Kohler Center for Entrepreneurship

E-Week 2011 Schedule of Events

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Sunday 11/13

Hackathon Kickoff
The Kohler Center for Entrepreneurship and 94 Labs Kick-Off the Hackathon, uniting software developers and designers into teams tasked with creating useful and cool software in just one week; AMU Ballroom
6:00 pm

Monday 11/14

Investment Strategies Panel discussion
Featuring Randy Mehl, Baird Capital Partners, Zach Brandon, director of the Wisconsin Angel Network, and Trevor D'Souza, managing director of Great Lakes Ventures. Moderated by Lawrence J. Burnett, shareholder in Reinhart’s Business Law Practice. Lunch will be served
Raynor Library Beaumier Suites B/C
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm

Hot Topics in Entrepreneurial Law Panel Discussion
Featuring Daniel P. Cooper, a shareholder in Reinhart’s Business Law, Employee Benefits and Tax Practices, Richard W. Donner, an attorney in Reinhart’s Real Estate Practice, Alec D. Smyczek, a registered patent attorney in Reinhart’s Intellectual Property Practice, and Kate D. Triska, an attorney in Reinhart’s Labor, Employment and International Practices. Moderated by John L. Schliesmann, a shareholder in Reinhart’s Business Law, Tax, and International Practices. Lunch will be served
Eckstein Hall 433
Noon – 1 pm

Guest Speaker: Richard Boly, director of the Office of eDiplomacy, US State Department, on Promoting Entrepreneurship as US Foreign Policy
 Raynor Library Beaumier Suites B/C
Introduction by Wisconsin State Representative, Chris Kapenga
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Tuesday 11/15

Golden Angels Network and Collegiate Entrepreneurs of Marquette
Dissecting the Deal, AMU Ballroom; Dinner will be served; *Closed to students only 
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

The Ins and Outs of Start-up Incubators
Panel discussion featuring Greg Meier, co-founder and director of 94 Labs, Troy Henikoff, co-Founder and CEO at Excelerate Labs, and Benjamin Bartling, founder of ZoomShift; Moderated by Ross Kimbarovsky of crowdSPRING.  Olin 199.
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Entrepreneurial Careers in Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science
Panel discussion featuring Jay Bayne, executive director of the Milwaukee Institute, and Stephan Wegerich; chief science officer of VG-Bio. Moderated by Thomas Kaczmarek, director of the MS in Computing Program in the department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science; Refreshments will be served; Cudahy 01
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Medical Device Entrepreneurs: Lessons Learned
Panel discussion; Olin 202
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm; Refreshments will be served

Wednesday 11/16

When Clinicians Lead with Dennis Pollard, President
Community Memorial Hospital and COO Froedtert Health
Heath Sciences Presentation; Lunch will be served
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm 

Business of Biology Panel Discussion
Featuring Terry Barry, co-founder and CSO of AquaMost, Inc. and senior scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Greg Meier, co-founder and director of 94 Labs. Moderated by Robert Fitts, Chair of Biological Sciences
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm 

Case Study on Developing Leadership to Manage Growth
Tim Keane, director of the Kohler Center for Entrepreneurship and the Golden Angels Network, will lead participants through the Harvard Business School's "Johnsonville Sausage" case study; Raynor Library Beaumier Suites B/C
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm  

Keynote Presentation featuring Ralph Stayer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Johnsonville Sausage, LLC; Raynor Library Beaumier Suites B/C
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Thursday 11/17

US Bank Presents Growing Business through Banking Relationships
Panel Discussion Featuring Robert Moore, managing director with Talmer Bank and Trust Company, and David B. Schulz, shareholder in Reinhart’s Business Law Banking and Finance Practices, Corey Chambas, president and CEO at First Business Financial Services; Moderated by Mike Ward, WI Regional Banking Manager, US Bank. Lunch will be served
Raynor Library Beaumier Suites B/C
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Theology of Work
Panel discussion featuring John Fontana, director of the Woodstock Theological Center’s Arrupe Program in Social Ethics for Business, and Fr. John Cusick, director of Young Adult Ministry for the Archdiocese of Chicago. Moderated by Lyle Dabney, associate professor of theology at Marquette University. Lunch will be served
Henke Lounge in the Alumni Memorial Union
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Innovating through Artistry with Ruth Kohler, director John Michael Kohler Arts Center
Refreshments will be served; Raynor Library
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Friday 11/18

Hackathon Finals
Apps will be judged on their completion, creativity and scalability, with $10,000 in prizes awarded accordingly;  AMU 163
2:00 – 4:00 pm

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