Are you a student founder with a game-changing idea?

What better way to kickstart 2023 than to turbocharge your growth with the Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition (LKYGBPC).

Organised by our partner at SMU Institute of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, the LKYGBPC convenes the brightest student minds from around the world.

Open to student founders and university alumni of less than 5 years, the top 50 Finalist Teams get complimentary flights and accommodation in Singapore. 

Plus, you can look forward to accessing investors, venture capitalists and top corporate leaders, and win prizes worth up to S$2 million! 

Sign-ups close on 31 March 2023, so hurry and apply now at https://bit.ly/3fCg23Q. 

Visit smu.sg/lkygbpc for full details!

Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition

A year-round opportunity for exceptional Biotech founders to work closely with the 2048 Ventures team at the earliest stages of their journey. If accepted, you get $300K for 8% on a post-money SAFE.

We ran the world’s top accelerators - Techstars, IndieBio and 500 Startups - and invested in over 200 early stage startups. We KNOW how to help EXCEPTIONAL FOUNDERS at the earliest stage of their journey.

Here is what 2048 Ventures Biotech Studio will be like for YOU.

- You will have a highly personalized, 1-1 experience with all members of 2048 Ventures team, our circle of biotechnology industry experts, and our founders. The Studio is HIGHLY SELECTIVE - we work with no more than half a dozen teams at any given time.

- You will work very closely with us for 256 days, which is much longer than a typical accelerator, because good things - like startups - take time.

- You will be in an environment specifically geared towards Biotech startups that traditionally don’t get a good support system in a generic accelerator. We will help with spinning technology out of university, navigating IP issues, selling into pharma and healthcare, selecting CROs, thinking through the tradeoffs between being a single asset or platform company, choosing go-to-market, and much more.

- Are you a talented scientist and a solo founder? We can help you find business and other co-founders. If you are wrapping up your PhD or research, we are happy to help figure if there is  market opportunity, and the mechanics of the spin out.

- Are you already working on a startup? Thats great - we will help you refine the product, introduce you to early customers, validate your go-to-market, help with the sales pitch, pricing and financial modeling.

- You will get access to the 2048 Ventures community and resources, including access to our founder Slack, workshops, Biotech channels, vendor specials and much more.

- You will get world class fundraising support, because we are BEASTS when it comes to help you get additional funding. We literally wrote the book on it! Once you are ready, we will work with you on your pitch deck, financial model and other materials. We will help you save time by creating a relevant pipeline of prospective investors and will do warm introductions for you.

- You can apply year around, and no one is too early. That said, we might be at capacity, so you should apply sooner rather than later.

- You get straightforward funding. No common stock, no tricks, no gimmicks. Receive $300K on a post-money SAFE that will convert into 8% of preferred stock in the next equity round.

2048 Ventures Biotech Studio

Is your early-stage company unique? 

If you want a special opportunity to meet with the world’s best, brightest, and most successful technology executives and companies, we want to hear from you! The Innovation Showcase highlights 10 outstanding early-stage companies with cutting-edge solutions that combine both value and innovation to Enterprise IT.

Application Deadline: Friday, March 31, 2023

At the Innovation Showcase, attendees will be able to:

- Engage with some of the most creative minds in the enterprise IT space.
- Stay in touch with state-of-the-art thinking on IT solutions.
- Network in a relaxing atmosphere with other leading IT executives.

MIT Sloan CIO Innovation Showcase

Battery Ventures is now accepting applications for their Summer 2023 (May 2023 through Aug 2023) and Fall 2023 (Sep 2023 through Dec 2023) remote part-time on-campus externship program. 

This program is run remotely and is available to undergraduate students from all colleges and universities. This program gives undergraduate students real-world tech-focused venture capital experience. 

Students are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as the positions fill up quickly. 

Battery’s Externship Program

Do you have a woman colleague or peer who deserves a shout-out for their exceptional contributions as a leader, collaborator, innovator, source of strength, or inspiration? Please nominate them for an SW4W Spotlight Award. Recipients will be featured on our website and Instagram throughout the month, alongside award winners from previous years.

Anyone can submit a nomination in support of a woman in our community (student, staff, faculty) whom they wish to recognize. The nomination form is hosted through SloanGroups. If you need assistance to fill out the form, please contact us and we’ll be happy to help.

Spotlight Awards

This year, as we mark the 50th anniversary of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, the milestone has given us much to ponder over the evolution of the supply chain and logistics field—the term “supply chain” itself is only 40 years old.

Crossroads 2023 will consist of a series of informal, intimate discussions with leaders from at the fore of industry: leading shippers, carriers, tech companies, consumer products firms, and contract manufacturers.

In each discussion, we will focus on understanding the current supply chain climate and dynamics. We will also look to the future and discuss leading-edge innovations in the field and what today’s supply chain professionals need to plan and prepare for in the future.

Crossroads 2023 speakers will include:

Shelley Simpson – President, J.B. HuntJon Moeller – CEO, The Procter & Gamble CompanyMeri Stevens – Worldwide Vice President, Consumer Health Supply Chain, Johnson & JohnsonLynn Torrel – Chief Supply Chain Officer, FlexDr. Raquel Urtasun – Founder and CEO, Waabi

This event is complimentary for MIT CTL Supply Chain Exchange partners, MIT Students, Faculty, and Staff. Please register with code XR23 when registering.

Event Information:
https://calendar.mit.edu/event/crossroads_2023_a_view_of_the_future_from_leadership

This calendar feed is generated by MIT Orbit.

