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Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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Investing Essentials: From Associate to Partner – The Neuroscience Behind Being an Effective Leader

Juliet Twomey

EIR/IIR In-Person Advising

Heyward Harrison

NVC@30 Fireside Chat: Insights from NVC Winner Kyle Swinsky, MBA '19

Amber Bradley Williams

Kate Turvy

Application Workshop and Quick Pitch: New Venture Challenge (NVC) and Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC)

Polsky Exchange E-Commerce Learning Lab: Introduction to E-Commerce

Barbara Agyapong

Room: C01; Virtual Meeting Link: https://uchicago.zoom.us/meeting/register/KhYuIXPPQRqkFoACUhEl-w

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): How to Build a Cap Table with Ben Register

Investing Essentials: Success and Failure in One’s Life and Career

Room: C-08; Virtual Meeting Link: https://uchicago.zoom.us/j/92419611986?pwd=FhHkE4s22A8saSMjdP4mqQ2XMCSkui%2E1&from=addon

Investing Essentials: Trends vs. Fads in Private Equity

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Competitive Intelligence - Using AI, with Phil Leslie

Info Session: George Shultz Innovation Fund (GSIF)

Anna Wislocki

Shyama Majumdar

Rattan L. Khosa SeedCon: Beyond the Hype

Room: C-08; Virtual Meeting Link: https://uchicago.zoom.us/j/92969834402?pwd=RF8xvIeUaDAJ99NsEXaLZ40xCitaPa%2E1&from=addon

Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Events

Investing Essentials: From Associate to Partner – The Neuroscience Behind Being an Effective Leader

EIR/IIR In-Person Advising

NVC@30 Fireside Chat: Insights from NVC Winner Kyle Swinsky, MBA '19

Application Workshop and Quick Pitch: New Venture Challenge (NVC) and Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC)

Polsky Exchange E-Commerce Learning Lab: Introduction to E-Commerce

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): How to Build a Cap Table with Ben Register

Investing Essentials: Success and Failure in One’s Life and Career

Investing Essentials: Trends vs. Fads in Private Equity

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Competitive Intelligence - Using AI, with Phil Leslie

Info Session: George Shultz Innovation Fund (GSIF)

Rattan L. Khosa SeedCon: Beyond the Hype

Investing Essentials: Value Creation in Uncertain Times

Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): How Startups Miss Their Market with Jeff Berman

Team Building Reception: New Venture Challenge (NVC) and Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC)

NVC@30 Fireside Chat: Insights from NVC Winner Jake Crampton, MBA '98

Chicago Booth Private Equity Conference 2026