Two days of Ideas, Insights and Conversation
WHEN /
OCTOBER 26 & 27, 2017
WHERE /
WELLESLEY COLLEGE CLUB
727 WASHINGTON ST., WELLESLEY, MA
KEYNOTE: The Innovator's Challenge
Bob Reynolds, CEO, Putnam Investments and Great-West Financial
Bob Reynolds is regarded as a driving force of innovation and progress in institutional and retail financial services, and a thought leader in retirement industry development and policy. Join us for a lively discussion on new ways to think about money—from initial funding to balancing short-term operations with long-term vision to the role that retirement savings plays—not just in the lives of employees—but as a major driver for the economy.
PANEL 1
Friday, Oct. 27 / 8:15 am
Innovation to Execution
Our experts and authors will discuss the daunting but rewarding challenges of building a unique business from the ground up, and how to continually innovate to stay on top with sustainable, differentiating competitive advantage.
PANEL 2
Friday, Oct. 27 / 9:30 am
The Next Wave: Strategies for Women Innovators
Only two percent of women-owned companies make more than one million dollars annually—making women the greatest under-tapped force for economic expansion. Meet innovators who are changing attitudes, policies and strategies to ensure women entrepreneurs reach their full potential.
PANEL 3
Friday, Oct. 27 / 10:45 am
Innovating with Humanity and Humor
Join a lively discussion about what Jane Austen, Mel Brooks, and even Homer Simpson can teach innovators about short-term planning, long-term strategy and essential business truths.
Meet our esteemed authors and business innovation thought leaders
AGENDA
THURSDAY, OCT. 26
4:45 pm / CHECK-IN AND REGISTRATION BEGINS
5:30 pm / KEYNOTE: The Innovator’s Challenge
BOB REYNOLDS, CEO, PUTNAM INVESTMENTS
6:15 pm / WINE & CHEESE RECEPTION
BOOK SIGNING: FROM HERE TO SECURITY, BOB REYNOLDS
FRIDAY, OCT. 27
7:45 am / CHECK-IN AND REGISTRATION BEGINS
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:15 am / INNOVATION TO EXECUTION
BHARAT ANAND, PROFESSOR, HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
KEN KUPCHIK, SALES & MARKETING CONSULTANT, SPIRO
DAN MCGINN, EDITOR, HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
TSEDAL NEELY, PROFESSOR, HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
9:00 am / COFFEE BREAK & CONVERSATION
BOOK SIGNING: THE LANGUAGE OF GLOBAL SUCCESS, TSEDAL NEELY
PSYCHED UP, DAN MCGINN
THE SALES SURVIVAL HANDBOOK, KEN KUPCHIK
9:30 am / THE NEXT WAVE
KATE CASTLE, FOUNDER, XFACTOR VENTURES
BARBARA CLARKE, FOUNDER, THE IMPACT SEAT
SUSAN COLEMAN, PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD
JANIS COLLINS, CO-FOUNDER, THE REFINERY
10:15 am / COFFEE BREAK & CONVERSATION
BOOK SIGNING: THE NEXT WAVE: FINANCING WOMEN'S GROWTH ORIENTED FIRMS, SUSAN COLEMAN
10:45 am / INNOVATING WITH HUMANITY AND HUMOR
BHARAT ANAND, PROFESSOR, HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
TRISH COTTER, CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP, MIT
MIHIR DESAI,PROFESSOR, HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
11:30 am / COFFEE BREAK & CONVERSATION
BOOK SIGNING: THE CONTENT TRAP, BHARAT ANAND
THE WISDOM OF FINANCE, MIHIR DESAI
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