This event was syndicated from the MIT calendar.

For more MIT entrepreneurship events please visit: http://orbit.mit.edu

Crossroads 2023: A View of the Future from Leadership

Join us at the end of the month for a fun and relaxing afternoon craft: design a plant pot and give it to a colleague to let them know you appreciate them, or make one for yourself, a family member, a friend... We’ll provide the design materials (e.g., pots, markers, stencils), a plant, and some snacks; you provide the artistic talent. Come for a little while or stay the whole time!

Everyone is invited to participate. If you would like assistance to create a plant pot, please indicate that on the event registration page and we’ll reach out to you to develop a plan. If you need assistance to fill out the registration page, please contact us directly at mitsloanw4w@mit.edu.

MIT Sloan Women 4 Women: "We're Rooting for You!"

Please join us for the final pitch event of the Creative Arts Competition. Months of effort from student teams culminate in this event where five teams present their arts-related ventures to a panel of esteemed adjudicators. Following pitches, while judges deliberate, there will be time for an exciting update from 2022 winner Emma Kaye of Cosmosii, an Audience Q&A with the teams, and refreshments for all attendees. After deliberation, a winning team will be announced and the $15K prize will be awarded. The event will take place at the Innovation Headquarters Hacker Reactor, 7th floor of Building E38.

T﻿he teams competing in this year's final pitch event include:

ARTIZEN
Artizen empowers and inspires art discovery through creative communities and innovation. Artizen is an AI algorithm-based marketplace that provides aspiring art owners with step-by-step guidance to artwork discovery, personalized visual curation and validating insights into the world’s emerging artists. Our mission is to create a platform that:​ Creates equal access to art discovery and inspiration for everyone; Helps seasoned art buyers and artistic homeowners source authentic and unique artworks through a customized art buying experience; Empowers young art enthusiasts with the knowledge and aesthetics to discover their unique identities as new art buyers; Enables artists to access Artizen’s marketplace technology and vibrant art buyer community.

The Artizen team include artists and art enthusiasts with diverse expertise and professional backgrounds across engineering, consulting, strategy, product and design​.

EMBRACE
Venture description: Embrace is an interactive storytelling platform to maximize therapy's impact. Our aim is to use art therapy to help patients tell their stories while waiting for their first psychotherapy appointment and jump-start their healing process from their first moment in need.

KINO AI
Kino AI helps filmmakers process and organize their footage. Whether you're a YouTube content creator or a feature film editor, Kino is here to make work faster, easier, and more enjoyable.

Co-founders Wesley Block and Luke Igel are MIT seniors with a unique technical background and a love of film. Combined, they have experience in machine learning research, software engineering, and business development at firms like SpaceX, NASA, Bridgewater, BCG, and multiple startups. They also created a feature-length documentary on the history of MIT, which took the campus by storm and covers over 80 years of the Institute’s storied past through AI-enhanced archival footage.

MONKI TOX
Monki Tox helps Indian children reconnect to their roots by combining culturally-rich Indian stories with contemporary values and presenting them in the form of a web-based radio and books. Our goal is to document fast-fading Indian folklore, expose children to their native languages in their cultural form, and thereby preserve the cultural richness of India. Violence and patriarchal themes that are prevalent in Indian culture are removed and contemporary values are added to our stories to give children a holistic, value-building experience through creative, brain development-enhancing storytelling.

Founder Divya Iyer has 30 years of public speaking and storytelling experience with a rich exposure to Indian culture. As an immigrant from India, she is well aware of the dearth in cultural values that Indian diaspora children face. As a forward-thinker, she focuses strongly on equality and inclusiveness. The team of storytellers are stay-at-home moms trained by the founder, who are using Monki Tox as a platform to make their voices heard.

ONESHOETHREE
Oneshoethree seeks to disrupt standardized sizing in footwear to provide personalized footwear for all, whilst minimizing waste, labor, and material complexity in the manufacturing process. We aim to offer a subscription service with digital sizing and personalization, and convenient, sustainable product disposal. For footwear brands and manufacturers, the process will streamline manufacturing, reducing material purchases and the overall landing cost, as well as offer a pathway to sustainable products. For consumers, oneshoethree will provide affordable, custom tailored shoes, with numerous personalization options.

Oneshoethree is uniquely positioned to take on this challenge with three team members adept at innovating design solutions for wearables. Ganit Goldstein (SMArchs ‘23) is a fashion designer working at the intersection of textiles and digital fabrication/ Thaddeus Lee (MArch ‘22) and Sasha McKinlay (MArch ‘23) are both researchers at the Self Assembly Lab, working on product prototyping and textile research.

Event Information:
https://calendar.mit.edu/event/creative_arts_competition_2023

This calendar feed is generated by MIT Orbit.

This event was syndicated from the MIT calendar.

For more MIT entrepreneurship events please visit: http://orbit.mit.edu

Creative Arts Competition Final Pitch Event

Autonomous systems such as robots, drones, and autonomous vehicles are increasingly becoming a common element of human society. However, how to make autonomous systems more intelligent, more efficient, safer, and better aligned with human values remains to be a big challenge. The MIT Schwarzman College of Computing invests in new artificial intelligence, data science, and computer science research to advance the state of the art in autonomous systems. The 2023 MIT AI and Autonomy Conference will showcase the most recent developments in areas including networked robotics, human level perception, reinforcement learning, and computational cognitive science. Presented by the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing and the MIT Industrial Liaison Program, you will hear insights from MIT faculty, MIT Startup Exchange entrepreneurs, and industry executives from presentations, lightning talks, exhibitions, and a panel discussion.

