On Tuesday, November 18, Illinois computer science alumni including Max Levchin, Jawed Karim, Scott Banister, and Tom Siebel will participate in a panel discussion with other Illinois leaders to discuss how the landscape is changing for entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley, the obstacles new entrepreneurs face and where the new opportunities are. Illinois alumni will discuss how their connection to Illinois uniquely positioned their success in Silicon Valley, and how they view the future of entrepreneurialism. The event takes place in Silicon Valley.
The University of Illinois graduates more computer science, electrical engineering, and computer engineering students than MIT, Stanford, and Carnegie Mellon combined. Illinois leaders will discuss a new landscape at Illinois for educating entrepreneurial leaders and for translating the research done on campus into applications that will address the world's most critical problems.
Participants include:
- Scott Banister, co-founder, IronPort Systems, co-founder and chairman Zivity
- Reid Hoffman, founder, chairman and president LinkedIn
- Jawed Karim, co-founder, YouTube, co-founder Youniveristy Ventures
- Max Levchin, co-founder PayPal, and Founder, Chairman, and CEO Slide, Inc.
- Thomas M. Siebel, Chairman, First Virtual Group, and Founder and Chairman Siebel Systems, Inc.
- Avijit Gosh, VP, Technology and Econmic Development, University of Illinois
- Richard Herman, Chancellor, University of Illinois
- Sydney Micek, President, University of Illinois Foundation
- B. Joseph White, President, University of Illinois