Columbia Business School
Black Business Students Association
34th Annual Black Business Students Association Conference
Leaving a Legacy: Setting the Stage for the Next 100 Years
October 23rd, 2015
In an effort to honor the innovation, impact, and community of the past century, the conference will feature discussions that look ahead to the next generation of business leaders and the next 100 years of the BBSA and CBS community. Leaving a Legacy: Setting the Stage for the Next 100 Years”will focus on innovation, entrepreneurship, and the Black community.
Our panel topics include:
• Inside Out Disruption: Varying Perspectives on Corporate Entrepreneurship
• Doing Well While Doing Good: Leaving a Community Legacy
• It's All About the Benjamins: Financing Innovation
• Brand Bootcamp: Defining your Personal Brand
• Launching New Ventures: Starting a Business
Schedule of Events*
*Subject To Change
9:00 AM Registration/Google Tours Group #1
9:30 AM Breakfast
10:00 AM Opening Remarks
10:10 AM Dean Opening Remarks
10:30 AM Opening Keynote Speaker
11:10 AM Panel Set 1: Inside Out Disruption: Varying Perspectives on Corporate Entrepreneurship
It's All About the Benjamins: Financing Innovation
12:10 PM Doing Well While Doing Good: Leaving a Community Legacy
1:00 PM Networking Lunch/Google Tours Group #2
2:10 PM Panel Set 2: Brand Bootcamp: Defining your Personal Brand
Launching New Ventures: Starting a Business
3:10 PM Q&A with Google
4:00 PM Closing Keynote/Wrap-Up
5:00 PM Gift-Bag Giveaway/Move to STK for Reception
Conference Reception to Follow at STK Downtown 6:00 PM-8:00 PM
Presentation of 2015 BBSA Distinguished Alumni Awards
Honoring Durban Mitchiner, '05 and Kesha Cash, '10