Event Information:
https://calendar.mit.edu/event/2023_mit_health_science_technology_conference

This calendar feed is generated by MIT Orbit.

This event was syndicated from the MIT calendar.

For more MIT entrepreneurship events please visit: http://orbit.mit.edu

2023 MIT AI and Autonomy Conference

Sloan Energy Club is hosting a lunchtime panel featuring MIT Sloan alumni working in energy-related start-ups and VC firms. . . . . This will be a fantastic opportunity to hear perspectives from alumni, and network in person, to foster connections among the Boston-based energy entrepreneurship community.. . . . Panelists:. . - Michael Kearney, Partner at The Engine VC. . - Temple Fennell, Managing Director at Clean Energy Ventures. . - Supratim Das, Corporate Development at Electric Hydrogen. . . . Lunch provided!
---
Event Details: https://sloangroups.mit.edu/rsvp?id=1926505

Event Information:
https://sloangroups.mit.edu/rsvp?id=1926505

This calendar feed is generated by MIT Orbit.

This event was syndicated from the MIT Sloan calendar.

For more MIT entrepreneurship events please visit: http://orbit.mit.edu

Panel: Alumni in Clean Energy Start-Ups and VC

Are you making the most of this awesome city? With 74 universities and nearly 250,000 college students, Boston’s unique student economy is the engine that drives innovation. This is your chance to connect with other innovators eager to change the world, meet potential cofounders or team members, and chat with people who understand #startuplife. Aspiring innovators, founders, and entrepreneurs from Babson, Olin, Wellesley, Boston College, Boston University, Brandeis, Harvard, MIT, Tufts, UMass Amherst, UMass Lowell, and more will be there!

In the last CUSI mixer, we prototyped a Pitch-to-Match activity – we had 10x the expected turnout and ran out of time. We will reprise this activity, redesigned for scale. If you are looking to meet potential new team members (whether to join your team or to find a team to join) – register now!

If you have not filled out a profile form previously (either for last year's mixer or within the last year), please ensure you also do so here to connect with peer innovators (via AirTable): https://airtable.com/shrhEAhcQQN2LTouT

Cross-University Mixer (CUSI)

The second webinar in a seven-part series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa.

Zoom webinar :: 12:00PM–1:00PM  |  Register at bit.ly/MITxTAU23

Speaker:

Tidjane Deme is General Partner at Partech, co-leading Partech Africa Fund, Partech’s multi-stages tech fund exclusively dedicated to Africa's digital markets. He joined in May 2016. Prior to joining Partech, Tidjane worked for 15+ years in the tech industry in Africa, as an entrepreneur, a consultant and a senior business manager. He worked for 7 years as a senior manager at Google, leading activities in Africa. He started the Google Francophone Africa office in Dakar in 2009, led ecosystem efforts to support developer communities and tech startups across 15+ countries and led Google’s Africa Content Strategy, launching and growing YouTube in 6 markets. He also led business development for Google’s Infrastructure investments in Africa. Prior to Google, Tidjane was a tech entrepreneur who founded and led CommonSys, a consulting and integration company deploying e-gov platforms and enterprise solutions in west Africa. He also cofounded 2 startups, an e-reputation platform in Europe and a SaaS platform for African SMEs. Tidjane started his career working with Cap Gemini in France before joining Cosine Communications, a Silicon Valley startup building network virtualization technology for carriers. Tidjane grew up in Senegal until age 18, then moved to France to attend Ecole Polytechnique (Msc Physics), did an exchange program at Imperial College London, and attended Ensta-Paritech (Telecom and IT Engineering).

Moderator:
Claude Grunitzky is a journalist, editor and entrepreneur. Born and raised in Togo, he is a graduate of the University of London and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is best known as founder and editor-in-chief of the lifestyle publication TRACE, an international fashion and music title, and as a co-founder of the TRACE TV network. He runs TRUE Africa, a media platform championing young African voices; TRUE, a content marketing agency; and The Equity Alliance, an investment fund focused on diverse venture capital fund managers and entrepreneurs. In 2012, Grunitzky's career was the subject of a Harvard Business School case study, which is taught in the Power & Influence MBA class.

About the MIT X TAU webinar series: 

The Center for International Studies (CIS) and MIT Africa has partnered with TRUE Africa University (TAU) to host a webinar series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa. Thursdays at noon ET, starting on March 23, TAU founder, MIT alumnus, and CIS research affiliate Claude Grunitzky, will interview the thinkers, shapers and doers who he sees as the inventors of the future of Africa. Each of the eleven webinars promises to be a genre-defining look into the opportunities and challenges facing the African continent and its people over the coming century. 

MIT-TAU Webinar Series | TRUE Africa University | View All Events

Co-sponsors:  MIT Center for International Studies (CIS), MISTI MIT Africa Program, TRUE Africa University (TAU)

Free & open to the public 
Also watch on YouTube.

Sign up for emails to get notified about upcoming events.

MIT is committed to providing an environment that is accessible to individuals with disabilities. If you need a disability related accommodation to attend or have other questions, please contact us at english7@mit.edu.

Event Information:
https://calendar.mit.edu/event/mit_x_tau_series_africas_next_startups

This calendar feed is generated by MIT Orbit.

This event was syndicated from the MIT calendar.

