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On
November 19th, a high-level group of entrepreneurs,
CIOs, CTOs, CEOs, researchers, and investors
convened for the eighth edition of the Future Forward
Retreat at the Henderson
House in Weston,
Massachusetts.
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| Wednesday,
November 19th |
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8:00am - 8:45am: |
Continental
Breakfast
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8:45am - 9:00am: |
Greetings
& Introduction
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9:00am
- 10:00am: |
What
Matters Next: A Debate Among Boston's Top Tech
Forecasters
Speakers:
Josh Bernoff, Co-Author, Groundswell;
Vice President and Principal Analyst, Forrester Research
Frank Gens,
Vice President and Chief Analyst, IDC
Carl Howe,
Director, Anywhere Consumer Research, Yankee Group
Roger Kay, President, Endpoint Technologies
Associates
Will Richmond,
Editor/Publisher, VideoNuze; President, Broadband
Directions
Moderator:
Scott
Kirsner, Innovation
Economy columnist, The Boston Globe
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10:00am - 10:30am |
Morning
Networking Break
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| 10:30am - 11:15am |
CIOs
on Ice (and Parquet...and Turf): Pro Sports CIOs
Talk About What's On Their Priority List, and the
Changing Relationship with Vendors
Speakers:
Steve Conley, Director of IT, Boston Red Sox
Pat Curley, CIO, The Kraft Group / New
England Patriots
Lorraine Spadaro, VP of
Technology and eBusiness, TD
Banknorth Garden / Boston Bruins
Jay Wessel, VP of Technology, Boston Celtics
Moderator:
Thornton May, Futurist and Dean, IT Leadership
Academy
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11:15am - 11:30am |
Quick
Breather
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11:30am - 12:30pm |
Live
from the Labs: Microsoft, Google, and IBM Offer a
Glimpse of What They're Working On
Speakers:
Jennifer
Chayes, Managing Director,
Microsoft Research New England
Irene Greif, Director, IBM Cambridge Research
Center
Reed Sturtevant, Director, Microsoft's Boston
Concept Development Center
Stephen Vinter,
Engineering Director, Google Boston
Moderator:
Charles
Brenner, Senior
Vice President, Fidelity Investments
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12:30pm - 1:30pm |
Buffet
Lunch
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1:30pm - 2:30pm |
New
Strategies for Customer Acquisition
Speakers:
Paul Gaffney, COO, Desktone
George Grey, CEO,
SnapMyLife
Brian Halligan, CEO, HubSpot
Nabeel Hyatt, CEO, Conduit Labs
Bill
Lucchini, Vice President & General Manager, Platform as a Service Group,
Intuit
Moderator:
Doug Levin, CEO, Freelodr LLC
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2:30pm - 2:45pm |
Quick
Breather
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2:45pm - 3:30pm |
Fireside
Chat: CEOs on Leadership and Growth in Chaotic Times
David Friend, CEO, Carbonite
Gail
Goodman, CEO, Constant Contact
Moderator:
Scott
Kirsner, Innovation Economy columnist, The
Boston Globe
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3:30pm - 3:45pm |
Quick
Breather
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3:45pm - 4:30pm |
Demo
Session
Speakers:
Carl Dietrich, PhD, CEO, Terrafugia Inc.
Joshua Grob, Co-Founder, OnLatte
Rush
Hambleton, Inventor, Canditto
David Merrill, Co-Founder, Siftables
Stephen Shenefield, CEO, FluidVoice
Moderator:
John
Landry, Managing Director, Lead Dog Ventures
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4:30 PM - 5:30 PM |
Cocktail
Reception
Hosted by:
New England Venture Capital Association
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