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SUMMARY:Hardware Product Panel: Robots\, 3D Printing\, warehouse automation\, oh my!
DESCRIPTION:Are you curious about how hardware companies are built and how hardware products are developed? Hear from industry veterans who have built a wide variety of hardware products\, spanning wearable consumer electronics\, mobile phones\, industrial robots\, warehouse automation\, and somersaulting and cycling robots. Come away with an understanding of the hardware product development process\, spanning ideation\, advanced research and development\, product development\, manufacturing and operations\, and product launch. \nOur confirmed panelists include: \n\nDr. Jenny Barry\, Research Lead\, Robotics AI Institute. Jenny is a roboticist with more than ten years of experience making robots move smoothly\, work autonomously\, and get taught new tasks more easily. Jenny holds a Bachelor of Arts in Physics from Swarthmore College and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from MIT.\nJon Bond\, General Manager\, Fused Filament Fabrication\, Nano Dimension. Jon has a wealth of hardware experience\, having worked on everything from decorative hardware products to sports equipment\, industrial robotics\, and 3d printers. Jon holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Tufts University.\nDr. Mike Caine\, Director of Hardware Operations at the Robotics AI Institute\, who has a wealth of experience building different types of hardware products. Mike holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Tufts University and an MS and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT.\nThis panel is moderated by Professor Elaine Chen\, a hardware startup veteran and recovering roboticist who had worked with Jenny and Mike to build collaborative manufacturing robots in a prior life. Elaine holds a Bachelor and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from MIT.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis is an Inside the Classroom event hosted by Professor Thomas Van de Velde\, who teaches ENT164 Introduction to Making and ENT193.02 Lean Software Leadership at Tufts University.
URL:https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/event/hardware-f25/
LOCATION:JCC 301\, 177 College Ave\, Medford\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Tackling Climate Solutions With Heather Takle\, President & CEO\, PowerOptions
DESCRIPTION:Join us in a fireside chat with climate entrepreneur\, Heather Takle. With 20+ years of leadership and innovation experience\, Heather Takle is a dynamic executive and veteran leader in the climate and energy sector. She has a track record of driving innovation\, business growth\, and operational excellence with a mission-driven focus on climate change impact. Her deep industry experience includes investing in\, innovating and scaling businesses and products including solar + storage\, microgrids\, grid-interactive buildings and efficiency\, waste-to-energy\, vehicle electrification\, and software-enabled solutions. Throughout her career\, she has focused on both energy independence in North America and in achieving access in the developing world. \nThis is an Inside the Classroom event hosted by Professor Moneer Azzam\, who teaches ENT101 Entrepreneurship and Business Planning. Moneer himself is a serial climate entrepreneur and is currently the Founder and Principal of Beacon Climate Innovations.
URL:https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/event/heathertakle25/
LOCATION:JCC 170\, 177 College Avenue\, Medford\, MA\, 02155\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:"All Profits To Nonprofits": How Cummings Foundation Supports 1400+ Local Organizations
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a fireside chat with Joyce Vyriotes\, Executive Director of Cummings Foundation\, one of the largest private foundations in New England and learn why Cummings Properties donates all net income each year to Cummings Foundation\, which supports 1400+ local organizations with their local grant program. \nJoyce Cummings and Bill Cummings (A58\, H06\, J97P\, M97P) established Cummings Foundation\, Inc. in 1986. Woburn-based Cummings Foundation has awarded $ 600 million in grants to greater Boston nonprofits alone. Its giving is concentrated in Middlesex\, Essex\, and Suffolk counties plus several abutting communities in Norfolk county\, and it benefits a broad range of causes. \nThe Cummings also have a special interest in Rwanda\, where the Foundation collaborates with Partners In Health and a limited number of other organizations to aid in that East African country’s post-genocide recovery and rebuilding. \nThe Cummings quietly contributed to the local community for many years. Then\, in May 2011\, they joined The Giving Pledge\, an organization founded by Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffet through which some of the world’s wealthiest individuals and couples have publicly pledged to donate at least half of their