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SIEPR Policy Forum on Entrepreneurs and the Economy

Event Details:

Sunday, November 9, 2008
3:30pm - 6:30pm PST

This event is open to:

Members

Here is the agenda from our conference looking at entrepreneurship in difficult economic times.

Schedule

Sunday, November 9, 2008

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    Economics and Entrepreneurial Success

    Nick Bloom, Stanford, “Why are Entrepreneurial Firms Often Badly Managed?” 

    Vivek Wadhwa, Duke University, “Entrepreneurship, Immigration and Education”

    Thomas Hellmann, University of British Columbia, “Legal Systems, Trust, and the Globalization of Venture Capital”

    Joe Eschbach, Vice President, Plastic Logic, Inc. “Creating a Category”

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    Lunch Address

    Elizabeth Holmes, Founder and CEO, Theranos

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    Entrepreneurs and the Macroeconomy

    Mark Kvamme, Sequoia Capital, "The View from Sand Hill"

    Bob Hall, Stanford, and Susan Woodward, Sand Hill Econometrics, "Macroeconomic and Financial Challenges to Venture-Backed Entrepreneurs"

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    Government and Entrepreneurial Policies

    Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, California's 14th Congressional District 

    David Crane, Special Advisor to the Governor for Jobs and Economic Growth 

    Tom Kosnik, Stanford Tech Ventures Program

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    Computer Mediated Transactions: Implications for Future Growth

    Hal Varian, Chief Economist, Google

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