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MIT Enterprise Forum of New York City

Dream it. Code it. Win it. ... Unleashing Opportunities with Technology ... April 30, 2015

Burgess COMMENTARY

Peter Burgess

MIT Enterprise Forum of New York City

NEW YORK CITY AWARDS CEREMONY THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2015 5:30PM – 8:30PM

MIT Enterprise Forum of NYC Presents: Dream it. Code it. Win it. Unleashing Opportunities with Technology

Unleashing Opportunities with Technology

Computer Science has never been more exciting! Come to hear a panel of visionaries discuss how computer science education can be used as tool to create many opportunities by solving problems or creating efficiencies across many industries.

Moderator:

• Jason Pontin - Editor in Chief and Publisher, MIT Technology Review

Scratch and Future of Computer Science Education:
• Mitch Resnick – Professor of Learning Research at the MIT Media Lab and Chair of the Code-to-Learn Foundation.(Research includes development of SCRATCH Programming Software which is used by 8 Million students and Lego Mindstorms.)

Women and Diversity in Computer Science:
• Georgia Garinois-Melenikiotou - - EVP of Corporate Marketing at Estée Lauder ($10k Women’s Prize)
• Teresa A. Dahlberg - Dean, Albert Nerken School of Engineering, Chief Academic Officer, The Cooper Union
• Janice Cuny - Program Director for Computing Education and Program Officer for Broadening Participation in Computing Program NSF

Disruptive Innovation Creates Opportunities:
• Philippe Buhannic - Co-Founder and CEO of TradingScreen ($10K Technology Entrepreneurship Award)
• Brian O’Kelley - Co-Founder and CEO of AppNexus
• Erik Nordlander - Engineering Partner Google Ventures

Organizer:
• Cristina Dolan - MIT Media Lab Alumna, Co-Founder OneMain (IPO & Acquired)

Dream it. Code it. Win it. Awards and Networking Reception:

College Level Prizes
• $10,000 - TradingScreen Technology Entrepreneurship Award Presented by Philippe Buhannic, Co-Founder and CEO of TradingScreen
• $10,000 - Women’s Prize Presented by Georgia Garinois-Melenikiotou, EVP Corporate Marketing, Estée Lauder
• $30,000 - A number of Innovation and Problem Solving Prizes.
• All applicants will receive a 'Qualified Participant Certificate'.

High School Prizes
• All applicants will receive a 'Qualified Participant Certificate'.
• Each winning team will receive one of a number of prizes:
- Microsoft Surface Pros
- Kaplan ACT/SAT Prep Courses
- Federal Reserve Bank of New York – Tech Career Day
- Others will be announced shortly

DATE: Thursday, April 30, 2015

AGENDA:
5:30pm - 6:00pm: Reception
6:00pm - 7:30pm: Panel Discussion and Awards
7:30pm - 8:30pm: Networking Reception

PLACE: The Cooper Union, Great Hall - Directions 7 East 7th Street New York, NY, 10003

REGISTRATION: Free to members of MIT Enterprise Forum $50 non-members, $10 extra at door All members and guests are welcome.

“Dream it. Code it. Win it.” is a coding contest organized by The MIT Club of New York, The MIT Enterprise Forum of New York City, and TradingScreen to celebrate and reward creativity in Computer Science. Visit www.dreamitcodeitwinit.com for more information.