Dean will speak at Law and Business center
Dean to deliver keynote at 3rd Annual Conference on Entrepreneurship and Community Economic Development: Entrepreneurship in a Global Economy
October 17, 2008
8:30am to 4:00pm
Western New England College Law and Business Center for Advancing Entrepreneurship, Springfield, MA
The Third Annual Conference on Entrepreneurship and Community Economic Development continues the interdisciplinary work of Western New England College's Law and Business Center for Advancing Entrepreneurship. One of the Center's premier events is the Annual Interdisciplinary Conference. These interdisciplinary conferences are designed to bring together experts from many fields - legal and business scholars, policy makers and businesspeople - and put them in a setting where they will talk to (and learn from) each other about current issues in entrepreneurship and community economic development. The Conference employs a "Roundtable" format to facilitate the panel discussions.
Please visit the conference website for more information or call 413-796-2030 to register.
Conference program
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Panel 1: 9:15am-10:30am
Environmental Justice
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Twenty-first Century entrepreneurs will deal with environmental issues on many fronts – from green technologies and the impact of global warming to environmental justice and reclaiming brownfields.
This panel will allow a range of voices to be heard on environmental topics of interest to entrepreneurs.
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Panelists
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Brian Glick, Clinical Associate Professor of Law, Fordham University School of Law
Luke W. Cole, Director, Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment, San Francisco, CA
Lisa Lesage, Associate Dean & Director, Business Law Programs, Lewis & Clark Law School
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Panel 2: 10:45am-12:00pm
Globalization, Immigration, & Effects on Entrepreneurship
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In a “flat” world entrepreneurs must adapt to global pressures. People, products, and ideas cross borders quite routinely. Entrepreneurs need to appreciate the significance of current trends in global markets, sourcing, intellectual property and immigration.
This panel will consider these topics.
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Panelists
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Rangamohan Eunni, Professor of Business, Department of Management, Youngstown State University
Christa Bleyleben, Executive Director, Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment
David Audretsch, Professor of Business, University of Indiana
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Panel 3: 1:00pm-2:15pm
Finance and Entrepreneurship
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From the point of view of start-up businesses, lack of capital is one of the biggest obstacles in the way of business success.
This panel will explore issues relating to access to capital, predatory lending practices. and innovative techniques to finance small business.
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Panelists
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Ana Hammock, Program Director of the New England Region, Accion
Tatianan Manolova, Assistant Professor of Management, Bentley College
Ellen Harnick, Senior Policy Counsel, Center for Responsible Lending
David Reiss, Assistant Professor of Law, Brooklyn College of Law
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Panel 4: 2:30pm-3:45pm
Looking Ahead: Political Outcomes & Entrepreneurial Policy
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The general election of 2008 may usher in policy changes that will affect small businesses. Will one candidate or party present a more compelling set of initiatives for promoting entrepreneurship or will it be business as usual?
This panel invites analysis of what might happen in entrepreneurship policy given various political outcomes.
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Panelists
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Jeff Lipshaw, Professor of Law, Suffolk University School of Law
Dr. Chad Moutray, Chief Economist, US Small Business Administration
Anthony Luppino, Associate Professor of Law & Director of Graduate Tax Law Program, University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Law
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER
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Dean Cycon, President & CEO, Dean's Beans
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