Come prepared to think big and have fun when you join us for a day filled with dynamic presentations from accomplished entrepreneurs. This event is funded in part by a donation from Invent Penn State and is hosted by the Penn State GEW Club. Wraps and snacks will be available throughout the day, and popcorn will be served during the documentary film that begins at 7:00 p.m.
Watch live on Facebook.com/InventPennState.
Watch live on Facebook.com/InventPennState.
Watch live on Facebook.com/InventPennState.
Six teams will have an amazing opportunity to practice their elevator pitch to Sunday's panel of speakers. After each pitch, each of the five speakers will be given 45 seconds to tell the team one area they did very well, one area that needs to be improved, or one area that they missed altogether. With the panel members' diverse experiences and backgrounds, this feedback can be extremely valuable.
To apply to be one of the six teams, contact Farabi Sameer, the PSECU GEW Endowed Intern, Founder of First Pick, and President of the Global Entrepreneurship Week Club, at farabisameer@gmail.com or visit https://gewclubpsu.typeform.com/to/qCAZdt.
Today’s global innovators, entrepreneurs, and leaders are changing industries, cultures, and practices through digitization. They are tapping the cloud, mobile, and analytics technology to compete and set the new professional standards of performance. What does it mean? It means to go beyond what is expected and achieve the extraordinary. It’s the ability to harness innovation and knowledge to drive the “art of the possible” in order to achieve results and target new markets in a manner you never imagined. In 1946, IBM joined forces with universities to create the first academic program called “computer science.” The event changed industry, government, and academia forever. We are undergoing another major shift in how machine learning, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, blockchain, IoT, robotics, additive manufacturing, and cloud technology are coming together. Come learn how you can perform to drive the “art of the possible."
The event will be live streamed: http://live.libraries.psu.edu/Mediasite/Play/1a1b8bd3ce0d4b9383ea42145e28c7581d?catalog=8376d4b2-4dd1-457e-a3bf-e4cf9163feda
Join us for this highly engaging ideation session during which individuals and teams will be challenged and inspired to dream up ideas for how Artificial Intelligence can be used to improve the student experience at Penn State. These ideas can be the first step into the EdTech Network’s Nittany AI Challenge, a semester long challenge offering a pool of $100,000 to support the development of these ideas into reality. Experience with development and Artificial Intelligence is not required, only the willingness to think creatively and the ambition to solve problems. The Nittany AI Challenge is a program designed to inspire teams of Penn State students, faculty, and staff to develop and demonstrate how Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning can be used to improve the student experience at Penn State and beyond. This is a semester-long program, that culminates in the summer of 2018, aimed at accelerating adoption of AI technologies and sparking creative, innovative ideas that solve real problems.
Register here.
You're Invited to Satisfy Your Need for Speed… Networking
Please join us for a speed networking activity coordinated by Mark Bamat from State College Young Professionals. This is a great way to introduce yourself and your company to a significant number of your peers in a relatively short amount of time.
Take advantage of this opportunity to make new connections or reinforce existing connections, and potentially open doors to numerous possibilities. Registration for this activity is limited to the first 40 individuals.
Katherine will tell the story of how she started and now sustains her design business, and will give startup advice and a workshop for artists and designers who want to start their own arts and design ventures.
Join us as a panel of alumni and Penn State faculty and staff share their compelling stories of how they faced challenges and used entrepreneurial thinking to ‘Flip the Story.’ Erin Weidemann — keynote speaker at the Business of Positive Change luncheon — will moderate a discussion with this diversely experienced panel. Kevin Snider, Chancellor of the New Kensington Commonwealth campus will share how entrepreneurship is helping to flip the story of a rust belt community; Aaron Lamphere (2015) will share how he is helping to change the story of underserved youth with the software startup he co-founded in the D.C. area; Leslie Laing, Director of Adult Learner Programs and Services in Student Affairs, will describe how she faced a life challenge that eventually led to her role at Penn State, advocating for adult learners who are flipping their own stories and finally, Farnese Motto will share how her background and life changing trip to Tanzania pushed her to create her start-up non-profit, LFCI. She will also share what her goals and objectives are in order to flip the lives of the young girls she plans to help.
