Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Marquette Entrepreneurship Week: November 13-20


Nov. 13–20, 2011
For one week, the Marquette community comes together to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week, an initiative to inspire young people to embrace innovation, imagination and creativity. To think big— and to turn their ideas into reality.


Marquette Entrepreneurship Week is presented by US Bank and hosted by the Marquette University Golden Angels Network. Additional sponsors include Gordon Flesch, Andy Nunemaker, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. and the Kohler Center for Entrepreneurship.
 
YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE UPCOMING ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK EVENTS

Monday, Nov. 14
Investment Strategies Panel Discussion
Featuring Randy Mehl, Baird Capital Partners, Zach Brandon, director of the Wisconsin Angel Network, and Trevor D'Souza, managing director of Great Lakes Ventures.

Lunch will be served; Raynor Library Beaumier Suites B/C
12 to 1 p.m. 


Tuesday, Nov. 15
Guest Speaker: Richard Boly, director of the Office of eDiplomacy, US State Department
Promoting Entrepreneurship as US Foreign Policy
Refreshments will be served
; Raynor Library Beaumier Suites B/C
6:30
to 8 p.m.


Introduction by Wisconsin State Representative, Chris Kapenga

Register for this event here: http://business.marquette.edu/centers-and-programs/eweek-registration
 

Wednesday, Nov. 16
Ralph Stayer, Chairman and CEO of Johnsonville Sausage, LLC
5 to 7:30 p.m. Weasler Auditorium

Case Study on Developing Leadership to Manage Growth
Tim Keane, director of the Kohler Center for Entrepreneurship and the Golden Angels Network, will lead participants through the Harvard Business School's "Johnsonville Sausage" case study
.
5
to 6 p.m. 

Keynote Presentation featuring Ralph Stayer
Refreshments will be served
6
to 7:30 p.m.


Register for this event here: http://business.marquette.edu/centers-and-programs/eweek-registration
 

Thursday, Nov. 17
Growing Business Through Banking Relationships, presented by US Bank
Panel discussion featuring Robert Moore, managing director with Lakeshore Wisconsin Corporation, and Corey Chambas, president and CEO of First Business Financial Services. Moderated by Mike Ward, WI Regional Banking Manager, US Bank. Lunch will be served; Raynor Library Beaumier Suites B/C
12
to 1 p.m.

Register for this event here: http://business.marquette.edu/centers-and-programs/eweek-registration


Thursday, Nov. 17
Theology of Work
Panel discussion featuring John Fontana, director of the Woodstock Theological Center's Arrupe Program in Social Ethics for Business, and Fr. John C. Cusick, director of Young Adult Ministry for the Archdiocese of Chicago. Moderated by Lyle Dabney, associate professor of theology at Marquette University. Lunch will be served; Henke Lounge in the Alumni Memorial Union
12 to 1 p.m.


For a complete Entrepreneurship Week schedule and to register for events, please visit marquette.edu/eweek.

Contact Tina Quealy, associate director of the Kohler Center for Entrepreneurship, at tina.quealy@marquette.edu
.