Recently, there have been significant changes in U.S. immigration policy and practice. Peter Roberts ’83, is Founder and Principal of the immigration law firm Roberts Immigration Law Group. His clients include multinationals, entrepreneurs, founders, investors, start-ups, and start-up accelerators in all fields, including Y Combinator and YC founders. Peter will discuss the impact of these […]

Alan Harlam is the Founding Director of Brown’s Social Innovation Initiative (SII) at Brown’s Swearer Center. Over the past decade, Alan has supported dozens of entrepreneurs through all stages of their startup journey with a special focus on ventures designed to address social problems. These ventures are currently impacting 10’s of thousands of people in […]

Brown EP’s Student Startup Fair is an opportunity for the Brown community to LEARN ABOUT and GET HIRED by the extraordinary STUDENT-LED VENTURES on college hill. Student entrepreneurs from Brown, RISD, and PRIME will showcase their startups, sell their products, and recruit new team members. We hope to see you there! Pizza and cookies will […]

Join the Nelson Center and the Slater Technology Fund for a discussion with Stuart Ellman, General Partner, Maria Palma, Vice President, and Ana Rosenstein '15 from RRE Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on helping founders build category-defining companies in industries ranging from financial services (OnDeck, Avant, Venmo) to 3D printing (Makerbot), and from media (BuzzFeed, […]

In this workshop, Working Planet Co-Founder Soren Ryherd will discuss the starting points, options, and common pitfalls to avoid in using digital marketing for customer acquisition. Digital marketing is the largest form of advertising in the world and encompasses everything from Search to Email to Internet Radio; a world so big and dynamic it is […]

Hackathon Lens: Disaster Relief in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria The second annual Humanitarian Hackathon at Brown University will bring together students from across Providence to learn about the most pressing needs in the humanitarian sphere and develop creative ideas for innovative programs or technologies that could help improve the lives of disaster and conflict-affected […]