Beyond Academia

March 22, 2013

ENTREPRENEURSHIP PANEL

Enthusiastic entrepreneurs will share their stories and answer your questions on what it takes to start a company, how to succeed in the Bay Areas competitive environment, how to attract funding, and how to navigate the path from initial idea to successful business.

Single panel: 11:30am-12:15pm Home Room HOST

Jailza Pauly
HAAS School of Business

PANELISTS

Elizabeth Iorns
Science Exchange

Keaton Swett
Mindsumo

Vivienne Ming
Socos & Guild

Elizabeth Stone
The Education Planner

Host Jailza Pauly, PhD - Mgmt & Org Development Specialist at Haas School of Business Jailza Pauly holds a PhD in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from the University of Georgia. She has taught, researched and consulted in the areas of talent

Beyond Academia

March 22, 2013

management, work teams, management and organizational development. Jailza has extensive practice designing systems and processes as they relate to human capital and currently implements management development programs at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. She has trained and coached managers, post-docs, and graduate students in academia and research enterprises. Her coaching and consulting practice supports novice scientists transitioning to industry or advancing in academia.

Panelists Elizabeth Iorns - Science Exchange Science Exchange is a community marketplace for scientists to list, discover, access, and pay for scientific services from institutions around the world. They connect research scientists looking to get experiments conducted with scientific providers who have the capacity to conduct them. Vivienne Ming - CEO of Socos Socos is an educational technology and data mining company based in San Francisco. They specialize in research & development of new technologies to provide Cognitive Analytics, Adaptive Learning, and Educational Data Mining services. Elizabeth Stone - Founder of The Education Planner Elizabeth Stone is the founder and owner of the educational consulting firm, The Education Planner and its sister company, Creative College Tours. She is also a freelance journalist reporting on higher education and a member of the National Education Writers Association. Keaton Swett - President of Mindsumo MindSumo helps university students (including graduate students and post-docs) connect with companies, showcase their skills, win cash prizes, and prove themselves by solving challenges proposed by industry. Meanwhile, they help companies get innovative ideas and make great hires.