You are cordially invited to the SPRIE special seminar of "Entrepreneurship in the Global Marketplace" on Tuesday, March 1 from 3.30-6.00pm. The event will be held at Bechtel Conference Center, 1st Floor, Encina Hall, 616 Serra Street, Stanford University.
Global Entrepreneurship at Stanford’s E-Week 2011
Come hear Tim Draper, Founder of DFJ, and other successful venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and executives speak on what it takes to start and run businesses in the highly-competitive and interconnected global marketplace.
On Tuesday, March 1 from 3:30-6:00 pm, the Stanford Program on Regions of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SPRIE) and Alibaba.com will host “Entrepreneurship in the Global Marketplace." Held at the Bechtel Conference Center in Encina Hall at Stanford University, the seminar is the first in a series being conducted at several California universities under the auspices of the Schwarzenegger Emerging Entrepreneur Initiative.
About the event
Famed venture capitalist Tim Draper will kick off the event, sharing his insight on trends and strategies relevant to global entrepreneurship. New research will be presented on the rise and global impact of Chinese e-commerce; an executive from Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba.com will talk about growth from a start-up to billion dollar company and its activities to support small businesses. Lessons will be shared by international VCs and entrepreneurs whose businesses depend on international trade.
Following the event, attendees are invited for Chinese appetizers and networking. All attendees will have an opportunity to receive an extensive toolkit of information and offers for launching businesses using global sourcing and trade.
This Stanford E-week event is free and open to students, the Stanford University community, and the general public.
Speakers
Timothy C. Draper, Founder, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Tami Zhu, Director of International Business Development and Marketing, Alibaba.com
Duncan Clark, Visiting Scholar, SPRIE; Founder and Chairman, BDA China
Mike Effle, CEO, Vendio (Stanford BS ’99)
Marguerite Gong Hancock, Associate Director, SPRIE
William F. Miller, Co-Director, SPRIE, former provost, Stanford University
Jonathan Ross Shriftman and Ryder Frywald, Co-founders, Solé Bicycle Co.
Sanjay Subhedar, Managing Director, Storm Ventures
Hans Tung, Partner, Qiming Ventures (Stanford BS ’93)
About the hosts
The Stanford Program on Regions of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SPRIE) is dedicated to advancing the understanding and practice of innovation and entrepreneurship in leading high technology regions in the global economy. Through international and interdisciplinary research, publications, executive education and conferences, SPRIE impacts the arenas of academia, policy, and business.
Alibaba.com is a publicly-traded company (HK:1688) focused on facilitating global trade and entrepreneurship through e-commerce for small businesses with more than 56 million users across 240 countries.
The Schwarzenegger Emerging Entrepreneur Initiative is a program to spur entrepreneurship and stimulate job growth in California, created by Alibaba.com in partnership with former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Through a series of interactive events, the initiative aims to provide 3,000 California university students with guidance, skills and entrepreneurial know-how to start their own businesses and participate successfully in the knowledge-based networked economy.
For more information
Details of the seminar is available at https://sen.stanford.edu/
Visit the SPRIE website at http://sprie.stanford.edu.
For a map and directions, see http://sprie.stanford.edu/
For a complete schedule of Stanford E-week events, see http://eweek.stanford.edu.