The Elon University Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and Wake Forest University Angell Center for Entrepreneurship co-hosted the 2nd annual University Entrepreneurship Summit of North Carolina in the Winston-Salem, N.C. on November 4.
Eighty-six leaders representing 60 universities in entrepreneurship initiatives, education and research from across the state participated in networking and discussions to advance the field of entrepreneurship.
“The passion for entrepreneurship among the participants was inspiring,” said Gary Palin, executive director of the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership. ” This summit built upon the synergies created from last year’s summit held at Elon University.”
He said the objective of the summit was to share best practices, exchange ideas, form collaborations and to develop better integrated strategies.
“The summit began after a meeting with Gary,” said Stan Mandel, director of the Angell Center for Entrepreneurship. “We both realized that there are a number of colleges and universities in North Carolina that do not or cannot attend national entrepreneurship conferences, so we decided to take a leadership role and host such an event.”
Plans are in place to expand the 3rd annual University Entrepreneurship Summit of North Carolina into a two-day event in the fall of 2010.