For more MIT entrepreneurship events please visit: http://orbit.mit.edu

MIT X TAU Series: Africa’s Next Startups

Registration open: https://sgic.eventbrite.com. . . . After a 10 year hiatus, the MIT Gaming Industry Conference is BACK this April! The conference aims to bring students and professionals together to engage in conversations, share stories, and explore new ideas in the gaming industry.. . . . The conference features industry veterans and influential thought leaders across a broad range of industries, geographies, and company stages. Our panels and keynotes explore various topics such as the future of user-generated content, building a successful esports brand, storytelling via gaming, the metaverse, applications of blockchain in gaming ecosystems, how to successfully build and scale a gaming startup, using generative AI for game development, and many more subjects relevant to the future of the gaming industry.
---
Event Details: https://sloangroups.mit.edu/rsvp?id=1926460

Event Information:
https://sloangroups.mit.edu/rsvp?id=1926460

This calendar feed is generated by MIT Orbit.

This event was syndicated from the MIT Sloan calendar.

For more MIT entrepreneurship events please visit: http://orbit.mit.edu

MIT Sloan Gaming Industry Conference

Q&A Webinar with Natalija Jovanovic to hear about her career journey, gain advice, and ask questions.

Natalija Jovanovic is currently co-founder of TNG & Company, a consultancy specializing in pragmatic growth, digital, and data strategies across industries. Previously, she was the Chief Digital Officer at Sanofi Pasteur Vaccines, a $7-billion division of Sanofi. At Sanofi Pasteur Vaccines, Natalija was leading an international cross-functional team in both driving digital innovation and ensuring operational IT excellence. Prior to Sanofi, Natalija delivered a wide range of digital and analytics products as Head of Commercial Solutions at global insurer AIG, and as VP of Innovation at Brown Brothers Harriman, a global commercial bank. She brings consulting and business strategy experience from McKinsey, and is a member of advisory and scientific councils for multiple organizations and startups. She holds a PhD in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she worked on automotive and aerospace photonic power solutions.

 

Registration via Handshake is required. Limited to 30 students. Food will be provided. This CAPD event is open to MIT undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, and alumni.

Event Information:
https://calendar.mit.edu/event/infinite_careers_natalija_jovanovic

This calendar feed is generated by MIT Orbit.

This event was syndicated from the MIT calendar.

For more MIT entrepreneurship events please visit: http://orbit.mit.edu

Infinite Careers: Natalija Jovanovic

Hello Analytics and Data Science enthusiasts!. . . . Let us kickoff the Spring Speaker Series with Vaikkunth Mugunthan, CEO and Co-Founder of DynamoFL. . . . . Topic: “Personalized Federated Learning: The next major boost in ML Performance and Privacy”. . Date: 12th April [Wednesday]. . Time: 12PM. . . . Vaikkunth is the CEO and Co-Founder of DynamoFL. He spearheads the AI/ML research team at DynamoFL and is an expert in privacy-preserving machine learning. Vaikkunth received his SM and Ph.D. in Computer Science from MIT.. . . . Join us for this extremely insightful session!
---
Event Details: https://sloangroups.mit.edu/rsvp?id=1926464

Event Information:
https://sloangroups.mit.edu/rsvp?id=1926464

This calendar feed is generated by MIT Orbit.

This event was syndicated from the MIT Sloan calendar.

For more MIT entrepreneurship events please visit: http://orbit.mit.edu

MIT Analytics Speaker Series | DynamoFL | Personalized Federated Learning

Join exciting startups and fellow Sloanies for this unique opportunity to meet face-to-face with startups actively looking to hire Sloanies for the summer and full time. . . . . Have a startup you’d love to see featured or a specific sector you’d like to have represented at the Career Fair? Let us know by filling out this survey!. . . . https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc9eXguqtLVMOTExYLh9e1J4BmNksZ_-uB71xxWY4mPSDOZjA/viewform. . 
---
Event Details: https://sloangroups.mit.edu/rsvp?id=1926574

Event Information:
https://sloangroups.mit.edu/rsvp?id=1926574

This calendar feed is generated by MIT Orbit.

This event was syndicated from the MIT Sloan calendar.

For more MIT entrepreneurship events please visit: http://orbit.mit.edu

E-Club Startup Career Fair

This event will be a milestone in setting the agenda for the next wave of AI innovation.

What is Imagination in Action @ MIT:

- Access to a diverse audience of entrepreneurs, investors, and startups passionate about AI's potential to transform the world.
- Opportunity to network and exchange ideas with some of the brightest minds in the industry, including researchers and students at MIT.
- Insights that potentially set the agenda for the next wave of AI innovation.
- Hosted at MIT, the world-renowned hub of innovation and technology.
- Exposure to Forbes coverage of the event and high-quality video recording to capture the day.
 
More details on Imagination in Action: Forging the future of business with AI, an event hosted at MIT, the world-renowned hub of innovation and technology. 

Objective: Educating and motivating startups, founders, and entrepreneurs on what it takes to build successful companies in the AI space.

Participants: A range of entrepreneurs, investors, and startups who are passionate about the potential of AI, ML, and Data science to transform the world. Engage with like-minded individuals and learn from some of the industry's most successful entrepreneurs who are shaping the future of AI-powered businesses. From the MIT community we anticipate a diverse audience that includes the MIT AI Venture Studio class of entrepreneurs working on AI projects - including MIT Sloan MBA students, researchers at CSAIL, the computer science and AI lab at MIT, innovators at MIT Media Lab, and student clubs such as the AI club of MIT.

