Celebration 2012 Panel Session 3 Information
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Panel Description |
Panelists |
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Panel 1: The Vital and Sometimes Confounding Role of the Techie, Johnson’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute |
It’s common wisdom that the happiness of the techfounder is the rocket fuel that launches the startup. So how do successful high-tech companies create CEO/CTO teams that avoid clashing, and foster collaboration? The essential question for entrepreneurs and would-be techies is how to identify roles and relationships for the techie and non-tech management that promote high growth and success. This panel will explore the issues faced in dealing with sharing decision making authority, aligning interests, managing perspectives and relationships, and creating powerful tech/non-tech hybrid teams. Panelists will draw from their own experiences and uncover the managerial and psychological issues entrepreneurs have to keep in mind when building effective teams. |
Michael Seiler, MOAT Mario Spanicciati '02, EVP of Operations, BlackLine Systems Larry Thomas, President, Primet Precision Materials Eric Young '78, Partner, Canaan Partners |
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Panel 2: Healthcare and Hospitality, College of Human Ecology’s Sloan Program in Health Administration and School of Hotel Administration’s Pillsbury Institute of Hospitality Entrepreneurship |
In recent years healthcare organizations have tried to move to more patient/family-centered care models, and with recent Medicare initiatives, have increasingly begun to look to the hospitality industry for innovative ideas to improve the patient experience and quality of care. At the same time, entrepreneurially-minded hospitality graduates and organizations have found ways to apply their skills as with new firms and as “intrapreneurs”. The Center for Hospitality Research and the Sloan Program just held the first Roundtable on Hospitality and Healthcare on campus this past October—and participants certainly showed that there are many entrepreneurial opportunities at the convergence of these fields. The panelists will discuss some of these. |
Moderator: Brooke Hollis '78, Executive Director, Sloan Program in Health Administration, College of Human Ecology, Cornell University Moderator: Neil Tarallo, Senior Lecturer and Academic Director, Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship Dave Devereaux '84, Partner, Express Transportation Holdings, LLC John Holiver '81, President, Norwood Hospital: a Seward Hospital Amy Horrocks '92, Vice President for Medical Services, NYU Langone Medical Center Anthony C. Stanowski, Vice President Healthcare Industry Relations, ARAMARK Healthcare |
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Panel 3: Eat Me, I’m Local! – Entrepreneurial Opportunities within the Local Food Movement, Johnson’s Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise |
You’ve seen the bumper stickers: Eat Me, I’m Local; Buy Local, Feed a Farmer; and Buy Fresh, Buy Local! Farmers markets around the country are growing and urban farming is gaining momentum. Consumers are looking for healthier food choices. But does the local food movement translate into business opportunities? Can this movement create a sustainable food system? Where are the opportunities for entrepreneurs? Join us for a lively discussion on the entrepreneurial challenges and opportunities created by local food systems. |
Moderator: Beth McKellips, Agricultural Economic Development Specialist, Cornell Cooperative Extension: Madison County Ed Harwood, Founder/CEO, Aero Farms Paul Lightfoot, CEO, BrightFarms Kristen Rainey MBA '09, Brand Management |
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Panel 4: Failure: Necessary for Success? Cornell Entrepreneur Network, Cornell Silicon Valley and Cornell Wall Street |
Failure is no longer taboo. It is a ubiquitous part of entrepreneurship that is, in fact, becoming a pedigree: a way for investors to understand that one entrepreneur knows better what to avoid and is more prepared for success. Too many times we entrepreneurs exchange stories of what made our companies work, rather than what mistakes we made along the way. Why couldn’t you raise money? How was your co-founder the wrong pick? When did you abandon your first idea for a second? Where did an investment in a company go wrong? It’s time for Cornell entrepreneurs to share what didn’t go well and how you adjusted, so that we can all learn from each other’s mistakes and create something bigger next time. Please join us as we examine the bumps along the road of entrepreneurship in the hope of creating better future ventures. |
Bill McAleer '73, MBA '75, Co-founder and Managing Director, Voyager Capital Vijay Nathan '11, Co-founder and CEO, MyReci Meredith Rosenberg '92, Senior Vice President, Fullbridge, Inc. Rhett Weiss, Executive Director, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute, Johnson, Cornell University Josh Wolfe '99, Co-founder and Managing Partner, Lux Capital |
