Babson College Challenges What it Means To Be An Entrepreneur By Bringing Together Entrepreneurs of All Kinds®

Babson College brings entrepreneurs, tastemakers, investors, and designers together to discuss entrepreneurship of all kinds.

WELLESLEY, Mass., Nov. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- From a patent holding inventor​ to a shoe designer​ whose shoes are worn by Lady Gaga, Babson College's 11th annual Babson Entrepreneurship Forum will celebrate entrepreneurs of all kinds on November 9th. 

Registration begins at 7 a.m. in the Sorenso​n Theater. Panel discussions will ​take place from 8 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. followed by a networking reception.

All panel discussions will take place at th​e Babson College campus in Wellesley, MA.

The event features three tracks: People, Trends, and Skills. Each track explores entrepreneurship through a different lens. Topics range from exploring entrepreneurial ecosystems, current trends in the music industry, to ideation and design thinking.

Speakers Include:

Track One: The People track is designed to expose attendees to the inspiring and remarkable stories of our select group of entrepreneurs.

Moderators:

• Lakshmi Blachandra (Moderator): Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship at Babson College
• Bala Iyer (Moderator): Professor of Information Technology Management
• Len Schlesinger (Moderator): President, Babson College

Speakers:

• Sharon Kan: Cofounder & CEO, Tikatok
• Natalia Oberti Noguera: Founder & CEO, Pipeline Fellowship
• Ruthie Davis: Owner, RADesign, Inc./ RUTHIE DAVIS
• Keya Dannenbaum: CEO & Founder, ElectNext
• Abby Fichtner: The Hacker Chick Blog
• Seth Priebatsch: Chief Ninja, SCVNGR & LevelUp
• Jonathan Feinman: Executive Director & Founder, InnerCity Weightlifting
• Vicky Wu Davis: Executive Director & Founder, Youth CITIES
• Kavita Shukla: Inventor & Founder, Fenugreen

Track Two: The Trends Track will allow attendees to get a snapshot of the reality of entrepreneurship and innovation at an international and industry level.

Moderators:

• Dave Kusek (Moderator): Managing Partner, Digital Cowboys
• Donna Kelly (Moderator): Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship, Babson College
• Daniel Isenberg (Moderator): Professor of Entrepreneurship Practice, Babson Global

Speakers:

• Amber Rubarth: Acclaimed Songwriter and Music Artist
• Mark Kates: Founder, Fenway Recordings
• Brian Jonas: Agent, High Road Touring
• Jacqui Kew: University of Cape Town, South Africa
• Silvia de Carbonell: IAE Business School
• Slativa Singer: J.J. Strossmayer University, Croatia
• Sam Hammar: Executive Director, The Capital Network
• Shelly Porges: Senior Advisor, Global Entrepreneurship Program at U.S. Department of State
• Ray Leach: CEO, Jumpstart
• Fernando Fabre: President, Endeavor Global
• Eduardo Salazar Yusti: Managing Director, Yuma

Track Three: The Skills Track will allow attendees to learn by applying concepts to their current companies or projects.

Speakers:

• Ela Ben-Ur: Innovation Coach, i2i experience
• Amanda Igesias: Product Manager, Hubspot
• Bob Davis: Managing General Partner, Highland Capital Partners

Keynote Speakers:

• Katie Rae: Managing Director, TechStars Boston
• Frans Johansson​: CEO, The Medici Group, Author of The Click Movement
• Jonathan Bush: CEO & Co-Founder anthenahealth, Inc

This daylong experience is Babson College's flagship student-led event, and pulls in hundreds of business professionals, students, entrepreneurs and interested neighbors. To purchase tickets, view the complete schedule, and find more information, please go to www.babsonforum.com/2012 or visit Twitter @BabsonForum or Facebook.

About Babson College:

Babson College is the educator, convener, and thought leader for Entrepreneurship of All Kinds™. The College is a dynamic living and learning laboratory, where students, faculty, and staff work together to address the real-world problems of business and society -- while at the same time evolving our methods and advancing our programs. We shape the leaders our world needs most: those with strong functional knowledge and the skills and vision to navigate change, accommodate ambiguity, surmount complexity, and motivate teams in a common purpose to create economic and social value. As we have for nearly a half-century, Babson continues to advance Entrepreneurial Thought and Action® as the most positive force on the planet for generating sustainable economic and social value. For information, visit Babson.com.

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