Startup Boston Week 2024

Student

This track is perfect for undergrad and graduate students both interested in joining a startup or starting their own company.

Meet our Speakers

We've gathered some of the top experts in the field to discuss this topic. With years of experience between them, they're well-equipped to offer invaluable insights and perspectives.

Parth Mutha

Parth Mutha

Chief Happiness Officer, PROMUNCH

ian naval

ian naval

Founding Engineer & Head of Platform Engineering, Cake

Flo Nicolas

Flo Nicolas

Chief Impact and Community Engagement Officer, ReGen Valley Tech Hub - ARMI (Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute

Namee Oberst

Namee Oberst

Founder, Ai Bloks LLC (makers of LLMWare)

Andrew Perlman

Andrew Perlman

Dean & Professor of Law, Suffolk University Law School

Kara Peterson

Kara Peterson

Co-Founder, descrybe.ai

Izabella (Bella) Pivo

Izabella (Bella) Pivo

Early Stage and Career Mentor, Northeastern, self-employed

Rachel Salazar

Rachel Salazar

Sr Vice President R&D, Strategy & Operations, Bicara Therapeutics

Wes Schroll

Wes Schroll

CEO & Founder, Fetch

Vanita Sood

Vanita Sood

SVP, Head of Drug Discovery Research, Fable Therapeutics

Gabe Teninbaum

Gabe Teninbaum

Asst Dean of Innovation, Strategic Initiatives & Distance Education & Professor of Legal Writing, Suffolk University Law School

Shari Worthington

Shari Worthington

Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship, Suffolk University

Jessica Woyton

Jessica Woyton

CEO, Co-Founder, WTG Biotech LLC

Collin Yip

Collin Yip

Managing Partner, Rafi Properties

Emre Bektik

Emre Bektik

Co-Founder & Research Fellow, HealthiFY & Harvard University

Schubert Laforest

Schubert Laforest

Marketing Analytics Manager, Akamai Technologies

Gabby Lopes

Gabby Lopes

Founder, BUDget

Amanda Hansen

Amanda Hansen

Director of Operations, Pure Glow

Nasiba Alikulova

Nasiba Alikulova

Co-Founder, SafeSip

Susanna Bie

Susanna Bie

Founder, SafeSip

Emily Zhang

Emily Zhang

Safe Sip

Eli Hession

Eli Hession

Founder, Soulstice Shades

Claude Arnell Milhouse

Claude Arnell Milhouse

CEO, SiliconXL

Michelle Morris

Michelle Morris

Chief People Officer, Fetch

Thara Pillai

Thara Pillai

Director - Alumni Innovation & Engagement, Harvard iLabs

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Talks

(1.13) Getting Past Go!: Bringing Your Startup Out of the Idea Stage

September 09, 2024, 07:30 PM

Keches - 1st Floor

Jessica Fracalossi Kidane Frezgi

(1.15) Walking the Tightrope: Balancing Academics and Entrepreneurship

September 09, 2024, 08:45 PM

Keches - 1st Floor

Shari Worthington Izabella (Bella) Pivo Parth Mutha Jeremy Colon

(1.18) Expanding Your Footprint: Franchise Models are Startups Too

September 09, 2024, 10:00 PM

Commons - 5th Floor

Sean Bock Amanda Hansen

(2.6) Creating Your Future: Safe and Sound or Destination Unknown

September 10, 2024, 02:00 PM

Faculty Dining Room - 4th Floor

Rachel Salazar Dave Howell Jason Margaca Vanita Sood

(2.9) Show Me the Money: Decoding Startup Funding

September 10, 2024, 03:15 PM

Commons - 5th Floor

David Chang

(3.9) Data Disco: Designing Your Business Model for Success

September 11, 2024, 03:15 PM

Commons - 5th Floor

Schubert Laforest Tasneem Dohadwala John Calabrese

(3.25) The Future is Now: The Legal Tech Startup Scene

September 11, 2024, 10:00 PM

Keches - 1st Floor

Brian Liu Julia Rodgers Andrew Perlman Gabe Teninbaum

(4.5) From Ideation to Innovation: The Value of Hackathons in Collective Creativity

September 12, 2024, 02:00 PM

Commons - 5th Floor

Claude Arnell Milhouse Kim Magidhi ian naval Jessica Woyton

(4.7) From Lab to Launchpad: Navigating Transitions in Research to Startup

September 12, 2024, 03:15 PM

Commons - 5th Floor

Tamara Menghi Emre Bektik Nita Akoh Sal Darji Amrit Chaudhuri

(4.9) Deliberations: Exploring Careers in Legal Tech

September 12, 2024, 04:30 PM

Keches - 1st Floor

Ashley Jones Kara Peterson John D. McCoy Flo Nicolas

(4.14) Ethics of AI: Navigating the Moral Landscape

September 12, 2024, 06:15 PM

Commons - 5th Floor

Zareena Javed Namee Oberst

(4.17) A Tale of Two Startups: Building Innovative Businesses from the Ground Up

September 12, 2024, 08:45 PM

Commons - 5th Floor

Wes Schroll Collin Yip Chaim Letwin

(4.19) You’ve Got a Friend in Me: The Power of Mentorship

September 12, 2024, 08:45 PM

Faculty Dining Room - 4th Floor

Deepanshi Bansal Farah Hussain Wafaa Arbash Thara Pillai

(4.21) Defeat the Odds: Pitch Finale

September 12, 2024, 10:00 PM

Commons - 5th Floor

Michelle Morris Sonia L. Alleyne Collin Yip Nasiba Alikulova Emily Zhang Vani Mittal Susanna Bie Gabby Lopes Wes Schroll Alexa McGovern Eli Hession

(5.5) Mind Your Intellectual P's and Q's: Safeguarding Your Startup Brainchildren

September 13, 2024, 02:00 PM

Faculty Dining Room - 4th Floor

Patrick Connolly

Suffolk University

Suffolk University's Sawyer Business School

The Sawyer Business School occupies an unrivaled position at the nexus of Boston’s private, public, and nonprofit sectors. Our learners enjoy unparalleled access to the city’s financial and innovation clusters, seats of government, nonprofit organizations, and world-class healthcare institutions.

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