Hopefully by now you've seen the incredible lineup of speakers and panelists planned for State of Innovation, coming to the Westin Waterfront next Tuesday. In keeping with State of Innovation's mission, these industry leaders will deliver candid commentary on hot topics you won't here anywhere else.
Now that we are only five days away from the event, we want you to know who to follow once you get there. Below is the schedule of panels and keynote speakers and their Twitter handles. Consider it your cheat sheet for the day to help you easily join in the conversations.
Welcome Address
Geoff Shaw, President of Streetwise Media: @StwiseMedia Kyle Gross, General Manager of BostInno: @KyleGross_
Opening Keynote Address
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker: @MassGovernor
Innovation at Every Stage
Julia Austin, Senior Lecturer of Business Administration at Harvard Business School: @austinfish
Rob Biederman, Co-Founder and CEO of HourlyNerd: @BiedermanRob
John Gordon, Chief Digital Officer of Current, powered by GE: @john_b_gordon
Sarah Hodges, Vice President of People and Places at Pluralsight (Moderator): @hodges
Corey Thomas, President and CEO of Rapid7: @rapid7
The Dark Side: When Founders Turn Investors
Maria Cirino, CoFounder and Managing Director of .406 Ventures: @MariaCirino
Jordan Fliegel, Founder of CoachUp: @jordanfliegel
Ric Fulop, CEO of Desktop Metal: @ricfulop
Diane Hessan, CEO of Startup Institute (Moderator): @DianeHessan
Michael Skok, Partner at Assemble.VC: @mjskok
The Rise of The Programmatic Salesperson
W. Sean Ford, Chief Marketing Officer at LogMeIn (Moderator): @wsford
Jennifer Lum, Chief Strategy Office & CoFounder of Adelphic: @lum
Steve McKenzie, VP of Sales at InsightSquared: @stevemckenzie72
Art Papas, CoFounder & CEO of Bullhorn: @artpapas
Baba Shetty, CEO & Founder of Invisible Science: @babashetty
Keeping Boston's Tech Talent: What Aren't We Doing?
Ellen Chisa, VP Product at Lola: @ellenchisa
Carol Fulp, President and CEO of The Partnership: @Carol_Fulp
Jodi Goldstein, Managing Director of the Harvard iLab (Moderator): @jgoldstein
Rich Levandov, Partner at Avalon Ventures: @richlevandov Vinayak Ranade, Founder and CEO of Drafted: @pseudovirtual
Fireside Chat
Jim Koch, Founder of The Boston Beer Company: @SamuelAdamsBeer David Fialkow, Co-founder and Managing Director at General Catalyst Partners: @gcvp
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