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Global Entrepreneurship

Webinar Series: Webinar 10:

"Biomimicry: New Ways to Foster Innovation & Entrepreneurship"

Wed, Nov 20, 2:00 pm GMT

(7:30 pm IST, 9:00 am EST)

IUCEE and the Jack M. Wilson Center for Entrepreneurship at University of Massachusetts Lowell

http://WWW.UML.EDU/WILSON-CENTER

Webinars focusing on entrepreneurship and innovation education.

Our Tenth webinar is scheduled on

Wed, Nov 20 at 7:30 pm IST (2:00 pm GMT, 9 am EST)

"Biomimicry: New Ways to Foster Innovation & Entrepreneurship"

Link to Register

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3170548832969782028

Abstract:

Rapid technological change is transforming our interconnected global landscape bringing opportunities and challenges that need to be tackled to address economic, social and environmental needs. Entrepreneurship, using creative and new approaches, is becoming even more crucial in solving these problems at all scales. Biomimicry, an emerging discipline, provides a way of looking to nature for design inspiration and problem-solving to create breakthrough and sustainable solutions. This webinar will introduce biomimicry as a nature-inspired approach and framework to help us innovate sustainably, foster entrepreneurial thinking and design regenerative futures. The discussion will highlight how innovations are happening across multiple disciplines and industries from architecture, engineering to social innovation using nature’s models and strategies. The aim is to improve the innovation capabilities and provide a new toolkit for entrepreneurs to use in designing solutions and leading change.

Chitra Dwarka is an entrepreneur and biomimic, head of Shading Designs and co-founder of Biomimicry Roraima and weOwn Space. She has held positions as VP of Product Development and Global Product Management at State Street Corporation with extensive experience in technology management, product development, execution and deployment of enterprise digital platforms while building high performance teams and fostering collaborative and learning environments. She holds an MBA from Simmons Graduate School of Management, is a Certified Biomimicry Professional and ASU MSc in Biomimicry candidate. She is on the organizing committees of the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium and MIT Enterprise Forum. She is involved in global entrepreneurial ecosystem development with strong interest in youth education, sustainable innovation and global connectivity for social impact. She also facilitates workshops in nature-inspired innovation.