Hey everyone, Quick reminder that the 12th Annual HBS ETA Conference is a week from Saturday, November 14, on the HBS campus. We're nearly sold out, so if you've been meaning to register, now's the time. HERE'S HOW THE DAY RUNS 8:00am | Breakfast and registration 9:00am | Opening keynote: fireside chat with Governor Mitt Romney, moderated by Bob White 10:10am | Panel Block 1 • Rewriting the Playbook: Financing Search Deals Under the New SBA Rules • Modern Search Strategies: How to Combat Falling Acquisition Rates • Up, Down, and Inward: The Hard Work of Leading a Business That's Working • Searching Abroad: Dynamics of Non-US Economies and Capital Markets 11:25am | Keynote: Jordan Dubin (Guild Garage Group), interviewed by Royce Yudkoff 12:15pm | Lunch and networking 2:00pm | Panel Block 2 • Alternatives to Traditional Search: Self-Funded, LTH, Committed Capital, HoldCo and More • Roll-Ups: What Does a Good Consolidation Look Like? • Playing Offense with AI: How Middle-Market Firms are Disrupting Incumbents • Healthcare ETA: Operator Perspectives • Turnaround Tales: When the Business Isn't What You Expected 3:15pm | Panel Block 3 • Liquidity without an Exit: Recapitalizations for Searchers and Investors • Challenges Beyond the First 100 Days • The Long Game: Building a Career Through ETA • The Franchise Model: How to Expand Without Reinventing the Wheel • CEO Deep Dive with Kush Das of Ennoble Care 4:30pm | Wrap OF NOTE • Sessions won't be recorded, so this one is in-person only • Registered attendees can use the attendee list in the Go Attend app to set up meetings ahead of time • Happy hour the night before, Friday Nov 13, 7-9pm TICKETS • General Admission: $200 (investors register here too) • Current Students: $50 (register with your .edu email) • Happy Hour add-on: $35 Register here: redacted Questions? Drop a comment or email me at redacted Hope to see you in Boston! Best, Chris Weathers, II Co-President, HBS ETA Club