assets for philanthropic purposes. Bill and Joyce had already donated 90 percent of their wealth. \nThis is an Inside the Classroom speaker event hosted by Professor Usha Pasi who teaches ENT142 Nonprofits\, Philanthropy and Impact at Tufts University. \nAbout Joyce Vyriotes \nVyriotes came to the Cummings organization as marketing manager in 2010 and\, over the years\, established a communications department that supports both Cummings Properties and Cummings Foundation. During much of this time\, she also served as deputy director of the Foundation\, and was one of the chief architects of its major annual grant-making initiative and volunteer program. \nIn 2021\, Vyriotes became the third executive director in the Foundation’s history. She is\, however\, still employed by Cummings Properties and retains her responsibilities as director of communications and marketing for the commercial real estate firm. \nVyriotes began her business career doing sales and marketing for Boston Duck Tours\, before moving to Arizona\, where she spent a decade in fundraising and patient services for nonprofit organizations. A graduate of Mount Holyoke College\, she also earned a master’s in Integrated Marketing Communications from West Virginia University. Vyriotes was raised in Melrose and currently resides in Reading with her husband\, Paul. \nAbout Usha Pasi \nUsha Pasi has spent her career serving as an advocate for donors and institutions pursuing their philanthropic and programmatic aims\, and she has advised boards and organizations about best practices in governance. Her experience includes increasingly responsible roles at Columbia University\, Yale University\, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston\, Facing History and Ourselves\, the Cambridge Community Foundation\, and consulting roles with local and international organizations including Stanford University. Her consulting practice includes work as an executive coach\, development and governance guidance\, scaling of entrepreneurial organizations\, and counseling on building inclusive organizations. \nShe serves on the boards of the Boston Book Festival\, Be Well Be Here\, the Arlington Libraries Foundation\, and she is also a member of the Harvard Graduate School of Education Alumni Council. Usha is committed to expanding professional development opportunities for her colleagues in the field\, and as a board member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals served as a mentor in AFP’s Diversity and Inclusion Fellowship program. She also served as President of Women in Development of Greater Boston. \nUsha holds an Ed.M. degree from Harvard University and her undergraduate degree from SUNY-Binghamton. She was awarded a Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship in Improved Fundraising Capabilities. In addition\, she holds an Executive Certificate in Nonprofit Management from the Harvard Kennedy School and a certificate in Diversity and Inclusion from Cornell University.
URL:https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/event/cummingstalk25/
LOCATION:First Floor Lobby\, Joyce Cummings Center\, 177 College Avenue\, Medford\, MA\, 02155\, United States
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SUMMARY:Women in Entrepreneurship
DESCRIPTION:In support of Women Entrepreneurship Week (October 19-24)\, DEC will be hosting women leaders in our “Women in Entrepreneurship” panel\, where they will share how they apply the entrepreneurial method in their respective roles. \nOur confirmed panelists are drawn from different settings\, spanning startups\, small to medium businesses\, nonprofits\, and established corporations. Confirmed panelists include: \n\nAbbeygale Anderson\, Founding Partner\, Cross Impact Capital\nJazmine Colman\, Cofounder\, QuiltHealth\nJulia Hallman\, Owner\, Formaggio Kitchen\nModerator: Julia Giatrelis\, A24\, MSIM25\, Product Marketing Associate at CarGurus\n\nThis is an Inside the Classroom event hosted by Professor Betsy Goodrich\, who teaches ENT100 Creativity\, Innovation and Entrepreneurial Thinking. \nAbout Abbeygale Anderson \nAbbeygale is the Founder of Cross Impact Capital. Previously\, Abbey was an Investor at Stone Point Capital\, where she focused on investing in businesses within the global financial services industry. \nAbout Jazmine Colman \nJazmine Coleman\, Co-founder of Quilt Health and Boston native\, is dedicated to transforming the healthcare experience. Throughout her career\, she has driven healthcare innovation and championed a more patient-centered future. \nAbout Julia Hallman \nJulia Hallman is the owner of Formaggio Kitchen\, a specialty food store dedicated to discovering and providing the finest artisan cheese and specialty foods available domestically and abroad. \n About our moderator\, Julia Giatrelis\, A24\, MSIM25 \nJulia Giatrelis is a double Jumbo who is currently a Product Marketing Associate at CarGurus. She is also the Founder & CEO of GlutenFreedomForAll\, a gluten free snack company for people with celiac disease.
