On June 12th join 1,500+ business execs, entrepreneurs, students and professionals for an afternoon of high-profile main stage speakers, cutting-edge panel discussions, invigorating breakout sessions and incredible networking at BostInno's second annual State of Innovation Forum.
We've released the schedule of the day, and the lineup is amazing. Check it out below and snag a ticket before they sell out! You'll want to be in the room for this amazing programming and incredible networking.
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Opening address from Governor Deval Patrick
Mayor Marty Walsh speaks on technology's role in governance and cultivating a unified startup community.
The State of Innovation in Transportation Panel - featuring Secretary Richard Davey of Mass DOT, Matt George, CEO at Bridj, Thomas Glynn, CEO at Massport, Scott Griffith, former Zipcar CEO and current XIR and Partner at General Catalyst, and Anthony Tivnan, President at Magellan Jets. Moderated by Alex Weaver, Managing Editor at BostInno.
The State of Innovation in Venture Capital Panel - featuring Jeff Fagnan, Partner Atlas Venture, Brent Grinna, Founder & CEO at EverTrue, Andy Palmer, CEO at Co-founder at Tamr & Bryant McBride, CEO & Co-Founder at Burst. Moderated by Greg Gomer, SVP at Streetwise Media.
The State of Innovation in Retail / E-commerce Panel - featuring Greg Selkoe, CEO at Karmaloop, Rob Go, Partner at NextView Ventures, Susan Standiford, CTO at Rue La La, Larry Meyer, CEO at UNIQLO USA and Mark Bollman, President and Founder of Ball and Buck.
The State of Innovation in Mobile Panel - featuring Alec Fracesconi, President at Cantina, Brian Suthoff, Chief Strategy Officer and Co-founder at Localytics, Mark Kasdorf, Founder of Intrepid Pursuits and Jennifer Lum, Co-founder of Adelphic Mobile. Moderated by Scott Kirsner, columnist for the Boston Globe
Fireside chat with Jonathan Kraft, President of the The Kraft Group and Michael McCann, Director of the Sports and Entertainment Law Institute at UNH Law.
The Billion Dollar Mark - a panel featuring companies that have reached the billion dollar market cap. Moderated by Mike Troiano, CMO at Actifio. Panelists include Jit Saxena, Chairman at Netezza/Applix, Colin Angle, CEO at iRobot, Barbara Messing, CMO at TripAdvisor, Steve Conine, Co-founder of Wayfair and Brad Rinklin, SVP & CMO at Akamai.
The State of Innovation in Education Panel - featuring Rob Rubin, Vice President of Engineering at edX, Debbie Cavalier, VP of Online Learning at Berklee Online, Aaron Feuer, CEO at Panorama Education, Anand Chopra-McGowan, Head of Enterprise New Markets at General Assembly, Sarah Hodges, VP of Marketing & Strategy at Smarterer, Lawrence Neeley, Assistant Professor of Design and Entrepreneurship at Olin College, and and Hugh Courtney, Dean of D'Amore McKim School of Business & Professor of International Business & Strategy at Northeastern University.
The State of Innovation in Robotics Panel - Moderated by Curt Nickisch, Business & Tech Reporter at WBUR and featuring Jim Lawton, CMO at Rethink Robotics, Jason Walker, Director of Operations at CyPhy Works Inc., and Dr. Cynthia Breazeal, Associate Professor of Media Arts & Sciences at MIT.
The State of Innovation in Advertising Panel - featuring Anne Weiskopf, VP of Business Development at Digiday, Bill Simmons, Co-founder & CTO at DataXu, Jason Burke, VP of Product at clypd, Sean Corcoran, SVP at Mullen, Jamie Scheu, VP of Content at Hill Holliday and Ted Nelson, CEO at Mechanica.
The State of Innovation in Fitness Panel - featuring New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman, Jordan Fliegel, CEO of CoachUp, George Foreman III, Founder of The Club by George Foreman III, and moderated by Eric Berkson MD, Director of Mass General Sports Performance Center.
Closing keynote by Naval Ravikant, Co-founder at AngelList
Announcing the Winners of the 2014 #SoGood Awards
