Tuesday — The Society for Emerging Networkers & Serial Entrepreneurs will hold a pitch night from 6-8 p.m. at the Lyceum Ballroom downtown. Panelists include Robert LeBlanc, founder of the Lifestyle Revolution Group; Terry Jones, executive director of the new Regional Innovation Organization; and Jesse Hoggard of the Louisiana Technology Park. For more information, click here.
Wednesday — Rod West, president and CEO of Entergy New Orleans, will be the guest speaker at Southern University’s MBA Global Leadership Speaker Forum. His speech will begin at 6:15 p.m. in T.T. Allain Hall.
Thursday — Baton Rouge Uncorked will hold its spring wine tasting and competition from 7-10 p.m. at the Southdowns Village Shopping Center. Proceeds will benefit the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge. Tickets are $25. For more information, go to batonrougeuncorked.com.
Friday — The LSU E. J. Ourso College of Business will host its first International Business Forum from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Lod Cook Alumni Center. Brian Ferraioli, executive vice president and chief financial officer of The Shaw Group, will serve as the opening session guest speaker; and Adam Knapp, president of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber, will be the keynote speaker. Registration is $120. Click here to sign up.
April 5 — The 28th annual Business Awards and Hall of Fame banquet, presented by Business Report and Junior Achievement, will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza. This year’s honorees are: Hans J. Sternberg of Starmount Life Insurance Company, Hall of Fame laureate; Bill Holman of Baton Rouge General/General Health System, Businessperson of the Year; Mark Ashworth of Oxford Alloys, Young Businessperson of the Year; Cajun Industries, Company of the Year (100 employees or more); and Orion Instruments, Company of the Year (fewer than 100 employees). Tickets are available by calling Junior Achievement at 928-7008 or by clicking here. The banquet is sponsored by Franklin and Capital One bank.
For the full list of upcoming events, click here.
