Connecticut Venture Group: International Trade Workshop: This is the first international workshop of the continuing series of meetings for the Entrepreneurs Association. The topic will be presented on two different dates one in February in Stamford and again in March in Bridgeport. Companies with plans to do business internationally or those already involved in overseas transactions will learn how to attract new customers, reduce costs, evaluate overseas sources for supplies and services, and the impact of foreign exchange rates. Date & Place: Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at the Stamford Marriott, Stamford, CT Or Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at the Bridgeport Holiday Inn. When: 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Cost: $70 No charge for members and entrepreneurs. Register: Click here. When you register, indicate you are our guest and the $70 fee will be waived. For more information, please visit https://www.cvg.org/Emails/_2008/2008_02_06.html.
YES Boston 2008 Cleaning up in Cleantech: Tuesday, February 7th 6:00pm-9:00pm. Location: Goodwin Proctor, 53 State St., Boston, MA 02109. YES Boston 2008 will focus on entrepreneurial opportunities in alternative energy and other clean technologies. New England has become a hotbed of energy innovation, and our panelists are in the middle of the action. Please come to hear and meet: Jay Fiske (Partner with the Massachusetts Green Energy Fund), Dan Pullman (Principal with McNamee Lawrence & Co. LLC), Dennis Costello (Managing Director with Braemar Energy Ventures), Bill Davis (CEO of Ze-Gen), Russell Landon (Managing Director at Canaccord Adams), Dhiraj Malkani (Associate at Rockport Capital Partners), Rob McGinnis (Yale PhD candidate and former CTO of clean-tech startup). TRANSPORTATION: There will be a complimentary roundtrip bus leaving from Phelps Gate at 2:30pm and arriving back to campus after midnight. Please visit http://yesboston-emailinvite.eventbrite.com/ to get more information and RSVP.
YES Y50K Business Plan Writing Seminar : When: Monday, Feb 11, 8:00-9:00pm. Where: School of Management, 60 Sachem Street, Room A-51. What: In this educational seminar, learn how to write a 30-page business plan for YES's 2008 Y50K Business Plan Competition, presented by Yale lecturer Maureen Burke, MBA, of the Yale School of Management and the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.
Yale BioHaven Entrepreneurship Seminar featuring Rib-X Pharmaceuticals: Tuesday, February 12, 2008. 3:30 P.M. The Anlyan Center auditorium, Yale Medical School; 300 Cedar Street (Directions: http://info.med.yale.edu/maps/cab.html). Free registration but please RSVP in advance: e-mail to biohaven@yale.edu or call the Yale OCR main number: (203) 785-6209. Speakers: Susan Froshauer, Ph.D., President & Chief Executive Officer and Erin Duffy, Ph.D., Vice President, Structure Based Drug Design. Rib-X Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is focused on the design and development of novel small-molecule antibiotics for the treatment of antibiotic-resistant infections in hospital and community settings.
Ashoka Innovators for the Public: Information Session: General Motors Room. 13 Feb 2008. 11:45am - 1:00pm. Note from Ashoka: This is a unique moment in Ashoka's history. We have reached a critical mass in our network of fellows and partners. We have successfully piloted a number of programs that we designed to leverage this asset base and achieve an "Everyone a Changemaker" vision. The business and social sectors are converging as partners in social change. Ashoka is growing faster than ever before. Join us to learn more about the vision we are pursuing, the team we are building and the opportunities we are offering within our institutional framework as a platform for entrepreneurs.
YES Y50K Social Entrepreneurship Event: When: Wednesday, 2/13, 7:30-8:45pm. Where: Linsly-Chitteden Hall (on Old Campus next to Dwight Hall), Room 317. What: Social Entrepreneurship is becoming a hot topic. Everyone is talking about social entrepreneurs and the power of social entrepreneurship to solve complex social problems. But what does it really mean for you? Ashoka is hosting an interactive workshop about social entrepreneurship and career opportunities in the organization. Please join us to learn more about our Ashoka Fellows, participate in simulations of "entrepreneurial challenges" faced by social entrepreneurs, and hear about Ashoka's unique vision of being a home for entrepreneurs. Ashoka (www.ashoka.org) is a global association of the world?s leading social entrepreneurs - men and women with system changing solutions for the world?s most urgent social problems.
