Future
Forward is about building bridges, making
connections, sharing experiences, and establishing
relationships between the most creative people and
companies throughout the region. We think of it as the
"Future Forward Set." It's a group that has
always existed in this part of the world. It's just
not a group that often has occasion to come together.
Who participates? Here's a sample of some of the companies that
have attended Future Forward.
The dinner series offers an intimate environment
for you to exchange ideas with your peers, whether they
are CIOs from software companies or
CIOs at other market-leading companies. The dinner
series also offers a unique opportunity for the
region's top researchers to share their ideas on
current research trends and how research can best be
transitioned from the lab into the marketplace.
The retreat brings together the
participants at each of these dinners for a one-day
program featuring demo sessions, debates, real-world
implementation stories, panel discussions, and
networking opportunities designed to deliver maximum
business value for participants.
What
makes the Future Forward program different from other
events you may attend is that it's intensively
interactive. There are no plodding "how to"
tutorials, no pre-fab, plodding company pitches. Every
program is designed to blow by the obvious and arrive at
real insight -- some of it served up in an intimate
dinner format and some of it, at the retreat, served up
by the presenters and moderators onstage, with
contributions by the movers-and-shakers in our audience.
Future Forward is unique in that most of the people in
the audience are regular speakers at other conferences;
they participate in Future Forward to be among peers.

What
is the Future Forward 100?
It's
a select high-level group of entrepreneurs, CIOs, CTOs,
CEOs, researchers, technologies, and investors.
One hundred of the most active and inventive people in
New England technology.
How
do I become part of the Future Forward 100?
Members
of the Future Forward 100 are selected by the advisory
board of Future Forward and
sponsors. To be considered part
of the Future Forward 100, fill out a request
form.
What
are the benefits of being a member of the Future Forward
100?
Only
members can attend the annual retreat, a high-value
retreat where you'll debate, share your experiences
and learn from colleagues. In
addition, members can participate in a dinner series
that takes place through out the year.
Members also have direct access to other members who participate
in the programs.
What is the cost to participate in these programs?
There is no cost for members of the Future Forward 100 to
attend these programs.