THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED MAKE THE PURDUE ENTREPRENEURIAL ALUMNI REUNION A SUCCESS
We look forward to connecting in the future and encourage you to explore the following resources.
You can relive our time together by viewing the photo and video highlights.
November 9–11, 2023
Presented in partnership with
Purdue Innovates and Purdue for Life Foundation
Boilermaker entrepreneurs are invited to come home to campus and join Purdue University President Mung Chiang for a weekend of special programming in West Lafayette.
Early-Stage Startup Presentations
Learn more about the seven early-stage companies that pitched at the Purdue Entrepreneurial Alumni Reunion Weekend Innovation Showcase. Interested in connecting further with the company? Contact ventures@prf.org to request an introduction.
Learn more about the seven early-stage companies that pitched at the Purdue Entrepreneurial Alumni Reunion Weekend Innovation Showcase. Interested in connecting further with the company? Contact ventures@prf.org to request an introduction.
Learn more about the organizations that support Boilermaker entrepreneurs at each stage of their journey
Boilermaker entrepreneurs are invited to come home to campus and join Purdue University President Mung Chiang for a weekend of special programming in West Lafayette.
AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY
Presented in partnership with
Purdue Innovates and Purdue for Life Foundation
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Purdue University
Presented in partnership with
Purdue Innovates and Purdue for Life Foundation
Boilermaker entrepreneurs are invited to come home to campus and join Purdue University President Mung Chiang for a weekend of special programming in West Lafayette.
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6–8PM
Networking Welcome Reception
Hosted by the Purdue Alumni Entrepreneurship Network
8:30–9AM
Breakfast Buffet
9–9:15AM
The Vision of Purdue Innovates
Brooke Beier (BME’08, MS BME’10, PhD BME’11), Senior Vice President, Purdue Innovates
9:15–9:30AM
Keynote
Katie Gearlds (LA’07), Head Coach, Purdue Women’s Basketball
9:30–9:55AM
Women in Entrepreneurship Panel
• Emily Liggett (ChE’77)
• Beth Bostwick (M’89), Founder, Mainn
• Nikeytha (Nickey) Ramsey (HHS’14), Founder, Junobie
10:15–11:10AM
Purdue Innovates Presentations
• Nathalie Duval-Couetil (MS EDU’99, PhD EDU’05), Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship: Student entrepreneurship
• Anvil
• Cagri Savan, John Martinson Entrepreneurial Center
• Abhijit Karve, Director of Business Development, Office of Technology Commercialization
• Justin Renfrow, Purdue Innovates Incubator: Ways to get involved with the startups at Purdue
• Tyler Mantel (ME’13, ChE’13), Startup Foundry: Purdue Angels
• John Boyle (ECE’80), Silicon Valley Innovation Boilermaker Group
• Purdue Alumni Entrepreneurship Network Leader: Purdue for Life Foundation
11:15AM–Noon
Rising Purdue Technologies
A spotlight on exciting Purdue-connected technologies set to change the world in the next 10 years
12:15–1:15PM
Lunch Buffet and Keynote
• Mung Chiang, President, Purdue University
• Bill Elmore (ECE’75, MS ECE’76), Emeritus Partner, Foundation Capital
• John Martinson (MS AAE’71), Managing Partner, Edison Ventures
1:15–1:45PM
Networking
1:45–2:30PM
Purdue Innovation Showcase
Featuring eight startups selected to give pitches and host expo booths to answer questions
2:30–3PM
Showcase Continues and Networking
3–3:45PM
Venture Panel
A panel of venture capitalists gather to discuss the status of the VC landscape, trends and challenges, and the importance of venture funding for early-stage startups
• Christopher “Toph” Day (T’92), CEO, Elevate Ventures
• Madison Sowards, Venture Community Manager, Startup Foundry
• Curtis McKee (ECE’01), Partner, Third Point Ventures
4–4:45PM
Alumni Exits Panel with Socio and Adranos
• Joe Watkins, Socio
• Brielle Terry (MS AAE’15, PhD AAE’15), Adranos
4:45–5PM
Closing Remarks
Brian Edelman (MS M’84), President, Purdue Research Foundation
5–7PM
Break
7–10:30PM
Networking Reception
Union North Ballroom
Hosted beer, wine, and mixed cocktails
8:45–9:30AM
Networking Welcome Reception
Hosted by the Purdue Alumni Entrepreneurship Network
9:30–10:30AM
Startup Power Pitch
Featuring the two startups that received the most votes from Friday’s showcase, followed by a 10-minute Q&A with the investor panel and an opportunity for audience members to pledge investment
Patsy earned a bachelor’s degree in food and nutrition in business from Purdue in 1969, in addition to an MBA in food marketing from Michigan State University in 1970. She retired from Kraft Foods in 2006 after 36 years in corporate food marketing and marketing communications management.
A community volunteer, Patsy serves on the Women’s Fund of Central Indiana Advisory Board and the Purdue College of Health and Human Sciences Dean’s Leadership Council, in addition to the President’s Council Advisory Board. She is a former member of the Health and Human Sciences Alumni Board. Patsy held several offices from 2006 through 2013, including president and treasurer. She serves her community’s Discover Indianapolis Club in Fishers, holding several leadership roles for over 10 years.
Patsy has received several honors, including the Purdue University Nutrition Science Department Hall of Fame recipient in 2009 and the Purdue University College of Health and Human Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award in 2016. She also received the college’s Gold and Black Award in 2016, an honor reserved for donors who have moved the college forward by committing exceptional financial resources.
In addition to endowing two scholarships, the Patsy J. Mellott Scholarship and Patsy J. Mellott HHS Scholarship, she established the Patsy J. Mellott Teaching Innovation Award in the College of Health and Human Sciences in 2013. In 2015, she endowed the Patsy J. Mellott Women’s Tennis Coach Performance Award. She is a lead donor in the Christine M. Ladisch Faculty Leadership Award and the Purdue Women’s Network Virginia C. Meredith Scholarship for the College of Health and Human Sciences.