Do you have an idea for an invention but are struggling with next steps? Are you considering founding or participating in a startup company, and looking to receive feedback?
Join the Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship Tuesday, Sept. 26, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Tinkham Veale University Center ballroom for Speed Mentoring: “Inventor, Innovator and Entrepreneur Structured Networking,” presented in partnership with Jumpstart’s Burton D. Morgan Mentoring Program and ϳԹ alumni, community investors and members of the National Academy of Inventors.
This will be an action-packed, quick mentoring event focused on providing ϳԹ faculty, students and alumni with an opportunity to share their ideas—whether just conceptual or ready for launch—with experienced faculty inventors, entrepreneurs, investors and innovators.
Participants will rotate through selective stations staffed by peer inventors, innovative alumni and regional investors, including professionals from , ϳԹ members of the , and the ϳԹ alumni network. If you invest two hours, you can gain actionable insights and expand your network.
The mentors will be:
- , founder & principal,
- , Distinguished University Professor, ϳԹ
- , managing partner,
- (MBA ‘00, PhD ‘13), senior advisor, ; former CTO at
- , head, Advanced Innovation,
- , founder and CEO,
- (MBA ‘94), retired vice president product management and marketing,
- (CWR ‘15), principal consultant,
- , chief investment officer,
- , director, Burton D. Morgan Mentoring,
- (CWR ‘09), partner,
- , former senior vice president, Corporate Development,
- , president,
- (CWR ‘16), entrepreneur programs director,
- , founder, and ϳԹ Entrepreneur-in-Residence
- (MBA ‘92), principal,
- (CWR '88, MBA '90), CEO and co-founder,
- (MBA ’18), product strategist,
- , partner,
- , operator and investor,
- , mentor/program manager,
- , partner,
- (CIT ‘69), ϳԹ Trustee and Adjunct Professor, Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering,
- , senior associate, Financial Analysis,
- , former chief technology officer,
- (MBA ‘19), head, US Healthcare Partnerships,
- , president,
- , principal,
- (MBA ‘81), managing director,
- (MBA ‘19), director, Deal Flow and Investments,
Refreshments will be provided.
About Innovation Week
Innovation Week, a celebration of the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit of the ϳԹ Community, is a series of presentations, workshops, tours and pitch competitions taking place Sept. 26–29.
