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WELCOME TO THE 2013 ENDEAVOR ENTREPRENEUR SUMMIT 15:00 – 15:30 Gold Room Endeavor CEO and Co-founder Linda Rottenberg welcomes all attendees and opens the fifth biennial Summit with reflections on Endeavor, high-impact entrepreneurship and the event's theme, "Of, By, and For Entrepreneurs." LINDA ROTTENBERG is considered one of the world's most dynamic and respected experts on entrepreneurship, global business, and leadership for the new economy. As the CEO and Co-Founder of Endeavor, Rottenberg pioneered the field of high-impact entrepreneurship, the global phenomenon of using high-growth business to transform economies. Rottenberg has been the subject of three case studies published by Harvard Business School and the Stanford Graduate School of Business; U.S. News named her one of "America's Best Leaders;" TIME ranked her as one of "100 Innovators for the 21st Century;" Veuve Cliquot named her Business Woman of the Year in 2008; Forbes placed her on the "Impact 30" list; and Thomas Friedman named her the world's "Mentor Capitalist" in his bestseller, The World Is Flat 2.0. A graduate of Harvard College and Yale Law School, Rottenberg is also a member of Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and the Council on Foreign Relations. Her book, Think Like An Entrepreneur, will be released in February 2015. THE INSTINCT FOR IMPACT 15:30 – 16:00 Gold Room In this fireside chat, TechCrunch Editor Eric Eldon interviews Ali Partovi about his path from serial entrepreneur (iLike, LinkExchange, Code.org) to early-stage investor (Facebook, Dropbox, Zappos and Airbnb) to startup advisor. Hear why sustainable agriculture and food companies like Brightfarms and Farmigo are next on his radar. ERIC ELDON is the Co-Editor of TechCrunch. He was previously the Co-Founder and editor of Inside Network, where he managed publications including Inside Facebook, Inside Social Games and Inside Mobile Apps. Before that, he spent a couple of years covering technology and finance at VentureBeat, a leading Silicon Valley publication where he was the first employee. Eric attended Stanford University and graduated with a degree in International Relations in 2005. He reported and edited news for The Stanford Daily student newspaper. ALI PARTOVI is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur & investor. Ali co-founded LinkExchange (acquired by Microsoft for $265 million), and iLike (the first successful app on the Facebook platform). He was an early investor in Dropbox, Facebook, OPOWER and Zappos. Ali also co-founded Code.org, a non-profit to promote Computer Science education. Ali's passion and current focus is sustainable food and agriculture. 4