Come, listen, and perhaps share your own ‘Flipped Story.’
Join us as a panel of alumni and Penn State faculty and staff share their compelling stories of how they faced challenges and used entrepreneurial thinking to ‘Flip the Story.’ Erin Weidemann — keynote speaker at the Business of Positive Change luncheon — will moderate a discussion with this diversely experienced panel. Kevin Snider, Chancellor of the New Kensington Commonwealth campus will share how entrepreneurship is helping to flip the story of a rust belt community; Aaron Lamphere (2015) will share how he is helping to change the story of underserved youth with the software startup he co-founded in the D.C. area; Leslie Laing, Director of Adult Learner Programs and Services in Student Affairs, will describe how she faced a life challenge that eventually led to her role at Penn State, advocating for adult learners who are flipping their own stories and finally, Farnese Motto will share how her background and life changing trip to Tanzania pushed her to create her start-up non-profit, LFCI. She will also share what her goals and objectives are in order to flip the lives of the young girls she plans to help.
Come, listen, and perhaps share your own ‘Flipped Story.’
Watch live on Facebook.com/InventPennState.
The Institutes of Energy and the Environment, with the Sustainability Institute, Office of Physical Plant, and the Rock Ethics Institute, presents Paul Hawken as keynote speaker for the Colloquium on the Environment. The title of his talk is "Drawdown, The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming."
Preregistration is required for this event: http://www.iee.psu.edu/paul-hawken
PLEASE NOTE: The State Theatre does not allow backpacks in the theatre.
Reception and Book GiveawayImmediately following Paul Hawken's presentation, there will be a reception featuring light refreshments and the opportunity to win a copy of Paul Hawken's latest book, Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming.
To be eligible to win a copy of the book, you must be registered for the Colloquium on the Environment. You must be present at the reception to win.
Take a fun, fascinating look at how local startup L4IS turned a request from Penn State horticulturists to assist on a maize root phenotyping project into a new scientific imaging method that allows researchers to study their subject in full 3D and color using laser-based tomography techniques. The new technology has implications for agriculture and many other industries.
Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship Society (CIES) will host a mini case competition for individuals or teams to compete with each other. We will focus on real-life entrepreneurship and innovation issues and be looking for unique and innovative solutions!
This event is being held in collaboration with the Arts and Business Council of Greater Philadelphia's "Defining Innovation Global Speaker Series."
Brandywine Boost, an Invent Penn State initiative at Penn State Brandywine, will serve as the VIP Reception and Book Sponsor for this event. There are a limited number of complimentary tickets available to members of the Penn State community.
Guests: Reading School District Students
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Passionate about education and giving back to the communities he serves, Peter Ballantine is opening his restaurant--Willy's Originals Scratch Pizza and Craft Sandwiches--to entrepreneur students the day before it actually opens to the public. Celebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week with Penn State York, Peter is hosting "An Entrepreneur Roundtable" at 12:15 pm at the Community Table in Willy's Originals, York Town Center, 2813 Concord Road, York.
No stranger to the food and hospitality industry, Peter will share an insider's look at his path to entrepreneurship, his passion for making a difference in the community, the value of providing locally sourced food with a special emphasis on freshness and taste, the challenges of food trends and starting a business, and his drive to make sure every guest to Willy's Originals experiences a feeling of "You've come home!"
Enjoy a delicious custom-made lunch, first-hand business insights and realities about bringing an idea to market, and a generous dose of inspiration to "Start something here" too!
To request an invitation, please contact Anne Deeter Gallaher at adg@deetergallahergroup.com.
Come participate in the inaugural exhibition of 3D printed works from across the University and learn how faculty, students, and entrepreneurs are using 3D printing to innovate in their research and in different industries. Learn how Penn State alum RT Custer (IE’14), Co-Founder and CEO of Vortic Watch Co. (https://vorticwatches.com/), is using 3D printing technology to disrupt the watch industry by 3D printing custom watch cases for 100+ year old pocket watches. Participants in the 3D printing exhibition will be eligible to win a custom Vortic Watch!
