Boston tech is ending April with a bang this week. On Tuesday, Techstars Boston’s highly anticipated Demo Day will take place, showcasing its 12 startups’ progress over the past three months. The accelerator’s after party takes us right into Wednesday and BostInno’s own Boston Upfront, an event designed to spur a dialogue around what’s next for Boston in policy, education and innovation.
Monday 4/28
Brigham and Women’s Hospital: BWH iHub Pilot Shark Tank – Healthtech startups and hackers will crowd into Brigham and Women’s Hospital this afternoon to demo their proposed solutions to the center’s clinical partners. The goal of the new event is to match early stage companies and their products and services with the real challenges, as discerned by BWH, facing the clinical practices as a whole.
Drinks on Tap – Looking to start your week of the social way? Head to Ned Devine’s tonight at 6 p.m. to grab a beer and catch up on the new mobile happenings in Boston. The apps demoing at this week’s meetup are as follows: Crittercism, Cannonball, Breeze and CanOpener.
Women in the Workforce: How do you reach the top? MassTLC rounded up a number of leading women innovators to speak to what it means to be a businesswomen tonight in the Seaport. Sitting on the panel of speakers are: Danielle Duplin, Fidelity Investments and TEDx; Trish Fontanilla, Vsnap; Elizabeth G. Rocco, PHT Corporation; Amy Villeneuve, Kiva Systems. Stop by Nutter, McLennen & Fish at 6 p.m. to join in on the conversation!
Tuesday 4/29
Techstars Boston Demo Day – Techstars’ 12 teams will take to the stage on Tuesday to show their progress over the past three months of tireless work. Past demo days have seen the likes of David “Big Papi” Ortiz, and showcased companies that have gone to raise millions in funding. What will this batch bring to the table? Learn more about the startups here.
Doors open at 9 a.m., and presentations will start at 9:25, followed by an early afternoon of networking. But be sure to swing by Storyville from 7 to 10:30 p.m. for the After Party!
#ThinkFWD Boston presents The Future of Talent – FWD.us’s Boston chapter will launch a series of national panel discussions featuring experts from the tech and policy ecosystem in town. The program will kick off at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, and will feature panelists Andrew McAfee, the associate director of the Center for Digital Business at the MIT Sloan School of Management; Ed Glaeser, a renowned economics professor at Harvard; and Dan Koh, the Chief of Staff to Mayor Marty Walsh.
Launch Academy Career Day – Looking for some fresh development talent? Launch Academy will open its doors on Tuesday and Wednesday to companies in need of Ruby developers. After months of training, the intensive developer training course’s 35 “launchers” are seeking full-time positions as junior web developers. Come see what they’ve learned, starting at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow.
Wednesday 4/30
Enterprise Forum Cambridge: Healthcare Innovation After Obamacare – In this month’s innovation series event, the folks at Enterprise Forum Cambridge will host a conversation around what technologies need to be brought into the healthcare space in the wake of the Affordable Care Act. The organization has brought together a number of impressive local speakers from all areas of the industry, including Techstars’ alum PillPack and Blue Cross Blue Shield. Stop by the Broad Institute at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday to learn more.
BostInno presents Boston Upfront – On Wednesday, Streetwise Media will host Boston Upfront, a one-of-a-kind event featuring an exclusive 45-minute screening on Boston’s ‘new economy.’ Examining the fields of policy, education and innovation, the event will foster a dialogue among the city’s top influencers – and yourself – on what is next for the city of Boston. Learn more about Upfront here, or check out the trailer, featured above, and snag a ticket below.
Thursday 5/1
MassTLC: Big Data Summit: You Have Data, Now What? – Big Data has become mainstream. But now that your company has the information, it’s time to develop a strategy to put it to use, and get an edge over competitors. Starting at 8 a.m. at the Microsoft NERD Center, this event will explore the important questions around employing data in business and putting together the right team to manage it.
Women 2.0 Meetup Boston – Businesswomen – and men – are invited to WeWork’s Melcher Street location on Thursday to get a conversation going on the innovation, tech and investment space. The meetup begins at 6:30 p.m.; be sure to reserve your seat now.
Friday 5/2
No events! Get to working on your passion product or start the weekend early. Or prepare for …
Saturday & Sunday 5/3-5/4
ProductCamp Boston – ProductCamp Boston is a “unconference,” designed specifically for product managers and product marketers in the local business ecosystem. The unconference style means that this full-day event is created by the attendees, for the attendees, meaning that the crowd will influence the ultimate schedule and subject matter of the breakout sessions on product development, market trends, product marketing, startups, product design and more. Grab a ticket and roll by the Microsoft NERD Center at 8 a.m. on Saturday.
