Putting the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Perspective
@ Wittemyer Courtroom, Wolf Law Building
April 16, 2009
Post-Event Coverage
Post-event coverage is available from Eric Schmidt. Commentators, policymakers, and businesses often talk about an "entrepreneurial ecosystem." The conception, however, remains undefined. In this conference, we will take a critical look at the idea of an entrepreneurial ecosystem, examining how it facilitates innovation. In particular, we will evaluate the ingredients that enable a local community to develop an entrepreneurial culture and reach a critical mass of inventive activity. Moreover, we will evaluate how entrepreneurs are able to recognize what inventions truly matter--i.e., are "disruptive" in the sense that they can make a big impact on an established market. In so doing, we will also ask what pitfalls there are along the way where firms seeking to take advantage of such opportunities either make the right or wrong strategic and tactical judgments.
- Phil Weiser
Executive Director
Silicon Flatirons
Professor
University of Colorado Law School
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- Brad Bernthal
Associate Clinical Professor of Law
Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program
University of Colorado
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- Bill Ritter
Governor
State of Colorado
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Moderator
- Phil Weiser
Executive Director
Silicon Flatirons
Professor
University of Colorado Law School
Panelists
- David Cohen
Co-Founder
TechStars
- Heather Gates-Massoudi
Director, Venture Capital Services Technology, Media, and Telecommunications
Deloitte Services
- Tom Moore
Chief Executive Officer
WildBlue Communications
- Karl Ulrich
The Wharton School
University of Pennsylvania
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Moderator
- Brad Bernthal
Associate Clinical Professor of Law
Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program
University of Colorado
Panelists
- Paul Jerde
Executive Director
Deming Center for Entrepreneurship
Leeds School of Business
University of Colorado
- James Linfield
Partner
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
- Jana Matthews
CEO
Jana Matthews Group
- AnnaLee Saxenian
Dean, School of Information
University of California at Berkeley
- Michael Zeisser
Senior Vice President
Liberty Media Corporation
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Moderator
Panelists
- Paul Berbarian
Co-Founder
Raindance Communication
- Steve Georgis
CEO
ProStor
- Sue Kunz
Founder
Solidware Technologies
- Trish Rogers
Partner and Co-Chair, Financial Institutions Group
Moye White, LLP
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