BEYOND CAMPUS

Brown EP and the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship are proud to host a roundtable discussion with Michael Slaby '01. Michael will sit down with 8 selected students who will have a candid and informal discussion regarding entrepreneurship, technology, and politics. Michael has a breadth of experience to share, currently serving as the Executive Director of Chicago Ideas, and having served as Obama's Chief Integration and Innovation Officer and also as the Head of Timshel. This discussion is a unique opportunity…

The students who participated in the Women's Entrepreneurship Incubator will give their final pitches to showcase their hard work from this past semester. You will hear them share their ideas which were one just a concept, and see how they now can become a reality. One winner will be awarded a $500 grant from the Jonathan M. Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship to help her further develop her big idea. The judges' panel includes Liz Malone, Annette Tonti, Deb Mills-Scofield, Hamzah Ansari,…

Many will tell you that being an entrepreneur is about risk, innovation, and growth.  Being an entrepreneur is also about efficient investments in R&D, customer feedback, data-driven decisions, and big doses of common sense.  Kalie Gold ’08 will work with students on how to integrate efficient and high-value hypothesis testing and research into their startup planning. Kalie's international career has taken her from the Dominican Republic to Nigeria, Ethiopia, Uganda, Myanmar, Malawi and beyond.  She has worked for microfinance institutions, agricultural finance…

Kalie is visiting from Kenya, Africa to spend time with aspiring entrepreneurs like you! She has a lot of experience working at startups, such as the Once Acre Fund and now at Pula Advisors in Nairobi. Her specialties include team management, quality assurance, impact evaluation, project management, product R & D, and customer research. REGISTER HERE FOR AN APPOINTMENT.

Professor Barrett Hazeltine has been mentoring and inspiring Brown University students for decades. In honor of his dedication to student mentoring, and in particular, his mentorship of aspiring entrepreneurs, a group of alumni came together to start the Barrett Hazeltine Prize in Entrepreneurial Mentorship On May 3 we honor a special faculty or staff member that embodies Professor Hazeltine's mentorship, having a tremendous impact on young entrepreneurial minds at Brown University. Please join us from 4:00 - 5:30 PM on…

Kalie is visiting from Kenya, Africa to spend time with aspiring entrepreneurs like you! She has a lot of experience working at startups, such as the Once Acre Fund and now at Pula Advisors in Nairobi. Her specialties include team management, quality assurance, impact evaluation, project management, product R & D, and customer research. REGISTER HERE FOR AN APPOINTMENT.

Across the world, innovative women are campaigning for change on fundamental human rights issues like gender and racial equality and government accountability. Hear the stories of three visionary Brown alumnae who are taking on systemic injustices with creativity, courage and their passion for social change. Moderator: Bonnie Honig, Pembroke Center Interim Director, Nancy Duke Lewis Professor of Modern Culture and Media and Political Science at Brown Panelists: Johanna Fernandez '93, Assistant Professor of History, Baruch College of the City University…

Celebrate with us!  Join graduating seniors, their family members and guests, alumni and friends of the center to celebrate and reconnect. Special remarks will be given by Danny Warshay '87 P'20, Executive Director. Drinks and hors-d'oeuvres served. RSVP HERE