Less than one week until 1,000+ entrepreneurs, executives, policymakers and professionals gather at the Westin for BostInno's third annual State of Innovation.
We couldn't be more pumped about the trailblazing keynote speakers and panelists hitting the stage. Together with representatives from some of Boston's leading organizations determining the growth and competitiveness of the city's innovation economy, we're ready for an afternoon of forward-thinking conversation and some engaging (new) twists on the traditional panel format.
If you've been to past SOI forums (and if you're new – welcome!), you know that our panel discussions are anything but boring. We poll each panelist beforehand to get their responses to key issues, so they have no option but to take a stand. This year, we're also passing the mic to you. We want to know: what are the questions and topics you wish VCs and entrepreneurs would openly talk about?Submit your answers here(and get the chance to win free tickets)!
You won't want to miss out on any of the discussion on June 16th. Get your tickets today and check out who to follow to keep up with the conversation at #BOSSOI:
Keynote Speakers
@DianeHessan – Diane Hessan, CEO of Startup Institute and Chairman of Communispace
@stevepagliuca – Steve Pagliuca, Managing Director of Bain Capital, Chairman of Boston 2024 and Co-Owner of the Boston Celtics
@JasonDRobins – Jason Robins, Co-founder and CEO of DraftKings
@bhalligan – Brian Halligan, Co-founder and CEO of HubSpot
Boston's Angels Panel
@waltdoyle – Walt Doyle, Venture Partner at Highland Capital Partners
@jektweet – Jon Karlen, Founder of FKA (formerly known as Atlas Venture)
@lum – Jennifer Lum, Co-founder of Adelphic Mobile
@JonahLopin – Jonah Lopin, Co-founder and CEO of Crayon
@pseudovirtual – Vinayak Ranade, Founder of Drafted
Building Boston – Scaling Talent & Culture Panel
@Wayfair – Marcy Axelrad, Global Senior Director of Talent Operations at Wayfair
@KatieBurkie – Katie Burke, Director of Talent & Culture at HubSpot
@Facebook – Ryan Mack, Boston Site Lead at Facebook
@TheLoriRusso –Lori Russo, Head of Global Talent Acquisition and Employer Brand at TripAdvisor
@miketrap – Mike Troiano, CMO at Actifio
@stevevinter – Steve Vinter, Engineering Director at Google Cambridge
Venture Crossfire Panel
@bussgang – Jeff Bussgang, General Partner at Flybridge Capital
@robgo – Rob Go, Co-founder and Partner at NextView Ventures
@ScottKirsner – Scott Kirsner, columnist for the Boston Globe
@IDEANEU – Annika Morgan, CEO of IDEA, Northeastern University's Venture Accelerator
@AnnaBPalmer – Anna Palmer, CEO at Fashion Project
@NRellas – Nick Rellas, CEO at Drizly
@rudina11 – Rudina Seseri, Partner at Fairhaven Capital
State of Innovation Workshop Series Instructors
@bwbishop – Brett Bishop, Design Thinking Strategist at Capital One
@gardnersmitha – Austin Gardner-Smith, Senior Director of Product Design at Nanigans
@thomas_liou – Thomas Liou, Enterprise Account Director at General Assembly
@stephparker – Steph Parker, Digital Strategy at allen & gerritsen
@jefftheturtle – Mike Scopino, Experience Designer
@JoWightman – Jo Wightman, VP Product Management at Fiksu
Boston UpFront: 2024 (featured in film)
@analyticsraj – Raj Aggarwal, Localytics
@davidbeisel – David Beisel, Co-founder & Partner at NextView Ventures
@karbrandt – Karin Brandt, Co-founder of coUrbanize
@cdempc – Chris Dempsey, Co-chair No Boston Olympics
@dank – Dan Koh, Chief of Staff, City of Boston
@rowe – Tim Rowe, CEO at Cambridge Innovation Center
@marty_walsh – Mayor Marty Walsh, City of Boston
