Wednesday: John Zachary of Threat Trace and William Davidson are the featured presenters at this month’s 1 Million Cups event. Threat Trace is an early stage startup focused on technology to defend high-value industrial and health care networks. Davidson will present his journey from starting a website selling automobile parts to designing custom racing parts. 1 Million Cups will take place from 9-10 a.m. at the East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library at Goodwood, 7711 Goodwood Blvd. Get more information.
Wednesday: The American Advertising Federation of Baton Rouge’s 2016 Media & Creative Services Auction will be held at 5:30 p.m. at 421 Third St., in the space above Restaurant IPO’s now shuttered downtown location. Get more information.
Thursday: Donald Clement Jr., southeast regional sales manager at Credit Plus Inc., will present “How The New Credit Laws Will Affect You” to the Ascension Business Connection. The event takes place from 7:30 to 9 a.m. in the Sister Linda Constantin Room at St. Elizabeth Hospital, 1125 W. La. 30 in Gonzales. Call (225) 603-5056 to RSVP.
Friday: The American Advertising Federation of Baton Rouge will host DePaul University’s Ken Krimstein, an award-winning creative director and regular cartoonist for The New Yorker, at its monthly luncheon taking place at 11:30 a.m. at Juban’s Restaurant, 3739 Perkins Road. The event is free for members and $35 for nonmembers. Get more information.
Nov. 14: The LSU Office of Innovation & Technology Commercialization will kick off the opening night of Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week, or BREW, with a showcase of regional startup companies. The event will be held from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at the Louisiana Emerging Technology Center, 340 E. Parker Blvd. The organizers are still accepting applications for exhibitors. Register as an exhibitor, and get more information about BREW’s opening night. Get the full BREW schedule.
Nov. 15: Jeff Cherry, executive director of Conscious Venture Lab and the Conscious Venture Fund—an early stage business accelerator and venture capital firm—is the keynote speaker for the Baton Rouge Area Chamber’s Big Think, part of the Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week, or BREW. His presentation—titled “Can Conscious Capitalism Transform our Cities?”—focuses on the idea that social and economic justice are not inextricably related, and that the lack of a connection is a major contributor to America’s societal ills. He believes in a more inclusive form of capitalism that can transform society as a whole. BRAC’s Big Think is sponsored by Waitr, KPMG and the LSU Research and Technology Foundation. Registration, networking and lunch are from 11-11:45 a.m. The presentation will begin at 11:45 a.m. and end at 1 p.m. Tickets cost $35 for BRAC members and $45 for nonmembers. Register and get more information. Get the full BREW schedule.
Nov. 16: She Geauxs!, a daylong women’s leadership conference featured as part of the Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week, or BREW, will offer professional development and engagement on such topics as early career women, community leadership, women in leadership and female entrepreneurship. Registration begins at 8 a.m., followed by a welcome and keynote session featuring Dima Ghawi, an international speaker and business consultant. Fleurty Girl CEO Lauren LeBlanc is the luncheon keynote speaker. Fees are $125 for the general public, $100 for LSU faculty and staff, and $50 for students. Get more information and register here. Get the full BREW schedule.
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