Invitation: Entrepreneurial Thinking by Dave Valliere

[G.L. Saran]

Dear Sir/Madam

 

SEED, the entrepreneurship club at MDI, Gurgaon, invites you to a session on

 

Entrepreneurial Thinking: When to believe your own hype

By Dr. Dave Valliere

 

Date: Thursday , 22^nd March 2012

Time: 7-9 PM

Venue: Auditorium, MDI Gurgaon

Registration Link: http://goo.gl/oDzeZ

 

Dave Valliere PhD, PEng Chair, Entrepreneurship & Strategy Dept Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University   http://www.ryerson.ca/~valliere/

ABOUT TED ROGERS SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, RYERSON UNIVERSITY: The Ted Rogers School of Management is a recognized leader in entrepreneurship education in Canada and houses the Ryerson University Entrepreneurship Program, one of the largest entrepreneurship programs in North America. ABOUT Dr. DAVE VALLIERE: Dave Valliere joined the Entrepreneurship and Strategy area after a long and varied career in industry. He has worked as a Professional Engineer, in IT management for a range of large and small companies, in commercial banking for several high-tech sectors, and as a venture capitalist in the software industry. Dave also held an appointment at the Schulich School of Business, where he developed and delivered entrepreneurial courses in new venture formation and managing high-growth firms, and was awarded for his excellence in teaching. He has a Bachelor of Applied Science and Masters of Engineering from University of Toronto, an MBA from the University of Western Ontario, and a PhD from Open University (UK). Outside of academic life, Dave enjoys traveling to far corners of the world, composing music, guerrilla art projects, and a wide range of outdoor activities that include mountaineering and remote trekking. Past work Experience: Director, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce President and CEO, e-celerate inc., Toronto Research interests:  Venture Capital Signalling and information asymmetry in venture capital markets Cognitive and behavioural psychology of VCs Effectiveness of early-stage capital markets  Entrepreneurship Cognitive and social psychology of entrepreneurs Entrepreneurial financing as consumer choices Role of entrepreneurship in national and regional economic development Social entrepreneurship in international contexts

 

For queries regarding the session please contact:

Ankur – 9958912601

Harpreet – 8860785553

 

Regards

SEED

MDI, Gurgaon