Printer FriendlyDate: April 2, 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Location: Alumni Hall, UML North
Description: Scientific discovery and technology advances, coupled with market commercialization are the foundation of economic development in the New England region. Thanks to the sponsorship of L. Donald LaTorre '59, the College of Management, in conjunction with the colleges of Engineering and Science, is proud to have a leading entrepreneur confer the lessons learned about converting new knowledge into new businesses, and discuss the new challenges that the entrepreneur of the future will face. A panel of distinguished business alumni and scientists will discuss what today’s student must do to be prepared for a leadership role in tomorrow’s world.
Gururaj “Desh” Deshpande, co-founder and chairman of Sycamore Networks Inc., will be the keynote speaker for the event. UML alumnus Michael Olivieri ’85 publisher of the Boston Business Journal and Mass High Tech, will moderate. The panel of experts includes alumnus Joseph Vaillancourt ’90 and ’01, managing director of organic growth at Waste Management; alumnus Kenneth Steinberg ’86, chief executive officer and founder of Savant Protection; Stephen McCarthy, professor of plastics engineering and co-director of the Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center (M2D2); and Prof. Joey Mead, co-director of UML’s Nanomanufacturing Center. Prof. Valerie Kijewski of the College of Management will serve as the session chair.