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Supporting an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
November 13, 2013 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm CST
Free
GCI Innovate Chicago Lecture Series
“Supporting an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem”
Kristin Barrett
Vice President
Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center / 1871
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Great Cities Institute
412 South Peoria Street
Suite 400, CUPPA Hall
Chicago, IL 60607
Chicago is building an entrepreneurial ecosystem for tech entrepreneurs. One piece of this ecosystem is 1871, a 50,000 square foot coworking center with 240 digital startups. This talk will focus on why 1871 was built, and what type of an impact a digital hub can make on a city. 1871 was started by the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center (CEC) to promote and grow the startup community in Chicago.
As a vice president at the CEC, Kristin Barrett helps to manage programming and operations at 1871. Each month, she helps run about 200 mentoring sessions, a dozen workshops and hosts three large speaking events.
Prior to the CEC, Kristin ran operations for Excelerate Labs, a top-ranked technology startup accelerator, helping build educational programming and mentorship as well as ensuring the program ran smoothly. Kristin also worked with startups and early-stage investments through Hyde Park Angels.
Kristin started in entrepreneurship while working on new ventures and corporate strategy for Redbox. She has also worked in management consulting with A.T. Kearney, touching a variety of industries including pharmacy, logistics, and agricultural goods.
To request disability accommodations, please contact Christiana Kinder, Great Cities Institute, (312) 996-8700, christia@uic.edu
