Attend the Annual Search Fund Conference, hosted by the Entrepreneurship through Acquisition Club at Harvard Business School.

About this Event

Are you interested in buying, owning and running a small business shortly after your MBA? Do you like entrepreneurship but don’t have a great startup idea? Have you ever thought about Entrepreneurship through Acquisition?

This conference will paint a vivid picture of how searches work—both from the investor and searcher perspective.

Conference website- http://hbsetaclub.com/conference

Conference Agenda- (December 6, 2020)

*All times are Eastern Time (Boston)

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM: Opening Keynote

Speaker: Royce Yudkoff

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM: State of Search

Speaker: Jim Sharpe

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Early Morning Panels

• Tactical Sourcing Deep-Dive, moderated by Greg Geronemus

• ETA Investor Perspectives, moderated by Royce Yudkoff

• Challenges of Being a First Time CEO, moderated by Jim Sharpe

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Late Morning Panels

• Alternative ETA Strategies, moderated by Jason Pananos

• Value Creation Strategies, moderated by Jay Davis

• Screening & Evaluating Investment Opportunities, moderated by Jeremy Silverman

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM: Early Afternoon Panels

• Building Your Deal Team, moderated by David Rosner

• Attracting Talent to Small Business, moderated by Jason Pananos

• Searching Abroad, moderated by Felipe Corcuera

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Late Afternoon Panel

• Industry Thesis Thinktank, moderated by Tiffany Clay Augustyn

• Life After Search, moderated by Jay Davis

• Relationship Management with Sellers, moderated by Jim Sharpe

4:15 - 4:45: Closing Keynote

Speaker: Richard Reese, moderator: Jim Southern