South Asian Business Forum: Real Estate Investing in India : Mr. Nikhil Gera, VP, Vornado Real Estate Venture fund (02/20, 11:30am, A53). On 20th of February, Mr. Nikhil Gera, VP, Vornado Real Estate Venture fund, will be speaking at SOM (Room A53, 11:30am) as part of the South Asian Business Forum( SABF) speaker series. This will be an exciting event especially for those who would like to learn more about the investing environment in India, especially in the Real Estate sector. Vornado is one of the largest US real estate venture funds with both a onshore and offshore presence. Indian buffet lunch will be served. Visit http://students.som.yale.edu/clubs/SABF/speaker.htm for more information.
Biofuels Start-up in India: Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies Bowers Auditorium, Sage Hall , 205 Prospect St. Friday February 22, 2008. Sponsored by the Industrial Environmental Management Program. 12:00 - 1:30 p.m., Bowers Auditorium, Sage Hall, 205 Prospect St. Free and Open to the Public, Light Lunch provided. Sagun Saxena, Chief Executive Officer of Energy Pvt. Ltd. will speak at the Yale University School of Forestry & Environmental Studies on Friday, February 22rd, at noon in Bowers Auditorium, Sage Hall, 205 Prospect St. His talk, entitled "Launching a Biofuels Start-up in India: CleanStar, Jatropha and Economic Development," is sponsored by the Industrial Environmental Management (IEM) Program. Since its launch in late 2005, CleanStar has been partnering with leading research institutes to evaluate the commercial potential for growing plants and trees on a sustainable basis on land that is not used for food production. To date, the company has planted more than 100,000 trees using a wide variety of planting material and agronomic management practices. In 2008, the company plans to start developing its first commercial BioFuel feedstock plantation projects in Asia, Africa and Latin America in partnership with a global agribusiness company, investment fund, and BioFuel supplier. The IEM Lecture Series is supported in part by the Joel Omura Kurihara Fund. For more information about the lecture series, please contact Melanie Quigley, program coordinator, at 203.432.6953 or Melanie.quigley@yale.edu.
Stanford Entrepreneurship Week: February 22 - 29, 2008. As part of the week-long collection of activities, we will be hosting a special Innovation Tournament and want to invite Yale students to participate. This tournament will be similar to last year's Innovation Challenge where we gave student teams one pack of Post-It notes and challenged them to create as much value as possible in one week. The challenge will be announced on the evening of Friday, February 22 and participating students will have until Thursday, February 28 to complete the project. This year all submissions will be in the form of short (3 minute or less) videos that will be uploaded onto a special page on YouTube. Details are available on the Stanford Entrepreneurship Week
SABF Lunchtime Talk - Aashish Kalra, Co-founder and Managing Director of Trikona Capital: 02/28, 11:30am, GM Room. As part of the South Asian Business Forum (SABF) speaker series, please join us for the an exciting talk by serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Trikona Capital, Mr. Aashish Kalra. Mr. Kalra will be in SOM for a talk on 28th February from 11:30am to 12:45pm in GM room. Indian buffet lunch will be served. There will also be a smaller lunch with Mr. Kalra for students and faculty after the talk from 1pm - 2pm. We have 10 open spots. Please RSVP to ashwin.agrawal@yale.edu if you would like to attend. Visit http://students.som.yale.edu/clubs/SABF/speaker.htm for more information about future events of SABF. Aashish Kalra is the co-founder and Managing Director of Trikona Capital, the leading institutional investment vehicle for real estate and related infrastructure projects in India. Trikona also the manager of Trinity Capital plc, a £250 million Indian real estate fund publicly listed in London. Trikona's diversified portfolio of investments together helps create a complete ecosystem of developments that will assist in India's continued economic and social development. Prior to founding Trikona, Aashish was involved with a number of IT and VC firms, including the co-founding of venture incubator Spydre Technologies, where he built a portfolio of a dozen companies. Aashish is often quoted in international media outlets and was featured in the "Young Turks" program on CNBC. He is a frequent speaker and has participated in industry events in New York, Europe, India, China and the Middle East. Aashish has a master's degree in International Finance from Brandeis University, Waltham, USA, and a BA Honors in Economics from St. Stephens College, Delhi.
Ignite Clean Energy Business Plan Presentation: Friday, February 29th.Submit Online 5:00pm. One of the Cambridge Forums big focuses in the last several years has been on building a community of interest and facilitating connecting team members to build real companies in the energy space. The IGNITE Clean Energy (ICE) Competition has played a key role in this. In the past, the Competition has been publicized in Massachusetts. This year, entrants are being solicited as far south a D.C.. Both student and professional teams are welcome. http://www.ignitecleanenergy.com.