Entrepreneurship at CMU & Panel Discussions
Learn the ins and outs of entrepreneurship at CMU and in Pittsburgh from the perspective of startups and students. Meet members from Innovation Works, AlphaLab, AlphaLab Gear, CTTEC, Tech Spark and many more.

Panel 1: Swartz Center Programs & Entrepreneurship Clubs

• Stuart Diller, sdiller@andrew.cmu.edu, Innovation Fellows Program
• Samarth Gowda, sgowda@andrew.cmu.edu, Undergraduation Entrepreneurship Association (UEA)
• Dave Jasnos, djasnos@gtentrepreneurs.com, Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition
• Kwaku Jyamfi, jyamfi@cmu.edu, NSF I-Corps Program
• Paris Mielke, pmielke@andrew.cmu.edu, Swartz Center Space
• Shana Pradeep, shanap@tepper.cmu.edu, Swartz Fellows Program
• Lisha Prakash, lishap@tepper.cmu.edu, Graduate Entrepreneurship Club (GEC)
• Wallace Scott (Penn), wpscott@tepper.cmu.edu, Project Olympus PROBE Program
• Jason Somma, jsomma@tepper.cmu.edu, Corporate Startup Lab
• Matt Spettel, mspettel@andrew.cmu.edu, Innovation Scholars Program
• Susan Wu, susanw@andrew.cmu.edu, Contrary Capital
• Summer Xia, qinxianx@tepper.cmu.edu, McGinnis Venture Competition
• Jeff Xu, jiaxix1@andrew.cmu.edu, Scottie Ventures
• Xunjie Zhang, xunjie.zhang@nimbus-robotics.com, VentureBridge Program
• Chenchen Zhao (Rosie), czhao2@andrew.cmu.edu, IEA

Panel 2: Swartz Center Partners

• Ilana Diamond, AlphaLa Gear & Innovation Works, idiamond@alphalabgear.org
• Kelly Delaney, IDEATE, kellydel@andrew.cmu.edu
• Erica Friedman, Innovation Works (UpPrize), efriedman@innovationworks.org
• Diana Haidar, TechSpark, dhaidar@andrew.cmu.edu
• Jim Jen, AlphaLab & Innovation Works, jjen@alphalab.org
• Mara McFadden, LifeX, mmcfadden@lifexventures.com
• Reed McManigle, CTTEC, reedm@andrew.cmu.edu
• Mary Beth Navarra-Sirio, Philips, mary.beth.navarra-sirio@philips.com
• Melanie Simko, Project Olympus, msimko@andrew.cmu.edu

Entrepreneurship 101
Interested in entrepreneurship but have little to no experience? Learn the vocabulary and how startups differ from small businesses.

Networking at the Swartz Center
Experience CONNECTS, which formally connects you with the entrepreneurial community around you.

Entrepreneurship at CMU & Panel Discussions
Learn the ins and outs of entrepreneurship at CMU and in Pittsburgh from the perspective of startups and students. Meet members from Innovation Works, AlphaLab, AlphaLab Gear, CTTEC and many more.

Entrepreneurship 101
Interested in entrepreneurship but have little to no experience? Learn the vocabulary and how startups differ from small businesses.

Research to Commercialization
Through this panel discussion learn the building blocks from research to commercialization.

Networking at the Swartz Center
Experience CONNECTS, which formally connects you with the entrepreneurial community around you.

Entrepreneurship at CMU & Panel Discussions
Learn the ins and outs of entrepreneurship at CMU and in Pittsburgh from the perspective of startups and students. Meet members from Innovation Works, AlphaLab, AlphaLab Gear, CTTEC and the Robotics HUB.

Entrepreneurship 101
Interested in entrepreneurship but have little to no experience? Learn the vocabulary and how startups differ from small businesses.

Research to Commercialization
Through this panel discussion learn the building blocks from research to commercialization.

Entrepreneurial Internships & Careers
Experience entrepreneurship as a career and internship.

Travel to Project Olympus
4620 Henry St., Pittsburgh PA 15238
Walk to Project Olympus for the remainder of Bootcamp for an informal networking event.

Networking at Project Olympus
4620 Henry St., Pittsburgh PA 15238
Experience CONNECTS, which formally connects you with the entrepreneurial community around you.

Entrepreneurship at CMU & Panel Discussions
Learn the ins and outs of entrepreneurship at CMU and in Pittsburgh from the perspective of startups and students. Meet members from Innovation Works, AlphaLab, AlphaLab Gear, CTTEC and the Robotics HUB.

Entrepreneurship 101
Interested in entrepreneurship but have little to no experience? Learn the vocabulary and how startups differ from small businesses.

Entrepreneurial Internships & Careers
Experience entrepreneurship as a career and internship.

Travel to Project Olympus
4620 Henry St., Pittsburgh PA 15238
Walk to Project Olympus for the remainder of Bootcamp for an informal networking event.

Networking at Project Olympus
4620 Henry St., Pittsburgh PA 15238
Experience CONNECTS, which formally connects you with the entrepreneurial community around you.