From what I’ve been told, most JBN events have just one featured speaker, but the February 16 luncheon had a slightly different format. In February, instead of one speaker, there was a moderated panel—with one of the panelists Skyped in from Las Vegas. The Entrepreneurial Panel had four leaders in the field—Jeff Bodle, Joel Frisch, David Gloss, and Ellen Weber—discussing the ins and outs of building new entrepreneurial endeavors.

This was actually my first JBN event (very exciting!), so I have nothing to compare it to, but I thought the panel format was a compelling way to get a variety of opinions. It seems particularly useful when discussing something like entrepreneurship, an area in which there is lots of useful advice and many possible paths to success. Plus, I’m always a sucker for new media/communication, so the idea of Joel being at a convention in Vegas and participating fully on the panel in Philadelphia appeals to me.

The JBN luncheon returns to its more traditional format on March 23 with a discussion featuring Rosemary Turner, the regional president for UPS.