Would you like to participate? Anyone who wants to show their printed works should drop them off at the Rouse Gallery (first floor, Stuckeman Family Building) between 9 a.m and 6 p.m. on November 13th and 14th.
Students will have the opportunity to network with business leaders to gain advice from seasoned professionals and sharpen communication skills. Dress to impress.
This is a free event. Please RSVP by Friday, November 10 to tlr5306@psu.edu.
Sponsored by the Sheetz Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence.
The Garber Center for Venture Capital at the Smeal College of Business and the Farrell Center for Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship are co-sponsoring a TEDxPSU Action Surge Workshop. The workshop will be moderated by a representative of Action Surge, LLC, a company founded by a Penn State alumnus. A company devoted to promoting innovation in business, Action Surge specializes in helping entrepreneurs and innovators turn dreams into reality, and the Surge methodology is the answer to the question, “How do we help people act on their ideas?”
The Action Surge Blueprint is a ten-step process to help everyone take responsibility for their ideas and put them into action. This framework has been perfected with sociologists, psychologists, and even drill sergeants to overcome the barriers that hold people back from taking action. This two-hour session will take attendees through the Action Surge methodology.
Run by students in the Entrepreneurship program, this fast-paced, interactive workshop will test participants' knowledge, creativity, and ability to think on their feet as they compete for prizes. The Creativity and Entrepreneurship Workshop will have four stations, each providing a fun and competitive event, such as:
Participants will move through each station, staying at each for about 20 minutes. Students manage each station and will act as judges, with prizes given out to winning teams or individuals.
Learn how to secure financing for your startup and explore different recourses for raising money.
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The Bottle Works is the Place to Be on November 16, 2017!
The ten finalists in Ben Franklin’s 2017 BIG IDEA Contest will be making their presentations to a panel of area judges. Each presenter will get five minutes to make their pitch, followed by seven minutes of Q&A.
If you know any of the folks listed below, or if you are just excited about the Startup Alleghenies initiative in general, we’d love to have you stop by the Bottle Works, located at 411 Third Avenue in Johnstown, to hear the presentations:
The finalists’ presentations will conclude at 5:00 PM, and a catered reception will immediately follow. While the judges deliberate, you are invited to enjoy the refreshments and network with the finalists. This will allow you to learn more about all of them in preparation for casting your vote for the People’s Choice Award, which will close at 6:15 PM. All of the winners will be announced at 6:30 PM.
This year’s cash prizes will be awarded to four winners:
First Place: $25,000; Second Place: $15,000; Third Place: $7,500; and a People’s Choice Award: $2,500.
In addition to $25,000, the first place winner will also receive:
Planning to Attend? Send a quick note to jilledwards@psu.edu
Explore opportunities in international markets for small to medium-sized manufacturing firms.
Explore opportunities in international markets for small to medium-sized manufacturing firms.
In a small town in Southern Appalachia, a trucker must decide if he will stand up and take action against sex trafficking at his truckstop.
“The Turn Out” melds the testimony of sex trafficking survivors, anti-trafficking activists, and truckers with the talent of film professionals to create an unflinching docu-drama of moral dilemma and personal connection in the local landscape of Glouster, Ohio, Athens County, and Mineral Wells, West Virginia.
Soup, salad, bread, and a vote.
This is what is behind CentreSOUP – New Leaf’s micro-granting, meal-sharing event that allows community members to pitch their creative ideas for small-scale projects with positive impact for our neighbors, colleagues, family and friends. Attendees get a chance to hear ideas, ask questions, and participate with a vote.
To register, click here.
Sponsored by the REV-UP Center for Entrepreneurship, this is a great opportunity for early-stage entrepreneurs and Penn State students to pitch their product or service and compete for prizes.
Lion Cage will include an early-stage pitch competition, a keynote address, and a guest speaker who will discuss the essentials for launching a business.
