*[http://bioengineering.rice.edu/faculty/Maria_Oden.aspx Maria Oden], Director, Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen
*Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Director, Rice 360°: Institute for Global Health Technologies, Director, Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering
==FreeStyle==
[[FreeStyle]] is an offshoot of the Rice Entrepreneurship Initiative designed for students, faculty, and community members to discuss entrepreneurship issues. The program will host speakers and discussions throughout the school year. The first series of speakers will comprise of faculty from Religion, Sociology, and Architecture fields.[http://www.freestylerice.org/]
Students may enroll in the program for course credit starting with the Spring 2016 semester, although course enrollment is not required to attend lectures and presentations.
*[https://twitter.com/FreeStyleRice Twitter]
==Events==
The Rice Entrepreneurship Initiative organized its first event on October 22-25, 2015, where students from Rice University and the University of Houston participated in the [[3 Day Startup]] held at [[TMCx]]. [[Rice Launch]] collaborated with the REI.[http://news.rice.edu/2015/10/27/rice-entrepreneurship-initiative-kicks-off/]