
Tim Spittle, Root Capital
Dennis Shaughnessy, Social Enterprise Institute
Students and faculty from across campus will present the
origins and development of new ventures that they have
created together. These ventures start in classrooms and
research labs, where professors and students work together to
envision new things and create prototypes. These
relationships endured over time and led to the creation of
exciting companies.
Careers in Entrepreneurship
3:30pm - 5:00pm
Moderator
Esther Chewning,
Assistant Cooperative Education Faculty, Entrepreneurship
Panelists
Christopher Wolfel, Yesware
Dan Belcher, Stackdriver
Michael Hans, DataXu
Rani Wise, Pure Solutions
Richard Hawks, Guided Surgery Solutions
Inspired to innovate? Seeking a start-up? Join us for an
interactive discussion with a panel of entrepreneurs, students,
and alumni whose careers incorporate making their mark at a
start-up. Learn about the credentials, traits, and dynamics
required for a successful working relationship and how to
accelerate yourself as a strong candidate to employment in a
fast-paced, growth-oriented venture.
Raytheon Amphitheater at Egan Research Center
Featured Speaker
Richard D’Amore, DMSB’76
Co-Founder and Partner, Northbridge Venture Partners
with introductory remarks by Stephen Director, Provost
Celebrate Northeastern’s Legacy
of Entrepreneurship
6:30pm - 9:00pm
Northeastern University has one of the most unique and
productive centers of entrepreneurial activity in the world. Join
distinguished alumni and entrepreneurs from across the
generations at a reception to celebrate this legacy.
Northeastern Alumni Center, 716 Columbus Avenue, 6th Floor
INCUBATE
The Early Days of Starting New Ventures
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Moderator
Dan Gregory, Co-Director, NUCEE
Panelists
Greg Skloot, Attendware
John Cullinane, Cullinane Group
Rich Corley, EMC
Roy Liu, Hercules Technology
The secret to starting a business is starting a business! A
panel of entrepreneurs and investors who have been involved
with building successful ventures will discuss and respond to
questions about the challenges of incubating early stage
ventures. Who should serve on the management team? Who
should have equity? How do we fund and develop prototypes?
We will address all these and many more challenges that
entrepreneurs face in the early days of a new venture.
Raytheon Amphitheater at Egan Research Center
Student-Led Entrepreneurship at NU
3:30pm - 5:30pm
Moderator
Gordon Adomdza, D'Amore-McKim School of Business
Panelists
Alan Guichard, Northeastern Law School
Casey Hogan, Entrepreneurs Club
Joey Lafyatis, Greenline Records
Laura Marelic, College of Arts, Media and Design
Max Kaye, CEO, IDEA
Northeastern University has gained a national reputation for
encouraging student-led initiatives designed to support
entrepreneurship and the development of student and
alumni/ae ventures. Panelists from student-led organizations
across campus will speak about their leadership experiences.
They will explain how to get involved and encourage the
audience to take some initiative in building these exciting
groups. There are many opportunities for students across
campus to get involved and gain critical leadership experience
in these groups. University and faculty and administrators will
learn how some of the higher pro?le student-led organizations
were built and how they sustain themselves.
Raytheon Amphitheater at Egan Research Center
Husky Startup Challenge – Demo Day
6:30pm - 9:00pm
Demo Day is the showcase event of the Husky Startup
Challenge where entrepreneurs across the university unveil
their businesses, products, and services to the world! Come
see the future of entrepreneurship in Northeastern at Demo
Day!
The Husky Startup Challenge is a semester long program that
teaches students and alumni how to take an idea and turn it into
a real business. Demo Day is the ?nal event of the program
where rising entrepreneurs can show o? their products and
services to the Northeastern community, press, and investors.
Curry Student Center Ballroom
EDUCATE
Monday
November 18
Tuesday
November 19
How to Get an Early Stage Venture Funded
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Moderator
Bob Lentz, Entrepreneur in Resdence, NUCEE
Panelists
Je? McCarthy, North Bridge Venture Partners
Nicole Ledoux, 88 Acres
Nicole Stata, Boston Seed
Ray Milano, Small Business Administration
A panel of experts will discuss various funding alternatives available to
early stage ventures. The discussion will explore typical funding
sources, such as seed rounds with angel investors or venture
capitalists, as well as alternative funding models including
crowdfunding and its implications for future fundraising. We will also
address what traditional funding may be available to emerging
ventures.
