Intel Hosts Entrepreneur Press Event in San Francisco
Intel+UC Berkeley Technology Entrepreneurship Challenge Finalist Teams, Venture Capitalist Specialist, Present to Media
Intel Corporation:
WHEN: 2:30-3:30 p.m. PST, Nov. 18
WHERE: Burson-Marsteller
303 2nd Street
North Tower, Suite 350
San Francisco
Media are invited to attend an intimate press event in San
Francisco to meet with four notable Intel+UC Berkeley Technology
Entrepreneurship Challenge finalist teams along with Sriram
Viswanathan, vice president of the Intel Architecture Group, and
general manager of the WiMAX Program Office, and Andre Marquis,
executive director of the Lester Center for Entrepreneurship &
WHAT: Innovation at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business. The one-hour
session will provide an in-depth look at what Intel and UC
Berkeley are doing to support budding entrepreneurs from around
the world and will highlight the groundbreaking business plans in
this year's competition, which include solutions to a number of
global challenges, among them renewable energy sources, early
detection of breast cancer, online education solutions and 3-D
human-computer interaction technology.
Founded in 2005 as part of Intel's Higher Education Program, the
Intel+UC Berkeley Technology Entrepreneurship Challenge, provides
graduate-level engineers and scientists with the opportunity to
present their plans to make the world a better place through
innovative technologies. All finalist teams receive direct
visibility and interaction with more than 20 leading venture
capital firms. The first-place winner, which will be named later
that night, is awarded a $25,000 prize from the Intel Foundation.
WHO: Four finalist teams from the 2010 Intel+UC Berkeley Technology
Entrepreneurship Challenge.
Sriram Viswanathan, vice president of the Intel Architecture
Group, and general manager of the WiMAX Program Office, for
comment.
Andre Marquis, executive director of the Lester Center for
Entrepreneurship & Innovation, UC Berkeley's Haas School of
Business, for comment.
GENERAL INFO: Learn more at: www.intel.com/pressroom/kits/education.
CONTACT: To RSVP for either event or to schedule interviews, please contact
Allison Kubota, 415-591-4045, allison.kubota@bm.com
Source: Intel Corporation
Released Nov 17, 2010 • 12:30 PM EST