RBPC 2020
MBA application deadline is December 7th.
Natural Science and engineering deadline is December 14th.
Participants will be notified the two weeks after applications close.
The Ignite Trek provides entrepreneurial students with a chance to meet some of the most successful and up-and-coming entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. Students will hear the personal stories of entrepreneurs working to build their companies and learn from the successes (and failures) of the best-and-brightest that Silicon Valley has to offer. This is an intense immersion experience with company visits and entrepreneurial speakers throughout the trek. Previous site visits include Airbnb, Tesla, LendUp and Benchmark Capital.
"A first-person perspective into the minds and personalities of the most successful people and companies in Silicon Valley."
"A PhD in entrepreneurship in three days flat!"
"You are not serious about entrepreneurship until you go through Ignite."
Ignite Trek Schedule
| Day | Date | Schedule |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wednesday, March 6 | Travel day & opening reception (6:00 pm) |
| 2 | Thursday, March 7 | Field trips to Silicon Valley startups / high-tech firms / VC firms |
| 3 | Friday, March 8 | Entrepreneurial guest speakers (UC Davis campus) |
| 4 | Saturday, March 9 | Entrepreneurial guest speakers & closing dinner (UC Davis campus) |
Eligibility: You may participate and apply for the Ignite trek if you are a Rice Business graduate student, an engineering student affiliated with the Rice Center for Engineering Leadership, or a natural science student affiliated with the Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering.
Credit: MBA students of the Ignite Trek are eligible for credit through Ignite Entrepreneurship I.L.E. (MGMT 765, 0.75 credit).
Cost: Meals, bus transportation to company visits, and lodging costs (4 nights, triple occupancy) will be paid for by our sponsors. Students are responsible for transportation costs to and from UC Davis (i.e., taxi, airport shuttle, and airfare).
Note: Students are expected to attend all trek sessions, events and activities, starting with the Opening Reception at UC Davis on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at 6:00 p.m. and ending with the Closing Dinner on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. You may choose to fly out that night or stay and fly out Sunday, March 10, 2019. Your hotel will be covered regardless.
If you have any questions, please contact Haley Hart (Rice Alliance) at haley.hart@rice.edu or 713.348.3164.
You may also reach out to the Rice Alliance MBA liasions, Andria Balogh (Andria.R.Balogh@rice.edu) & Mary Feng (Mary.K.Feng@rice.edu) for more information.
