The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University and New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW) partnered in 2024 to hold their events during the same week in March. The partnership offered attendees more of what they already expect from each event while showcasing New Orleans as a destination for exploring new thinking, intellectual pursuits, and professional opportunities.
ABOUT THE CROSSOVER
The 2024 New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University ran from March 14-16 and brought best-selling authors and thought leaders to Tulane’s uptown campus for a multi-day celebration, including Family Day on Saturday, March 16. A true “Mardi Gras for the Mind,” the festival convened over 90+ readings, panel discussions and keynote speeches.
New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW) – or “noh-wee!” as the locals pronounce it – kicked off Monday, March 11, and concluding on Saturday, March 16.
Crossover Programming
Rising Tides: The Past and Future of Water Management in New Orleans
Iñaki Alday, Richard Campanella and Margarita Jover | Moderated by: Beaux Jones
Friday, March 15: 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
The Riggio Foundation Stage | Qatar Ballroom, Lavin-Bernick Center
Innovation, Food and Community: A Conversation with Kimbal Musk
Moderated by: Walter Isaacson
Saturday, March 16: 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
United Airlines Stage | Dixon Hall
The Venture Alchemists: How Big Tech Turned Profits Into Power
Rob Lalka in Conversation with Peter Ricchiuti
Saturday, March 16: 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Tulane Alumni Stage | Stibbs 203, Lavin-Bernick Center
Believe-in-You Money: What Would It Look Like If the Economy Loved Black People?
Jessica Norwood | Moderated by: Shennette Garrett-Scott
Saturday, March 16: 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Savage Gollner Stage | Diboll Gallery
Closing Musical Celebration
The Closing Celebration, co-presented in partnership with NOEW, features Irma Thomas, the “Soul Queen of New Orleans”
4:45 PM - 6:15 PM
Hyatt Regency Festival Tent, Berger Family Lawn
