The Merrimack Valley Sandbox (MVS) will host their annual Development Dialog at the UMass Lowell Inn and Conference Center on April 25th and 26th. The conference showcases the work of the student entrepreneurs from the area schools, colleges and youth programs and provides an opportunity to learn about the innovative programs being driven by the [...]

The Pond-Deshpande Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship welcomed its new Executive Director, Karina LeBlanc who took over on February 27th. The Pond-Deshpande Center, supported by prominent University of New Brunswick alumni Desh Deshpande and Gerry Pond, will act as a catalyst to advance innovation and entrepreneurship in the province of New Brunswick. LeBlanc brings over [...]

Over 500 attendees packed an overflowing auditorium at sunny Arizona State University’s Galvin Playhouse to hear a dozen leading thinkers speak about “Disruptive Innovation in Higher Education.” Among the speakers to the “by invitation only” TEDxAshokaU event on February 10, 2012 was Deshpande Foundation founder Desh Deshpande. Speaking to the audience about “Getting Thinkers to [...]

A packed audience of student leaders, NGOs, community organizations and international visitors heard Infosys founder and Chairman Emeritus, N. R. Narayana Murthy, speak about the keys to success for an entrepreneur. Keeping a focused objective, benchmarking and improving oneself against measurable metrics and planning for the organization to last over centuries helps build a company [...]