Published: Oct. 16, 2017

Join CU Â鶹ӰԺ's Innovation &ÌýEntrepreneurship Initiative for a week of innovation and entrepreneurial events Oct. 16–20, includingÌýentrepreneurship and innovation fairs, workshops and pitch sessions.Ìý

Tuesday, Oct. 17

Everything Entrepreneurship

The event begins with quick, one-minute, pitches of campus programs aligned to entrepreneurship, then becomes a fair style event with food where people can mingle, ask questions, and learn more about entrepreneurial resources.

6:30 p.m. |ÌýIdea Forge


Wednesday, Oct. 18Ìý

Social Innovation Pipeline Fair

The first social innovation pipeline fair on campus will convene academic and campus programs and Â鶹ӰԺ community organizations to provide resources, informationÌýand tutorialsÌýabout social innovation—a model of innovation focused on social impact and solving critical needs in society.

11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. |ÌýSewell Academic Hall

Customer Discovery and Empathy Research WorkshopÌý

Everyone is welcome to join the Design for America: Customer Discovery and Empathy Research Workshop hosted by CU Â鶹ӰԺ's Design for America studio.ÌýImmersion is the first step in the design process and one that no entrepreneur/inventor/designer can afford to skip. At this workshop you will learn how to get inside the minds of your customers through various empathy exercises.Ìý

6 to 7:30 p.m. |ÌýIdea Forge, room 33


Thursday, Oct. 19Ìý

Startups2Students

Join CU Â鶹ӰԺ's Innovation & Entreprenuership Initiative Oct. 19 for theÌýÌýevent, whereÌý20ÌýÂ鶹ӰԺ and Denver startupsÌýwill pitch their companies to students.ÌýFlipping the traditional career fair on it’s head, Startups2StudentsÌýbegins with a one-hour pitch session where each startupÌýwill get the chance to pitch their company. A networking event followsÌýwhere students can meet the companies they like best.

6 to 8 p.m. |ÌýIdea Forge