Saturday, January 14th
1:00pm – 5:00pm
at Schapiro 129 (24 Hopkins Hall Drive)
Design Thinking Workshop: Fostering Economic Development in Berkshire County with Technology
Learn and use the design thinking process to tackle the challenge of economic development in the Berkshires. Eugene Korsunskiy ('08) is the Senior Coordinator of Design Initiatives at the University of Vermont, where he teaches courses on design thinking and innovation. Before coming to UVM, Eugene taught at Stanford, where he received his MFA in Design. He is a co-founder of SparkTruck, a delivery-van-turned-makerspace, which he and his friends drove across the country to teach elementary and middle school kids to tinker, design, and be creative. Eugene lives in Hinesburg, VT and takes every excuse he can get to zip down Route 7 to the Purple Bubble.
Workshop Leaders
Eugene Korsunskiy ‘08
UVM
Ben Cohen '06
Expa
Saturday, January 14th
6:00pm – 7:00pm
at Faculty House (968 Main St.)
Student–Alumni Reception
Current students and alumni will have the opportunity to socialize.
Saturday, January 14th
7:30pm – 9:00pm
at Weston Hall (995 Main St.)
Alumni Shark Tank
Watch real alumni founders pitch their companies to real alumni investors.
Emcee
Brent Heeringa
Williams College & Startup Founder
Sharks
Christine Chan '99
SVP XPO Logistics & Startup Investor
Ben Cohen '06
Expa
Steve Jenks '81
Candescent Partners
Entrepreneurs
Robert Lumley '85
Founder, AirLoom Energy
Nick Martinelli '00
Founder, Marty's Local
Mia Gancayco '18
Co-Founder, FoodLove
Joe Bergeron '01
Co-Founder, FoodLove