"Bright Ideas for Your New Startup Company"
A Whiting-Turner Lecture: May 5, 2011
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Asghar Mostafa, founder of Entourage Systems, Inc., will give the next Whiting-Turner lecture on May 5 at 5 p.m. Date: May 5 Students Welcome!Whiting-Turner This Lecture Will be Webcast Live
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Biography
Asghar Mostafa has spent more than 25 years creating and building category-defining technology companies. He founded Entourage Systems, Inc. (ESI), the first company in the world to introduce a dual-display e-reader and Tablet netbook in one multimedia device, the Entourage eDGe™.
Previously, Mostafa was founder, president and CEO of Vinci Systems, provider of interoperable broadband optical network terminals. Mostafa also founded Advanced Switching Communications, Inc. and ISDN Systems Corporation (ISC). He served as vice president and general manager of the new broadband access division of U.S. Robotics/3Com, after U.S. Robotics bought ISC.
Earlier in his career, Mostafa was vice president of product development for the telecommunications division of Data General. Prior to Data General, Mostafa co-founded and served as vice president of engineering for ICOM, an early entrant in the field of fixed-wireless communications.
Mostafa holds a Master's degree in computer science and Master's and bachelor's degrees in electrical engineering from George Washington University. He currently serves on the board of Entourage Systems, Inc., LTI DataComm, Mostafa Venture Fund, LLC, and the George Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Executive National Advisory Council.
Abstract
Innovation drives the economy of nations and at this time we are not creating enough innovators. The world is beating us in many aspects of the education process and turning out excellent students with whom ours will compete. As a country we need to find the competitive nature of education to drive new learning practices and new education models. We need to use technology to excite students about technology and innovation. We need to create an educational environment with tools that allow students to dream of the future today and innovate it tomorrow.
- How can we convert our current education systems to to produce more innovators?
- How can we maintain our competitive edge in the global marketplace?