Coverage: The day will be covered by Ideas in Action having produced TED videos which cumulatively have over 250M+ views.  We will have high-quality video recording to capture the day. 
Track record: At Imagination in Action, we will explore the opportunities where AI can solve real business pain points. We have organized dozens of events and for this one we are building a great group of founders and startups.  In addition to 10 Keynote speakers we will also have Panels on personalization, risk assessment, predictive analytics, and decision-making.

Range of Speakers: Sam Altman of OpenAI; Paul English of Kayak; Dileep George of Deepmind; Catherine Havasi of Babel Street; Randall Lane of Forbes; Steve Papa of Endeca & Toast;  Isabel Rafferty Zavala of Canela Media; Stephen Wolfram of Wolfram Alpha; Vinod Khosla of Khosla Ventures; Roland Scharrer of AXA; Marc Tarpenning of Tesla; Rob Chaplinsky of Link Ventures; Lan Guan of Accenture; Alexander Thiel of McKinsey; Bozhanka Vitanova of TeamLift; Wilson D’Souza of Akoya; Anna Patterson of Gradient Ventures; Dave Blundin of Link Ventures; Nakhil Nik, DIrector of AI Research, Salesforce

Imagination in Action: Forging the future of business with AI

This is an MIT Sloan student-led event.. . . . The MIT Sloan School of Management, in partnership with North East Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (NEETA), invites you to join its annual ETA conference on diversity and innovation in small and medium businesses (SMB) ownership through the lens of people, process, and technology.. . . . The conference aims to promote SMB ownership as a catalyst for social impact. We will highlight the success of diverse operators using innovative strategies and technologies.. . . . We will explore small business ownership as a career path regardless of prior experience, skillset, race, ethnicity and gender.
---
Event Details: https://sloangroups.mit.edu/rsvp?id=1926472

Event Information:
https://sloangroups.mit.edu/rsvp?id=1926472

This calendar feed is generated by MIT Orbit.

This event was syndicated from the MIT Sloan calendar.

For more MIT entrepreneurship events please visit: http://orbit.mit.edu

MIT Sloan ETA Summit 2023

Q&A with Dr. Addison Stark, CEO and co-founder of AtmosZero to hear about her career journey, gain advice, and ask questions.

Dr. Addison Killean Stark is the CEO and co-founder of AtmosZero, an industrial decarbonization start-up. He has worked between the research, business and policy worlds to drive the development and adoption of low-, zero- and negative-carbon energy technologies.

Prior to founding AtmosZero, Dr. Stark was Director for Energy+Environment at Clark Street Associates, a strategic consulting firm that helps growth-stage hardtech companies partner with government to develop first-of-a-kind projects and scale to market impact quickly. 

Registration required via Handshake. Space is limited to 30 people. Food will be served. This CAPD event is open to MIT undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, and alumni.

Event Information:
https://calendar.mit.edu/event/infinite_careers_addison_stark_-_ceo_and_co-founder_of_atmoszero

This calendar feed is generated by MIT Orbit.

This event was syndicated from the MIT calendar.

For more MIT entrepreneurship events please visit: http://orbit.mit.edu

Infinite Careers: Addison Stark - CEO and Co-Founder of AtmosZero

This is a time for under-represented minority students interested in entrepreneurship to get together, build community, and have lunch. 
---
Event Details: https://sloangroups.mit.edu/rsvp?id=1926003

Event Information:
https://sloangroups.mit.edu/rsvp?id=1926003

This calendar feed is generated by MIT Orbit.

This event was syndicated from the MIT Sloan calendar.

For more MIT entrepreneurship events please visit: http://orbit.mit.edu

URM Entrepreneur Lunch

The third webinar in a seven-part series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa.

Zoom webinar :: 12:00PM–1:00PM  |  Register at bit.ly/MITxTAU23

Speaker:

Nicolas Kazadi is the Minister of Finance in the Democratic Republic of Congo. 

Moderator:
Claude Grunitzky is a journalist, editor and entrepreneur. Born and raised in Togo, he is a graduate of the University of London and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is best known as founder and editor-in-chief of the lifestyle publication TRACE, an international fashion and music title, and as a co-founder of the TRACE TV network. He runs TRUE Africa, a media platform championing young African voices; TRUE, a content marketing agency; and The Equity Alliance, an investment fund focused on diverse venture capital fund managers and entrepreneurs. In 2012, Grunitzky's career was the subject of a Harvard Business School case study, which is taught in the Power & Influence MBA class.

About the MIT X TAU webinar series: 

The Center for International Studies (CIS) and MIT Africa has partnered with TRUE Africa University (TAU) to host a webinar series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa. Thursdays at noon ET, starting on March 23, TAU founder, MIT alumnus, and CIS research affiliate Claude Grunitzky, will interview the thinkers, shapers and doers who he sees as the inventors of the future of Africa. Each of the eleven webinars promises to be a genre-defining look into the opportunities and challenges facing the African continent and its people over the coming century. 

MIT-TAU Webinar Series | TRUE Africa University | View All Events

Co-sponsors:  MIT Center for International Studies (CIS), MISTI MIT Africa Program, TRUE Africa University (TAU)

Free & open to the public 
Also watch on YouTube.

Sign up for emails to get notified about upcoming events.

MIT is committed to providing an environment that is accessible to individuals with disabilities. If you need a disability related accommodation to attend or have other questions, please contact us at english7@mit.edu.

