McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship

Footprint General Benefit Corporation (dba rent.solar) was established to support the mission of a non-profit enterprise called Footprintproject (www.footprintproject.org) which strives to make disaster relief operations more sustainable, starting with converting them to solar power. To make this capital intensive…

Join us for a 10 minute overview of how the MAP AZ Dashboard can be utilized by nonprofits followed by a presentation focused on designing approaches to measuring how your program influences outcomes for those you serve. A focus on…

The Tucson community is known for effective collaboration in all realms – business, community-based, neighborhoods, and nonprofits. Are they conflict free? No. However, the most effective collaborations know how to work successfully with conflict to meet their goals. Join us…

The average professional spends close to half of their time in meetings. What we talk about and how we talk about those things says much about who we think we are and who we wish to be. One way of…

Join us for a Sustainable Happy Hour and hear from Jim Hanna, Datacenter Community Development Director for Microsoft, as he explores what really drives corporate sustainability leadership and how to achieve scale that matters. Jim will walk us through his…

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that over 1/3 of food produced in the world goes to waste. Food waste produces methane gas, a more potent contributor to climate change than carbon. Get inspired and informed about the latest…

As our climate changes, technology will play an even more critical role in the adaptation process for the food system. Learn from this panel about some of the cutting edge technologies emerging in the agricultural sector to address issues ranging…

Join us to explore what it means to create a livable city in the era of climate change! This panel, moderated by Gina Murphy-Darling, Founder and CEO of Mrs. Green’s World, will feature City of Tucson staff from Environmental and…

For a society to achieve long-term prosperity, it has to operate based on a deep respect to all members and to all living beings. The mission of the Tucson Cooperative Network is to promote and support the creation of cooperatives,…

While ‘Diversity and Inclusion’ is often used as a singular term, they are two separate pieces to the process, two sides of the same coin. As organizations and groups strive to incorporate diversity and inclusion into their work, it is…

One Health is not a single field in health or environmental sciences, but rather an acknowledgement of the interconnectedness between humans, animals, and their environment. With this understanding, scientists from across a wide variety of expertise step away from their…

Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) is a way to use art to improve observation, communication, and comfort with ambiguity. In the last decade, it has increasingly been used to train doctors, nurses, dentists and pharmacists around the world. I will first…

Autism diagnosis rates have skyrocketed over the last two decades. The economic, social, and emotional costs of this trend are felt in every community and in workplaces across the country. We’ll explore the depths of the challenges, highlight innovators and…

Food is an essential part of the identity and culture of Southern Arizona. This panel will explore the intersection of food and culture in the region, in the context of Tucson’s recent designation as a UNESCO City of Gastronomy.

While the food system often replicates structural and economic injustices across underserved communities, this panel will highlight an emerging project in Tucson between the Center for Regional Food Studies and the Dunbar Project to create a community-based health and wellness…

Tucsonans have a long history of growing food in their backyards and community gardens. They eat it and share the bounty with their neighbors, but when it comes to selling their extra products there aren’t many options for your average…

In 2015, the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona began convening a network of partners including farms, school districts, healthcare institutions, food distributors, and advocates to develop a regional food value chain that gets fresh, local produce to people in…

Everyday, grassroots organizations organize, educate and empower themselves and their communities to force neighborhood change and sway municipalities to do the things they have failed to previously act on. This panel will look at the impact of social movements, grassroots…

Arizona is home to 22 Native nations, many whom are major economic drivers. Panelists will provide an overview of Native nations including their socio-economic challenges, governmental form, authorities, laws, and economic environments. Representatives from two of Tucson’s indigenous communities, the…

Hannah Davis is the dynamic and nationally-recognized founder and CEO of BANGS Shoes– a modern shoes company that gives 20% of net profits towards helping entrepreneurs start businesses around the world. During this luncheon you will learn about how social-entrepreneurship…

Hear directly from Dr. Dan Derksen and Dr. Heather Carter about the legislative work coming out of the Arizona Center for Rural Health to build the work force data repository as well as address the primary care physician shortage. What…

The Innovation for Justice (i4J) Program exposes students to the justice gap, engages students in thinking critically about the power of technology and innovation to close that gap, and empowers students to be disruptive problem-solvers. Students work across disciplines and…

The panelists will present a case study on how the Indigenous Governance Program (and a proposed School of Indigenous Governance and Development that is still in the planning phase) at the University of Arizona was created to address a growing…

At Local First Arizona, we’re passionate about sustainability, whether it be economic or environmental sustainability. Environmental sustainability goes hand in hand with economic sustainability in ensuring that our communities can look forward to prosperous futures for all of their citizens….

As a nascent technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has surged across a variety of industries. Powerful companies, including Google, Microsoft and Amazon, as well as a plethora of small startups are undertaking major initiatives utilizing AI. AI has diversified into many…

You’ve done your strategic planning. You know how to talk to funders. But something’s nagging at you: The excitement you feel about your organization doesn’t come through in your marketing and communications. Your staff doesn’t know how to describe what…

Head over to one of the two TENWEST Pavilions in Tucson Meet Yourself (one of downtown’s most amazing and appetizing events) for family-friendly micro-workshops, activities, and demos. The Heritage Popup Market is an interactive experience in the heart of Tucson…

Head over to one of the two TENWEST Pavilions in Tucson Meet Yourself (one of downtown’s most amazing and appetizing events) for family-friendly micro-workshops, activities, and demos. The Heritage Popup Market is an interactive experience in the heart of Tucson…

Head over to one of the two TENWEST Pavilions in Tucson Meet Yourself (one of downtown’s most amazing and appetizing events) for family-friendly micro-workshops, activities, and demos. The Heritage Popup Market is an interactive experience in the heart of Tucson…

Water and wheat — foundations of life for millennia. In the American Southwest’s arid Sonoran Desert, water flows across Arizona from more than 300 miles away to quench the thirsts of over four million people and sustain the food, economy,…

Watch finalist pitch companies battle it out for $5,000 in cash and prizes. This room features MedTech/Bio companies. Finalist are Fibronox, Exakt Technology, ElectroSonix, ReSuture, Scintillation Nanotechnologies

Watch finalist pitch companies battle it out for $5,000 in cash and prizes. This room features companies that are consumer facing products. Finalist are Lunos, 97th Ave, Insulin Initiative, Adom

Watch finalist pitch companies battle it out for $5,000 in cash and prizes. This room features food entrepreneur companies. Finalist are LeafLeaf, Homer Farms, Arizona Baking Company, What’s Cooking, Doughjo

Watch finalist pitch companies battle it out for $5,000 in cash and prizes. This room features companies that are consumer facing products. Finalist are Guided, Globally Good, Go English Chat, Unividoc