DPELC Speaker Series

DPELC-MSL Speaker Series

The DPELC-MSL Speaker Series brings a wide range of experts throughout the academic year for dynamic conversations on the latest legal issues in the entrepreneurial world. Past guests include notable figures like XS Tennis President & CEO Kamau Murray, Uptake General Counsel Andrew Polovin, PAWS Chicago Founder Paula Fasseas, among others. 

All events will begin at 12:00pm CT. Open to all students.

Spring 2023 Speakers

Erik Z. Severinghaus, MBA
Entrepreneur & Author, Scale Your Everest, Inc
January 31

Euler Bropleh, JD MSc
Founder & Managing Director, VestedWorld
February 28 

Amor Montes De Oca
Executive Director, Illinois Women in Cannabis
April 4 

Future of Innovation, Sustainability and the Law Speaker Series

The Future of Innovation, Sustainability and the Law Speaker Series features expert speakers working at the intersection of sustainability and the law, with a focus on the plant-based food industry working to reduce our reliance on animal protein and improve animal welfare. Throughout the series, we explore how sustainability can be built into every level of entrepreneurship from the conception of an idea to the scope of funding. This series is co-hosted by the MSL Program and the Animal Legal Defense Fund student group. 

All events will begin at 12:00pm CT. Open to all students.

2022 - 2023 Speakers

CD Young, MBA
CEO, Wild Thing Restaurant Group
October 11

Anne Palermo
CEO & Co-Founder, Aqua Cultured Foods
November 15 

Ilana Braverman, MS
Co-Founder & COO, Greener by Default
February 7 

Randall Abate, JD
Assistant Dean for Environmental Law Studies, The George Washington University Law School
March 8