April 29, 2010
6:00-9:00 PM (note early start time)
Andersen Auditorium, Haas School of Business
NEWS: Orpheus Medical is winner of the competition! See our press release for more information and all winners.
Presentation Video (video on YouTube site):
Program Information
The UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition is the marquee entrepreneurship event at UC Berkeley, nurturing entrepreneurial action across the campus community. The competition gives students, alumni and local entrepreneurs the opportunity to work together to turn innovative ideas into real businesses. The event also brings together the finest research and technology ideas from both UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco. Each year participants develop business plans that are based on some of the most exciting new technologies.
The UC Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum will present a very special program on April 29th when it joins with the student organizers of the 2010 UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition to showcase the finalists of this year's competition and award prizes to the winners. The Bay Area entrepreneurial community is invited to join us for an exciting evening featuring the best and the brightest new ventures. Forum audience members will be invited to participate in the selection of the People's Choice Award and the newly added Elevator Pitch Award, which carry a $5000 and $1,000 prize respectively.
The program begins earlier than usual, at 6:00pm, with a networking hour with complimentary drinks and hors d'oeuvres in the Bank of America Forum at the Haas School of Business. The program begins at 6:45pm. Because of the special schedule, we will not offer the "numbers" at this event.
Scenes from the 2009 UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition
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Special Guest Speaker Josep Miquel Piqué |
Jerry Engel welcomes an SRO crowd |

Event and Registration Information
The program begins earlier than usual, at 6:00pm, with a networking hour with complimentary drinks and hors d'oeuvres in the Bank of America Forum at the Haas School of Business. The program begins at 6:45pm.
Registration is required. If you are unfamiliar with the UC Berkeley campus, check out the campus map to locate the Haas School on the east (uphill) side of campus.
The Lester Center appreciates the generous support of the
Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum Sponsors:
The Lester Center appreciates the generous support of the
UC Berkeley Business Plan Sponsors: