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Entrepreneurship Week
April 13, 2015 - April 17, 2015
MONDAY, APRIL 13th 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Topic : High Impact Entrepreneurs in Emerging Economies
Speaker: Fernando Fabre (Endeavor)
High-Impact Entrepreneurs create thriving companies that employ hundreds, even thousands of people, and generate millions in wages and revenues. And they have the power to inspire countless others as leading role models. Together, these entrepreneurs hold the key to sustained economic growth in emerging markets. Fernando Fabre will explore how emerging economy high-impact entrepreneurs, while facing considerable barriers, are nonetheless able to unleash their potential. He will discuss success stories across the globe that have benefited from the model of engagement offered by the non-profit, Endeavor.
About Fernando Fabre:
In February 2011, Fernando assumed the role of president of Endeavor Global, a nonprofit based in NYC with the mission to transform cities around the world by creating an environment that allows entrepreneurs to scale up to success much faster; and once successful helping those entrepreneurs to reinvest in the next generation of entrepreneurs. Currently in 22 countries and 48 cities in Latin America, Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe and the US, the team currently supports over 400 entrepreneurs with combined revenues of US$8 billion and generating 400,000 jobs.
He holds a master degree in Economics from Claremont Graduate University in California and an MBA and BA in Managerial Economics from Universidad Anahuac del Sur.
He lives in New York City with his wife and daughters.
Thursday, April 16th: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Topic: Internet of Things: Rewards and Risks
Speakers: Darin Anderson ’87 and Mayumi Matsuno ’01
This event is co-sponsored by CIE, KLI, and the Silicon Valley Program and moderated by Stephen Siegel ’87, Director of the Silicon Valley Program.
The potential value of the Internet of Things has been estimated in the trillions of dollars. Missing from the vast estimates, however, are specifics about how businesses can tap into those trillions to create – and ultimately realize – actual revenue and value-add benefits from an Internet connectivity strategy. Mayumi Matsuno ’01 will provide insight into which industries and business verticals have the potential highest benefit, the reasons why companies should pursue an IoT model, and identify where and how businesses can achieve revenue and value generation opportunities.
Darin Andersen ’87 will discuss security and privacy concerns, as the number of devices connected to the Internet continues to grow exponentially. During this age of the interconnection of all devices, trust is an interesting concept. Users are okay with some companies having their data, but absolutely do not want others or the government to have access to it. As a person’s private habits and information become part of the big data ecosystem, there is also a growing risk of data leaks and unintended consequences.
Both panelists will discuss the opportunities for improving our world via the Internet of Things without completely surrendering our privacy and data security.
About the panelists:
Mayumi Matsuno ’01 is Director of Product at Electric Imp, a cloud service and hardware solution that makes it simple to connect devices to the Internet. The Electric Imp platform features fully integrated hardware, software, OS, APIs, cloud services and security, providing your devices with intelligence, scalability and flexibility. She is an alumna of Mozilla, Google, and Deloitte. Mayumi earned her BA in EEP from Claremont McKenna College and she earned her MS in Management Science & Engineering from Stanford University.
Darin Andersen ’87, a cyber security professional and the President & CEO of CyberUnited, and the Chairman & Founder of CyberTECH, a global cybersecurity and Internet of Things (IoT) network ecosystem providing cybersecurity and IoT resources, strategic programs and quality thought leader IoT Forums and events across the nation. In partnership with national and local organizations, the CyberTECH mission is to stimulate innovation and advance the adoption of cyber and IoT technologies for the economic and social benefit of the nation. Our membership includes business and financial leaders, academic and research institutions, government and non-profit organizations. Andersen received two Masters Degrees from the USC Marshall School of Business: a MBA in Finance and Operations Management and MS in Information Technology and Operations Management, and he earned his BA in political science and literature from Claremont McKenna College.
Moderator:
Stephen Siegel ’87 is the director of the Silicon Valley Program. He is also senior development officer at Claremont McKenna College. Steve has worked in advancement at educational and medical research non-profits. He also ran a consulting firm focusing on strategy and marketing for medical device and pharmaceutical companies. He earned his BA in economics-accounting from Claremont McKenna College and his MBA from the Peter F. Drucker & Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management at Claremont Graduate University.