Marietta College Proudly Presents
Thursday, November 14, 2024
8:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. (High School Students)
12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (General)
On the Campus of Marietta College
Keynote address with Doan Winkel, AI-Driven Educator, EdTech Entrepreneur, Creative Innovator
Become Friends With AI and Do More of What You Enjoy
This new world of AI is overwhelming. What can you do? How do you start? What's "right" and "wrong"? In this fun keynote, learn what you can do and how to start being more efficient, and therefore more effective. No matter who you are—whether a business owner, aspiring entrepreneur, college or high school student, or faculty member—you’ll find this keynote incredibly useful.
Entrepreneurs Uncensored
A panel of four successful entrepreneurs will candidly share their personal experiences, challenges, and lessons learned on their journeys to success. This session provides an unfiltered look into the world of entrepreneurship.
Casey Lang
Julie Harding
Larry Sloter
Larry Triplett
Resource Showcase: Quick Pitch and Q & A
Fourteen representatives from thirteen organizations will deliver 5-minute pitches to showcase the services they offer to entrepreneurs. At the end of the presentations, there will be a Q & A session where attendees can ask questions and gain deeper insights into the available resources.
Organizations and Their Representative
Pricing
- Free to high school and Marietta College students, faculty, and staff
- Others
- Before October 1, 2024: $50
- October 1, 2024 and later: $65
What is the Big Workshop?
The BIG Workshop is an annual event that takes place on the campus of Marietta College. Marietta College’s Entrepreneurship Program organizes and delivers the workshop in collaboration with various community and business partners. Our vision is to build a network of entrepreneurs who generate economic, social, and environmental values in their communities and around the globe. Our mission is to connect aspiring entrepreneurs and business owners with each other and with resource providers and experts to create a network that solves business problems, identifies viable entrepreneurial ideas, and puts them into action.
Dr. Khorassani describes the Big Workshop in the video below.
Who is the BIG Workshop for?
If your goal is to
- BUILD a new business;
- find INNOVATIVE solutions for your business-related problems, or;
- GROW your business;
The BIG workshop is for you.
To present at the Workshop, email entr@marietta.edu or contact Dr. Jacqueline Khorassani at 740.376.4621.