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Whether you’re launching a new venture, joining an emerging business, or advancing in a Fortune 500 company, you’ve come to the right place. At the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, you learn a mindset that will set you apart and better position you to make a positive difference in the world.

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The Athena Summit is a day-long conference that celebrates women business leaders and their entrepreneurial journeys -- amplifying the speakers' and participants' important stories and creating a supportive, thoughtful forum for relationship-building and future collaboration.

2020-2021 Event Calendar

FALL 2020

December 4: ATHENA: Women's Entrepreneurship Summit

November 10: Philanthropy & Social Impact Award Ceremony

October 26, 12PM-1PM: Entrepreneur of the Year: Eric Yuan

October 5, 2PM-3:15PM: Alumni Entrepreneur of the Year: Nolan Gallagher Award Ceremony

Incubator Presents: Surviving & Scaling Start-Ups Series

  • September 16, 12PM-1PM
  • September 23, 5PM-6PM
  • October 14, 12PM-1PM; 5PM-6PM
  • October 28, 12PM-1PM
  • November 11, 12PM-1PM

 

SPRING 2020

New Venture Seed Competition (NVSC)

Congratulations to this year's winners!

  • PocketCFO ($ 30,000, 1st Place)
  • Mydas ($ 20,000, 2nd Place)
  • ArtificeVR ($ 15,000, 3rd Place)
  • The Middle ($ 10,000, 4th Place)
  • Rize ($ 20,000, Marcil Prize)
  • ArtificeVR ($ 1,000, People’s Choice Award) 

Social Venture Coaching Competition (SVCC)

Congratulations to this year's winners! 

  • Gentefy ($50,000, 1st Place)
  • AKALA ($40,000, 2nd Place)
  • Forage ($25,000, Special Award)
  • Prospoly Small Business Consulting ($10,000, Special Award)

Hack for Hope (H4H)

Congratulations to our winners! 

  • Masks for Hope ($10,000, Gold medal)
  • Adoptimize ($5,000, Silver medal)
  • Harbor Health ($5,000, Silver medal)
  • Bridge ($2,500, Bronze medal)
  • Corevent ($2,500, Bronze medal)
  • DalyTally ($2,500, Bronze medal)
  • HaveNeed ($1,000, Bronze medal)
  • ShieldLA ($1,000, Bronze medal)
  • Bodego  ($1,000, Judges' Choice)
  • FXT  ($1,000, Judges' Choice)
  • Grocery Guide  ($1,000, Judges' Choice)
  • Local ($1,000, Judges' Choice)
  • Moson Ventilators ($1,000, Judges' Choice)
  • T.AI  ($1,000, Judges' Choice) 

April 1: Bootcamp - Founder's Dilemmas: Anticipate & Avoid Startup Pitfalls. We have had to cancel the April bootcamp. Stay tuned for information regarding a Fall session.

April 30: Marcia Israel Awards Banquet - Alumni Entrepreneur of the Year. Our annual Banquet has been canceled this year. We hope to honor this year's Alumni Entrepreneur of the Year in the Fall 2020 semester.

May 18: University Venturing Summit 

PAST EVENTS

SPRING 2020

February 7: USC Demo Day

FALL 2019

November 7: ATHENA: Women's Entrepreneurship Summit

October 24-26: Founder Central: Historical Entrepreneurship Research Symposium

October 21: 2019 Entrepreneur of the Year: Sara Blakely, Founder and CEO Spanx

Sara Blakely