Carlson Mummert

At Pumpkin Organics, we pioneer sustainable nutrition for healthy kids on a healthy planet: Inspired by nature, based on science, driven by passion. We strongly believe that habits we form at childhood, make no small difference but rather they make all the difference. We support parents to set the foundation for lifelong healthy eating habits on two levels: First, by offering our organic, plant-centric, sustainable products for babies and kids and second, by sharing nutrition education, know-how and parenting tips in our growing Pumpkin Organics communities. Pumpkin Organics was founded in Munich in 2016 as a single-product, Direct-To-Consumer (DTC) e-commerce company. Fueled by deep customer insights from our own web shop, Pumpkin Organics expanded rapidly to 30+ products that are meanwhile available in more than 3,000 stores in Germany and Austria as well as in all relevant online and social selling channels. We were the first baby food company world-wide to be certified climate neutral (by Climate Partners) and we wear our organic certification (DE-ÖKO-001) badge with pride. Our dedicated and diverse team shares the same passion: Making our children’s future healthier day by day. For more in-depth information and to find out how you can join us and become a Sustainable Nutrition Pioneer on our team visit https://pumpkin-organics.de/pages/karriere

Our roots are in one of America’s great entrepreneurial success stories. Fidelity Investments was founded in 1946 and grew from a single mutual fund into one of the largest asset management firms in the world, with over $2 trillion in assets under management. For the last forty years, our venture capital group has had the privilege of backing other great entrepreneurs as they built ground-breaking companies in technology and life sciences, including Atari, MCI, ROLM Corp., Alibaba, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, and Ultragenyx. Today our funds are larger and more global, but our teams are still small and local. We stay true to our entrepreneurial roots. In the US and Europe, we are F-Prime Capital investing in healthcare (formerly Fidelity Biosciences) and in technology (formerly part of Devonshire Investors). In other geographies, our sister fund is called Eight Roads (formerly Fidelity Growth Partners), with investment teams in London, Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Mumbai. Together we bring a world of insight, domain expertise and relationships to support our entrepreneurs. Without the pressure of fundraising from outside investors, we focus all of our time finding and helping great entrepreneurs build important companies.

Founded in 2003, LinkedIn connects the worlds professionals to make them more productive and successful. With more than 1 billion members worldwide, including executives from every Fortune 500 company, LinkedIn is the worlds largest professional network. The company has a diversified business model with revenue coming from Talent Solutions, Marketing Solutions, Sales Solutions and Premium Subscriptions products. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, LinkedIn has offices across the globe.

At Pumpkin Organics, we pioneer sustainable nutrition for healthy kids on a healthy planet: Inspired by nature, based on science, driven by passion. We strongly believe that habits we form at childhood, make no small difference but rather they make all the difference. We support parents to set the foundation for lifelong healthy eating habits on two levels: First, by offering our organic, plant-centric, sustainable products for babies and kids and second, by sharing nutrition education, know-how and parenting tips in our growing Pumpkin Organics communities. Pumpkin Organics was founded in Munich in 2016 as a single-product, Direct-To-Consumer (DTC) e-commerce company. Fueled by deep customer insights from our own web shop, Pumpkin Organics expanded rapidly to 30+ products that are meanwhile available in more than 3,000 stores in Germany and Austria as well as in all relevant online and social selling channels. We were the first baby food company world-wide to be certified climate neutral (by Climate Partners) and we wear our organic certification (DE-ÖKO-001) badge with pride. Our dedicated and diverse team shares the same passion: Making our children’s future healthier day by day. For more in-depth information and to find out how you can join us and become a Sustainable Nutrition Pioneer on our team visit https://pumpkin-organics.de/pages/karriere

Saratoga Investment Corp. is a publicly traded (NYSE: SAR) business development company (BDC) which provides customized financing solutions for middle market companies located in the United States. Saratoga’s senior investment professionals have over eighty years of combined experience investing more than $4 billion in middle market businesses. Within the BDC, Saratoga manages both an SBIC-licensed subsidiary and a $400 million Collateralized Loan Obligation (CLO) fund. These diverse funding sources, combined with a permanent capital base, enable Saratoga to offer a broad range of financing solutions, including subordinated debt, first and second lien loans, one-stop and unitranche structures and equity co-investments. As a solutions-oriented lender, Saratoga seeks to partner with business owners (equity sponsors, fundless sponsors, family-owned businesses) and management teams and craft capital structures that enable them to pursue their business plans. Saratoga focuses on the lower end of the middle market, targeting US-based cash flow positive companies with annual revenues between $10 and $100 million and EBITDA in excess of $2 million.

The Policy Case Competition encourages students to think critically, analytically, and creatively to present policy proposals on real issues. Undergraduate and graduate students from the U.S. and Canada are invited to research, design, and present their teams policy proposals on current issues in this three-round competition. During the second and third rounds, panels of expert judges evaluate the proposals in real time and give actionable feedback. The Policy Case Competition is a great way for students to gain hands-on experience in policy-making outside the classroom, with two workshops to help competitors refine their skills in policy memo writing and presentations. The winning team receives a cash prize and a paid trip to the nation’s capital to propose their policy to real policy-makers.