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Tom Kalil
Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Co-lead, The White House; Agency Review Team at Presidential Transition Team; Chair, Global Health Working Group at Clinton Global Initiative ; Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress. Previously, he served as the Deputy Assistant to President Clinton for Technology and Economic Policy, as well as the Deputy Director of the White House National Economic Council. |
Scott Case
CEO, Startup America Partnership Initiative
Timothy “Scott” Case is a technologist, entrepreneur and inventor and was co-founder of Priceline, the “Name Your Own Price” company that was one of only a handful of startups in US history to reach a billion dollars in annual sales in less than 24 months. As Chief Technology Officer, he was responsible for building the technology that enabled Priceline’s hyper-growth. |
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Time is running out! Register Now at http://www.mitefdc.org And Join Us: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM Embassy of France 4101 Reservoir Road, NW Washington DC District of Columbia USA 20007 |
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Greetings!
The MIT Enterprise Forum is pleased to announce that its annual Gala will be held the evening of Tuesday, March 29. Our program will feature both an introduction to President Obama’s Startup America Initiative by Tom Kalil and an introduction to the public/private Startup America Partnership by it’s new CEO Scott Case. Scott case is leading the comprehensive public-private Startup America initiative for innovation and excellence in the entrepreneurial community ,
Register Before March 26, 2011!
The Startup America Partnership is itself a startup, which has received support from the Kauffman Foundation and the Case Foundation. Our keynote speaker will be Scott Case, the recently named CEO of the Startup America Partnership .
Join us for an evening of dinner, networking, and a program celebrating entrepreneurial innovation! Get in on the ground floor as this innovative public-private partnership develops resources for emerging companies and raises awareness of the critical role that entrepreneurs play in job creation and economic growth.
Our venue for the event is the stunning French Embassy .The dinner fare will be a delightful buffet of French cuisine favorites, and will be paired with wine before the presentations and dessert after. The cost is $85.00 for non-members and $45.00 for members.
Sincerely,
MIT Enterprise Forum of Washington DC/Baltimore
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MIT Enterprise Forum of Washington DC & Baltimore’s Annual Gala 2011
Celebrating Startups!
THE PROGRAM
Dinner & French Wine
Main Hall 6:00-7:15 pm
Program
Auditorium 7:30-8:30 pm
Moderated by
Halima Aquino, Chair, MIT Enterprise Forum of DC & Baltimore
Welcome
Ambassador, Embassy of France (Invited)
Introduction to the MIT Enterprise Forum
Halima Aquino
MIT Enterprise Forum Entrepreneurial Success Stories
Moderated by Ira Gershkoff, MITEF Vice Chair
- Scott Sklar, CEO, The Stella Group
- Ven Chava, CEO, AirArts
President Barack Obama’s Startup America Initiative
Tom Kalil, Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Co-lead Agency Review Team at Presidential Transition Team, The White House
Startup America Partnership Initiative
Scott Case, CEO
French Commercial Trivia Competition
Fredric Abramson, CEO AlphaGenics
Main Hall
9:00-10:00 pm
Coffee & Dessert
Closing Remarks
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MIT Enterprise Forum of Washington DC & Baltimore
4301 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, Virginia 22203
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