Jack M. Gill holds the position of Professor in Practice of Entrepreneurship at Rice University and the Texas Medical Center. He was formerly a member of the Harvard Medical School faculty, a senior advisor to the Harvard-MIT CIMIT program, and a professor at HMS and MIT from 2000-2010. Dr. Gill is a founder and Managing Member (retired) of Vanguard Ventures, a venture capital firm, specialising in high-technology startups, with offices in Palo Alto, California and Houston, Texas. Vanguard manages over $500 million in capital and has been the lead investor in numerous highly successful companies. (more details to come)
Vanguard Ventures
August 10 – 11, 2016
11:00 PM – 2:00 AM UTC
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| 11:15 PM | Interactive Problem Solving Game |
| 11:50 PM | Grab a Bite & Your Seat |
| 12:00 AM | Fire-side Chat |
| 1:00 AM | Startup 2 Minute Pitch |
| 1:10 AM | Dynamic Q&A |
| 2:00 AM | Wrap Up & Go Home! |
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