An evening of stories and inspiration.
A Green Room is the backroom in theatres where actors can be themselves – without their perfect make-up and costumes. It’s where ‘real conversations’ happen. The Let’s Enterprise Green Room does exactly the same – it’s a space for our student partners to engage in meaningful discussions, cultivate their innate curiosity, and self reflect.
Evidence suggests that creative solutions depend on the breadth, and not just the depth of knowledge. Through diverse stories and featured guests, the Green Room encourages you to:
– Explore beyond your chosen fields and careers
– Make your mark in the world
– Leave a window open for something deeper; figuring out who you are, why you’re here, and what you came to do.
Connection
Interact with an inter-generational community and have meaningful conversations
Exploration
Expose yourself to ideas and perspective across various disciplines
Inspiration
Listen to the raw stories of change-makers and learn from their mistakes
Featured Guest
A change maker or an enterprising person from a different field sharing their story, their journey and their intentions for a better world.
Community Story Sharing
The evening will be designed with use of Art of Hosting methodologies to create space for everyone present to share their story & participate in the conversation.
Networking
Connect with interesting people from different walks of life who care about being engaged in the community.
Meet the Creator of the Green Room
David Gould is a Visiting Associate Professor at the University of Iowa’s Public Policy Center.
For over a decade, the focus of Dave’s work has revolved around reimagining higher education, and in turn, he has created a number of distinctive university courses concentrated on issues of meaning and community engagement-like the Green Room. These courses have garnered considerable media attention and professional recognition. From 2010 to 2019, graduating seniors at the University of Lowa recognized Dave as one of the top faculty and staff members “who has had a positive effect on their life.” In 2019, Dave was awarded the David J. Skorton Staff Excellence Award in service to The University of Iowa.
Dave also worked with with Tony Hsieh, CEO – Zappos, on his Downtown Project, in an effort to transform Las Vegas in to the ‘most community-focused large city in the world’
Dave is a sought-after public speaker, whose presentations include the commencement address for the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Educating 21st Century Adolescent Learners (keynote, Tokyo, Japan), Luther College Convocation, NextGen. Summit (keynote), TEDx Iowa City, and TEDxUNI. Currently, Dave has also contributed essays to the book MC24 by celebrated designer, Bruce Mau.
Previous Green Rooms
Neetu Kapasi
Entrepreneur and Doer with a knack of communicationNeetu Kapasi currently works with IKEA India, leading public affairs, policy advocacy and strategic external communications. She is a doer with more than two decades of work experience in communications across many fields from grassroot to corporate. She holds professional education in development communications, food & nutrition, business administration, and public policy. She has experience of working on many topics like poverty, HIV/AIDS drugs, women & child health, shaping policy, labour, land and label reforms, fund raising, equality, diversity & inclusion, etc.
Kanchana Gupta
Founder of kanchanagupta.comA juggler of her right as well as left-brain, Kanchana is a multi-disciplinary and contemporary artist as well as an HR professional, Consultant, and Project Manager. An MBA by education and after 11 years of experience with organizations like NTPC, TCS, and Accenture, she decided to pivot and join an art school to learn to be an artist. There she went on to complete her Masters in Fine Arts. Today she manages a dual career of being a professional artist and also being a part-time Consultant and Project Manager
Her art practice encompasses a wide oeuvre, comprising of paintings, sculptures, installations, prints, photography, and video-based works. She has exhibited her artworks in 3 solo exhibitions and various group exhibitions. Currently, she is working on a video-based series called ‘Performance of Desire’, which aims to investigate into archetype portrayal of the female form in Indian cinema of the ’80s and ’90s