Perspectives in Social Entrepreneurship: Operations Management
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Location
Booth 455
455 N. Cityfront Plaza Dr. Room 130 Chicago, IL 60611Description
Are you interested in learning how to apply business fundamentals to create social impact? Our event series, facilitated by University of Chicago faculty members, is designed to offer research-based insights on topics ranging from market-based mechanisms to large-scale data and machine learning that can be applied to social impact work within education, healthcare, economic development, and more. Participation in this series will be considered for anyone interested in applying for the John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC) startup competition.
This session will be led by Professor Baris Ata whose research includes operational issues in the criminal justice system and logistical challenges in the last-mile delivery problems in Africa.
Session 2
Big Data and Machine Learning with Booth professor Sendhil Mullainathan and Harris professor Jens Ludwig:
October 31, 11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., Harper Center, C-10
Session 3
Operations Management to Drive Social Impact with Booth professor Baris Ata:
November 6, 6 - 7:30 p.m., Booth 455, Room 130
Session 4
Startup to Scale with Rustandy Center expert in residence Joe McCannon:
November 13, 6 - 7:30 p.m., Booth 455, Room 130
Session 5
Exploring Behavior and Behavior Change with Booth professor Anuj Shah:
November 21, 11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., Harper Center, C-10
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The Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation is the destination at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business for people committed to helping solve complex social and environmental problems. As Chicago Booth’s social impact hub, the Rustandy Center offers hands-on learning opportunities, supports innovative courses, and pursues research—all with the goal of developing people and practices with the potential to solve the world’s biggest problems.