The Asper Center
Asper Award
Speakers & Events
Asper Center Courses
Practitioner Briefs

Ben Gomes-Casseres
Co-Director
bgc@brandeis.edu

Charles Reed
Co-Director
creed@brandeis.edu

Brandeis International
Business School

Mailstop 032
P.O. Box 549110
Waltham, MA 02454-9110
ibscenters@brandeis.edu
781-736-2178 

Spring 2011 Events

Entrepreneurs Forum


Asper Awards 2011

"Fearless Founder: Women Entrepreneurs Inventing, Innovating, Inspiring"
March 15, 2011

Helen GrenierThe Asper Center for Global Business Leadership proudly presented the 2011 Asper Award to Helen Greiner, CEO of CyPhy Works. In honor of Ms. Greiner's extensive work in robotics, the panel discussion focused on women entrepreneurs in technology roles. Three successful women entrepreneurs discussed the challenges and evolving roles of women in science and technology.


Click here for more information about the Asper Awards.

Click here to watch the Fearless Founders Panel

Click here to read about the event in BrandeisNow!

Click here to see a slideshow of the event.

line


Entrepreneurs Forum Speakers

SimoudisJanaury 25th, 2011 
Evangelos Simoudis, Senior Managing Director, Trident Capital
"Trends in the Venture Capital Industry: What a Difference a Year Makes"








kupersteinFebruary 8th, 2011
Michael Kuperstein, Co-Founder, Captiva Software
"How Fateful Encounters Play into Growing a Business"








SundarFebruary 15th, 2011
Sundar Subramaniam, Chairman, Internet Business Capital Corporation
"Getting on a Rising Tide: Areas of Opportunity for Entrepreneurship"








GoranssonMarch 1, 2011
Paul Goransson, Chairman and Founder, Elbrys Networks
"Bootstrapping Software Startups: A Personal Perspective"
Learn more here







sasakhtiMarch 8, 2011
Sam Sisakhti, Founder, UsTrendy
"The Things I Wish I Knew When I Became an Entrepreneur"
Learn more here







Konstantin MakarovMarch 22, 2011
Konstantin Makarov, Founder and Director of Business Development, StratLink, LLC
"From Apples to Gold: Untapped Potential of Frontier Markets"
5:00 PM, Thomas H. Lee Lecture Hall







Laura NoonanMarch 29, 2011
Laura Noonan '92, President, ::Play::
"Building a Business with Heart"
5:00 PM, Lee Lecture Hall
Learn more here.
Past Events Quick Links

Find information and links to past events at the Asper Institute by semester.

The Asper Award

The Asper Award honors outstanding entrepreneurs who have demonstrated exemplary citizenship, creativity, innovation, and business success.