Conference Agenda

Friday, March 23

  • 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM Prospective Students Activities
  • (Harvard Business School Campus)
  • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Opening Reception, Conference Hotel
  • 10:00 PM - 2:00 AM Opening Party, The Vault 105 Water Street Boston, MA

Saturday, March 24

  • 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast
  • (Foyer & Thomas Jefferson Grand Ballroom, 4th floor)
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  • 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM Opening General Session & Keynote Address
  • Speaker:  John Smith (HBS ’92)Senior vice president and general manager of Harrah’s Atlantic City Resort and Casino
  • (Thomas Jefferson Grand Ballroom, 4th floor)
  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Breakout Sessions I
  • Meeting the Challenges of Today’s Marketplace: Where Talent Meets Opportunity.(Powered by Prudential)
  • (Cape Cod, 3rd floor)
  • Going Global: Perspectives on Building a Global Career
  • (Nantucket, 3rd floor)
  • What We Learned After Graduation: Alumni Tell Their Stories (Powered by The Bert King Foundation)
  • (Martha's Vineyard I, 3rd floor)
  • 11:30 AM – 11:45 PM BREAK
  • 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM Keynote Luncheon & Award Presentation
  • Speaker:  Bonita Stewart (HBS ’83)Vice president of US sales, Google, Inc and recipient of the Professional Achievement Award
  • (Thomas Jefferson Grand Ballroom, 4th floor)
  • 1:15 PM – 1:30 PM BREAK
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Breakout Sessions II
  • Zig-Zagging to the Top: The Pros and Cons of Job Hopping (Powered by McKinsey & Co.)
  • (Cape Cod, 3rd floor)
  • The Talent Worth Retaining: Lessons from Leaders in Human Capital
  • (Nantucket, 3rd floor)
  • Doing Well While Doing Good: Leveraging your MBA to Make a Social Impact
  • (Martha's Vineyard I, 3rd floor)
  • Entrepreneurial Ventures Competition
  • (Martha's Vineyard II, 3rd floor)
  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM Coffee break sponsored by
  • The Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • (Foyer, 3rd floor)
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Breakout Sessions III
  • Your Road Less Traveled: Creating a Work-Life Balance of Your Own (Powered by BCG)
  • (Cape Cod, 3rd floor)
  • A Tale of Two Cities: Urban Development in Corporate America
  • (Martha's Vineyard II, 3rd floor)
  • The Entrepreneurial Challenge: Moving from Idea to Action
  • (Martha's Vineyard I, 3rd floor)
  • 5:00 PM – 6:45 PM BREAK
  • 6:45 PM – 9:30 PM Closing Conference Gala & Awards Presentation
  • Speaker:  Sara C. Clarke,Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy, Analysis, and Communication, Showtime Networks Inc.
  • Speaker:  Dr. David Thomas,Dean and William R. Berkley Chair of Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business and recipient of the Bert King Award for Service
  • (Thomas Jefferson Grand Ballroom, 4th floor)
  • 10:00 PM - 2:00 AM Closing Party