The Bengis Center invites students, faculty and staff, young entrepreneurs, programmers, developers, hi-tech personnel, and others to take part in the Global Entrepreneurship Week, which will take place November 17 – 26.
These activities – from large-scale competitions and events, a Hackathon, lectures in Beer Sheva pubs, to intimate networking gatherings – connect participants to potential collaborators, mentors, and even investors, introducing them to new possibilities and exciting opportunities.
Prof. Dafna Schwartz, the chairperson of the Bengis Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation: "The GEW events that the Bengis Center conducts offer opportunities to be exposed to varied worlds of content, to learn applied tools, for feedback on ideas, and which are fertile ground for collaborations. Such activities are testament to the Bengis Center’s commitment to the region. All the activities aim to stimulate the innovation ecosystem. Open to the community, they are held in collaboration with leading partners in the business and public sectors. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has long been integral to regional economic development, and the activities of the Bengis Center are shining examples....”
Some of the events include:
Entrepreneurs, Investors and Global Companies
Tuesday Nov 17, 8:30 AM
Thorsteinson Hall (Room 300), Diane and Guilford Glazer Building for the Guilford Glazer Faculty of Business and Management (#15)
During this event, participants will have the chance to learn about the principles behind advancing technological initiatives and strategies, as well as high-tech investors and how to present to them. In addition, participants will meet with representatives from the Gav Yam Negev Advanced Technologies Park (ATP).
Two Entrepreneurship at the Bar Events
“From the Kibbutz the IPO Will Come”
Tuesday Nov 17, 7:00 PM
Beer Station Pub, David Ben-Gurion Blvd. 12, Beer-Sheva
Can the kibbutz of today serve as a breeding ground for entrepreneurship and innovation? Attendees will have the chance to meet and hear from successful hi-tech entrepreneurs from kibbutzim.
“Social, Business or Technological - Similarities and Differences in Advancing Innovations”
Wed Nov 18, 7:00 PM
Beer Station Pub, David Ben-Gurion Blvd. 12, Beer-Sheva
A meeting with social, business and technological entrepreneurs that will allow the audience to understand the different principles related to advancing innovations in different fields, life spans, aspirations, dreams and much more. Co-sponsored by the Young Entrepreneurs project.
Innovate2Educate Hackathon
November 26-27
JVP Cyber Labs, Advanced Technologies Park, Beer-Sheva
A 30-hour development marathon. An event that will bring together developers, designers, educators, entrepreneurs, students, faculty and others in order to develop the technologies that will change the face of learning and education in the future. This event will be led by the Bengis Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation of the Guilford Glazer Faculty of Business & Management at BGU, the Faculty of Health Sciences at BGU, 7Tech Entrepreneurship and Hi-Tech community of Beer-Sheva and the Negev in cooperation with the Division for Gifted and Outstanding Students at the Ministry of Education. Leading companies also participating will include WIX, JVP, Wework, EMC and more.
Announcement of the Winners in the Business Plan Writing Competition
The Bengis Center business plan writing competition “From Idea to Business” includes two tracks: Economic-Social Development in the Negev and Innovation and Hi-tech. During this event, winners of the center’s business plan competition “From Idea to Business” will be announced. Co-sponsored by the GGFBM Department of Management’s Program for Economic and Social Development in the Negev.