Event Information:
https://calendar.mit.edu/event/mit_x_tau_series_africas_next_startups_8741

This calendar feed is generated by MIT Orbit.

This event was syndicated from the MIT calendar.

For more MIT entrepreneurship events please visit: http://orbit.mit.edu

MIT X TAU Series: Africa’s New Development Models

Q&A with Jake Auchincloss to hear about his career journey, gain advice, and ask questions.

Congressman Jake Auchincloss is serving his second term representing the Massachusetts Fourth. In addition to his work on the committees for Transportation & Infrastructure and the Select Committee on Strategic Competition Between the United States and China, his areas of focus include healthcare, clean energy, and gun violence.

Jake was born and raised in Newton, Massachusetts, the son of a surgeon and a scientist. They showed him the value of curiosity and hard work. From the moment he could read, Jake loved American history.

After graduating from Harvard College, Jake joined the Marines. He commanded infantry in Afghanistan and special operations in Panama.

Upon returning home, Jake continued his service as a three-term city councilor in Newton. While working at City Hall on nights and weekends, Jake built a career in business, running product development at both a Fortune 100 insurance company and a cybersecurity startup. He has degrees in Economics and Finance from Harvard University and MIT Sloan.

Registration required via Handshake. Limited to 30 students. Food will be provided. This CAPD event is open to MIT undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, and alumni.

Event Information:
https://calendar.mit.edu/event/infinite_careers_jake_auchincloss_-_us_house_of_rep

This calendar feed is generated by MIT Orbit.

This event was syndicated from the MIT calendar.

For more MIT entrepreneurship events please visit: http://orbit.mit.edu

Infinite Careers: Jake Auchincloss - U.S. House of Rep

We are looking for 3-5 students from April 23rd – April 26th for the Indigenous Immersive Incubator [20USD/hr] 

DEADLINE TO APPLY: March 31st 5pm EST

Co-Creation Studio at MIT Open Documentary Lab is collaborating with The Indigenous Screen Office of Canada (ISO) to host, on-campus, an intensive four-day incubator for 6 mid-career and established Indigenous screen-based artists with ideas for immersive and/or interactive projects in development. 

The focus of the Incubator is to support creators developing projects using emerging technologies (such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, augmented reality, game engines, robotics, etc.) or using “old tech” (projections, multichannel video, console video games, VFX, 3D, web, social media storytelling, transmedia storytelling, etc.) in new and inventive ways. 

Over the course of our time together on campus, the cohort will engage with each other, dedicated mentors and world-class facilitators and mentors, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous as well as MIT labs, faculty, staff and students to research and develop their works-in-progress. The entire programme is curated and tailored to the interests and research questions of the participants.

More information on work schedules - https://docs.google.com/document/d/13YaBwh2uSF4JHqT4NXurCqLj82-LQNbT9pNSurb68Ts/edit?usp=sharing

Official Call - https://cocreationstudio.mit.edu/us-based-call-indigenous-incubator/

MIT Lab/Studio - 
https://cocreationstudio.mit.edu/
http://opendoclab.mit.edu/

STUDENT JOB [Indigenous Immersive Incubator at the MIT Co-Creation Studio]

Are you a university researcher (Faculty, Graduate Students, Postdocs and research staff) and a member of a group historically underrepresented in STEM (Women and/or BIPOC)?

Would you like to learn how you can:
- Help get your discoveries and inventions from the lab to the market
- Expand your research and career opportunities
- Engage with the innovation ecosystem

Hear directly from peer researchers that have benefited from NSF I-Corps who will share their experiences and insights.

You are invited to apply for a travel grant to attend and participate in a special NSF event to be held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 

Lab to Impact NSF I-Corps Broadening Participation Summit

Are you interested in organizing a conference, competition, or hackathon through your Sloan student organization? Join the Sloan Student Life Office to learn about the first steps and considerations for taking on an event of this scale. 
---
Event Details: https://sloangroups.mit.edu/rsvp?id=1926158

Event Information:
https://sloangroups.mit.edu/rsvp?id=1926158

This calendar feed is generated by MIT Orbit.

This event was syndicated from the MIT Sloan calendar.

For more MIT entrepreneurship events please visit: http://orbit.mit.edu

How to organize a Conference, Competition, or Hackathon

The fourth webinar in a seven-part series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa.

Zoom webinar :: 12:00PM–1:00PM  |  Register at bit.ly/MITxTAU23

Speaker:

Busisiwe Seabe is a social justice activist in South Africa and a co-founder of the #FeesMustFall movement.

Moderator:
Claude Grunitzky is a journalist, editor and entrepreneur. Born and raised in Togo, he is a graduate of the University of London and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is best known as founder and editor-in-chief of the lifestyle publication TRACE, an international fashion and music title, and as a co-founder of the TRACE TV network. He runs TRUE Africa, a media platform championing young African voices; TRUE, a content marketing agency; and The Equity Alliance, an investment fund focused on diverse venture capital fund managers and entrepreneurs. In 2012, Grunitzky's career was the subject of a Harvard Business School case study, which is taught in the Power & Influence MBA class.

About the MIT X TAU webinar series: 

The Center for International Studies (CIS) and MIT Africa has partnered with TRUE Africa University (TAU) to host a webinar series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa. Thursdays at noon ET, starting on March 23, TAU founder, MIT alumnus, and CIS research affiliate Claude Grunitzky, will interview the thinkers, shapers and doers who he sees as the inventors of the future of Africa. Each of the eleven webinars promises to be a genre-defining look into the opportunities and challenges facing the African continent and its people over the coming century. 

