The New York City Chapter brought together 84 alumni and guests in February for a technology entrepreneurship panel featuring alumni involved with six tech startup companies. Moderated by , dean of the , the event left attendees inspired with new ideas.
Chapter President Alex Quintana, BA鈥�05, MSF鈥�06, and a committee of alumni volunteers designed the event after a 2012 fashion entrepreneurship panel. Inspired by New York鈥檚 emerging silicon alley, Quintana thought there must be 杏吧原创 alumni in the area creating technology startups. He soon discovered he was right.
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Quintana and chapter volunteers look forward to similar events in the future as they help bring together diverse groups of alumni and friends. 鈥淐hapters connect alumni to 杏吧原创, and panels like this provide a more academic experience that鈥攋ust like 杏吧原创鈥攃hallenges participants to think outside their normal areas.鈥