Entrepreneurs apply initiative, creativity and innovation to transform ideas and navigate new horizons ahead of others. In a variety of informative and entertaining formats - lectures, panels and the E*ntrepreneur’s Studio -- our New Horizons.

E*ntrepreneurship Speaker Series guests also take us to new horizons by sharing their practical experiences, wisdom and perspectives in social, scientific, design, diversity, corporate, social networking, environmental and global entrepreneurship.

“So you want to be an entrepreneur?”
Session I	–	Being an Entrepreneur	Watch Video
Session II	–	Raising Funds	Watch Video
Session III	–	Managing for Growth	Watch Video

Session I	–	E*ntrepreneurship & Design : Brendan Boyle, IDEO	Watch Video
Session II	–	Incubator Insights : Dinah Adkins, CEO, National Business Incubator Association; Michael Tentnowski, Director, Rensselaer Incub ator; Nataliya Lyzikova, Ukranian Design Office, Incubator Member.	Watch Video
Session III	–	Social E*ntrepreneurship: George Roter, Co-CEO, Engineers Without Borders.	Watch Video
Session IV	–	Selling Technology: Don McMurtry ’86, former VP Sales, Research In Motion/Blackberry.	Watch Video
Session V	–	Social Entrepreneurship: Millard Fuller, Founder of Habitat for Humanity and the Fuller Center for Housing.	Watch Video
Session VI	–	Venture  Start-up  & Dev: Ralph Taylor-Smith, Partner, Battelle Ventures, Kauffman Fellow.	Watch Video
Session VII	–	Entrepreneurship and Global Collaboration: Eitan Yudilevich‚ Exec.Dir. Bird Foundation‚ Israel.	Watch Video
Session VIII	–	An insider’s look: Lou Doctor ’79‚ Managing Director‚ Arbor Advisors.	Watch Video
Session IX	–	Big Company or Start-Up Panel Discussion: Jack Schickler '65, President, FleetCross Holdings; Mark Anderson '79, Project Engineer, The Design Lab; Barry Stein, Business Development Manager, The Design Lab.	Watch Video
Session X	–	Trash Talking: Making Eco-Capitalism Work: Tom Szaky, Co-Founder and CEO, TerraCycle.	Watch Video
Session XI	–	Social Networking Discussion Panel: John Russo ’78‚ Founder GlobalSoft and GeoNet Communications‚ Serial Entrepreneur & Private Equity Investor; Lei Chi, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, The Lally School; Eric Kutner, Business Development Expert and Networking Executive.	Watch Video
Session XII	–	Scholarpreneurship: The Student Experience from Classroom to Start-Up. Eben Bayer '07, CEO, Ecovative Design Sarah DiNovo '08, CEO, SmartBadge Brian Zaik '09, Principal, MineWerks	Watch Video
Session XIII	–	Entrepreneur of the Year Address, Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, President, Rensselaer.	Watch Video
Session XIV	–	Entrepreneur of the Year Celebration, Full Program.	Watch Video
Session XV	–	Merging Yesterday and Today: A Success Story in Technology, Speed and Convenience. John Delbridge ’91, COO, Mimeo.com, Inc.	Watch Video
Session XVI	–	A Panel Discussion on Managing Your New Ideas & Intellectual Property	Watch Video
Session XVII	–	Women: The New Force in Entrepreneurship, Dr. Andrea Smith-Hunter, Associate Professor of Marketing and Management, Hickey Chair, Siena College.	Watch Video
Session XVIII	–	Sushi-Preneurship. What can tech learn from sushi? Bun Lai, Chef/Innovator/Explorer, Miya’s Sushi, New Haven, CT	Watch Video
Session XIX	–	Global Social Entrepreneurship & International Development - What it really takes. George Roter, Co-founder and CEO, Engineers Without Borders	Watch Video
Session XX	–	New Horizons Speaker Series, October 2011. You were born to be an entrepreneur. Bob Bedard '75, CEO, deFacto Global, Inc.	Watch Video
Session XXI	–	Discovering the Tipping Point for the Spread of Ideas. Sameet Sreenivasan, Ph.D., Research Associate, Social Cognitive Networks Academic Research Center.	Watch Video
Session XXII	–	New Horizons Speaker Series, February 2012 Alumni-preneurship Panel Bob Bedard '75, Co-Founder, President and CEO, deFacto Global, Inc. Paul Cosgrave '72, Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government; CEO, Strategies4Success. William Pomeroy '66, Founder and CEO, CXtec and TERACAI, 2008 Rensselaer Entrepreneur of the Year.	Watch Video
Session XXIII	–	2012 Entrepreneur of the Year Celebration Harry Ruda ’68, ’69 President & CEO, Wing Power Energy	Watch Video

In-depth interviews by Rob Chernow, Vice Provost for E*ntrepreneurship
I		Dinah Adkins, CEO, National Business Incubator Association	Watch Video
II		George Roter, Co-CEO, Engineers Without Borders	Watch Video
III		Don McMurtry '86, former VP Sales, Research In Motion/Blackberry	Watch Video
IV		Millard Fuller, Founder of Habitat for Humanity and the Fuller Center for Housing	Watch Video
V		Judd Rattner '07, CEO, Intellidemia	Watch Video
VI		Ralph Taylor-Smith, Partner, Battelle Ventures, Kauffman Fellow	Watch Video
VII		Bruce Webster ’67‚ President & Co-Founder‚ Concordia Resources.	Watch Video
VIII		An insider’s look: Lou Doctor ’79‚ Managing Director‚ Arbor Advisors	Watch Video
IX		John Russo '78, Founder GlobalSoft and GeoNet Communications, Serial Entrepreneur & Private Equity Investor	Watch Video
X		John McDonnell Jr. ’61, Data transaction pioneer, Chairman and CEO, Phoenix Managed Networks	Watch Video
XI		Jeff Stewart ’91, Serial entrepreneur, Founder and Managing Director, Geometric Group LLC and Urgent Ventures LLC	Watch Video
XII		Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder and CEO, Acumen Fund, 2010 Entrepreneur of the Year	Watch Video
XIII		George Roter, Co-CEO, Engineers Without Borders - II	Watch Video
XIV		Rob and Bob Bedard Interview	Watch Video
XV		Sean O’Sullivan, co–founder and managing director of Avego Corporation, co–founder, MapInfo, 2011 Entrepreneur of the Year.	Watch Video
XVI		Harry Ruda ’68, high-tech serial entrepreneur, President and CEO, Wing Power Energy.	Watch Video
XVII		John Crossin ’73, serial entrepreneur, CEO & President, 10Blade, Inc., with Lauri Pichnarcik.	Watch Video