THE 3rd ANNUAL mit entrepreneurship through acquisition summit will be held ON MARCH 9, 2019
9:00am
REGISTRATION & COFFEE
9:30am
welcome remarks
BY DEAN DAVID SCHMITTLEIN, JOHN C HEAD III DEAN AND PROFESSOR OF MARKETING AT MIT SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
9:45AM
Session I: FUNDING YOUR SEARCH
MODERATED BY RELAY INVESTMENTS
Panelists:
· Josh Eickmeier from Ellora Lake LLC
· Chris Sykes from Eagle Rock Capital
· Esteban Kallay from Patagonia Capital
· Clint Rendall from Crescent Lake LLC
After deciding that you want to lead a company as a young CEO, you’ll need to find funding. Hear from searchers who've taken different approaches to financing - from tapping traditional investors, accelerators, banks and more - to make their dream a reality.
11:00am
SESSION II: RUNNING A SUCCESSFUL SEARCH
MODERATED BY TIMOTHY BOVARD, SEARCH FUND ACCELERATOR
Panelists:
· Michael Weiner from Ninth Street Capital
· Zach Duprey from The Provident Bank
· Rahul Bansal from Bradford Lane LLC
· Charles Field from School Family Media & Sunlight Capital
Learn from searchers who've successfully navigated the ambiguous process known as “search.” We dive into the specifics of how they ran their operation and how each tactic took them one step closer to becoming a CEO.
12:00PM
LUNCH KeyNOTE
by Jim Sharpe, HBS ENtrepreneur In Residence
1:00pm
SESSION III: strategic sales
WORKSHOP BY MIT LECTURER JIM SCHUCHART
Learn how to take your post-acquisition company to the next level by building out a stellar sales team. Consider different selling approaches and hires to ensure that your company is poised for strong future growth.
2:00 PM
HOW HUBSPOT CAN HELP YOUR SEARCH
PRESENTATION BY MARISA RACKSON, HUBSPOT
2:20PM
Session IV: Culture and HR post-Acquisition
MODERATED BY ZAINA ARSLAN, MBA CANDIDATE AT MIT SLOAN
Panelists:
· Kousha Bautista-Saeyan from Fail Safe Testing, LLC
· Jane Kaggwa from Impala Investment Holdings
· Palmer Higgins from Chenmark Capital
· Steuart Botchford from Circle Surrogacy
Hear from experienced panelists who have successful acquired a company to think through how they shaped and changed culture and HR practices.
3:15PM
networking reception
AT THE MIT MEDIA LAB
PRESENTED BY THE PROVIDENT BANK
