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2004 Agenda

Thursday, October 14
7:30 - 8:30am Breakfast

8:30 - 8:45am Conference introductions

8:45 - 9:00am Welcome by NH Gov. Craig Benson

9:00 - 10:15am Leaders on Leadership: Championing New Technologies and Surviving Setbacks

Speakers:
Carol Campbell Beggs, VP of Technology, Sonesta International Hotels
George Bell, CEO, Upromise Inc.
Mike Fabiaschi, CEO, Aprisma

Paul Gudonis, CEO, Centra Software
Mary Puma, CEO, Axcelis Technologies
Robert Wilkins, EVP, PC Connection

Moderator:
Scott Kirsner, Contributing editor, Wired Magazine and Fast Company; @large columnist, Boston Globe

10:15 - 10:45am Networking break

10:45 - 12:00pm

Seeing What’s Next: A Conversation About Change with Clayton Christensen

Speaker: 
Clayton Christensen, Professor, Harvard Business School and Author, "The Innovator's  Solution" and "Seeing What's Next"

Moderator:
Joost Bonsen, former Lead Organizer, MIT $50K Competition; Founder, Howtoons Project; Host, "Tech Fever" 

12:00 - 1:30pm Lunch

1:30 - 2:30pm

Money Secrets of the Pros: How Growth Companies Attract Investment, and How IT Execs Attract Project Funding

Speakers:
Peter Burrows
, CTO, Reebok International  
Jo Hoppe, CIO, Pegasystems
David Fialkow, Managing Director, General Catalyst
Dan Keshian, CEO, iPhrase
George McQuilken, Co-founder, eCoast Angels Network
 
Moderator: 
John Landry, Chairman and CTO, Adesso Systems and Managing Director, Lead Dog Ventures

2:30 - 3:00pm Break

3:00 - 4:30pm Demo Session: Bringing Inventions Into the World

Speakers:
Isaac Berzin
, Founder, President, and CTO, GreenFuel Technologies Corporation
Dan Bricklin,
Founder, Software Garden; Co-Creator, VisiCalc
James McLurkin, Senior Lead Research Scientist, iRobot
Mark Sorensen, SVP, Information Management Software, EMC Corporation

Moderator: 
Evan Schwartz, Author, "Juice: The Creative Fuel that Drives Today's World-Class Inventors"

4:30 - 6:00pm Networking Reception for Future Forward participants

6:00pm -  Dinner in Portsmouth

Friday, October 15
8:00 - 9:00am Breakfast

9:00 - 10:15am

Shop Talk: CIOs and Tech Vendors Define the New Rules for Successful Partnerships

Speakers:
Paul Bergamo
,
Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, Liberty Mutual Group
Charles  Brenner, Senior Vice  President, Fidelity Center for Applied Technology
Dave Ellard, SVP and CIO, EMC
Kevin Laracey, Co-founder, President and CEO, edocs, Inc.
John McEleney, CEO, SolidWorks Corporation
Greg Nicastro, Vice President, Corporate Development and Product Strategy, Connected Corp.


Moderator: 
Thornton May, Futurist and Provocateur

10:15 - 10:45am Break

10:45 - 12:00pm

Fireside chat

Speaker: 
George Conrades, Chairman and CEO, Akamai

Moderator:
Scott Kirsner, Contributing editor, Wired Magazine and Fast Company; @large columnist, Boston Globe


12:00 - 1:30pm Lunch

1:30 - 2:45pm

The Mega-Demo Session: Renewable Energy, Social Networking, RFID, LEDs, and Audio Interfaces

Speakers:
Howard Berke, Chairman and Co-founder, Konarka Technologies
Michael Campbell
, President & CEO, PanGo Networks
Monte Dean Brown, MD,
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Vice Chairman, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Nathan Eagle, Founder, Serendipity and Researcher, MIT 
Media Lab
George Mueller,  CEO, Color Kinetics

James Perkins, CEO, Accentus  

Moderator:
Gary Beach, Publisher, CIO Magazine

2:45 - 3:30pm

Fireside chat

Speaker: 
U.S. Senator
John E. Sununu (R-NH)

Moderator:
Bill Taylor, Cofounder and Founding editor, Fast Company