The University of Chicago Booth School of Business is hosting its annual Management Conference as part of Alumni Reconnect Weekend 2019. Steve Kaplan, the Neubauer Family Distinguished Service Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance at Chicago Booth and the Kessenich E.P. Faculty Director for the Polsky Center, will moderate a keynote conversation with Howard S. Marks, CFA, MBA ’69, co-chairman of Oaktree Capital Management. Ellen Rudnick, MBA ’73, senior advisor and adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at Chicago Booth, will moderate an entrepreneurship panel featuring Jason Brown, MBA ’09, founder and CEO of Tally Technologies, Jai Das, MBA ’99, president and managing director of Sapphire Ventures, Nicole Farb, MBA ’09, cofounder of Darby Smart, and Rattan Khosa, MBA ’79, president and founder of Amsysco. The Management Conference is a paid event and registration is required.

This event is part of UChicago Innovation Fest 2019, a month-long celebration of pioneering discovery and entrepreneurial endeavors at the University of Chicago. Organized by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, the series of events, workshops and accelerator programs, including the globally recognized Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge, highlights the breadth and impact of innovation at UChicago in the areas of entrepreneurship and research commercialization, scientific advancements, and social and global impact. This year’s Innovation Fest will take place May 1-June 9, 2019. For more information, visit innofest.uchicago.edu.