CENSA Silicon Valley Event: “National Security, Market Failures and Sustainable Businesses”

CENSA Evening Program, Silicon Valley, July 27, 6:00PM

“National Security, Market Failures and Sustainable Businesses”

Speakers

1. Paul Frankel, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Ecosa Capital (speaker)

2. Sameet Mehta, CENSA Member and Sr. Manager, Business Development & Venture Capital, Cisco Systems (presider) 

Date/Time: Thursday, July 27; 6:00PM Cocktails/Appetizers; 6:30PM Program; 7:30PM Adjourn.

Venue: MacArthur Park, 27 University Ave, (El Camino Real), Palo Alto, tel: 650-321-9990 

Topics: (1) What is “National Security”?; (2) What are market failures and how do they relate to national security?; (3) How do market failures present opportunities for sustainable businesses?

Speaker: Paul Frankel is co-founder and Managing Director of Ecosa Capital, a debt fund that provides expansion capital to sustainable, emerging and growth-stage firms.  Paul teaches environmental entrepreneurship at Stanford University and social entrepreneurship at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.  He is a co-founder and the former vice-chairman of the Wi-Fi Alliance. Paul earned a MBA from the American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird), and worked for U.S. Senator Dennis DeConcini and the Arizona state legislature.

Presider: CENSA Member Sameet Mehta is a Senior Manager in Business Development & Venture Capital at Cisco Systems.  He received his BS in Electrical Engineering at Princeton University, and MBA from Stanford University. 

Format: The evening will begin with a brief presentation, then the floor will be opened for a question and answer session. All remarks will be held off-the-record. 

How to Register: To pre-register, email CENSA Strategy Associate Ben Oppenheim at: ben.oppenheim /at/ censa.net. To promote networking and a lively discussion, the event will be limited to 20 places. RSVP by July 25. Registration/Drinks/Appetizers Fee of $20 will be collected at the door.