MIT-TAU Webinar Series | TRUE Africa University | View All Events

Co-sponsors:  MIT Center for International Studies (CIS), MISTI MIT Africa Program, TRUE Africa University (TAU)

Free & open to the public 
Also watch on YouTube.

Sign up for emails to get notified about upcoming events.

MIT is committed to providing an environment that is accessible to individuals with disabilities. If you need a disability related accommodation to attend or have other questions, please contact us at english7@mit.edu.

Event Information:
https://calendar.mit.edu/event/mit_x_tau_series_africas_new_activists

This calendar feed is generated by MIT Orbit.

This event was syndicated from the MIT calendar.

For more MIT entrepreneurship events please visit: http://orbit.mit.edu

MIT X TAU Series: Africa’s New Activists

The fifth webinar in a seven-part series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa.

Zoom webinar :: 12:00PM–1:00PM  |  Register at bit.ly/MITxTAU23

Speaker:

Kudzanai Chiurai is a Zimbabwean artist and activist. His repertoire of art combines the use of mixed media which involves the use of paintings, drawings, videos and photographs to address and tackle social, political and cultural issues in Zimbabwe.

Moderator:
Claude Grunitzky is a journalist, editor and entrepreneur. Born and raised in Togo, he is a graduate of the University of London and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is best known as founder and editor-in-chief of the lifestyle publication TRACE, an international fashion and music title, and as a co-founder of the TRACE TV network. He runs TRUE Africa, a media platform championing young African voices; TRUE, a content marketing agency; and The Equity Alliance, an investment fund focused on diverse venture capital fund managers and entrepreneurs. In 2012, Grunitzky's career was the subject of a Harvard Business School case study, which is taught in the Power & Influence MBA class.

About the MIT X TAU webinar series: 

The Center for International Studies (CIS) and MIT Africa has partnered with TRUE Africa University (TAU) to host a webinar series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa. Thursdays at noon ET, starting on March 23, TAU founder, MIT alumnus, and CIS research affiliate Claude Grunitzky, will interview the thinkers, shapers and doers who he sees as the inventors of the future of Africa. Each of the eleven webinars promises to be a genre-defining look into the opportunities and challenges facing the African continent and its people over the coming century. 

MIT-TAU Webinar Series | TRUE Africa University | View All Events

Co-sponsors:  MIT Center for International Studies (CIS), MISTI MIT Africa Program, TRUE Africa University (TAU)

Free & open to the public 
Also watch on YouTube.

Sign up for emails to get notified about upcoming events.

MIT is committed to providing an environment that is accessible to individuals with disabilities. If you need a disability related accommodation to attend or have other questions, please contact us at english7@mit.edu.

Event Information:
https://calendar.mit.edu/event/mit_x_tau_series_africas_new_activists_9991

This calendar feed is generated by MIT Orbit.

This event was syndicated from the MIT calendar.

For more MIT entrepreneurship events please visit: http://orbit.mit.edu

MIT X TAU Series: Africa’s Forgotten Heroes

The Opening Plenary for Solve at MIT 2023 is open to the public and MIT Community. Register here.

Solve at MIT 2023 is an inspiring, interactive three-day event that brings together our Solve community and cross-sectors leaders from around the world committed to solving global challenges. Over the course of the event, attendees will have the opportunity to hear from leaders in social impact, connect with innovators looking to scale their solutions, form partnerships with like-minded individuals and organizations, and learn about the upcoming 2023 Global Challenges. 

Our annual Global Challenges are open to anyone, anywhere in the world. Through an open innovation platform, we source tech-based ideas, businesses, or products that solve urgent global problems. The most promising social entrepreneurs from across the world are chosen to join our Solver class in the areas of Economic Prosperity, Climate, Learning, and Health. Solve also selects a group of Indigenous Communities Fellows who are helping to make Native communities in the US thrive.

View the event schedule here and monitor for speaker announcements.

If you're interested in attending the full three-day event, request an invitation.

Event Information:
https://calendar.mit.edu/event/Solve_at_MIT_2023

This calendar feed is generated by MIT Orbit.

This event was syndicated from the MIT calendar.

For more MIT entrepreneurship events please visit: http://orbit.mit.edu

Solve at MIT: Opening Plenary

At our annual MIT Startup Ecosystem Conference, we celebrate innovation and bring together its many contributors: entrepreneurs, corporates, and university researchers, as well as government representatives, investors, and those involved with incubators and accelerators. We will assemble to discuss creating, supporting, and scaling new ventures and how to increase productivity and competitive advantage. Aligned with the emphasis of MIT Startup Exchange, we will focus on the startup-corporate relationship. Topics will include pain points, valleys of death, and strategies to avoid as well as how to overcome the stones found along the way. 

As always, this event features executives from some of the most promising startups connected to MIT who will present lightning talks in two fast-paced sessions, each followed by an opportunity to have direct discussions.

Many consider this conference a must-attend for innovators and executives at industry-leading corporations, especially those working in innovation, emerging technology, corporate venture capital, and/or corporate development/strategy.

Event Information:
https://calendar.mit.edu/event/2023_mit_ai_and_autonomy_conference

This calendar feed is generated by MIT Orbit.

This event was syndicated from the MIT calendar.

