Events Calendar

9:00 AM IDEA Conference 2020: Embrace Your Impact
The annual IDEA Conference is a one-day event for college students and young alumni across New England to explore innovation and entrepreneurship of every kind. Whether it’s through technology, social impact, or arts and culture, we empower all students to embrace their passions and use them to create meaningful impact. From start to finish, attendees will be inspired by world-class innovators, engage with strategies and useful tools for developing new ideas, and connect with resources and people from across Boston University and beyond.

10:00 AM Office Hours: Jessica Muise
Topics they can help you with: How to develop your Visual Arts Business? Strategy & Operations for art-based start ups Art direction for your business
Office Hours: Lou Brum, Event Coordinator
Expertise: Event planning and budgeting, logistics, and event/program customer experience
2:30 PM Launching a Project Workshop Series: Partnerships
A workshop series to walk you through the key elements to successfully execute an action-oriented idea.

2:00 PM Office Hours: Gerry Fine, Executive Director, Innovate@BU
Expertise: Tech development, marketing, finance and accounting, hiring/team building, and building a Board.
3:00 PM Office Hours: Marty Gomez
Topics they can help you with: Entity formation Intellectual property protection Raising Capital

3:00 PM Office Hours: Marty Gomez
Topics they can help you with: Fundraising for your startup How to attract investors Strategic transactions
5:00 PM Pitch & Pizza for Social Impact Ideas (New Venture Competition)
Round 1 of the New Venture Competition. Join us to watch 60-second pitches or apply ahead of time for your chance to compete in this $18,000 competition!
Startup Law Clinic Talks: Privacy Policies: Not Just a Pinky Promise

12:00 PM MassChallenge Info Session
Come learn more about the application and selection process for the largest accelerator on the planet--MassChallenge!

2:30 PM Launching a Project Workshop Series: Funding and Budgets
A workshop series to walk you through the key elements to successfully execute an action-oriented idea.
5:30 PM Startup Story: Breegi Scientific
Hosted by the Student Leadership Council, hear the story behind BU startup Breegi Scientific.

10:00 AM Office Hours: Lou Brum, Event Coordinator
Expertise: Event planning and budgeting, logistics, and event/program customer experience
1:00 PM Expert Office Hours: Alicia Curran
Expert in: Content Marketing Startup Strategy Developing your idea
1:30 PM Expert Office Hours: Hisham Elhaddad
Expert in: Finding the investors Raising funds Pitching your startup

2:00 PM Office Hours: Gerry Fine, Executive Director, Innovate@BU
Expertise: Tech development, marketing, finance and accounting, hiring/team building, and building a Board.
5:30 PM Idea Open-mic Nights
Join us for idea open-mic nights to share and gain feedback on your own ideas, or share your knowledge and expertise to help fellow BU Terriers!

10:30 AM Office Hours: Rachel Spekman, Director of Business Ventures
Expertise: Lean Canvas, product and project management, team building, pitching, strategy and operations
12:00 PM Industry BYO Lunches: App Development
Once a month, Innovation Pathway teams in similar industries are invited to a brown-bag lunch to share insight, challenges, and collaboration opportunities with fellow teams.
4:40 PM Terriers Tell: Diving Into Your Solution
These 50-minute introductory sessions are perfect for BU students from all disciplines. Each week, attendees will be given short content to review ahead of time so our 50 minutes can be used for a topic overview and fireside chat with a student entrepreneur.

2:30 PM Launching a Project Workshop Series: Marketing
A workshop series to walk you through the key elements to successfully execute an action-oriented idea.

10:00 AM Office Hours: Lou Brum, Event Coordinator
Expertise: Event planning and budgeting, logistics, and event/program customer experience