Solstice Conference Details
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Conference Check-in:
You will receive your name tag, conference schedule, and register for workshops on a first-come, first-serve basis.
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Saturday, October 5
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Check In-Time: 9:30 AM
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Location: 2nd-floor lobby (main entrance) of the 245 Beacon Street building on Boston College’s Chestnut Hill Campus
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Food: Breakfast & lunch provided
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Conference Schedule
Saturday 10/05
9:00 AM
Arrival & Check-In
10:15 AM -11:00 AM
Keynote Speech
11:05 AM -11:50 AM
Food and Bev. Panel
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Workshop
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
M&A Panel
2:50 PM - 4:30 PM
Ideathon
4:35 PM - 5:20 PM
Closing Speaker
Speakers
Keynote Speaker
Caitlin Reimers Brumme
CEO of massChallange
Closing Speaker
Fay Rotenberg
CEO of Firefly Health
Innovate Her Way Panel
Cory Munchbach
CEO of BlueConic
Emma Butler
Founder & CEO of Liberare
Gilda Doria
Co-founder & CEO of SoccerHead
Founder + VC Panel
Lem Lim
Associate at Avery Dennison Ventures
Elena Gantvarg
Principal at Flint Capital
Trevor Rozier-Byrd
Founder & CEO of Stackwell
Nicolás Estrella
Founder & CMO of Waku
Saturday Workshops
AI: Your New
Co-founder
Jimmy McDermott
Co-Founder & CTO at pathwayOS
Sip & Strategize:
What you should Know about Marketing your Brand
Robert
Innis
Brand Manager at Athletic Brewing Co.
Cracking the VC Interview
Michael
Perry
Advertiser Growth at Snap Inc.
Fundraising 101:
Building the Best Strategy
for your Startup
Ross
Palley
Managing Director
at Venture Lane
Sunday Workshops
Navigating the Startup Minefield:
Common Mistakes that Founders Avoid
Karen Walker-Beecher
Board & consultant at skyeAdvise
Tackling Tech:
A Guide to the Internet, Cloud, and AI
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Joseph
Hajjar
Software engineer at InterSystems
The Moolah Kicks Ideathon is an immersive, problem-solving, and collaborative event aimed at thinking deeply, critically, and creatively with undergraduate and graduate conference attendees, featuring an appearance by Natalie White, founder of Moolah Kicks.
