10/01/2014
6:45 pm - 8:30 pm
Wells Fargo Room, Haas School of Business
Sponsored by:
This session will focus on opportunity recognition. There are lots of opportunities out there – how do you know which one is right for you? This panel discussion will feature three entrepreneurs who have made their choices and are developing their companies. They will tell you how they found their opportunity and the decisions they made in starting or joining their ventures. Many entered our startup competitions – come hear why you should too.
For more information about the Entrepreneurial Best Practices Series, call 510-642-4255 or email lester@haas.berkeley.edu.
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Stephen F. (Steve) Hahn Research Fellow The Dow Chemical Company Steve joined the Dow Chemical Company in Midland, Michigan in 1982 and has worked in a variety of business and corporate research and new business development functions at Dow prior to assuming his current role in 2007. As Research Fellow, Steve leads Dow’s effort to identify emerging, strategically aligned chemical, materials and energy related business opportunities. He is focusing on the US West Coast region and is currently located in the San Francisco/Silicon Valley area of Northern California. Steve has a B.S. in Chemistry from Michigan Tech and an M.S. in Chemistry from Central Michigan University. He holds 38 issued U.S. Patents, has 40 publications in refereed journals, and 6 chapters in text /reference books. Steve was named a Dow Inventor of the Year in 1990 and 1996, the Distinguished Alumni Lecturer at Michigan Tech in 1996 and 2003, and received the Dow Excellence In Science Award in 1999. He was a Visiting Professor of Chemistry and IPrime Scholar at the University of Minnesota in 2002. He has represented Dow on Advisory Boards at the University of Connecticut at Michigan Tech. He received the American Chemical Society Cooperative Research Award in 2008 and the Council for Chemical Research Collaboration Award in 2010. Steve also serves on the Global Social Venture Competition Advisory Board. |
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Event and Registration Information
The presentation time is 7:00-8:30pm. Registration is required and will open onsite at 6:45pm. Please see the registration button at the top of this page. For more information about the Entrepreneurial Best Practices Series, call 510-642-4255 or email lester@haas.berkeley.edu.