SIEPR Policy Forum on Entrepreneurs and the Economy

Here is the agenda from our conference looking at entrepreneurship in difficult economic times.

Schedule

3:30pm - 4:00pm PST
Economics and Entrepreneurial Success

Nick Bloom, ��ɫֱ��, “Why are Entrepreneurial Firms Often Badly Managed?”

Vivek Wadhwa, Duke University, “Entrepreneurship, Immigration and Education”

Thomas Hellmann, University of British Columbia, “Legal Systems, Trust, and the Globalization of Venture Capital”

Joe Eschbach, Vice President, Plastic Logic, Inc. “Creating a Category”
4:00pm - 4:30pm PST
Lunch Address

Elizabeth Holmes, Founder and CEO, Theranos
4:30pm - 5:00pm PST
Entrepreneurs and the Macroeconomy

Mark Kvamme, Sequoia Capital, "The View from Sand Hill"

Bob Hall, ��ɫֱ��, and Susan Woodward, Sand Hill Econometrics, "Macroeconomic and Financial Challenges to Venture-Backed Entrepreneurs"
5:00pm - 5:30pm PST
Government and Entrepreneurial Policies

Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, California's 14th Congressional District

David Crane, Special Advisor to the Governor for Jobs and Economic Growth

Tom Kosnik, ��ɫֱ�� Tech Ventures Program
5:30pm - 6:30pm PST
Computer Mediated Transactions: Implications for Future Growth

Hal Varian, Chief Economist, Google