Date & Time: November 9, Saturday, 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Location: CCT E1004 (Performance Cafe)
Passion to Impact, Building Social Ventures from Campus
9:30-10:00AM Sign-in and Mingle
10:00-10:30AM Opening & Introduction of Watson Institute
10:30-11:30AM Entrepreneurial Journey Presentation by Vincent
Vincent will share his experience from starting Duke CommuniTEA club to starting his company MyTeaPal as a tech entrepreneur.
11:30AM-1PM Lunch & Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) Roundtable
Participants may introduce themselves and their entrepreneurial projects/start-up companies and seek input from the fellows and other participants.
1:00-1:30PM Tea Tasting
Vincent will demonstrate brewing some specialty Chinese teas and serve tea to the participants.
1:30-2:30PM 1-1 Consultancy & Networking
Participants may talk to fellows individually and ask specific questions about their own projects/ventures. They may also ask any questions regarding the fellowship experience at Watson.
Introduction of Watson Institute
Watson Institute powers Fellowships to support highly promising, historically disenfranchised rising entrepreneurs and leaders, in partnership with leading corporations and foundations, such as Ford Philanthropy, Comcast, Google, Western Union Foundation, etc. The Fellowships provide award-winning entrepreneurship and leadership skills training, committed mentorship, stipends, long-term Alumni support, and access to a global community of peers, mentors, and opportunities.
The Flagship Fellowship’s admission rate this year is below 2%.
Guest Info
Lallas Chen
China Program Manager, Watson Institute
Lallas is the China Program Manager at Watson Institute, overseeing all Watson’s operations in China. She is also a former alumna of the Watson Fellowship.
Vincent Liu
Founder & CEO, MyTeaPal
Vincent is a Duke Alum and a Watson Fellow. After starting Duke CommuniTEA club in 2017, Vincent continued to build a college tea association and a tea mobile application, MyTeaPal. Since its launch in 2020, MyTeaPal has attracted over 20,000 registered users from 100+ countries and shipped Chinese specialty teas to over 50 countries.
Host Info
Rex Zhang
Officer of Career Services, DKU
Rex is a current Watson Fellow this year. He has extensive experience in non-profit ventures in the U.S. and China. Before DKU, Rex was a Senior Brand Manager at Procter & Gamble and a Lead Instructor at UC Berkeley’s student entrepreneurship course.
