Workshop Series: Harnessing the Power of Entrepreneurship
September 10, 2007 by Bob Monsour (permalink)
Harnessing the Power of Entrepreneurship is a series of workshops designed to appeal to faculty and students from a wide variety of departments on campus, as well as alumni and community members. The theme of the series is the application of entrepreneurial approaches in areas other than starting companies: government, higher education, non-profit organizations and NGOs, large corporations, and regional economic development. The workshops will feature a speaker or panelists who will describe innovative approaches that they have implemented in their specific area as a basis for a discussion with the workshop participants.
The series will be led by longtime entrepreneur and business school professor Julian Lange '65, a professor of entrepreneurship and public policy at Babson College. Professor Lange is currently serving as the inaugural Dean's Visiting Professor in Entrepreneurship in the Princeton University Center for Innovation in Engineering Education. The series, sponsored by the center, is free and open to the public.
The sessions will be held from 4:30-6:00PM on the dates and at locations listed below, followed by a reception where speakers, panelists, and workshop participants may continue the discussion informally.
Workshop I: Entrepreneurship in Government (story, video)
Date: Thursday, October 4, 2007 Location: Bowen Hall Auditorium
Speaker: Craig R. Benson, Former Governor of New Hampshire; Co-Founder, Cabletron Systems
Craig Benson is the first high-technology entrepreneur to be elected to a U.S. governorship. Making government more entrepreneurial was a major initiative of Governor Benson's administration. Governor Benson will share his views and experiences on topics including making government more transparent, encouraging government employees to take risks, leveraging technology to serve citizens' needs, and fostering public/private partnerships.
Workshop II: Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (story, video)
Date: Thursday, October 11, 2007 Location: Friend Center Convocation Room
Speaker: Peter Kellner '91, Co-Founder of Endeavor and founder & Managing Director of Richmond Management
Peter Kellner will provide insight into Endeavor's impressive 10-year record of accomplishment in identifying high-impact entrepreneurs in emerging and developing countries and supporting their efforts to create jobs and significant businesses. Topics include capital investment, multiplier effects, education and training, and sustainable development.
Workshop III: Entrepreneurship in Non-Profits and NGOs (story, video)
Date: Thursday, October 18, 2007 Location: Bowen Hall Auditorium
Speaker: Francis P. Pandolfi '65, Consultant to NGOs/Non-Profit Organizations; Former Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Forest Service; Former Chief Executive Officer, Times-Mirror Magazines Corp.
Francis Pandolfi is a Princeton alum with deep experience in leading companies and organizations in both the private and public sectors. His presentation will focus on the application of entrepreneurial principles to NGOs and non-profits as a means of helping these organizations achieve their objectives. Topics discussed will include the process of defining and implementing the objectives of non-profits and NGOs, the development and use of metrics, the role of technology in leveraging resources, and future directions, trends, and initiatives.
Workshop IV: Entrepreneurship in Higher Education (story, video)
Date: Thursday, November 8, 2007 Location: Bowen Hall Auditorium
Panelists: Princeton Dean of the College Nancy Malkiel; Princeton professor of genomics David Botstein and director of the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics; Princeton computer scientist and director of the Center for Information Technology Policy Edward Felten
Professor Julian Lange '65 will moderate a panel of experts who will provide their perspectives on the technological, organizational, and policy issues that must be addressed to enable entrepreneurial initiatives in higher education. Panelists will be drawn from fields including biotechnology and life sciences, computer science and engineering, and university administration.
Workshop V: Corporate Entrepreneurship (story)
Date: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 Location: Friend Center Convocation Room
Speaker: Walter E. Skowronski, President, Boeing Capital Corporation; Senior Vice President, The Boeing Company; Former Senior Vice President of Finance & Treasurer, The Boeing Company
Walter Skowronski will offer his perspective on applying the principles of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial thinking to large, technology-driven companies. Topics will include fostering innovation, identifying, developing, and managing significant projects within the overall corporate mission, and building sustainable initiatives to promote corporate entrepreneurship.