8:00 - 8:30

Registration (Knight Auditorium)

8:30 - 9:30

Keynote: John Sculley (Knight Auditorium)

 

Sparking Innovation (Olin Auditorium)

Turning Your Big Idea into Reality (Knight Auditorium)

The Next Big Idea In: (Needham/Wellesley Room)

Break-Out Session 1:

9:45 - 11:00

Corporate Entrepreneurship

Tom Beaudoin, President, PolaroidWendy Frey Caswell, ZINKMary Jeffries, COO, Petters Group WorldwideModerator: Carson Block, author

Generating Marketing Buzz

Greg Reilly, Rock Coast MediaMalcolm Faulds, BzzAgentBrad Mindich, g8 waveModerator: Professor Abdul Ali

Social Entrepreneurship

Stephen Greene, CEO RockCorpsScott Griffith, CEO ZipcarErick Hong, KivaModerator: Professor Candida Brush

Break-Out Session 2:

11:15 - 12:30

Babson Success Stories

Alison Barnard, in-jean-iusEric Hudson, RecyclineRich Brauman, Little PearlModerator: Bob Caspe

Financing the Start-Up

Herbert Wilkins, Syncom FundsJim Foster, InterioReviewDominic Blue, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLPDave Morris, Citizens CapitalModerator: Professor James Parrino

Technology Entrepreneurship

Andy Palmer, CEO VerticaNicholas Seet, AuditudeJustin Seigal, MocoSpaceModerator: Professor Anirudh Dhebar

12:30 - 1:15

Lunch (Knight Lawn or PepsiCo Pavillion)

1:15 - 2:30

Q&A: Tom Petters, Petters Group WorldwideFinal Round of the Opportunity Assessment ContestModerator: Professor John Butler (Knight Auditorium)

Break-Out Session 3:

2:45 - 4:00

Creative Design Workshop

Theresa Chiue, Design Continuum

Kristin Heist, Design Continuum

 

Product Creation

Kes Sampanthar, Akamai Christie Anderson, ZyrraJoe Gagnon, Exit 41Moderator: Matthew Kressy

Green Entrepreneurship

Duncan Miller, HeatSpring EnergyHayden Hamilton, GreenprintModerator: Clinton White

4:15 - 5:00

Keynote: Wyc Grousbeck (Knight Auditorium)

5:00 - 8:00

Business Expo (Olin Hall)