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Global Entrepreneurship Week
Date
Organization/Sponsor
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC)
Description
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12
How Entrepreneurship Can Change the World
5:30 - 6:00 PM
Keynote Speaker: "Improving the World Through Social Innovation"
Nelson Mandela Auditorium, FedEx Global Education Center (Center for Global Initiatives)
6:00 - 7:00 PM
Panel Discussion With World's Leading Social Innovators + Q&A
Nelson Mandela Auditorium, FedEx Global Education Center (Center for Global Initiatives)
7:00 - 8:00 PM
Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Resource Fair: "Where Do You Plug In Entrepreneurship at UNC and Beyond?"
Atrium (1st Floor Lobby), FedEx Global Education Center (Center for Global Initiatives)
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13
Turning Gaps Into Opportunities: Health, the Arts, Education, and Economic Development
Innovations for Better Healthcare
5:30 - 6:00 PM
Keynote Speaker: "Applying Entrepreneurial Approaches to Healthcare"
Genome Sciences Auditorium (G200)
6:00 - 7:00 PM
Panel Discussion With Health Innovators + Q&A
Genome Sciences Auditorium (G200)
7:30 - 8:30 PM
Networking Event
Top of The Hill Great Room
Innovating Through Artistry: From Fashion, Music, Visual Arts, to Performing Arts...
5:30 - 6:00 PM
Keynote Speaker: "Entrepreneurship and the Arts"
Hill Hall 107
6:00 - 7:00 PM
Career Panel: "Artists of All Kind: How to Make a Living While Pursuing An Artistic Passion" + Q&A
Hill Hall 107
7:30 - 8:30 PM
Networking Event
Top of the Hill Great Room
Driving Economic Development Through Social Entrepreneurship
5:30 - 6:00 PM
Keynote Speaker: "Driving Economic Development Through Social Entrepreneurship"
Nelson Mandela Auditorium, FedEx Global Education Center (Center for Global Initiatives)
6:00 - 7:00 PM
Panel Discussion With Socio-Economic Development Entrepreneurs + Q&A
Nelson Mandela Auditorium, FedEx Global Education Center (Center for Global Initiatives)
7:30 - 8:30 PM
Networking Event
Top of The Hill Great Room
Transforming Education in the 21st Century
5:00 - 5:30 PM
Keynote Speaker: "Innovative Solutions for Transforming Education"
Hamilton 100
5:30 - 6:15 PM
Panel Discussion with Education Entrepreneurs and Intrapreneurs
Hamilton 100
6:15 - 7:30 PM
Interactive Workshops on Innovative Classroom Building
Hamilton Hall
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14
How Entrepreneurship Can Save Our Planet
5:30 - 6:00 PM
Keynote Speaker: "How Entrepreneurship Can Save Our Planet"
Koury Auditorium, Kenan-Flagler Business School
7:30 - 8:30 PM
Networking Event
Top of The Hill Great Room
6:00 - 7:00 PM
Panel Discussion With Top Green Entrepreneurs + Q&A
Koury Auditorium, Kenan-Flagler Business School
7:00 - 7:30 PM
Tabletop Networking Event
Loudermilk Hall, Kenan-Flagler Business School
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15
Finding An Entrepreneurial Groove...Got An Idea?
5:00 - 6:15 PM
Speed Networking
Top of the Hill Great Room
6:15 - 7:30 PM
Annual Carolina Challenge Pitch Party
Top of the Hill Great Room
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16
How I Did It And What I Learned
Pursuing Passions: Lessons Learned From Young Alumni Entrepreneurs
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Young Alumni Entrepreneurs Panel
Location TBD
Fashion for a Better World: Celebrating Sustainable Fashion
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Special Evening: Fashion Show, Surprise Guests, Connect with Local Designers
The Distillery, Top of the Hill
SATURDAY - SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17-18
Are You Creative? Design Thinkers and Tech Minds... Compete! It's a 24 Hr Entrepreneurathon: Where Hackathon Meets Designathon
12:00 - 1:00 PM, Saturday
Creativity Workshop
Sitterson Hall, 1st Floor
1:00 - 1:30 PM, Saturday
Technology: The Magic Wand
Sitterson Hall, 1st Floor
1:30PM - 11:30 AM, Saturday-Sunday
22hr Entrepreneurathon
Sitterson Hall, 1st Floo
11:30AM - 12:00 PM, Sunday
Judges and Prizes
Sitterson Hall, 1st Floor
Registration Status
Contact
Location
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
209 South Road Chapel Hill, NC 27599

