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20th Annual BSEC Conference: Entrepreneurs for Impact

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Fri, Apr 24, 2026

8 AM – 6 PM EDT (GMT-4)

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The 20th Annual BSEC Conference marks two decades of student-led leadership at the intersection of entrepreneurship, sustainability, energy, and impact at Babson College.

This year’s theme, Entrepreneurs for Impact, highlights how founders, investors, and operators are building solutions across climate, energy, food systems, health, technology, and beyond.

This conference is designed for students, alumni, founders, investors, operators, and anyone passionate about building ventures that create meaningful impact.

Additional speakers, agenda details, and partners will be announced soon.

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The Babson Sustainability & Energy Club (BSEC) is a student-led organization dedicated to advancing sustainability, energy, climate, and impact-driven entrepreneurship at Babson College. For 20 years, BSEC has connected students with leaders building solutions for a more sustainable future.
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Agenda

Past Events

Sat, Apr 25, 2026
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Private Location (sign in to display)
Charles River Earth Day Cleanup — Babson BSEC Group

Join BSEC for a post-conference volunteer cleanup at the Elm Bank site on the Charles River, in partnership with the Charles River Watershed Association (CRWA). This is part of the 20th Annual BSEC Conference weekend. Help clean up our backyard the morning after the conference!

  • Babson Student
  • Community Volunteer
  • Babson Alumni
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Speakers

Doug Brown's profile photo

Doug Brown

Chairman of the Board

AquaVenture Holdings

https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglas-brown-57445421/

David Evans Shaw's profile photo

David Evans Shaw

CEO

Black Point Group

https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-e-shaw-806b229/

President Stephen Spinelli Jr. MBA’92, PhD's profile photo

President Stephen Spinelli Jr. MBA'92, PhD

President

Babson College

https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-spinelli-babson/

Nicole LaChapelle's profile photo

Nicole LaChapelle

Commissioner

Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolelachapelle/

Leila Lamoureux's profile photo

Leila Lamoureux

Director

Babson Greenworks

https://www.linkedin.com/in/leila-scott-lamoureux-761a0a8

Mark Donohue ’89's profile photo

Mark Donohue '89

Founding Cleantech Investor & Honorary Chair, BSEC Conference 2026; Founder & Executive Chairman of LifeGuides

https://www.linkedin.com/in/markdonohue123/

John Chaimanis MBA’08's profile photo

John Chaimanis MBA'08

CEO

Kendall Sustainable Infrastructure

https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnchaimanis/

Brigitte Muehlmann's profile photo

Brigitte Muehlmann

Professor in Accounting & Law

Babson College

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bmuehlmann/

Sinan Erzurumlu's profile photo

Sinan Erzurumlu

Professor in Operations and Information Management

Babson College

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sinan-erzurumlu/

Eric Hudson MBA’92's profile photo

Eric Hudson MBA'92

Founder & CEO

Preserve

https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-hudson-5a577a152/

Caroline Daniels's profile photo

Caroline Daniels

Professor Practice in Entrepreneurship & Faculty Director, Fashion Entrepreneurial Initiative (FEI)

Babson College

https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielscaroline/

Yasuhiro Yamakawa's profile photo

Yasuhiro Yamakawa

Professor of Entrepreneurship

Babson College

https://www.linkedin.com/in/yasuhiro-yasu-yamakawa-ph-d-21606255/

Carl Perez ’15's profile photo

Carl Perez '15

CEO & Co-Founder

Exodys Energy

https://www.linkedin.com/in/carl-perez-74726622/

Viola Aureggi's profile photo

Viola Aureggi

CFO & Co-Founder

Exodys Energy

https://www.linkedin.com/in/vaureggi/

Samir Karoum's profile photo

Samir Karoum

Managing Director

Bombelli Ventures

https://www.linkedin.com/in/samir-karoum-093b63/

Nick d’Arbeloff's profile photo

Nick d'Arbeloff

Director of Market Development

ReVision Energy

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ndarbeloff/

Jen Faigel's profile photo

Jen Faigel

Co-Founder & Executive Director

CommonWealth Kitchen

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenfaigel/

Luke Winston-Almanzar's profile photo

Luke Winston-Almanzar

Founder

Reservoir

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukewinston

Shiv Bhakta's profile photo

Shiv Bhakta

Founder & CEO

Active Surfaces

https://www.linkedin.com/in/shivambhakta/

Christopher Rassias's profile photo

Christopher Rassias

VP Business Development

Bright Feeds

https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-rassias-793a8234/

Erin Smith's profile photo

Erin Smith

Clean Grid Director

Environmental League of Massachusetts

https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-smith-820b2950/

Ignacio Estella's profile photo

Ignacio Estella

SVP Talent, Innovation & Equal Opportunity

Avangrid (Iberdrola Group)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ignacio-estella-8a8578

Rockford Weitz's profile photo

Rockford Weitz

Director of Maritime & Arctic Studies

Tufts / The Fletcher School

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rockford/

JC Arce's profile photo

JC Arce

Co-Founder & CEO

Tidefield

https://www.linkedin.com/in/josecarce/

Richard Chen MBA’22's profile photo

Richard Chen MBA'22

CEO

OWL VISION

https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardchen7/

Conor Carlin MBA’10's profile photo

Conor Carlin MBA'10

Founder & President

Clefs Advisory LLC

https://www.linkedin.com/in/conor-carlin/

Sponsors

Presenting Sponsors

LifeGuides. LifeGuides

Silver Sponsors

Babson Greenworks. Babson Greenworks

Bronze Sponsors

Exodys Energy. Exodys Energy
Kendall Sustainable Infrastructure, LLC. Kendall Sustainable Infrastructure, LLC

In-Kind Sponsors

FoMu. FoMu

Community Sponsors

Charles River Watershed Assocation. Charles River Watershed Assocation
FME Good Business Index. FME Good Business Index

Hosted By

Sustainability and Energy Club | View More Events
Co-hosted with: Graduate PE/VC Club, Food and Agriculture Technology Club