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America and the world’s economic and financial systems have imploded. While most play it safe and many forecast things will only get worse, entrepreneurs see opportunity and act. As with each downturn, America ’s best hope for economic revival and a return to prosperity is a strong entrepreneurial culture sustained by a legal and policy framework in which business creation and growth will thrive. Join some of the nation’s top entrepreneurs, experts on entrepreneurship, and donors as we explore how philanthropists can advance entrepreneurship as a central growth engine of our economy. American entrepreneurs have always exceeded expectations. Now more than ever is the time to help them succeed. |
LOCATION: Kauffman Foundation CITY: Kansas City, Missouri DATE: May 13, 6 PM - 8 PM May 14, 8 AM - 4 PM Registration Logistics Agenda |
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Henry N. Butler, executive director, Searle Center on Law, Regulation and Economic Growth at Northwestern University School of Law [bio]
Richard Caruso, founder and chairman, Integra Life Sciences [bio] and 2006 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year [article]
Judith Cone, vice president of emerging strategies, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Desh Deshpande, co-founder and chairman, Sycamore Networks, Inc. [bio]
Alec Dingee, serial entrepreneur and co-founder MIT Venture Mentor Services [bio]
Patricia Harris, executive director and CEO, The Edge Connection
Michael E. Hartmann, director of Research and Evaluation, Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation
Michael Holthouse, founder, Paranet, Inc. and Lemonade Day [bio]
Tim Kane, senior fellow of research and policy, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Rick O’Donnell, president, Acton Foundation for Entrepreneurial Excellence
George Priest, John M. Olin professor of law and economics, Yale Law School [bio]
Catherine Rohr, founder and CEO, Prison Entrepreneurship Program [bio]
Kevin Rooney, director, Youth Entrepreneurs of Kansas (YEK)
Amy Rosen, president and CEO, National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) [bio]
Ross Sanders, executive director, Bizdom U [bio] [video]
Carl Schramm, president and CEO, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation [bio]
Leonard A. Schlesinger, president, Babson College
Jim Thomas, founder and CEO, Community Capital Development [bio]
Topics Include
Opening Opportunity Through Entrepreneurship
The Entrepreneurial Campus
Law and Economics 2.0: The legal order where innovation flourishes
Philanthropic Strategies to Support Entrepreneurship
Engaging Youth
More Information
For more information about the content of this program, please contact John Mecham, director of “Helping People to Help Themselves” programs at (202) 822-8333; jmecham@PhilanthropyRoundtable.org, or Lacey Yoder at (202) 822-8333; lyoder@PhilanthropyRoundtable.org.
This is a solicitation-free event for qualified donors. Qualified donors include individual donors, donor advisors, private foundation trustees and staff, and corporate giving officers who make at least $50,000 in charitable donations a year. Public charities which devote at least 50 percent of their operating budget to direct grants for external activities are also eligible to attend. There is no fee for this event.
