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Join Us for Our Next Discussion This Fall
Sept. 10, 2013: “Entrepreneurship Is the Most Powerful Force for Economic and Social Value Creation”
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 @ 7:30 p.m. Location TBD. Join guest speaker Len Schlesinger- College President, Professor, Educator, CEO, Author and Entrepreneurship Advocate. Len Schlesinger’s talk: “Why Action Trumps Everything: Entrepreneurship is the Most Powerful Force for Economic and Social Value Creation.” We’re seeing more businesses moving from a model focused exclusively on economic outcomes to one that [...]
Testimonials from Our Speakers
From Robin Young, WBUR’s Here and Now
“Thank you, Tom and Walden Forum. Thank you, First Parish Church. Great night.” Robin Young pictured with Tom Liszewski, Director of Walden Forum
From Dr. Mohamed Lazzouni
”I wanted to express my heart-felt gratitude for the opportunity to speak at the Walden Forum. I found the event to be most stimulating intellectually and quite fulfilling spiritually. I am indebted to you for your trust and confidence and to the audience for providing us with a wonderful opportunity for rich and engaging discourse.” [...]
Meet Our Speakers
Len Schlesinger
He came to Babson from Limited Brands, based in Columbus, Ohio, where he served in executive positions from 1999–2007, most recently as Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer. From 1985–1988, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Au Bon Pain. His academic career includes twenty years at Harvard Business School where he [...]
Meredith Dank
Meredith Dank is a Senior Research Associate at the Urban Institute’s Justice Policy Center for nonpartisan economic and social policy research. Dank’s work focuses on international and domestic human trafficking, teen dating violence, and vulnerable populations. She is the co-principal investigator on several international and domestic human trafficking projects, including a study on estimating the unlawful commercial [...]