For more MIT entrepreneurship events please visit: http://orbit.mit.edu

2023 MIT Startup Ecosystem Conference

The sixth webinar in a seven-part series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa.

Zoom webinar :: 12:00PM–1:00PM  |  Register at bit.ly/MITxTAU23

Speaker:

Oby Ezekwesili is the former Minister of Education in Nigeria and a co-founder of the #BringBackOurGirls movement. 

Moderator:
Claude Grunitzky is a journalist, editor and entrepreneur. Born and raised in Togo, he is a graduate of the University of London and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is best known as founder and editor-in-chief of the lifestyle publication TRACE, an international fashion and music title, and as a co-founder of the TRACE TV network. He runs TRUE Africa, a media platform championing young African voices; TRUE, a content marketing agency; and The Equity Alliance, an investment fund focused on diverse venture capital fund managers and entrepreneurs. In 2012, Grunitzky's career was the subject of a Harvard Business School case study, which is taught in the Power & Influence MBA class.

About the MIT X TAU webinar series: 

The Center for International Studies (CIS) and MIT Africa has partnered with TRUE Africa University (TAU) to host a webinar series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa. Thursdays at noon ET, starting on March 23, TAU founder, MIT alumnus, and CIS research affiliate Claude Grunitzky, will interview the thinkers, shapers and doers who he sees as the inventors of the future of Africa. Each of the eleven webinars promises to be a genre-defining look into the opportunities and challenges facing the African continent and its people over the coming century. 

MIT-TAU Webinar Series | TRUE Africa University | View All Events

Co-sponsors:  MIT Center for International Studies (CIS), MISTI MIT Africa Program, TRUE Africa University (TAU)

Free & open to the public 
Also watch on YouTube.

Sign up for emails to get notified about upcoming events.

MIT is committed to providing an environment that is accessible to individuals with disabilities. If you need a disability related accommodation to attend or have other questions, please contact us at english7@mit.edu.

Event Information:
https://calendar.mit.edu/event/mit_x_tau_series_africas_future_leaders

This calendar feed is generated by MIT Orbit.

This event was syndicated from the MIT calendar.

For more MIT entrepreneurship events please visit: http://orbit.mit.edu

MIT X TAU Series: Africa’s Future Leaders

The MIT Sloan CIO Symposium is the nation’s premier CIO event bringing together information technology executives from around the world and leading faculty from MIT. The annual event offers interactive learning and thought-provoking discourse on the future of technology, best practices, and business that is not available anywhere else. It includes presentations, panels, networking and a closing reception. The annual MIT Sloan CIO Symposium began in 2004 and continues to adapt to changing times. 

2023 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium

This is a time for under-represented minority students interested in entrepreneurship to get together, build community, and have lunch. 
---
Event Details: https://sloangroups.mit.edu/rsvp?id=1926004

Event Information:
https://sloangroups.mit.edu/rsvp?id=1926004

This calendar feed is generated by MIT Orbit.

This event was syndicated from the MIT Sloan calendar.

For more MIT entrepreneurship events please visit: http://orbit.mit.edu

The final webinar in a seven-part series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa.

Zoom webinar :: 12:00PM–1:00PM  |  Register at bit.ly/MITxTAU23

Speaker:

Kenfield Griffith is the CEO and co-founder at Tappi.

Moderator:
Claude Grunitzky is a journalist, editor and entrepreneur. Born and raised in Togo, he is a graduate of the University of London and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is best known as founder and editor-in-chief of the lifestyle publication TRACE, an international fashion and music title, and as a co-founder of the TRACE TV network. He runs TRUE Africa, a media platform championing young African voices; TRUE, a content marketing agency; and The Equity Alliance, an investment fund focused on diverse venture capital fund managers and entrepreneurs. In 2012, Grunitzky's career was the subject of a Harvard Business School case study, which is taught in the Power & Influence MBA class.

About the MIT X TAU webinar series: 

The Center for International Studies (CIS) and MIT Africa has partnered with TRUE Africa University (TAU) to host a webinar series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa. Thursdays at noon ET, starting on March 23, TAU founder, MIT alumnus, and CIS research affiliate Claude Grunitzky, will interview the thinkers, shapers and doers who he sees as the inventors of the future of Africa. Each of the eleven webinars promises to be a genre-defining look into the opportunities and challenges facing the African continent and its people over the coming century. 

MIT-TAU Webinar Series | TRUE Africa University | View All Events

Co-sponsors:  MIT Center for International Studies (CIS), MISTI MIT Africa Program, TRUE Africa University (TAU)

Free & open to the public 
Also watch on YouTube.

Sign up for emails to get notified about upcoming events.

MIT is committed to providing an environment that is accessible to individuals with disabilities. If you need a disability related accommodation to attend or have other questions, please contact us at english7@mit.edu.

Event Information:
https://calendar.mit.edu/event/mit_x_tau_series_africas_new_data

This calendar feed is generated by MIT Orbit.

This event was syndicated from the MIT calendar.

For more MIT entrepreneurship events please visit: http://orbit.mit.edu

MIT X TAU Series: Africa’s New Data

The Gender Equity in STEM Challenge by MIT Solve and Tiger Global Impact Ventures is launching March 8, 2023! 

This exciting opportunity seeks innovative solutions from social enterprise organizations to help girls and women reach their full potential and thrive in STEM education and careers in the United States. 

If you're passionate about this cause and have a solution that can address the barriers to gender equity in STEM fields, be sure to learn more about the challenge and sign up for updates. 