Strategies For Licensing
Intellectual Property
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Moderator
Joel Bresler, Center for Research Innovation
Panelists
Bret Siarkowski, CaseNet
Omar Amirana, Allied Minds
Peter Weinstein, One3 IP Management
Tracey Dodenho?, Center for Research Innovation
The Center for Research Innovation at Northeastern protects and
commercializes the University’s inventions via licenses and support of
entrepreneurial spin-outs. Center sta? will describe strategies for
licensing university Intellectual property from Northeastern and other
universities. What should entrepreneurs and companies expect in the
way of process and overall terms? How does the pro?tability of a
licensee’s market segment a?ect average royalty rates? What support
can spin-outs expect from the CRI and other Technology Licensing
O?ces? How is licensing technology from a University contrasted with
licensing from a corporation? Guest panelists from the legal and
?nancial community who have worked with successful spin-outs will
also describe what they look for in both the IP and the deal itself.
NEXPO and The Northeastern
Entrepreneurship Pavilion
6:30pm - 9:00pm
NEXPO is a trade show of IDEA’s top ventures from all industries and
stages. Attendees will be able to meet the entrepreneurs, learn about
their services and demo their products as well as meet the IDEA
Management Team. In addition to these exciting companies, NEXPO
will also feature the Northeastern Entrepreneurship Pavilion which will
showcase the many resources the university o?ers its entrepreneurs.
Whether you’re a student who is curious about starting your own
company or an industry professional looking to share your experience
with others, we look forward to seeing you on the Expo ?oor!
Startup and Entrepreneurship Fair
12:00pm - 3:00pm
If you are a student interested in learning more about being part of an
entrepreneurial venture and are seeking connections with
growth-oriented companies, we invite you to attend Northeastern
University’s Startup and Entrepreneurship Fair. At the Fair, a select
group of regional ventures will showcase their initiatives and network
with talent from the Northeastern University community.
Curry Student Center - Indoor Quad
Curry Student Center Ballroom
Curry Student Center Ballroom
The Power of Mentoring: Inside the Mentor /
Venture Experience at Northeastern
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Moderator
Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN, Dean, Bouvé College of Health Sciences
Special Keynote Address
Bradley Waugh, CEO and President, Tunstall Americas
Closing Remarks
Joseph Fleming, P’70, MS’71 Chairman Health Science Entrepreneurs
Mentor Reception - 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Northeastern Ventures and Mentors
Join us to hear about the valuable e?ects of mentoring from the
mentor’s side and the ventures’ experiences. Learn more about
mentoring programs at Northeastern from the Health Sciences
Entrepreneurs and IDEA program. Alumni, students, faculty and
friends are invited!
Zephyr Energy with Founder Thomas Olsen, E ’11
and mentor Bret Siarkowski, E ’87
CleriCare with Co-Founder Eugene Khazan E ’01
and mentor Christopher Ford, DMSB ’73
Presskit.to -Indie Ambassador with Co-Founder Chris Cave, CAMD ’08
and Ben Maitland-Lewis, Berklee College of Music ’06 with
mentor Greg Dalle-Molle, DMSB ’05
Curry Student Center Ballroom
Cabot Cage
LAUNCH
Wednesday
November 20
Intellectual Property Strategies for
Start Ups and Early Stage Ventures
10:00am - 11:30am
Managing intellectual property as a start-up or early stage venture can
be a challenging (and expensive!) undertaking. Come hear from Attorney
Peter Weinstein, Ph.D, J.D., regarding innovative strategies for
developing and managing your intellectual property assets without
breaking the bank. What is important to protect and when? How do you
make the most of your relationship with your law ?rm? How do you
ensure your limited resources are deployed for the biggest impact on
the value of your IP portfolio?
942 Renaissance Park
Moderator
Peter D. Weinstein, Ph.D., J.D., One3 IP Management
Attend these marquee events to meet
Northeastern entrepreneurs from across
the generations!
doc_749209367.pdf