For the first time in its 24-year history, the Boston College Chief Executives Club is taking its show overseas.
Say goodbye to the Boston Harbor Hotel and its waterfront views. Say hello to the Mansion House, the 300-year-old government building in Dublin that doubles as an event space.
Moving the BC forum overseas for this Friday’s event requires some additional logistics for Warren Zola (right), the CEO club’s executive director. He had to plan particularly far in advance: This one has been in the works for a year.
Coca-Cola Co. chief executive Muhtar Kent will be the keynote speaker, and the event will be cohosted by State Street Corp. CEO Jay Hooley and Neil Naughton, deputy chairman at Irish appliance maker Glen Dimplex. Zola said other chief executives who are expected to attend include Suffolk Construction chief John Fish, Mike Mahoney from Boston Scientific, and MGM Resorts’ Jim Murren.
The real reason they will be packing their suits and heading to the airport? A football game. On Saturday, Boston College will play ACC rival Georgia Tech at Aviva Stadium in Dublin. The Irish business leaders who sponsored the game wanted to turn this showdown into a series of events that stretch throughout the week. That’s why they approached Zola about exporting his successful CEO networking series over to Dublin.
Zola said Naughton has helped by rounding up Irish leaders for the event, an invite-only affair. Nearly 400 people are expected.
So will we see more globe-trotting on the part of Zola and his merry band of CEOs? Not anytime soon. Once he gets through Friday, Zola’s focus will be on preparing for Walt Disney Co. CEO Robert Iger’s visit to Boston, on Oct. 5.
“Right now, we’re looking at this as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,’’ Zola said of the Dublin affair. “It’s a unique, one-time shot, but we’ll see. You never say never.’’
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Say goodbye to the Boston Harbor Hotel and its waterfront views. Say hello to the Mansion House, the 300-year-old government building in Dublin that doubles as an event space.
Moving the BC forum overseas for this Friday’s event requires some additional logistics for Warren Zola (right), the CEO club’s executive director. He had to plan particularly far in advance: This one has been in the works for a year.
Coca-Cola Co. chief executive Muhtar Kent will be the keynote speaker, and the event will be cohosted by State Street Corp. CEO Jay Hooley and Neil Naughton, deputy chairman at Irish appliance maker Glen Dimplex. Zola said other chief executives who are expected to attend include Suffolk Construction chief John Fish, Mike Mahoney from Boston Scientific, and MGM Resorts’ Jim Murren.
The real reason they will be packing their suits and heading to the airport? A football game. On Saturday, Boston College will play ACC rival Georgia Tech at Aviva Stadium in Dublin. The Irish business leaders who sponsored the game wanted to turn this showdown into a series of events that stretch throughout the week. That’s why they approached Zola about exporting his successful CEO networking series over to Dublin.
Zola said Naughton has helped by rounding up Irish leaders for the event, an invite-only affair. Nearly 400 people are expected.
So will we see more globe-trotting on the part of Zola and his merry band of CEOs? Not anytime soon. Once he gets through Friday, Zola’s focus will be on preparing for Walt Disney Co. CEO Robert Iger’s visit to Boston, on Oct. 5.
“Right now, we’re looking at this as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,’’ Zola said of the Dublin affair. “It’s a unique, one-time shot, but we’ll see. You never say never.’’
- See more at: http://epaper.bostonglobe.com/Bosto...396ee42c&t=1472572966830#sthash.dSYGDsSS.dpuf
