May 7th, 2013
SPRIE & Alibaba Group co-host Jack Ma’s final public talk as CEO
On May 4, 2013, the Stanford Program on Regions of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SPRIE) of the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Alibaba Group co-hosted CEO Jack Ma and CTO Dr. Wang Jian for a conversation about the challenges and opportunities within China’s internet industry. Read more »
May 6th, 2013
Jack Ma: Ideas and Technology Can Change the World
Jack Ma, founder and executive chairman of Alibaba, shared the story of his entrepreneurial journey at an event co-hosted by Alibaba Group and the Stanford Program on Regions of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SPRIE) of the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University on May 4 2013. Read more »
May 1st, 2013
Ambassador Locke: Free and open internet key to innovation, economy
"Countries that restrict free and open access to the internet are really walling themselves off from the progress of the next century," says Ambassador Locke at China 2.0 event in Beijing Read more »
April 30th, 2013
SPRIE's Marguerite Hancock on Innovator Flight to London
AnnouncementThis Spring British Airways unveiled UnGrounded, an innovation lab in the sky bringing 100 tech innovators together to discuss industry's talent gap and design a solution that will accelerate innovation in communities around the world. Read more »
April 19th, 2013
SPRIE Hosts China 2.0 Beijing Forum Featuring Keynotes by Gary Locke & Joseph Chen
The Stanford Program on Regions of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SPRIE) of the Stanford Graduate School of Business hosted a China 2.0 Forum in Beijing on Friday, April 12, 2013 at the Stanford Center at Peking University (SCPKU). Read more »
April 17th, 2013
Video: Learn more about China 2.0
AnnouncementA video introduction to SPRIE's China 2.0 initiative with highlights from speakers at past events was shown at the China 2.0 Beijing 2013 Forum at SCPKU on April 12, 2013. Read more »
March 14th, 2013
SPRIE co-hosts "Conscious Capitalism & Social Innovation" salon
More than 55 members of the Stanford community attended a "Conscious Capitalism & Social Innovation" salon on March 11 co-hosted by the Stanford Program on Regions of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SPRIE) and the Center for Social Innovation. Read more »
March 7th, 2013
SPRIE hosts panel for Stanford Entrepreneurship Week: "How to NOT Kill Your Company"
Over one hundred Stanford students and alumni benefited from the collective knowledge shared by five of Silicon Valley's successful and sought after venture capitalists, advisors, and mentors at "How to NOT Kill Your Company: An Entrepreneur's Toolkit," a Stanford Entrepreneurship Week event on February 28th. Read more »
February 27th, 2013
SPRIE welcomes new staff member
AnnouncementThe Stanford Program on Regions of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SPRIE) at the Stanford Graduate School of Business is excited to welcome Rustin Crandall as an Administrative Associate. Read more »









