Tuesday, April 5
Armchair Conversation with President Chrite and Marcelo Claure ’93
2:00 to 3:15 p.m.
Wilder Pavilion, Adamian Academic Center
President Chrite will discuss with the entrepreneur and investor the current state of the business world, the trajectory business leaders expect for the decade ahead, the emerging technologies and innovations that will soon define how businesses operate, and why the future of business is good business. This event will also be livestreamed.
Wednesday, April 6
Lunch and Robing for the Academic Procession
12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Student Center
As a member of the academic procession, please meet in the Student Center for lunch and robing. More details will be shared closer to the event.
Installation Ceremony
2:00 to 3:30 p.m.
The Bentley Arena
Join Chair of the Board of Trustees J. Paul Condrin ’83, P ’19 ’22 and members of the Bentley community as we formally inaugurate Dr. E. LaBrent Chrite as the university's ninth president. Following the ceremony, all guests are invited to attend a community reception. The installation ceremony will also be livestreamed.
Keynote Speakers
Michael L. Lomax, PhD
Chief Executive Officer and President, UNCF (United Negro College Fund)
Debora Spar, PhD
Jaime and Josefina Chua Tiampo Professor of Business Administration, Senior Associate Dean, Business and Global Society, Harvard Business School | Trustee, Bentley University
B. Joseph White, PhD
President Emeritus and Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois
Private Reception and Dinner
5:00 p.m. Reception
6:00 p.m. Dinner
Executive Dining Room, LaCava Center
As a special guest of the president, you are cordially invited to a dinner following the installation ceremony.