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The Baiada Center
Celebrates

GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
WEEK 2009

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Global Entrepreneurship Week 2008
Excellence, Innovation and Service - November 17 – 23

GEW Downloads Monday, November 17
  • "Innovations for the Aging Baby Boomer Market"
    • Mitchell Auditorium, Edmund D. Bossone Research Enterprise Center
      • Agenda
        • 10 a.m. - Keynote Address - Dr. Majd Alwan, East Coast Director, Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST)
        • 11 a.m. - Student Concept Competition, judged by industry experts including Dr. C. Everett Koop, former Surgeon General of the United States
        • 12:30 p.m. – Networking Luncheon and Awards Presentation (Lobby)
          Contest sponsored by Drexel University's Laurence A. Baiada Center for Entrepreneurship, College of Nursing, LeBow College of Business, College of Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, College of Information Science and Technology, and Westphal College of Media Arts & Design.
Tuesday, November 18
  • "Open Innovation – Sharing Intellectual Capital" - Joint Student Clubs –Networking Breakfast
    • Behrakis Grand Hall, Creese Student Union Complex, by invitation only
      • 8 – 10 a.m.
  • "The Meaning and Value of Entrepreneurship Globally" - Drexel University participates in regional/statewide event for global recognition
  • "Opportunities for Entrepreneurship for the non-U.S. Citizen: A Legal Perspective"
    Workshop – Co-hosted by the Baiada Center/Graduate Entrepreneurship Club
    • Laurence A. Baiada Center Wedge Classroom
      • 5 - 7 p.m.
Wednesday, November 19
  • "Spirit of Entrepreneurship in Life Saving Solutions" 10th year anniversary of the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems and the 50thyear anniversary of its precursor the Biomedical Engineering and Science Institute
    • 12:00 – 2 p.m. – Corporate & Industrial Partners Luncheon, 1st Floor Lobby, Bossone Research Enterprise Center
    • 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. – Biomedical Technology Showcase & Poster Competition sponsored by Johnson and Johnson and Integra Life Sciences, 3rd Floor Atrium – Bossone Research Enterprise Center
    • 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. – Bionanotechnology Laboratory Opening Reception, 4th Floor, LeBow Engineering Center
    • 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – 10th/50th Anniversary Celebration (by invitation), Great Court, Main Building
  • "SLA Creations" – A business concept training session for high school students from the Science Leadership Academy – Hosted by the Laurence A. Baiada Center for Entrepreneurship
    • 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
  • "Being Your Own Boss: The Road from College Student to Entrepreneur"
    Panel Discussion – Co-hosted by the LeBow College of Business Office of Undergraduate Career Services and the Drexel Entrepreneur Association
    • Matheson 109
      • 5 – 7 p.m.
Thursday, November 20 Friday, November 21
  • "What It Means To Be An Entrepreneur"
    • Baiada Center Entrepreneurs present their companies to high school students enrolled in The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) program.
      • 9 a.m. – noon