Babson MBA Investment Club Hosts Conference March 26

The Babson Investment Management Association (BIMA) and theStephen D. Cutler Center for Investments and Financeat Babson will host a spring conference onFriday, March 26, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. in Olin Hall.

8:30-9:15 a.m.     Breakfast and Registration

9:15-9:25     Welcome:

href="http://president.babson.edu/biography.aspx">President Len Schlesinger

, Babson College

9:30-10:25     Keynote:

href="http://www.wellesley.edu/PublicAffairs/Releases/2008/111108.html">Deborah Foye Kuenstner

: CIO, WellesleyCollege

10:45-12:00     Private Equity /Venture Capital Panel

• Cory Eaves, Sr. Vice President, General Atlantic

• David Krauser, Sr. Associate, Highland Capital

• href="http://www.harbourvest.com/team/bio_by_title.htm?name=Brett%20A.%20Gordon"/>Brett Gordon, Managing Director, Harbourvest

• href="http://www3.babson.edu/Academics/faculty/MarkDonohue.cfm">Mark Donahue

  , Founder, Clean Tech Venture Capital, and Babson Entrepreneur-in- Residence

• Moderator:

  href="http://www3.babson.edu/Academics/faculty/hevert.cfm%20">Kathleen Hevert

  , Babson Finance Division Chair

Noon-12:55 p.m.     Lunch and Career Panel

• href="http://www3.babson.edu/Academics/faculty/Nedder.cfm">Joseph Nedder

  , Pyramis Advisors, Babson Management Lecturer

• href="http://www.ctnet.com/CTNet/Consultants/Bios/JMcCabe.htm"/>Joseph McCabe, Vice Chairman, CTPartners

• Moderator:

  href="http://www3.babson.edu/Offices/mba_ccd/about/Staff.cfm">Ralph Constantino

  , Babson Center for Career Development

1:00 – 2:10    Macro/Big Picture Panel

• John Baur, Vice President, Eaton Vance

• Peter Lannigan, America Finanzas 

• David Thompson, Highmount Capital

• Brian Kelly Kanandrum Capital

• Moderator:

  href="http://www3.babson.edu/Academics/faculty/feinstein.cfm">Steven Feinstein

  , Babson Finance Professor

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.    Keynote:

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, President Baupost Group

3:35 – 5:00     Reception

For more information, visit the BIMA website or contact: BIMA President Garrett Goggin;ggoggin1@babson.edu, or Rajeev Vijayanrvijayan1@babson.edu.

 Register and purchase tickets here:http://bima.eventbrite.com/