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Events
The Center hosts and co-hosts a variety of events. Some of the events are specifically for students or alumni and others are open to the public.
Student Events
The highlight of the winter quarter is the annual Conference on Entrepreneurship. The Entrepreneurship Conference is part of E-Week on Stanford's Campus. E-Week celebrates the power of the entrepreneurial spirit at Stanford. The university continues to play a major role in the inception and development of many entrepreneurial ventures. To concentrate this passion for entrepreneurship, E-Week is presented anually by the Stanford Entrepreneurship Network, a federation of two dozen entrepreneurship-related campus groups.
Alumni Events
GSB Alumni Entrepreneur Bootcamp
The Center for Entrepreneurial Studies (CES) hosted our first “Alumni Entrepreneur Bootcamp” in April 2010 for GSB alumni
who, after graduating, were interested in starting a company. It was a big success and we had three modules included panels, lectures, and pitch presentations. Our main targetted audience was alumni who had ideas and were ready to launch their businesses.
Conferences
2011 Entrepreneurship Conference
March 2, 2011
The keynote speakers were John Paul Dejoria, Founder of John Paul Mitchell Systems and The Patron Spirits Company, and Joe Kennedy, CEO of Pandora Media.
2010 Entrepreneurship Conference
February 26, 2010
The keynote speaker was Isadore Sharp, Founder, CEO and Chairman of the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. An exciting agenda of panels and speakers covered topics such as What Business School Doesn't Teach About Entrepreneurship, Angel Investors, Idea Evaluation, Start-Up Compensation & Hiring, Opportunities in the Mobile Industry, Using Social Media as a Marketing Tool, Top Mistakes Made by Entrepreneurs, and Social Entrepreneurship. Videos from each session are available here.
2009 Entrepreneurship Conference
February 25, 2009
The 2009 conference featured keynote speaker Paul Orfalea, founder and president of Kinko's. Click the above link for detail and videos from the event or here for a short write-up.
Archived Videos from Past Events