Babson Leadership & Innovation Summit
The Babson Leadership & Innovation Summit brings leaders together to navigate complexity and change with clarity and confidence. Grounded in Babson’s Entrepreneurial Thought & Action® approach, the summit blends faculty insight, peer learning, and interactive experiences to translate entrepreneurial leadership into real‑world impact. Our first annual summit took place on April 15, 2026, and we look forward to sharing details about next year’s gathering soon.
Experience the Summit
At the Leadership & Innovation Summit, you’ll engage with Babson faculty and peers to explore how entrepreneurial leadership shows up in real moments of uncertainty, collaboration, and change.
Apply a practical model of entrepreneurial leadership to understand how leaders and followers co-create opportunities
Strengthen emotional, social, and cognitive capabilities that foster trust, creativity, and innovation
Learn how mindset, motivation, and even physiology influence leadership effectiveness
Build high-quality connections through interactive exercises that go beyond traditional networking
Develop an entrepreneurial mindset and grow more comfortable leading through ambiguity
Featured Summit Faculty
Babson faculty bring the Leadership & Innovation Summit to life through research‑informed insight and practical experience. The profiles below highlight faculty who have helped shape the Summit’s leadership and innovation conversations.
Andrew Corbett, PhD
Paul T. Babson Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies
Alia Crocker, PhD
Faculty Director of Leadership & Innovation Summit, and Associate Professor of Management
Sebastian Fixson, PhD
Founding Faculty Director, DBA Program, and Professor of Operations and Innovation Management
Dwight Gertz
Faculty Co-Director, Office of Experiential Learning, and Associate Professor of Practice
Wiljeana Glover, PhD
Stephen C. and Carmella R. Kletjian Distinguished Professor of Global Healthcare Entrepreneurship
Madeline Kneeland, PhD
Assistant Professor of Strategy
Wendy Murphy, PhD
Professor of Global Leadership, and Edward A. Madden Distinguished Chair
Angela Randolph, PhD
Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship
Emily Rosado-Solomon, PhD
Assistant Professor of Management
Scott Taylor, PhD
Arthur M. Blank Endowed Chair for Values-Based Leadership
Bringing the Summit Experience to Your Organization
Babson Professional & Executive Education partners with organizations to design custom leadership and innovation programs built around real business challenges. Whether through a single workshop or a multi‑month learning journey, Babson works collaboratively with organizations to create experiences that are practical, flexible, and deeply relevant.
Programs can be delivered in person, live online, or through a blended format, and are designed to help teams think entrepreneurially, act decisively, and lead with greater impact.
Venue and Lodging
Babson College’s new flagship Executive Lodge and Conference Center (ELCC) represents a significant investment in the future of professional and executive learning. Designed to elevate Babson’s long-standing leadership in executive education, the state-of-the-art, 77,600-square-foot facility will offer an immersive, purpose‑built environment for organizations and professionals to learn, connect, and innovate. Opening in fall 2027, the ELCC will usher in a new era of executive learning at Babson.