PROGRAM Table of Contents 1 Welcome 2–4 Keynote Speakers 5 Schedule Overview 6 Conference Themes 7–13 Thursday, October 29, morning: Concurrent Breakout Sessions 13–16 Thursday, October 29, afternoon: Concurrent Breakout Sessions 17–22 Friday, October 30, morning: Concurrent Breakout Sessions 23–26 Friday, October 30, afternoon: Concurrent Breakout Sessions 27 GCEC 2019 — Stockholm: Award Winners 28 Announcement: GCEC Baltimore 2021 29 Conference Sponsors 30–35 Conference Sponsors’ Ads 36 Leadership Circle Schools 37–51 Leadership Circle Schools’ Ads 52 Thank You Letter WELCOME! On behalf of the UNLV Lee On behalf of the Troesh Business School, I am excited Center for Entrepreneurship to welcome you to the Global and Innovation, I’d like to Consortium for Entrepreneur- welcome you to GCEC 2020. ship Centers (GCEC) annual This year has been an inter- conference. The pandemic esting year of firsts and this is has changed how the confer- the first virtual GCEC. While ence will be held this year, but it will not change we aren’t able to meet in person this year, we the caliber of speakers, the opportunity to hope we provide you with the value and con- share information or the chance to meet others nection that you have come to expect from doing great work in entrepreneurship centers attending GCEC. This year’s conference fea- across the globe. If there is one thing we have tures three inspiring keynote speakers, 41 live all learned during this time, it’s that the inability sessions, and a virtual exhibit area that we to meet in person is no longer a problem we believe will provide thought-provoking and valu- can’t solve. We hope you will enjoy the VFair able content. One of the advantages of this platform and all it has to offer. format is the content will be available for three months after the event, so you can access the What we unfortunately can’t duplicate with an sessions you were unable to attend or review online platform is how business is done in Las sessions that were impactful enough that you Vegas. From the best hotels and casinos in the thought they deserved a second look. world to state-of-the-art venues (now including the Allegiant Stadium, home to the Las Vegas I can remember attending my first GCEC a few Raiders) to world-class restaurants to Zappos, years ago and the value it provided in helping the innovative online retailers, and many small me build meaningful content and programs for businesses, Las Vegas is like no other place your students. Now that I’ve been a member in the world. We are proud of our city and the of the community for a while, I still walk away entrepreneurial spirit that runs through nearly from the experience with new relationships every industry, and we hope that you will come and ideas on how to make things better. Our experience all it has to offer soon. hope is this year will prove to be the same for each of you. Over the next two days, we encourage you to get inspired, connected, and be open-minded Finally, we hoped we could welcome you in as you learn from your peers and one-of-a-kind person to Las Vegas to showcase the bold keynote speakers. I encourage you to dig in creativity and daring innovation of our city and and take this time to listen and ask questions the warp speed with which the University of so you can return to your daily work with some Nevada, Las Vegas has been built and become new tools and fresh energy. increasingly relevant. We look forward to getting that opportunity to do so in the future. In the Enjoy this year’s conference, and we hope to meantime, we hope each of you are well and see you soon. look forward to connecting with you this year. Paulette Tandy Leith Martin Interim Dean Executive Director, Troesh Center for UNLV Lee Business School Entrepreneurship and Innovation University of Nevada, Las Vegas GCEC 2020 Page 1 KEYNOTE SPEAKER | Oct. 29th @ 8:00 a.m. (Pacific) Sarah Kauss Founder and Chairwoman S’well Sarah Kauss is the Founder and Chairwoman of S’well. She is a consumer products leader with a track record in launching companies, building multi-million dollar successful brands, and assembling high-performance senior leadership teams. She is a successful global entrepreneur, product design expert and has deep experience in partnering with multinational corporations to become more sustainable and meet environmental goals. Sarah held the position of CEO of S’well for ten years: bootstrapping with $30k of her savings to reach over $100M in revenue. During this time, Sarah created a new category and well-loved brand, helping to make sustainability more mainstream. An early advocate of the importance of ESG, Environmental, Social and Governance, in business, Sarah integrated values and impact within S’well from the start. Today, S’well is a Certified B Corp with a wide range of products that has helped displace more than 4 billion single-use plastic bottles. Prior to S’well, Sarah was an international real estate developer with a publicly-traded real estate equity investment trust where she spent six years with increasing responsibility leading large international collaborations and partnerships. Sarah started her career in public accounting with EY (formerly Ernst & Young), as a Certified Public Accountant, working in both tax consulting and the auditing function. She provided professional services to public and privately held companies in the technology, consumer products and media sectors. Sarah regularly shares her lessons learned and most important entrepreneurial moments with the press, including Inc., Fortune, Forbes, Bloomberg, NPR and more. She has been recognized as a Fortune’s “40 Under 40” honoree, EY Entrepreneurial Winning Woman and awarded the Harvard Business School Club of New York’s Entrepreneurship Award. Under Sarah’s leadership, S’well was named #1 Fastest-Growing, women-led company by the Women Presidents’ Organi- zation, was honored with the Brand Design award by Inc. magazine and placement on the Inc. 500 List (top 100) of fastest-growing, privately-held companies. Sarah sits on the UNICEF USA New York Regional Board, is an Entrepreneur in Residence at Harvard Business School and a mentor in the Fortune-State Department Global Mentoring Program. Sarah is a member of the 2018 Class of Henry Crown Fellows and a member of the 2020 Class of Braddock Scholars within the Aspen Global Leadership Network at the Aspen Institute. She earned a BS in accounting from the University of Colorado, Boulder and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Introduced by UNLV student Marcelle Cruzado Marcelle Cruzado recently graduated with her Bachelor’s Degree from UNLV in International Business with two minors in the Global Entrepreneurship Experience and Information Management. Currently, she is pursuing her Master’s Degree at the Lee Business School in Management Information Systems while serving as a Graduate Assistant for the Troesh Center of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. GCEC 2020 Page 2 KEYNOTE SPEAKER | Oct. 30th @ 8:00 a.m. (Pacific) Sumun L. Pendakur DEI Strategist/Founder Sumun Pendakur Consulting Dr. Sumun L. Pendakur is a scholar-practitioner, an activist-educator, a skilled facilitator, and a mom. With nearly 20 years in the field of higher education, Sumi’s work and research focuses on helping campuses, non-profits, and other organizations build capacity for social justice and racial equity by empowering individuals at all levels to be transformational agents of change in their spheres of influence. Most recently, Sumi was the Chief Learning Officer at the USC Race and Equity Center, dedicated to advancing racial justice in higher education and other sectors. Prior to that position, Sumi held roles as the Assistant Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion at Harvey Mudd College, serving on the President’s Cabinet and directing the Office of Institutional Diversity, and as the Director for USC Asian Pacific American Student Services. Sumi is a graduate of Northwestern University with a double major in Women’s Studies and History and a Minor in Spanish. She holds an M.A. in Higher Education Administration from the University of Michigan. She received her doctorate in Higher Education Leadership from the USC Rossier School of Education. Sumi also serves on the Board of Directors for NADOHE, the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education. In 2019, she was named one of the top 35 women in higher education by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine. Introduced by UNLV student D’Nasia Thompson D’Nasia Thompson is a third year Accounting Major at the Lee Business School, pursuing a minor in the Global Entrepreneurship Experience. She also currently serves as the Vice President on the UNLV Honors College e-board. GCEC 2020 Page 3 KEYNOTE SPEAKER | Oct. 30th @ 12:00 p.m. (Pacific) Kristen Hadeed Founder Student Maid Kristen Hadeed is the founder of Student Maid, a successful cleaning company that has employed thousands of students over the last decade and that is known for building the next generation of leaders. When Kristen started her journey, she had no idea what she was in for: The average turnover rate in the cleaning industry is 75%, and profit margins hover around just 15%. But even with the odds stacked against her, she built a company that blew the industry benchmarks out of the water. Her people love coming to work, they stick around for years, and some have even turned down dream jobs to join the executive team and build careers at Student Maid. Kristen believes Student Maid’s success boils down to one thing and one thing only: creating a place with humanity at its core.