Collegiate Entrepreneur Organization Conference

The Notre Dame Entrepreneurship Society aims to provide Notre Dame students with the best entrepreneurial and educational networking opportunities available. In addition to the CEO Speaker Series & CEO Dinner Series, the society has the opportunity to represent the university on the national level, while affording its members a top-notch educational experience. The Collegiate Entrepreneur Organization Conference, held annually in Chicago, is the premier national event for collegiate entrepreneurs in which students may enter a professional and educational dialogue with successful entrepreneurs, business leaders and fellow collegians over the two and one half day conference.

The nation's top collegiate entrepreneur organizations showcase their achievements at this conference while sharing ideas and best practices with their peers, providing for the development of strategic partnerships for the society and networking opportunities for its members. The society hopes to capitalize on the outstanding educational opportunity the conference provides in November 2008, as well as display Notre Dame's strong entrepreneurial character and commitment to excellence. This is a unique way to build culture among the group that attends, while simultaneously giving each student an opportunity to network and learn with the nation's best.

Contact: Don Whitley (dwhitley@nd.edu)

Did you know?

  • Although the organization was only 18 months old at the time, 79% of Members that attended the first two meetings of spring of 2008 rated the Entrepreneurship Society as a Top 5 undergraduate organization at Notre Dame.

Getting To Know

Christian Guzman

Role:
Current Advisory Board Member
Hometown:
Honolulu, Hawaii
Major:
Economics, Finance
Contact:
Cguzman@nd.edu
Employment:
Investment Banking for Merrill Lynch

Why Entrepreneurship Society?

"I feel privleged to be part of a genuine and enthusiastic group of people who are motivated to make this organization recognized in national business circles for years to come. The meetings are enjoyable and the humor is awesome. I joined the Entrepreneurship Society to bring out my entrepreneurial ideas that usually remain stuck in my head. It's a place for me to develop the essential thought and decision making processes required for a career related field in business. It's a place for me to grow into the CEO that I may become one day."