Media Relations
Press Release:
MEDIA CONTACT: Maggie Gunther
954-762-5275,
mgunther @fau.edu
FAU’s Broward Seaside Burrow
Alumni Host MIT Enterprise Forum CEO Panel
FORT
LAUDERDALE, FL (May 26, 2010) –
The
Broward Seaside Burrow chapter of the FAU National Alumni
Association recently hosted “Which Way Up - Growth in a
Changed Economy?,” a CEO panel program of the MIT Enterprise
Forum of South Florida, at FAU’s Fort Lauderdale
campus.
The discussion focused on questions about the future of business, including growth after an economic reset, use of strategic planning, and hiring into growth and global marketplace considerations.
“We were honored to host this dynamic panel discussion and welcome local business leaders to FAU,” said Nancy Tanner, chair of the Broward Seaside Burrow. “We look forward to future events with the South Florida MIT Enterprise Forum.”
Panelists included FAU alumni Mark Blackburn, Ph.D., president and CEO of T-VEC Technologies, and Douglas Eagon, president and CEO of Stiles, Inc. They were joined by Dr. Lawrence Schimmel, chairman of the board of Professional Bank, and Bruce Turkel, an advertising and branding expert and author of “Building Brand Value.” The panel was moderated by Kurt Wurthmann, Ph.D., a member of the faculty of FAU’s College of Business.
For
more information, contact Maggie Gunther at 954-762-5275 or
mgunther@fau.edu.
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About Florida Atlantic
University:
Florida Atlantic University opened
its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida.
Today, the University serves more than 28,000 undergraduate and
graduate students on seven campuses and sites. Building on its
rich tradition as a teaching university, with a world-class
faculty, FAU hosts 10 colleges: Dorothy F. Schmidt College of
Arts & Letters, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Biomedical
Science, the College of Business, the College for Design and
Social Inquiry, the College of Education, the College of
Engineering & Computer Science, the Harriet L. Wilkes
Honors College, the Graduate College, the Christine E. Lynn
College of Nursing and the
Charles E. Schmidt College of
Science. For more information, visit
www.fau.edu
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About the MIT Enterprise Forum:
The MIT Enterprise Forum is a 25-year-old
organization affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, whose purpose is to encourage entrepreneurship and
innovation around the world. The organization is actively
creating a community of entrepreneurs, product and market
innovators from local companies, business managers, investors and
corporate leaders by bringing them together in a stimulating,
interactive setting. The organization serves as a resource to
assist individual entrepreneurs and innovators in addressing
issues involved in various stages of their company's
development.
