When |
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM |
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Location | Wittemyer Courtroom |
For | Public; Faculty; Staff; Students; Alumni |
Cost | Please see event web page for Registration costs. |
Silicon Flatirons presents Stephanie Copeland as our featured entrepreneur. Brad Feld and Phil Weiser will moderate and David Edinger will lead the welcome. Entrepreneurs Unplugged attracts star entrepreneurs who share candid stories and insights in an engaging and informal setting. The unplugged series serves as a meeting place for campus and community members to gather and learn about entrepreneurship through the experiences of a successful entrepreneur. Stephanie Copeland, Executive Director, Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade Stephanie Copeland was appointed by Governor John Hickenlooper to his cabinet as Executive Director of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade in January 2017. She joins OEDIT most recently from The Zayo Group, where she served as a president of the communications infrastructure services firm. She was part of a leadership team taking the company public, managing full P&L and operational responsibilities for Zayo's network services. Previously, she served as chief operating officer at WildBlue, where she was responsible for the operations of the $500 million rural broadband business. Copeland started her career in sales and quickly established herself as a thought leader. In the early 1990s, she moved to St. Petersburg, Russia to take a management position with Cable and Wireless, establishing a joint venture to bring competitive telecommunications to the region. Copeland moved back to the U.S. in 1994, as part of the team that started MFS International, a company that built some of the first competitive telecom networks in Europe. Joining the early team at Level 3 communications in 1997, Copeland developed and ran the first transport products for the company in the U.S., Europe and Asia. In 2001, Qwest communications recruited her to run pricing for the company, spanning the consumer, small and large business segments. She remained at Qwest for 10 years until the sale of the company to Centurylink, holding several leadership roles including the vice president of marketing and the vice president of the small business segment. Copeland holds a BA from the University of Illinois in German and Commercial studies. She completed post graduate courses at the University of Paderborn in Paderborn, Germany. Networking reception to follow.