ACCELERATING INNOVATION
“A crash-course that opened so many doors to entrepreneurship.”
“The volume control knob on my excitement to create a start-up has just gone to a 11/10!”
2013 Ignite Conference “Intense three-day boot camp with more valuable information than a 10-week class.”
“Totally inspired me to start my own company.”
“A year’s worth of education in 72 hours!”
February 28– March 2
UC DAVIS GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
“Some amazing stories, people, and tips that it will take me a while to ‘digest’ them and process them.”
HOSTED BY THE CHILD FAMILY INSTITUTE FOR INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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he Graduate School of Management partners with Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine on the 2013 Ignite Conference to give entrepreneurial MBA students the opportunity to meet some of the most successful and up-and-coming entrepreneurs in the Bay Area. The three-day immersion in entrepreneurship includes a field trip to Silicon Valley with visits to Tesla Motors, Google Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and Minted.com Students will hear the personal stories of entrepreneurs working to build their companies and learn from the successes (and failures) of the best and brightest that the Bay Area has to offer.
“The most inspiring and informative event to date in my MBA program.”
http://entrepreneurship.ucdavis.edu/ignite.php
“Heavy dose of real-world entrepreneurship.”
Humphrey Fellows to Gain Entrepreneurial Edge NEW INTERNATIONAL INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACADEMY BY M A R I A N N E S KO C ZE K
UC DAVIS will host more than 40 Humphrey Fellows from around the world at the inaugural International Innovation and Entrepreneurship Academy in March, presented by the Child Family Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The academy represents UC Davis’ expanded involvement in the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program. Each year the program brings about 200 mid-career professionals from five continents to 18 host universities across the U.S. for a year of nondegree graduate study, leadership development and professional collaboration.
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Funded by the U.S. Department of State, the pro- gram has hosted almost 4,300 fellows representing nearly 160 countries since its founding in 1978. UC Davis first participated in 1986, and welcomes Fellows with expertise in natural resources, environmental policy, climate change, agricultural and rural development, and environmental science. The academy is one of just five Enhancement Workshops specially developed for the Humphrey Program. Academy highlights include presentations by Professor Andrew Hargadon, the institute’s founder and director, as well as venture capitalists and veteran entrepreneurs. The Fellows will visit
start-ups and tour the UC Davis Robert Mondavi Institute, the world’s most environmentally sophisticated facility for making wine, brewing beer and processing foods. “Academy participants will gain the necessary tools and insights to move forward with a venture, whether it is an idea for improving social well-being or development of a technical or novel solution to a problem,” says Gwynn Benner, assistant director of the UC Davis Humphrey Fellowship Program. “The academy will help guide them in making a big difference once they return home.” http://humphrey.ucdavis.edu