Smith Center Past Events

AI Xperience and Ideathon AI Xperience 2023 Ideathon Novemvber 2023 Up Club F23 Events 2023 Pitch Day Special Guests 2023 Pitch Day Panelists 2023 Pitch Day Judges Sunstone CSU UP Club Spring Events 2023 Startup Grind April 2023 Reconnect Mixer March 2023 Resume Review Ideathon Reconnect Mixer Start-It-Up! Launch Pathway to Product Management Smith Ctr Workshop 3 Smith Ctr Pitch Day Save the Date Smith Ctr Pitch Day Guest Speakers Workshop 2 Workshop 1 Smith Ctr Launched Feb 21 Smith Ctr Ignite Dec 20 Smith Ctr New Solutions Smith Ctr Solutions & Opportunity UP! Club Fall 19 Smith Ctr Start it Up Smith Ctr Pitch Daty 2019 Smith Ctr Club Social 2019 Smith Ctr Launch Day 2019 Smith Ctr Worshop Oct 2019 Smith Ctr Finalist Workshop

Past lectures have included:

  • Milton Friedman, Nobel laureate, spoke on "Economic Freedom, Human Freedom, Political Freedom," on November 1, 1991.
  • William Bennett, former U.S. Secretary of Education, spoke on "Politics and Values in Education Reform," on December 3, 1992.
  • Lynn Martin, former U.S. Secretary of Labor, spoke on "The Political Economy of Women in the Workforce," on November 16, 1993.
  • The Honorable Robert H. Bork spoke on "Politics and the Constitution," on March 7, 1995. 
  • William Kristol, Editor of The Weekly Standard, spoke on "The End of Liberalism" on March 7, 1996.
  • Ward Connerly, Founder of the American Civil Rights Institute, spoke on "Eliminating Racial and Gender Preferences: the Road from California" on June 5, 1997.
  • Dick Armey, U.S. House Majority Leader, spoke on "Freedom and Responsibility: The Role Values Play in Shaping Public Policy" on May 29, 1998. 
  • Steve Forbes, Forbes Magazine, spoke on "The Next Millennium: An Agenda for the Rebirth of Freedom" on May 12, 1999.
  • Louis Navellier, CSUEB Alumnus, President of Navellier & Associates, Editor of the MPT Review and Blue Chip Growth Letter, spoke on "Three Easy Steps to Successful Investing and Current Market Outlook" on May 27, 1999
  • Scott Kriens, CSUEB Alumnus, CEO, Chairman & President, Juniper Networks, spoke on "The Internet Economy: Old, New or Irrelevant?" on February 28, 2002.

 

Smith Center for Private Enterprise Studies

  • 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd.
  • VBT 349
  • Hayward, CA 94542
  • Izzet Darendeli Ph.D.
  • Associate Professor, Department of Management The Smith Center Director
  • Phone: (510) 885-3417
  • Email: izzet.darendeli@csueastbay.edu
  • Christian Roessler Ph.D.
  • Associate Professor, Department of Economics The Smith Center Associate Director