INSEAD Global Entrepreneurship Forum – 9 Dec

This Friday, business school INSEAD will organize their Global Entrepreneurship Forum. It runs twice a year and is a highlight for INSEAD’s venture design and incubation initiatives, bringing together the INSEAD community and guests to discuss creating value through entrepreneurship. With the theme “Science-Based Entrepreneurship: How to Ignite this Engine of Economic Prosperity”, the event will be divided into two parts: An Entrepreneurship Networking Forum (morning session), and the 23rd Business Venture Competition (BVC) Finals (afternoon session). Further information about the program can be viewed here.

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Event Details

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When: Friday, 9th December 2011
Time: 9am-130pm (GEF) and 230pm-7pm (BVC)
Where: INSEAD Asia Campus, Singapore Claude & Tuulikki Janssen Auditorium, 1 Ayer Rajah Avenue, Singapore 138676 (Map)
Register here.

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