All Topics (January 28 through March 8)

Saturday, January 28

Monday, January 30

  • 4:00 PM IP Academy Closed Session

    For Innovation Pathway teams only
  • 5:00 PM Food Truck Competition & Dinner (IP Only)

    Think you can run a successful food truck in Boomtown, the city where small business dreams come true? Put your prototyping, data analysis, and testing skills to the ultimate test as you try to maximize your revenue and stomp your competition into the metaphorical frozen yogurt. And if all that thinking about food has got you hungry, dig into the free dinner while you get a primer on prototyping. Please note that this event is part of the Innovation Pathway Academy and is open exclusively to IP teams.

Thursday, February 2

  • 5:00 PM BU Entrepreneurial Womxn: How to Build Confidence & Create Success!

    Join us for an interactive virtual workshop to learn powerful ways of building confidence to pursue what you care about, and create success. Please Note: Students and alumni must use their BU email address to register. Registrants who do not use a BU email will not be allowed in the event. This event is open only to women and underrepresented gender identities at BU.

Friday, February 3

  • 10:00 AM Summer Accelerator Early Decision Interviews
  • 2:00 PM Idea Generator Lab

    If innovation and entrepreneurship are calling your name, but you just don't have any ideas for what you'd want to do – this workshop was made for you! You'll walk away with 1-2 potential ideas and a strong network of peers to help you bring them to life!

Wednesday, February 8

Thursday, February 9

Saturday, February 11

  • 9:00 AM IDEA Con 2023

    Welcome to the largest collegiate innovation conference in New England. IDEA Con is perfect for you if you’re new to the innovation space, a seasoned founder, or somewhere in the middle. You’ll meet movers and shakers from schools across the Northeast, be inspired by fabulous speakers, and attend workshops that will help you build the skills you need to succeed – no matter your career goals.

Monday, February 13

Thursday, February 16

  • 5:00 PM Innovation Night with Pitch & Pizza!

    Join us for a giant celebration of innovation at BU at the BUild Lab with another Pitch & Pizza! Want to pitch? Sign up when you register!

Tuesday, February 21

  • 12:00 PM Innovation Pathway Orientation

    Learn about the program and its resources, and meet the staff here to help you along the way!
  • 6:00 PM Local Resources for Startup Founders

    From accelerators to funding opportunities to well-connected networks, Boston has a wealth of resources to support early-stage founders. Learn more during this lively panel discussion. Dinner will be provided.

Wednesday, February 22

Friday, February 24

Monday, February 27

  • 5:00 PM How to get your first paying customers | Innovation Pathway Only

    Your ideal customer, or so called “target audience,” are the people who need your startup's product or service. When you're creating, promoting, and selling your product, you need to focus on them first: a specifically targeted audience is the basis of any business, both large and small. In this workshop you will learn how to define a portrait of your ideal customers and answer very important questions: What? Who? Why? When? Where? Additionally, you'll learn how to retain you established customers and gain new ones!

Wednesday, March 1

  • 12:00 PM BU Refugee Challenge

    Learn about the BU Changemaker Challenge: Welcoming Refugees and Migrants to Greater Boston? During the session, we will cover: -Challenge overview & opportunities to engage with stakeholders doing the work -Walkthrough the application and competition process -Get tips for making your application stand out

Thursday, March 2

Friday, March 3

  • 1:00 PM Idea Incubator Member Meetup

    Come connect with your fellow II Members and learn how II can help you advance your idea! Here's the agenda: 1:00 -- lunch will be served in the casual space at the BUild Lab. 1:15 -- the BUild Lab staff will welcome everyone and introduce II resources; each attendee will get to share the idea they are working on with the community and identify if they are looking for help (founders, skills, etc). 1:45 onward -- enjoy lunch! We look forward to seeing you at the BUild Lab!

  • 2:00 PM Idea Generator Lab

    If innovation and entrepreneurship are calling your name, but you just don't have any ideas for what you'd want to do – this workshop was made for you! Join us on Friday, February 3 for a fun workshop and you can walk away with 1-2 potential ideas and a strong network of peers to help you bring them to life!

Monday, March 6

  • 11:00 AM Panel Series: Lawyers Supporting Migrants & Refugees

    Hear from lawyers who are on the ground working on the migrant crisis. Learn more about the legal definitions of migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers and the complicated process of obtaining legal status.

Tuesday, March 7

  • 10:00 AM Site Visit to YMCA East Boston - BU Refugee Challenge

    The YMCA of Greater Boston is dedicated to improving the health of mind, body, and spirit of individuals and families in our communities. We welcome men and women, boys and girls of all incomes, faiths and cultures. We will purposefully build bridges between diverse groups of people and demand equity for all, in order to create a community and nation free of racism, inequities, and inequality. We will create programs, services, and spaces where everyone is seen, heard, and safe. Innovate@BU invites BU students and the class of 2022 alumni to put forward solutions to systemic problems faced by refugees and migrants in the Greater Boston area for the chance to win $10,000 in funding. Ideas may be at any stage of development, from ideation to implementation.

Wednesday, March 8