Following up on a successful GEW 2010 in the Milwaukee area, Marquette University has planned an exciting slate of events for this year’s Global Entrepreneurship Week.

Last year, more than 1,300 students, alumni, and members of the Milwaukee community participated in Global Entrepreneurship Week at Marquette. This year, “E-Week” kicks off Sunday, November 13th with a hackathon encouraging software developers to create useful tools in just one week.

On Monday, guest speaker Richard Boly, Director of the Office of eDiplomacy at the U.S. State Department, will be discussing U.S. foreign policy and entrepreneurship. Keynote speaker, Ralph Stayer, CEO of Johnsonville Sausages will speak on Wednesday night. Thursday night there will be a panel presented by U.S. Bank on growing business through banking relationships. Things wrap up Friday night with the presentation of $10,000 in prizes to the hackathon winners.

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Sunday 11/13

Hackathon Kickoff 

The Kohler Center for Entrepreneurship and 94 Labs Kick-Off the Hackathon, uniting software developers and designers into teams tasked with creating useful and cool software in just one week; AMU Ballroom. 6:00 pm

Monday 11/14

Investment Strategies Panel discussion

Featuring Randy Mehl, Baird Capital Partners, Zach Brandon, director of the Wisconsin Angel Network, and Trevor D'Souza, managing director of Great Lakes Ventures. Moderated by Lawrence J. Burnett, shareholder in Reinhart’s Business Law Practice. Lunch will be served

Raynor Library Beaumier Suites B/C. 12:00 pm - 12:50 pm

Hot Topics in Entrepreneurial Law Panel Discussion

Featuring Daniel P. Cooper, a shareholder in Reinhart’s Business Law, Employee Benefits and Tax Practices, Richard W. Donner, an attorney in Reinhart’s Real Estate Practice, Alec D. Smyczek, a registered patent attorney in Reinhart’s Intellectual Property Practice, and Kate D. Triska, an attorney in Reinhart’s Labor, Employment and International Practices. Moderated by John L. Schliesmann, a shareholder in Reinhart’s Business Law, Tax, and International Practices. Lunch will be served

Eckstein Hall 246. Noon – 1 pm

Brickstix Start-up Panel Discussion 

Founding family and child entrepreneur present their start-up story; the challenges and successes they faced while launching a toy venture

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm; Raynor Library  

Guest Speaker: Richard Boly, director of the Office of eDiplomacy, US State Department, on Promoting Entrepreneurship as US Foreign Policy

Raynor Library Beaumier Suites B/C

Introduction by Wisconsin State Representative, Chris Kapenga. 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Tuesday 11/15

Golden Angels Network and Collegiate Entrepreneurs of Marquette

Dissecting the Deal, AMU Ballroom; Dinner will be served; *Closed to students only. 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

The Ins and Outs of Start-up Incubators

Panel discussion featuring Greg Meier, co-founder and director of 94 Labs, Troy Henikoff, co-Founder and CEO at Excelerate Labs, and Benjamin Bartling, founder of ZoomShift. 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Entrepreneurial Careers in Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science

Panel discussion featuring Jay Bayne, executive director of the Milwaukee Institute, and Stephan Wegerich; chief science officer of VG-Bio. Moderated by Thomas Kaczmarek, director of the MS in Computing Program in the department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science; Refreshments will be served; Cudahy 01. 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Medical Device Entrepreneurs: Lessons Learned

Panel discussion; Olin 202. 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm; Refreshments will be served

Wednesday 11/16

When Clinicians Lead with Dennis Pollard, President 

Community Memorial Hospital and COO Froedtert Health

Heath Sciences Presentation; Lunch will be served. 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm 

Business of Biology Panel Discussion

Featuring Terry Barry, co-founder and CSO of AquaMost, Inc. and senior scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Greg Meier, co-founder and director of 94 Labs. Moderated by Robert Fitts, Chair of Biological Sciences. 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm 

Case Study on Developing Leadership to Manage Growth

Tim Keane, director of the Kohler Center for Entrepreneurship and the Golden Angels Network, will lead participants through the Harvard Business School's "Johnsonville Sausage" case study; Weasler Auditorium. 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm  

Keynote Presentation featuring Ralph Stayer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Johnsonville Sausage, LLC; Weasler Auditorium. 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Thursday 11/17

US Bank Presents Growing Business through Banking Relationships

Panel Discussion Featuring Robert Moore, managing director with Talmer Bank and Trust Company, and David B. Schulz, shareholder in Reinhart’s Business Law Banking and Finance Practices, Corey Chambas, president and CEO at First Business Financial Services; Moderated by Mike Ward, WI Regional Banking Manager, US Bank. Lunch will be served

Raynor Library Beaumier Suites B/C. 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm 

Theology of Work 

Panel discussion featuring John Fontana, director of the Woodstock Theological Center’s Arrupe Program in Social Ethics for Business, and Fr. John Cusick, director of Young Adult Ministry for the Archdiocese of Chicago. Moderated by Lyle Dabney, associate professor of theology at Marquette University. Lunch will be served

Henke Lounge in the Alumni Memorial Union. 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Innovating through Artistry with Ruth Kohler, director John Michael Kohler Arts Center

Refreshments will be served; Raynor Library. 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Friday 11/18

Hackathon Finals

Apps will be judged on their completion, creativity and scalability, with $10,000 in prizes awarded accordingly; Weasler Auditorium. 2:00 – 4:00 pm

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Get all the details on GEW/USA activities happening at Marquette or learn more about the Kohl Center for Entrepreneurship.

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