Unlocking Entrepreneurship

Unlocking Entrepreneurship is an event that hopes to initiate an action-oriented, deeper conversation regarding making entrepreneurship resources in the Phoenix metropolitan area easily accessible to all members of the entrepreneurial community, especially ones from underrepresented groups.

The event, hosted by the Arizona State University Office of Entrepreneurship + Innovation, in partnership with the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, will convene a diverse group of entrepreneurs, investors, students, educators, policy makers and other stakeholders to spark discussions to truly foster and build a community of inclusion where each person’s potential is unlocked. 

Speakers/remarks by:

Sethuraman Panchanathan, ASU, executive vce president Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development and chief research and innovation officer

Councilman Daniel Valenzuela, City of Phoenix District 5

Panelists:

Moderator Retha Hill, ASU Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, executive director of the Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lab, professor of practice

Traci Morris, ASU, director of the American Indian Policy Institute

Lorena Valencia, business owner and member, the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors

Oye Waddell, Hustle PHX, executive director