URL:https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/event/women-in-entrepreneurship/
LOCATION:JCC 260\, 177 College Ave\, Medford\, MA\, 02155\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Fireside Chat with Gabi Zijderveld
DESCRIPTION:In celebration of Women Entrepreneurship Week\, please join us for a fireside chat with Gabi Zijderveld\, Cofounder of Blue Tulip Ventures\, an VC firm that invests in early stage startups building human-centered AI. \nBlue Tulip Ventures is cofounded by Gabi and Rana el Kaliouby\, two women power houses who had already built a successful startup\, Affectiva\, before generative AI came about. Learn about the in’s and out’s of the fundraising process not just from the startup founder’s perspective\, but from the perspective of first-time VC’s with a strong track record and ambitious vision\, who are raising their first fund in a crowded market. \nThis is an Inside the Classroom event hosted by Professor Joe Volman\, Partner and Co-Chair of the Boston Office of Blank Rome LLP. Joe teaches ENT163 Entrepreneurial Business Law. \nAbout Gabi Zijderveld \nGabi is a seasoned technology executive\, innovator and startup mentor with 10+ years building and commercializing AI products. She has decades of operating experience at 7 startups and two public companies\, including IBM. She has led product and marketing teams\, and built partnerships and ecosystems. She has created new technology categories\, devised go to market strategies and launched numerous v1 products. Gabi loves mentoring early stage AI startups in all aspects of growing their business. \nAbout Josef Volman \nDuring his 30-year career\, Joe Volman has become known as a go-to lawyer in the middle-market community\, particularly with respect to mid-market mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”). Through his creative\, results-driven approach\, Joe partners with his clients as a strategic adviser\, and leverages his vast network to help clients source deals and raise capital in order to effectively drive growth and maximize returns on their investments. \nHe is particularly skilled in negotiating in a constructive and collaborative fashion\, made evident by an illustrious career grown through referrals of past clients and industry-leading companies seeking his proficiency with buy- and sell-side transactions. On the sell-side\, Joe helps clients prepare for the sale process\, including tax and other structuring. He assists strategic and financial acquirors with tax\, structuring\, and negotiating transaction documents. \nJoe is a deal maker and is known to take a highly commercial approach to move transactions over the finish line. He constantly strives to be the lawyer clients call to solve their problems\, operating as if he is in the office next door and available to help when needed. His sell-side clients know that he treats their business as if it were his family business—he cares very deeply about them\, their family\, and their business. They know he has their back and that he’s going to help them achieve their wealth and liquidity goals. On the buy-side\, private equity (“PE”) firms trust him to help them make the best choices\, acquire the right companies\, to achieve success for their limited partners. As a firm leader\, he is also able to command the best resources for their transactions. \nIn addition to his M&A work\, Joe represents entrepreneurs and investors\, startups and emerging companies\, and PE / venture capital funds through all phases of the fundraising and investment process. Joe also has significant experience representing small and mid-cap public companies and investment banking firms that work in the small and mid-cap markets. He helps early-stage companies with formation and financing\, and guides venture funds with the structure and negotiation of venture capital financings. For small and mid-cap public companies\, he helps them comply with securities laws\, attain public and private financings\, and execute M&A transactions. \nJoe has a deep understanding of several dynamic sectors\, including technology (particularly software as a service (“SaaS”) and FinTech companies)\, business services\, professional services\, consumer businesses\, life sciences\, manufacturing\, logistics\, healthcare\, sports\, food & beverage\, and hospitality.
URL:https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/event/fireside-chat-with-gabi-zijderveld/
LOCATION:JCC 260\, 177 College Ave\, Medford\, MA\, 02155\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
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