<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">Good morning,<div><br></div><div>One of our colleagues at Sloan would like to get the word out about an interesting talk this Thursday (tomorrow). Please see below.</div><div><br></div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Molly Ruggles</div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><br></div><div>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Are you:</font></div>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">Curious about how to solve the Education - Employment mismatch problem?</span><br>
</li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">Interested in learning about recent innovations in higher education?</span></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">Interested in social entrepreneurship?</span></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">Looking to learn more about starting a business in an emerging market?</span></li></ul>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">If yes, h</font><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">ere is your opportunity to hear one of the most well recognized social entrepreneurs <span class="il" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204); ">talk</span> about
how he is fixing the Education - Employment gap in emerging markets through his most recent venture, Spire </span>(<a href="http://www.spire.is/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); ">www.spire.is</a>)<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; ">.</span></div>
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<div>Date: Thursday, May 8th<br>
Time: 11:45 am - 12:45 pm<br>
Location: E62-262</div>
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Dai Ellis is the </span><span class="il" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">CEO</span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "> and
co-founder of Spire</span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">, an innovative model to bridge the education - employment gap in emerging economies. Dai also co-founded
Kepler (</span><a href="http://www.kepler.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">www.kepler.org</a><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">),
an experimental university in Rwanda based on blended learning technique. Prior to Spire and Kepler, Dai served as </span><span class="il" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">CEO</span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "> of
the Bostonbased Excel Academy charter school network, where he is responsible for leading Excel’s expansion. Before joining Excel, Mr. Ellis spearheaded the Clinton Foundation’s work on improving the marketplace for HIV/AIDS and malaria drugs, diagnostics,
and other essential health products. Prior to his work at CHAI, Mr. Ellis worked at McKinsey & Co. serving clients in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Mr. Ellis received his J.D. from Yale Law School and his A.B. in Biochemistry from Harvard
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">Please <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1wQaxy5LXUy_tTGGqbt7Pdc6dWfpx9t8l5Ap8d8JI6Yo/viewform?usp=send_form" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">RSVP
here</a>. </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">Lunch will be served.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.5;"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Parul Batra</font></span></div>
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