Published: Oct. 16, 2017

Join CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø'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¹ÙÍø 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¹ÙÍø'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¹ÙÍø's Innovation & Entreprenuership Initiative Oct. 19 for theÌýÌýevent, whereÌý20ÌýÂ鶹¹ÙÍø 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