Entrepreneurship Conference
November 22, 2026
A full-day gathering for founders, operators, and investors who believe in building the scrappy way. Keynotes, panels, and workshops on what it actually takes to start, finance, and grow a business under real constraints.
The 2026 Conference returns for its second year. Expect a tight day of programming focused on founders building real, durable businesses — not a parade of pitch decks. Programming, speakers, and tickets are maintained on Eventbrite.
Eventbrite is the source of truth for the most current details.
A day designed for builders.
Not a parade of pitch decks. Hear from founders who built profitable businesses from scratch, one customer at a time.
Six tracks covering everything from AI to acquisitions. Every panel is designed to be tactical, not inspirational.
Small-group sessions where you leave with something usable: a pricing model, a cold-email template, a hiring rubric.
Over lunch and at the reception, meet the kind of founders who share playbooks, not just business cards.
Six tracks we're building around.
Final session titles, speakers, and rooms land on Eventbrite as they're confirmed.
Founders who got to revenue without a fundraise. Pricing, sales, and the unglamorous early sequence.
Search funds, SMB acquisitions, and small-business operating — the path more HBS founders are taking each year.
Practical AI inside existing industries: where it actually compounds margin, where it doesn't.
Cold outreach, founder-led sales, channel partnerships, retention. The mechanics behind line going up.
Manufacturing, climate, energy, and physical-world businesses where capital is patient and execution is everything.
Small-group sessions on hiring, contracts, pricing experiments, and shipping product the week of the Conference.
A tentative shape.
The exact schedule, speakers, and room assignments will be published on Eventbrite as they're finalized.
- 8:00 – 9:00Registration & breakfast
- 9:00 – 10:00Opening keynote
- 10:15 – 12:00Morning panels & workshops
- 12:00 – 1:30Lunch & founder mixer
- 1:30 – 4:00Afternoon panels & workshops
- 4:15 – 5:00Closing keynote
- 5:00 – 7:00Reception
A few quick answers.
- Who is the Conference for?
- Current founders, aspiring founders, operators, and investors who care about building businesses the scrappy way. HBS students and the broader Harvard community are especially welcome.
- Do I need to be an HBS student?
- No. Tickets are open to the public via Eventbrite. HBS-affiliated attendees may have access to a discounted rate — check the Eventbrite listing.
- Where is it?
- On the Harvard Business School campus in Boston. Specific rooms and a map will be shared closer to the event and on Eventbrite.
- Where are the most current details?
- Eventbrite is the source of truth for speakers, schedule, pricing, and any program changes. This page is a preview.