The Lundquist College of Business is pleased to be a lead sponsor of the Start-Up Nation: Sustainability & Entrepreneurship Symposium on Feb. 26 at 6:30 p.m. in the Ford Alumni Center ballroom. The event is organized, hosted, and presented by TAMID Group at Oregon (www.uotamid.com), a nonprofit professional student organization at the college that provides experiential learning to students across campus through business in Israel.
The symposium will feature Seth M. Siegel, serial entrepreneur and author of the New York Times Bestseller Let There Be Water: Israel's Solution for a Water-Starved World. Siegel will be discussing his research, and how Israel's innovative solutions to solve the global water crisis can be applied across the globe. Siegel's most recent TEDx Talk on his book can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuAXi3L4G70&t=
The main purpose of the event is to educate and enrich students at the University of Oregon and statewide communities on the topic of Israel as a leading start-up nation. The event will provide a platform to demonstrate how innovation can be applied back to our own communities and urge students to be the catalysts of their generation through inspiring further student interdisciplinary interests in the fields of international business, innovation, sustainability, and entrepreneurship. Additionally, this symposium will showcase the value of having an organization, such as TAMID, on campus to serves as an outlet for undergraduates to seek professional, entrepreneurial, and hands-on learning through an international lens.
Event Timeline
- 6:00-6:20 p.m. - Pre-Event Networking, Snacks and Registration in the Ford Alumni Center lobby/foyer
- 6:30-6:40 p.m. - Event introduction by Edward Maletis Dean Sarah E. Nutter
- 6:40-6:45 p.m. - Introduction of Seth M. Siegel by Israeli Deputy Consul General to the Pacific Northwest Ravit Baer
- 6:45-7:30 p.m. - Lecture by Seth M. Siegel
- 7:30-8:00 p.m. - Discussion led by Dean Nutter
- 8:00-8:30 p.m. - Interactive audience question and answer session
- 8:30-9:00 p.m. - Post-event networking, book signing, and distribution of attendee gifts (engraved Fifty/Fifty water bottles and customized Gap t-shirts).
All members of the UO and statewide communities are invited to register to attend this free event and guarantee their seat.
TAMID is a an apolitical and areligious group, affiliated with both the University's Lundquist College of Business and Associated Student Union Organization.
TAMID Group at Oregon extends thanks to all of sponsors for being catalysts in helping bring this event to life: The Jordan & Arlene Schnitzer Foundation, Oregon Hillel, Lundquist College of Business, ASUO, Israel Consulate General of the Pacific Northwest, Jewish Federation of Greater Portland, RAIN Eugene, Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation, and Oregon Jewish Community Foundation. A special thanks also to fellow driven student groups and volunteers: International Business & Economics Club, UO Net Impact's Undergraduate and Graduate chapters, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Club, Ducks for Israel, QuackPac, and Hasbara Fellowship.