The BC Carroll School of Management will be hosting the Shea Center for Entrepreneurship Inaugural Weekend on Nov. 5 to Nov. 7. During the weekend, the school will holds its dedication ceremony for the new Center on the Boston College campus. The Inaugural event will be held Nov. 5 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the Robsham Theater.
During the event, there will also be a panel discussion on innovation and entrepreneurship. The keynote speaker for the event will be Phil Schiller, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing at Apple Inc. Schiller will also serve as a panelist along with Bijan Sabet a General Partner of Spark Capital and Niraj Shah, Co-Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder of Wayfair. Jere Doyle, Executive Director of the Shea Center will serve as the moderator.
The event is open to all who wish to attend. Access to the event will also be offered online for those who cannot attend the event. On Nov. 6, there will be another panel discussion and a showcase of the Elevator Pitch Competition. The Elevator Pitch Competition, which held its finals on Oct. 27, was a business pitch competition where the winner won $500 in award money to start their business.
The first panel discussion on Nov. 6 will cover funding new businesses in 2015. Panelists for this discussion include, Bill Hambrecht, Founder and Chairman, WR Hambrecht & Co., Bob Davis, General Partner at Highland Capital, Maia Heymann, Senior Managing Director of CommonAngels Ventures and Jeff Fagnan, Founder of Accomplice. The moderator of this panel will be John Morrissey, Executive Vice President and Director, J.F. Shea Co. Inc.
The second panel discussion will be on building a new business. Panelists include, Tom Coburn, CEO and Co-Founder of Jebbit, Jim Lucchese CEO of The Echo Nest, Greg Strakosch, Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder of Tech Target and Katie Martell, CMO and Co-Founder of Cintell. The
moderator for this panel will be Sara Castellanos, Technology Editor at the Boston Business Journal.
Registration for the Shea Center dedication ceremony can be completed online. For more information on the Shea Center and the BC Carroll School of Management, visit metromba.com.