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Wednesday, November 10 • 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Entrepreneurship: Local to Global

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The event will feature a diverse group of panelists from Penn State and Lehigh University who will discuss the innovative aspects of entrepreneurship educational program development in the global context.

This 90-minute session will include the following presentations:
  •  “Leveraging Social Entrepreneurship to Advance Social Justice in Housing” by Dr. Esther Obonyo:
  •  “Transitioning from Local to Global: Mindset Shifts and Community Perspectives” by Dr. Mark Gagnon
  • “Global Social Impact Fellowship @ Lehigh University” by Dr. Khanjan Mehta
  •  “Getting Currency Right: Balancing the Risks and Benefits of Doing Business in Foreign Currency” by Jeanine Varga

Tune in live on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JZwOaMs4lI or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/159129334106060/posts/4992887947396817/! 

This event is presented by Penn State Global.

In response to accelerating COVID-19 case counts across the state and in consultation with University Faculty Senate leadership, Penn State requires all students, faculty, staff and visitors — including those who are vaccinated and unvaccinated — to wear masks indoors at all campuses.
Speakers
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Jeanine Varga

Director- Foreign Exchange, PNC Bank
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Esther Obonyo

Director of the Global Building Network, a partnership between the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and Penn State, Associate Professor of Engineering Design and Architectural Engineering
Dr. Obonyo is the Director of the Global Building Network, a partnership between the UNECE and Penn State. She is also an Associate Professor of Engineering Design and Architectural Engineering. She served as the Interim Director of the Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship... Read More →
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Mark Gagnon

Harbaugh Entrepreneur and Innovation Faculty Scholar, Associate Teaching Professor of Agribusiness and Director of The Food and Bio-innovation Entrepreneurship Minor in The College of Agricultural Sciences at Penn State
Mark Gagnon is the Harbaugh Entrepreneur and Innovation Faculty Scholar in the College of Agricultural Sciences at Penn State University at University Park, PA. Mark co-founded The Entrepreneurship and Innovation (E&I) Program in The College of Agricultural Sciences at Penn State... Read More →
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Khanjan Mehta

Vice Provost for Creative Inquiry, Director of the Mountaintop Initiative at Lehigh University
Khanjan Mehta is the inaugural Vice Provost for Creative Inquiry and Director of the Mountaintop Initiative at Lehigh University. Mehta champions the creation of integrated learning, research, and entrepreneurial engagement ecosystems where students, faculty, and external partners... Read More →


Wednesday November 10, 2021 2:00pm - 3:30pm EST
Zoom
  Education

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