ENTREPRENEURSHIP

A Convergence of People, Industries, and Ideas The Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Conference (EVC) is a student-run conference coordinated by the Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, and Private Equity student group and the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. The purpose of the EVC is to bring together successful entrepreneurs and seasoned venture capitalists to share ideas and advice, foster creativity, and encourage the entrepreneurially minded Chicago GSB student in a day-long conference setting. Since the inaugural conference in November of 1999, leading business persons from various industries in the US have converged for the conference, including professionals in information technology, nanotechnology, life sciences, retail, and venture capital.