On June 16th, hundreds of influential Bostonians will convene at BostInno’s third annual State of Innovation at the Westin Waterfront.
Featuring the top entrepreneurs and business leaders in Boston, State of Innovation will discover the key issues facing Boston’s startup and business communities to explore what it will take to maintain Boston as a leader in innovation. The afternoon will feature some of Boston’s most well known civic leaders, entrepreneurs, VCs and local leaders who are scaling Boston’s biggest companies and the future of city.
In tandem, we’re recognizing Boston-area alumni who are shaping the city of Boston. Nominations close Friday at 11:59 PM and the winners will be selected by a panel of judges and honored live at State of Innovation. The following individuals are a handful of those who have been nominated so far:
- Chris Wolfel, Co-founder and CRO of Mavrck, Northeastern University
- Lyle Stevens, Co-founder and CEO of Mavrck, Northeastern University
- Shoeb Mogal, Co-founder and Lead Engineer of Mavrck, Northeastern University
- Sean Naegeli, Co-founder and COO of Mavrck, Northeastern University
- Nicholas Lorenzen, Head of Awareness of Applause, Fitchburg State University
- Michael Koeris, Founder of Sample6 Technologies, MIT & Boston University
- Alex Gruzen, CEO of WiTricity, MIT & Harvard Business School
- Samuel Aquillano, Founder and Executive Director of The Design Museum Foundation, Babson College
- Rebecca Liebman, Co-Founder of LearnLux, Clark University
- Art Papas, CEO of Bullhorn, Tufts University
- Daniel Wallace, Co-Founder and CEO of NutraClick, Harvard University
- Dipul “Dip” Patel, Co-founder and CEO of Ecovent, MIT
- BC Krishna, President and CEO of MineralTree, MIT
- Mackey Craven, Partner at OpenView Venture Partners, MIT
- Matthew Osofisan, Co-founder of Jobble, Northeastern University
- Josh Trautwein, Co-founder and Executive Director of Fresh Truck, Northeastern University
- Tim McKinnon, President and CEO of Sonian, Babson College
- James Zar, Co-founder and Chief of Strategy & Evangelism of Dispatch, Boston University
- Sarah Sherburne, Program Manager at New England Venture Capital Association, Babson College
- Cris De Luca, Leading Digital Innovation for Johnson & Johnson Innovation Center, Boston University
- Nick Rellas, CEO of Drizly, Boston College
- Nina Dudnik, Chief Executive Officer of Seeding Labs, Harvard University
- Remy Carpinito, CEO of Campus Tap, Suffolk University
- Mark Bollman, Founder and President of Ball and Buck, Babson College
- Liz Powers, Co-founder and CEO of ArtLifting, Harvard University
- Bonnie McGilpin, Press Secretary of City of Boston, Northeastern University
- Jesse Mermell, Executive Director of Alliance for Business Leadership, Boston College
- Rob Hunter, Founder of HigherMe, Babson College
- Elizabeth Malkin, Senior Business Development Manager of RallyPoint Networks, Harvard University
- Daniel Arrigg Koh, Chief of Staff of City of Boston, Harvard University
- Lauren Mearn, Owner of IdeaSpace of Boston, Boston College
- Ian So, CEO of Chicken & Rice Guys, Babson College
- Chris Jacobs, Chief Card Giver of Honest Discounts and Partner at Glic Ventures, Babson College
- Jon Feinman, Founder and Executive Director of InnerCity Weightlifting, Babson College
If you know of any local alums who are helping to foster and advance the innovation economy here in Boston, nominate them here and get your tickets to be in the room.
(Use promo code ALUMNISOI for 25% off tickets now through Friday, June 12. )
Thank you to our sponsors.
