Event Summaries

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Raising Venture Capital for Sustainability Startups – June 15, 2021 12:00 noon- 1:00 PM

Founders: Do you know what it takes to raise venture capital for your cleantech or sustainability-focused technology startup?

Join Speakers Monica Mills and Jane McCraken from the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Advanced Technology Development Center as we discuss the ins and outs of successfully raising a round of capital for your venture. Introduction by Serpil Guran, Ph.D, Director of Rutgers Ecocomplex. This event is free but registration is required. Questions? Email Lorraine.raider@rutgers.edu

Register at at https://lu.ma/kov1w9sw

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Calling all Innovators – Join us on May 27, 2021 11:00 am

Event recording https://youtu.be/eMtFaBD9hRY

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Listen, Think, CREATE!: Advice from an NJ Tech CEO whose Business is Innovation – Wed. May 5, 2021 2:30 pm

Dean Guida, Founder & CEO of Infragistics, a New Jersey-based world-leading developer of user interface and application development tools, has been helping entrepreneurs and innovators build technology solutions for decades. Dean has been a great friend to Rutgers students, since 2015 including making Infragistics’ Indigo.Studio design-to-code software available for free to thousands of UI/UX designers, innovators, and entrepreneurs.

Come join our next Virtual Event sponsored by I-Corps@Rutgers to hear Dean’s advice for Rutgers students, faculty, staff, and alumni who want to launch a new technology-based product or build an app to solve a real-world problem. Learn what it takes to foster an innovative mindset as a core competency in your company and how to listen to stakeholders, think about problems, and then create solutions that will delight your customers.  Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from an expert on innovation & design and take advantage of all the resources available to you as an innovator.

Register Today: Listen, Think, CREATE!: Advice from an NJ Tech CEO focused on Innovation Tickets, Wed, May 5, 2021 at 2:30 PM | Eventbrite

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NJBDA Annual Symposium – Smart State: Big Data for Community Impact, April 29 & April 30, 2021

Join us to learn How the state, cities, and communities work with academia and industry using big data to improve equity, sustainability, and prosperity for community members.  A highlight will be keynote Stephen Goldsmith, Derek Bok Professor of the Practice of Urban Policy, Harvard Kennedy School, who will discuss “New Tools and New Frontiers for Community Impact through Data” and keynote Tara Dawson McGuinness, Fellow and Senior Adviser, New Practice Lab, who will discuss “Power to the Public: The Promise of Public Interest Technology”.  The conference agenda also includes panel discussions, workshops, and research presentations around the theme of Big Data for Community Impact.​ The agenda and session descriptions can be found at the New Jersey Big Data Alliance’s website: njbda.org.

The NJBDA Annual Symposium is open to the public. There is no fee to attend this two-day event. To register, please visit the registration link.

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UPitchNJ Statewide Student Pitch Competition

View the live stream competition on April 23 starting at 1 p.m. by clicking HERE.  

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I-Corps@Rutgers Information Session: Summer 2021:  Thursday, April 22, 3:00 PM

Join a Virtual Info Session from the Rutgers I-Corps Site Leadership Team to learn more about the I-Corps Opportunity.  We are currently recruiting for Cohort 11 (Summer 2021).  We’ll discuss the I-Corps Team Roles (including Fellows), program expectations and deliverables, and you’ll hear from past participants to get their feedback on the program.  Finally, we’ll share what’s required to apply, followed by a Q&A.  NOTE: Participants receive a National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant of up to $2500 (reimbursement for approved expenditures) and NSF lineage for follow-on funding/opportunities.

Register today  to learn about this unique experiential learning program.
This Info. session is for:

• Faculty / staff / student teams working on a unique technology hoping to get your innovation into the hands of customers/users. NOTE: Faculty, staff and students from ALL Disciplines and ALL campuses are welcome!
• Students curious about Innovation & Entrepreneurship (I&E) at Rutgers, working on their own innovative idea, or just wanting to learn about innovation.
• Program Directors/Managers interested in collaborating with I-Corps@Rutgers to enhance the experience of their program participants. 
• Students from underrepresented communities passionate about innovation. Through the I-Corps@Rutgers Fellowship, we are also broadening participation by inviting teams and individuals from Hispanic or Minority Serving Institutions in the region to apply to bring their experience/skills/network/passion to I-Corps and contribute in a meaningful way!
  
  Our virtual sessions for Summer 2021 will be held mid-July through early August
  

Register here

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A Conversation with Entrepreneur and Author Ben Weiss – Friday, February 26, 2021 1:00 PM – Register here 

Ben began his quest to introduce a new antioxidant beverage from his basement and turned it into a major success. In just seven years, Bai became one of the fastest-growing brands in the beverage industry, leading to its $1.7 billion acquisition by Dr. Pepper Snapple Group. In his new book, Basementality, Ben shares how he built Bai, from a startup to an industry disruptor. The conversation with Ben about resilience, leadership, commu­nity – and the future of entrepreneurship – is open to the entire Rutgers community.

* Ben is delighted to provide registrants with a 20% discount on his new book Basementality (available until March 12, 2021). The Amazon discount code is 239QNKEO.

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