Economic Development
The Anatomy of the Typical Entrepreneurial Journey (Speaker: George Siragusa)
Posted: July 16, 2025 at 2:41 pm, Last Updated: July 16, 2025 at 2:42 pm
Entrepreneur often ask advisers for a “road map” to see what the entire business journey looks like – – what are the steps from startup, through venture and growth, to scaling and possible exit or sale – and brief descriptions of each step. Entrepreneurs, business owners, founders and CEOs and their teams, sometimes want to […]
A/V requirements: Flip Chart, Laptop, LCD Projector, Screen, White Board and Markers
Energy Finance: Powering Progress Through Strategic Capital (Speaker: Sean Spence)
Posted: June 24, 2025 at 8:24 pm
Energy Finance is the specialized field dedicated to the financial structuring, investment, and management of projects and assets across the entire energy sector. It encompasses a vast array of activities, from funding the exploration and production of traditional fossil fuels to financing the research, development, deployment, and operation of renewable energy technologies, energy efficiency initiatives, […]
Pope Leo XIV’s Pontificate Focuses on AI Ethics and Regulation (Speaker: Sean Spence)
Posted: June 24, 2025 at 8:16 pm, Last Updated: June 24, 2025 at 8:18 pm
Pope Leo XIV, the newly elected American pontiff, has declared artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on human dignity, justice, and labor as a signature issue of his papacy. Drawing inspiration from his namesake, Pope Leo XIII, who advocated for workers’ rights during the Industrial Revolution, Pope Leo XIV aims to address the challenges posed […]
Fintechs: A New Paradigm of Growth (Speaker: Sean Spence)
Posted: June 24, 2025 at 8:12 pm, Last Updated: June 24, 2025 at 8:14 pm
Over the past decade, technological progress and innovation have catapulted the fintech sector from the fringes to the forefront of financial services. And the growth has been fast and furious, buoyed by the robust growth of the banking sector, rapid digitization, changing customer preferences, and increasing support of investors and regulators. During this decade, fintechs […]
Solar Geoengineering as part of Climate Policy (Mariia Belaia)
Posted: October 21, 2024 at 4:52 pm
Solar geoengineering, also known as solar radiation management, is a potential approach for reducing the climate change impacts of increased concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, essentially by counteracting the radiative forcing associated with a given level of concentrations. How does it fit with other climate policy instruments, including adaptation, mitigation, and carbon removal?
A/V requirements: Screen
From Side Hustle to Success: Transform Your Small Business with Corporate Strategy (Speaker: Sean Spence)
Posted: May 6, 2024 at 5:04 pm, Last Updated: May 31, 2024 at 2:32 pm
Whether you’re running a lemonade stand or a start-up law firm, learn how corporate finance and strategy principles can take your business to the next level. Gain insights into maximizing profits, managing risks, and creating long-term growth.
A/V requirements: Internet, Screen, White Board and Markers
Social Security and Retirement Policy (Speaker: Sita Slavov)
Posted: October 4, 2021 at 4:05 pm, Last Updated: May 31, 2024 at 6:23 pm
Professor Slavov can cover a variety of topics related to retirement and Social Security (ranging from policy options to individual decisions about when to claim benefits) depending on the audience interests. Her area of research is retirement policy. Her talk can be aimed at people approaching Social Security eligibility age, with some research findings that […]
A/V requirements: None
Technology Commercialization (Speaker: Paula Sorrell)
Posted: July 24, 2020 at 12:04 pm, Last Updated: June 3, 2024 at 5:32 pm
Getting a new research product to market.
A/V requirements: None
Entrepreneurship (Speaker: Paula Sorrell)
Posted: July 24, 2020 at 12:02 pm, Last Updated: June 3, 2024 at 5:32 pm
Launching a technical company, market exploration, customer discovery.
A/V requirements: None
Lives in Ruins: Life in the Archaeological Site of Chichén Itzá (Speaker: Lisa Breglia)
Posted: October 11, 2019 at 1:34 pm, Last Updated: June 3, 2024 at 5:40 pm
While millions of international tourists a year visit the World Heritage site of Chichén Itzá in southern Mexico and eagerly bask in its ancient wonder, few people appreciate the contemporary significance of the archaeological site. Using archival and ethnographic research, I discuss 1) how modern science and modern Maya people came to view this “ancient […]
A/V requirements: Laptop, Screen
Local and Regional Small Business and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem (Speaker: Jody Keenan)
Posted: August 8, 2019 at 3:29 pm, Last Updated: June 3, 2024 at 7:24 pm
A presentation about the entrepreneurial ecosystem landscape to include opportunities, challenges and resources.
A/V requirements: LCD Projector, Screen
Economics of the Arts (Speaker: Tyler Cowen)
Posted: March 22, 2017 at 3:47 pm, Last Updated: June 3, 2024 at 8:09 pm
A study on whether commercialization is good or bad for the arts, and how fame is produced in modern societies.
A/V requirements: None
Tyler Cowen
Posted: March 22, 2017 at 3:25 pm, Last Updated: March 29, 2021 at 5:58 pm
Tyler Cowen is a professor of economics at George Mason University. He is also the Director of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.
Socialism (Speaker: Johanna Bockman)
Posted: September 29, 2014 at 3:10 pm, Last Updated: June 4, 2024 at 6:17 pm
I would discuss socialism in Eastern Europe, as well as global socialist movements, such as that of Yugoslavia. I could also discuss postsocialism and current notions of socialism.
A/V requirements: Laptop, LCD, Screen
Creating the Triple Bottom Line for Businesses: Reframing Sustainability Practices for Strategic Advantage in Your Organization (Speaker: Tojo Thatchenkery)
Posted: September 10, 2014 at 12:13 pm, Last Updated: June 5, 2024 at 3:27 pm
Sustainability has become a widely held value in many walks of life and has generated new hopes for citizen involvement. It is now possible to do one’s part in creating a sustainable value as well as influence public policy that may mandate various “green” initiatives. Based on his recent book- Positive Design and Appreciative Construction: […]
A/V requirements: LCD, Screen, Lavalier Microphone, Two Speakers
Andean Markets (Speaker: Linda Seligmann)
Posted: September 9, 2014 at 8:32 pm, Last Updated: June 5, 2024 at 3:31 pm
Speaker will address the markets of the Peruvian Andes, with special attention to gender relationships and the impacts of neoliberal economic policies, tourism, and decentralization. Addresses intersection of informal and formal economies.
A/V requirements: LCD, Screen