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Have you ever wonderd what it would be like to meet someone who developed systems for smart watched that were sold to Google? Meet Ted Ladd- an internationally renowed professor at Hult Business School as he shared their practical approach to learning during a FREE interactive masterclass entitled "Driving Value Creation from AI." Plus, if you've ever considered getting a Master's degree, this is a unique opportunity to network with Hult Business School alumni and the enrollment team will be present to answer any questions you have.

Follow the link and click the blue “Register for Denver” button to secure your spot. 

Event Agenda:

• 6:00 PM: Welcome and program overview
• 6:30 PM: Masterclass with Professor Ted Ladd
• 7:30 PM: Networking with Enrollment Team, Professor Ted, and alumni. Enjoy light apps and drinks

About the speaker:

Ted Ladd is the Dean of Research and Professor of Entrepreneurship at Hult International Business School, specializing in the methods used by entrepreneurs to construct successful business models for high-tech start-ups. Ted holds a PhD from Case Western Reserve, an MBA from Wharton, a masters in international economics with honors from Johns Hopkins University, and a BA cum laude with distinction from Cornell as a triple major in biology, government, and technical sociology.

Ted has founded, led and participated in several venture-backed high-tech start-up ventures. Most recently, he was the Director of Ecosystems at WIMM Labs, which pioneered wearable consumer computing devices (i.e. smartwatches) and was subsequently purchased by Google. He serves on the boards of several public, private, and non-profit boards for energy generation and economic development in his home state of Wyoming.

Ted is also an instructor at Harvard University. He has been a Visiting Professor at the Copenhagen Business School, a member of the core faculty at the Bainbridge Graduate Institute (Seattle) and an entrepreneurship mentor at Stanford University (Palo Alto). His work has appeared in the Harvard Business Review, the Stanford Social Innovation Review, several academic journals and the annual conferences of the Academy of Management, USASBE, Net Impact, and Ashoka. He was named a fellow at the Fowler Center for Sustainable Value at Case Western and received several grants from the U.S. National Science Foundation.

Publications

• Entrepreneurial Cognition in the Lean Startup Method
• Panel participant (Ursus Horibilus)
• Panel: Lean Startups and Innovation Strategy
• The SIMM Smartwatch and the Internet of Things
• Science and Swagger for Success
• The danger of 'hypotheses' for entrepreneurs when designing new ventures

This event will take place in Suite 400 at the EF Denver building.