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This page <onlyinclude>The [[Rice Entrepreneurship Initiative]], also known as Entrepreneurship@Rice and REI, is from "a collaborative effort of students, professors, mentors and the Houston entrepreneur community to foster innovative entrepreneurial spirit and help launch successful ventures through education, guidance and connections"[[http://entrepreneurship.rice.edu/]. The initiative, launched in 2015, is led by Yael Hochberg, Head of Rice Entrepreneurship Initiative and the Ralph S. O'Connor Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship, who is supported by Dr. Abby Larson, Director of Rice EntrepreneurshipInitiative [http://entrepreneurship.rice.edu/Team.html][http://news.rice.edu/2015/08/24/rice-entrepreneurship-initiative-launched/] page.</onlyinclude>

==Liu Idea Lab for Innovation & Entrepreneurship@(Lilie)==<onlyinclude>In March 2016, Rice is a collaborative effort of students, professors, mentors alumnus Frank Liu and his family gave $16.5 million to establish the Houston entrepreneur community [http://entrepreneurship.rice.edu/liu-idea-lab-for-innovation-entrepreneurship/ Liu Idea Lab for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (Lilie)]. Headed by Dr. Hochberg and Dr. Larson, Lilie gives students access to foster innovative entrepreneurial spirit the expertise and experiences that will help them launch successful their own enterprises. Beginning next spring, courses offered through Lilie will encourage students to solve real-world problems while working with faculty and entrepreneurs. The [http://entrepreneurship.rice.edu/lilie-new-entrepreneurs-grant/ Lilie New Entrepreneurs Grant] will help incoming freshmen, starting with the Class of 2020, to fund their business ventures through education. Before matriculating, freshmen can apply for the $10, guidance 000 grant that funds the most creative and connectionscompelling business ideas.</onlyinclude> ==Calendar of Events== The Rice Entrepreneurship Initiative maintains and updates a [http://entrepreneurship.rice.edu/Events.html calendar] of campus and city wide events relating to entrepreneurship. ==Team== ===Leadership=== *[http://business.rice.edu/person/yael-hochberg Yael Hochberg], Head of Rice Entrepreneurship Initiative and the Ralph S. O'Connor Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship*[http://www.abby-larson.com/ Abby Larson], Director of Rice Entrepreneurship Initiative and Lecturer in Entrepreneurship ===Rice Alliance=== *Brad Burke, Managing Director*Mary Lynn Fernau, Director of Marketing*Lea Aden Lueck, Director of the Rice Business Plan Competition *Quynhmai Nguyen, Director of Operations and Event Planning*Noy Shemer, Program Specialist*Kerri Smith, Associate Managing Director ===Advisors=== *[http://www.rcelconnect.org/facultyandstaff/ Kazimir Karwowski], Executive Director of the Rice Center for Engineering Leadership*[http://oedk.rice.edu/Sys/PublicProfile/10668168 Amy Kavalewitz], Associate Director of the Rice Center for Engineering Leadership*[http://bioengineering.rice.edu/faculty/Maria_Oden.aspx Maria Oden], Director, Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen *Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Director, Rice 360°: Institute for Global Health Technologies, Director, Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering  ==Events== The Rice Entrepreneurship Initiative organized its first event from October 22 to 25, 2015, where students from Rice University and the University of Houston participated in the [[3 Day Startup]] held at [[TMCx]]. [[Rice Entrepreneurship Club]] collaborated with the REI. [http://news.rice.edu/2015/10/27/rice-entrepreneurship-initiative-kicks-off/] [[Category: Public]]