|
Join your fellow university entrepreneurship leaders, center directors, and educators at the premier conference addressing
the important topics for university entrepreneurship programs!
|
|
|
The 2018 Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers Conference (GCEC) is an opportunity to:
-
Learn from best practices at other universities
-
Meet award-winning entrepreneurship programs
-
Network with entrepreneurship faculty, center directors, and leaders from the top universities from around the world
-
Visit the campuses and see the innovation and entrepreneurship programs at DePaul University, Illinois Institute of Technology, Northwestern University and University of Chicago
-
Hear from successful, inspirational entrepreneurial speakers
-
Visit world class incubators 1871, mHub and Blue1647
-
Attend the closing reception at the Shedd Aquarium, one of the world's largest indoor aquariums
2018 GCEC Keynote Speakers
Topics at the 2018 GCEC Conference (GCEC) will include:
-
Entrepreneurship Across Campus: Reaching Beyond the Business and Engineering Schools
-
Community Engagement and Building Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
-
Outcomes: Deciding Strategic Focus Areas and Measuring Program Success
-
Incubators and Accelerators: On-Campus and Off-Campus
-
Engaging Partners: VCs, Corporate Involvement, Outside Community
-
Student Startups: Mentoring, Supporting and New Sources of Funding
-
Social Impact Programs and Civic Engagement
-
Ensuring Program Benefit from Value Diversity and Inclusion
-
Internal Funding: How to Fund Entrepreneurship Initiatives
-
Center Operations: Building and Sustaining Capabilities
Early Registration Deadline: Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018!
The registration fee will increase after this date.
Hotel rooms are available at the Hilton Chicago at the
conference rate of $219/night.
This block
will fill up BEFORE September 15, 2018.
Thank you to the Conference Hosts:
DePaul University and
the Illinois Institute of Technology
And to the following GCEC Leadership Circle School sponsors:
|
DePaul University
|
University of Arizona
|
|
Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT)
|
Rochester Institute of Technology
|
|
Rice University
|
University of Chicago
|
|
Babson College
|
University of Florida
|
|
Baylor University
|
University of Houston
|
|
Indiana University
|
University of Iowa
|
|
NC State University
|
University of Maryland-College Park
|
|
Northwestern University (Kellogg)
|
University of Newcastle (Australia)
|
University of California -
Los Angeles (UCLA)
|
University of North Carolina -
Chapel Hill
|
|
Stanford University
|
University of Rochester
|
Sydney School of Entrepreneurship
|
University of Southern California (USC)
|
|
Texas Christian University
|
University of Tampa
|
The Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC) is the premier academic organization addressing the emerging topics of importance
to the nation's university-based centers for entrepreneurship. With over 250 university members, it has become the vehicle by which the top established entrepreneurship centers, as well as emerging centers, work together to share best practices, develop programs,
and collaborate in advancing, strengthening, and celebrating the role of universities in teaching the entrepreneurs of tomorrow.
The GCEC Annual Conference
The annual Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC) Conference on October 18-20, 2018 is the annual gathering of university
entrepreneurship center directors, entrepreneurship faculty, and staff focused on sharing best practices in entrepreneurship education, innovation, and university acceleration and incubation programs. It is an is an opportunity to share information about your
university's entrepreneurship programs and to gain exposure for your initiatives.
Chicago: Big City, Big Impact
This year's conference will be hosted in Chicago, home to a vibrant and world-renowned entrepreneurial ecosystem that has developed to
support starting and building businesses. There are over 88 different incubators, accelerators, and co-working spaces in Chicago, and many are tied to universities. You will have the opportunity to visit world class incubators: 1871, mHub and Blue1647. The
closing reception will be held at the Shedd Aquarium, one of the world's largest indoor aquariums.
|
Join the top 250 university entrepreneurship programs that support the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers and
attend the annual GCEC Conference.
(Membership is required to attend the conference.)
Membership is only $200 per year per school. Members are recognized on the GCEC website, and membership enables faculty,
staff, and students to attend the GCEC Conference.
More Info: Quynhmai Nguyen, Senior Director of Operations,
[log in to unmask] or 713-348-3298.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
