# Event Details - **Event Name**: UWSP Business and Society Lecture Series: Ken Favaro - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 11 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 am – Wed, 11 Mar, 2026 at 09:00 am - **Event Description**: A speaker series bringing noted authors and thought leaders to Central Wisconsin.About this EventJoin the UW-Stevens Point Sentry School of Business and Economics for a Business and Lecture Series event as author Ken Favaro presents "Real Strategy and Innovation" on Wednesday, March 11 at 7-9 a.m. in the Dreyfus University Center Laird Room.Strategy is a powerful tool for driving business results but too often, leaders achieve sub-par outcomes because they carry misconceptions of what strategy is, what makes it great and how to keep it great.Based on his decades of experience working with CEOs, executive teams and boards, Ken Favaro has written Real Strategy; published in 2024, the book is a no-nonsense guide to the most difficult questions about strategy. Favaro has also co-developed a new approach to innovation known as “Precedents Thinking” which was featured in the Harvard Business Review in 2025.Favaro’s presentation will include examples of how entrepreneurs and corporate leaders have applied “Precedents Thinking” to generate bigger, better ideas and breakthrough innovations.Free RegistrationThe event is free, but pre-registration is required.RecordingA link to a recording of the event will be emailed to all who register.Stevens Point In-Person LocationUW-Stevens Point: Laird Room - Dreyfus University CenterContinental breakfast providedParking Options:Campus Lot R Meters, Lot Y and Lot T Meters (courtesy of UWSP Sentry School of Business and Economics)City streets (visitor pays at street kiosk)Virtual OptionRegistration on Eventbrite is required by noon on March 10. You will receive an email with Zoom link the day before the event.About Ken FavaroAfter graduating from Stanford University with Bachelor of Science in Engineering and Master of Business Administration degrees, Favaro worked at Bain & Company. Favaro spent the bulk of his consulting career (25 years) at Marakon Associates, during which he served as CEO for six years. After Marakon, Favaro joined Booz & Company (now Strategy& PwC) to lead its global strategy practice for six years.Favaro has co-taught “Precedents Thinking” and related topics to MBAs and Executive MBAs as a guest instructor, at both the Columbia Business School and the Stanford Graduate School of Business.The first 150 in-person attendees will receive copies of both Favaro’s book, Real Strategy and his co-authored Harvard Business Review article, “Precedents Thinking.”Read more about .Access the Harvard Business Review article, Precedents Thinking. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/3bf88130-f2cb-11f0-9c90-f330f8f06bdf-rimg-w484-h740-dc1b2b64-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/stevens-point/uwsp-business-and-society-lecture-series-ken-favaro/100001974847798928 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, business - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 1 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fuwsp-business-and-society-lecture-series-ken-favaro-registration-1974847798928 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Stevens Point - **state**: WI - **country**: United States - **location**: Dreyfus University Center (Laird Room) - **lat**: 44.52601629999999 - **long**: -89.5694153 - **full address**: Dreyfus University Center (Laird Room), 1015 Reserve Street, Stevens Point, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: UW-Stevens Point School of Business and Economics (https://allevents.in/org/uw-stevens-point-school-of-business-and-economics/20420277) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/6b1ef4eb38f0b318b5ed5ac7f2b770e72ef54684e711d9fdfa100e6a543d44b4-rimg-w1200-h600-dc483086-gmir.jpg?v=1768561557 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/a5e8b9debac816ea18f9567b176f3508769aad35768a1240d5a0221e5404e9e6-rimg-w400-h400-dc483086-gmir.jpg?v=1768561556 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? 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