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DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, October 1 | 11:45 am - 2:15 pm CT | BIF Atrium and D
 eloitte Auditorium&nbsp\;Registration is open for Founders Week 2026\, hap
 pening September 30–October 3 on the Illinois campus. Students\, faculty\,
  and staff are invited to explore entrepreneurship through panel discussio
 ns\, a pitch competition\, networking opportunities\, and a founders showc
 ase featuring innovations from faculty and student research labs.As part o
 f the celebration\, the Origin Ventures Office of Entrepreneurship in Gies
  College of Business will host The Science &amp\; Practice of Pitching on 
 Thursday\, October 1\, from 11:45 am – 2:15 pm. The event includes&nbsp\;1
 1:45 am – 12:45 pm: lunch in the BIF Atrium1:00 pm – 2:15 pm: a panel in t
 he Deloitte Auditorium. Hear from entrepreneurs\, venture investors\, and 
 entrepreneurship researchers about crafting effective pitches\, capturing 
 investor attention\, and raising capital.
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SUMMARY:Founders Week 2026
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<br><strong>Thursday\, October 1 | 11:45 am - 
 2:15 pm CT | BIF Atrium and Deloitte Auditorium</strong><table width="660"
 ><tbody><tr><td><strong></strong></td></tr><tr><td><p data-pm-slice="1 1 [
 ]">&nbsp\;</p><div></div>Registration is open for <span style="font-family
 : Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif"><a data-cke-saved-href="https://entrepre
 neurship.illinois.edu/founders-week" href="https://entrepreneurship.illino
 is.edu/founders-week">Founders Week 2026</a></span>\, happening <strong>Se
 ptember 30–October 3</strong> on the Illinois campus. Students\, faculty\,
  and staff are invited to explore entrepreneurship through panel discussio
 ns\, a pitch competition\, networking opportunities\, and a founders showc
 ase featuring innovations from faculty and student research labs.<br><br>A
 s part of the celebration\, the Origin Ventures Office of Entrepreneurship
  in Gies College of Business will host The Science &amp\; Practice of Pitc
 hing on <strong>Thursday\, October 1</strong>\, from <strong>11:45 am – 2:
 15 pm</strong>. The event includes&nbsp\;<ul><li><span style="font-family:
  Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif"><strong>11:45 am – 12:45 pm:</strong> lun
 ch in the BIF Atrium</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial\, Helv
 etica\, sans-serif"><strong>1:00 pm – 2:15 pm: </strong>a panel in the Del
 oitte Auditorium. Hear from entrepreneurs\, venture investors\, and entrep
 reneurship researchers about crafting effective pitches\, capturing invest
 or attention\, and raising capital.</span></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></ta
 ble>
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