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Presidential Inauguration - Leonard A. Schlesinger - A Celebration of Babson College

Inauguration Symposium

The Inauguration Symposium, held on Saturday morning, October 18, spotlighted multiple sessions designed to promote conversation among faculty, students, alumni, administrators, and staff, and demonstrated how Babson lives entrepreneurship. These sessions included:

A Second Life Demonstration

Rocket Pitches

Young Alumni Entrepreneurial Success Stories Panel featuring:

  • Matt Lauzon ’07, Co-founder and CEO, Paragon Lake Inc.
  • John Goscha ’06, Founder, IdeaPaint
  • Jessica Arredondo M’06, Co-founder, President and COO, True Apparel Company and TRUEJEANS.com


Transgenerational Entrepreneurship in Family Business featuring:

  • W. Greg Burrill P’04 ’04 ’06, President/Treasurer, WGB Construction Co. Inc., Babson College Trustee
  • Erica K. Burrill ’04
  • Vanessa E. Burrill ’06


The Globally Responsible Entrepreneur: Opportunities and Challenges featuring:

  • Leonard A. Schlesinger, President, Babson College
  • Dennis Hanno, Dean, Undergraduate School, Babson College
  • Heidi Neck, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship, Babson College
  • Moderated by Candida Brush, Chair, Entrepreneurship Division, Babson College


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Watch the Symposium:
(All videos are available in RealPlayer format. Download RealPlayer for free here.)

Young Alum Young Alumni Entrepreneurial Success Stories Panel
[38:37]
Family Buisness Transgenerational Entrepreneurship in Family Business
[54:30]
Conversation The Globally Responsible Entrepreneur: Opportunities and Challenges
[53:47]