Check out select January events below, including Boston's Back to Business Bash, a discussion on the state of manufacturing in Western Massachusetts and a fireside chat with Kyle York of Dyn and York IE. And before you go, sign up for The Beat, BostInno’s free daily innovation newsletter, for more events every day.
Tuesday, January 10
Boston's Back to Business Bash: Meet other young professionals to collaborate, exchange ideas, find clients or referrals, learn about a job opening, and most importantly build your network. Included in BostonYPA's Young Pro, Young Exec, and Business Memberships, guests welcome! Tickets cost $29 and the event is at W Boston from 6-8:30 p.m.
Monday, January 16
MIT Reality Hack Public Expo 2023: After an intense weekend of creating projects, teams at MIT Reality Hack will show off their hard work! Over 400 participants working as developers, designers, and specialists will participate in this year's Reality Hack. All members of the public are invited to come check out projects in the ever-expanding augmented reality, virtual reality, and spatial computing fields. From healthcare to social good to games, this Hack will be sure to produce projects spanning a variety of fields. This event is free to attend at the MIT Ray and Maria Stata Center and starts at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, January 18
State of Manufacturing in Western MA: Join organizations like MassMEP, MassCEC, MassDevelopment, Mass Technology Collaborative, FORGE, Alchemy Group and Western Mass Economic Development Council for this event. Pioneer Valley and the rest of Western Massachusetts are known for their manufacturing capabilities and knowledge, especially in plastics and metal fabrication. More than 55,000 people in Western Massachusetts work in advanced manufacturing alone. The event will include networking with other leaders in manufacturing in the region, as well as break out small table discussions. This free event starts at 6 p.m. at the White Lion Brewing Company in Springfield.
Friday, January 20
Golden Speaker Series — Fireside Chat with Brian Halligan, Emily Knight and Abigail Barrow: This panel features Brian Halligan, co-founder at HubSpot and co-founder at Propeller VC; Emily Knight, COO at The Engine; and Abigail Barrow, founder and managing partner of Cambridge Innovation Partners. Hear from these entrepreneurial professionals in the Boston ecosystem on how they connect the innovation journey with the types of resources needed to make them happen.
Wednesday, January 25
OIT Boston | Panel Discussion — Ethical AI for the LGBTQ+ Community: Join the Out in Boston Chapter at MathWorks in Natick for a panel discussion on sources of bias in AI, impacts of these biases on the LGBTQ community and other intersectional identities, limitations of AI, and ways to do better. This free event starts at 6 p.m.
Wednesday, January 25
CEO Fireside Chat with Kyle York: Scaling a startup is fraught with risk — especially in tough economic times. The more prepared you are, the more equipped you'll be to overcome challenges in the market. Join entrepreneur Kyle York as he shares the lessons he learned from scaling internet infrastructure company Dyn to $100 million annual recurring revenue and an acquisition by Oracle, and how he applies those lessons to help other startups through his strategic growth and investment firm York IE. The free talk will be held at the UMass Lowell Innovation Hub in Haverhill at 6 p.m.
Thursday, January 26
Commercialization of MIT Technology: Have you ever wondered how technology that’s developed in universities and other academic institutions gets translated into a product to benefit the public? This process is known as technology transfer, and tech transfer professionals at research organizations all over the world evaluate new inventions, protect intellectual property, and license the technology to third parties, such as start-up ventures or existing companies, for development and commercialization. At this event, you'll hear from Lauren Foster and Deirdre Zammit, associate directors of MIT’s Technology Licensing Office, about the strategic approach MIT takes to move innovations from the bench to the marketplace. This event is free and starts at 11 a.m. in MIT Building 6.
Thursday, January 26
The BBJ’s 2023 Economic Outlook Luncheon: 2023 will be a year of change, new opportunities and challenges. Join the BBJ at our Economic Outlook luncheon as we look at the year ahead from the perspective of business, technology, government and the intersection of all the industries in our city. Tickets cost $125 and the luncheon starts at 11:30 a.m. at the Seaport Hotel.
Friday, January 27
2023 MassTLC Member Open House: Join this session to learn how to get maximum value from your MassTLC 2023 Membership. Learn more about 2023 programming, advocacy, editorial, and research plans. MassTLC will also offer actionable tips and tricks for growing your network and advancing your business. The event is at 9 a.m. at the MassTLC HQ in Lexington.
