University of Michigan(UM)-Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) Joint Institute (JI) inherits the strengths of two great universities of the world. While SJTU is a pioneer in entrepreneurship education in China, global leadership of UM is well-known. The JI Centre For Entrepreneurship (CFE) along with partners from SJTU units and industry organizes the “Entrepreneurship Week” from Sept 4-7 in Shanghai. This week will offer great learning opportunities on various aspects of entrepreneurship, such as corporate entrepreneurship, design thinking, social entrepreneurship, technology commercialization, emerging opportunities for entrepreneurship in Shanghai and the Belt and Road region. The sessions will involve in-depth immersion experiences, field visits to incubators/startups and lectures by experts from all over the world.
Day 1 (Sept 4th) – Technology Entrepreneurship
- 9:00 – 10:30 Welcome Session
- Welcome by JI Dean
- Speech by SJTU VP
- Video welcome by John Wu
- Keynote Speaker: Hocking Xu
- Keynote Address by Michael Condry, ex-Intel Global CTO and President IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society
- 10:30 – 11:00 Tea/Coffe Break
- 11:00 – 12:30 Session 1: Corporate Entrepreneurship
- 12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
- 13:30 – 15:00 Session 2: Biomedical Technology
- 15:00 – 15:30 Tea/Coffee Break
- 15:30 – 17:00 Session 3: AI Projects
- 17:00 – 18:00 Student and Alumni Session
- 18:00 Banquet Dinner
Day 2 (Sept 5th) – Practicum Visits
- 9:00 – 10:00 Intro to Incubators at neoBay
- 10:00 – 11:30 Travel to firstbuild
- 11:30 – 13:30 Lunch Meeting at firstbuild
- 13:30 – 14:30 Travel to HC Club
- 14:30 – 16:30 International Entrepreneurship Forum – organized by HC Club
Day 3 (Sept 6th) – Social Entrepreneurship I
- 9:00 – 9:10 Welcome: Prof. Pradeep Ray (SJTU)
- 9:10 – 10:30 Session 1: Drones and Robots for Healthcare
- 10:30 – 11:00 Tea/Coffee Break
- 11:00 – 12:30 Session 2: Portable Health Clinic
- 12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
- 13:30 – 15:00 Session 3: Blockchain for Social Business
- 15:00 – 15:30 Tea/Coffee Break
- 15:30 – 17:00 Session 4: Information Systems for mHealth in Developing Countries
- 17:00 – 18:00 Session 5: Global Challenge
- 18:00 Dinner
Day 4 (Sept 7th) – Social Entrepreneurship II
- 9:00 – 10:00 Concluding Session
- 10:00 – 11:30 Travel to SIIDI
- 11:30 – 12:30 Lunch
- 12:30 – 14:30 Design Thinking for Social Change (SIIDI)
- 14:30 – 15:00 Tea/Coffee Break
- 15:00 – 18:00 Shanghai Immersion Experience (SimpliCity)
