WG’91 Reunion Weekend Schedule 2026

WG’91 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

 

Unless noted otherwise, all Reunion events will take place in Huntsman Hall.

 

THURSDAY | MAY 14, 2026

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM        Informal gathering for drinks with WG’91 Classmates in Loews Hotel Lobby Bar

 

FRIDAY | MAY 15, 2026

9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

 

Registration & Check-in, Coat & Luggage Check

 

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

 

Keynote: Benjamin Franklin’s (Implicit) Advice on Living a Long, Fulfilling Life

 

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

 

PennKey Creation Assistance

 

10:30 AM – 3:30 PM

 

Complimentary Professional Headshots Powered by the Wharton Fund

 

11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

 

Wharton Pop-Up Store

 

12:15 PM – 1:30 PM

 

All Alumni Lunch

 

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM Concurrent Wharton Faculty Masterclasses

  • Demystifying the Fed and What Really Matters for the Economy – Patrick Harker
  • Entrepreneurship, Wharton Style – Lori Rosenkopf
  • How do carbon markets work? – Arthur van Benthem
  • Personal Branding: Who You Are When It Matters – Americus Reed II
  • The Human Dimension of GenAI Deployment – Stefano Puntoni
  • The Trouble with M& A – Emilie Feldman

 

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Concurrent Faculty-moderated Alumni Panels and Masterclasses

  • Demystifying the Fed and What Really Matters for the Economy – Patrick Harker
  • How do carbon markets work? – Arthur van Benthem
  • Personal Branding: Who You Are When It Matters – Americus Reed II
  • The Trouble with M& A – Emilie Feldman
  • Faculty Moderated Alumni Panel – AI Panel – Stefano Puntoni
  • Faculty Moderated Alumni Panel – Entrepreneurship- Lori Rosenkopf
4:00 PM –5:00 PM

 

Industry Networking Reception

 

4:15 PM -5:15 PM

 

Benjamin Franklin Society Donor Reception

 

4:30 PM -5:30 PM

 

Wharton Reunion Circles Gathering

 

Evening

 

Informal Social Gatherings

Suggested Meet-up Locations: Ritz-Carlton Hotel Lobby Bar, 10 Avenue of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA 19102

Back-up Alternative: Uptown Beer Garden, 1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19102

SATURDAY | MAY 16, 2026

8:30 AM – 6:00 PM

 

Registration & Check-in, Coat & Luggage Check

 

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

 

Saturday Morning Reunion Keynote: Situated: Who You Become When You Change Where You Are – Angela Duckworth

 

10:45 AM – 11:30 AM

 

UPENN Town Hall

 

10:00 AM – 3:30 PM

 

Complimentary Professional Headshots

 

10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

 

Wharton Pop-Up Store

 

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM

 

Concurrent Alumni and Wharton Sessions

  • Alumni Panel : Boardroom Excellence – Strategy, Technology, and the Modern Director
  • Authors Salon – Rich Rys, Editor of Wharton Magazine with David Seltzer, WG’76
  • Estate Planning Seminar – Marcie Merz, JD
12:45 PM—2:00 PM

 

Reunion Class-Specific Lunch

 

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Concurrent Faculty Masterclasses

  • AI in Finance – Itay Goldstein
  • Autonomous Vehicles: Where Are They Now? – John Paul MacDuffie
  • Can Entrepreneurship Save the World? – Tyler Wry
  • Developing Your Leadership through Experiential Learning – Michael Useem
  • Growth (and Differentiation) Through Customer Experience – Barbara Kahn
  • The AI Productivity Paradox: Why It’s Hard to Win – and How to Do It Anyway – Lynn Wu
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM Reunion Committee Planned Program:

WG’91 Class Talk: Leadership in Tumultuous Times

Panelists:

  • Dawn Hines, CEO, Hines Automation
  • George Hongchoy, Former Group CEO, Link Asset Management
  • Linda Jenkinson, CEO & Chair, Vast Bank
  • Pat LaVecchia, CEO, Oasis Pro

In this timely discussion, our distinguished WG’91 panel will explore the complex leadership challenges shaping today’s business landscape, including:

  • What does leadership look like in politically tumultuous times?
  • When have you considered stakeholder and social interests that conflict with meeting short-term financial performance?
  • What is one underdeveloped leadership skill that you believe will matter the most in the next 5-10 years?

We look forward to an engaging and candid exchange among our WG’91 classmates.

7:00 PM – 11:00 PM

 

 

Reunion Class Dinner

Washington Ballroom, 3rd Floor, Loews Hotel, 1200 Market Street

 

SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2026

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM WG’91 Class Brunch

Home of Karen Batchelder: 8019 Ardleigh Street, Philadelphia, PA 19118

Suggested contribution of $10 per person to defray food and beverage costs:
Venmo: @karen-batchelder or PayPal at ksbatchelder@gmail.com

Join fellow WG’91 alumni for brunch to wrap up Reunion Weekend!