PLEASE JOIN US FOR LUNCH AT RAY'S WITH OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER, DIRECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON'S BUERK CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP, MR. ROB ADAMS!
Rob Adams, Director of the University of Washington's Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship
Please join us for an informative afternoon! Our keynote speaker, Rob Adams will share information about:
Problems not being solved in the marketplace, and solutions that open the door for growth and more startup activity
Opportunities to connect with young talent
Leveraging existing assets in communities like Ballard to be welcoming to startup and entrepreneurial businesses
Q & A opportunity to answer any questions you might have about starting or growing a business
Following the main program, Ballard Alliance Members will have an opportunity, if they so chose, to briefly share highlights, events or information about their business or organization.
Mr. Adamsis currently the Director of the University of Washington's Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship, located in the Foster School of Business. Rob has over twenty years of technology architecture, strategic partnership building, and global venture investing experience. Prior to his work at the Buerk Center, Rob served as the Sr. Director of Corporate Development at Cisco Systems and founded the consulting firm Startup Arts & XTT. Rob currently serves on the boards for multiple Seattle-area investment and technology firms including 9Mile Labs and AtomicVR. Rob is passionate about working with students and early-stage entrepreneurs, and has lectured at UW in the extremely popular Creating a Company class.
The Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship's mission is to integrate entrepreneurship into the fabric of the University of Washington and invest in those students who want to shape the future. Ranked in the top 20 in entrepreneurship education (in the top 10 among public universities) by US News & World Report, the center offers students a practical coursework in entrepreneurship, competitions that provide visibility for student ideas and companies, and ample avenues for networking with the Seattle startup community, including the UW Startup Job Fair-in which 42 early-stage companies participated and offered paid jobs to students in 2017 alone.
