FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE NEW
ENGLAND TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVES, INVESTORS, AND
ENTREPRENEURS TO CONVENE FOR FUTURE FORWARD 2003
Technology
Companies to Exhibit and Present New, Innovative
Technologies
BOSTON,
June 30, 2003 – Future
Forward Events LLC, organizers of the Future Forward
Conference, New England’s Premier Technology Summit,
today announced that its 2003 event will be held on
November 6 & 7 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Now in
its third year, Future Forward is an
invitation-only event that brings together technology
executives, investors and entrepreneurs from throughout
New England for shared dialogue and networking.
Key
speakers this year include New
Hampshire Governor Craig Benson, the
country's first technology entrepreneur elected to his
office. Other speakers and moderators include:
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Bob
Anderson, CIO, State of New Hampshire
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Jeffrey
Beir, EVP, Documentum
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Craig
Benson, Governor, State of New Hampshire
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Katherine
Catlin, Author and Founding Partner, The Catlin Group
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Maria
Cirino, CEO, Guardent
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Terry
Conner, CIO, Liberty Mutual
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Paul
Deninger, CEO, Broadview International
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Ross
Gittell, UNH Professor and VP, New England Economic
Project
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John
Halamka, CIO, CareGroup
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Tod
Loofbourrow, CEO, Authoria
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Thornton
May, Futurist and Provocateur
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Phyllis
Michaelides, Chief Technology Officer, Textron
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Bernd
Schoener, Managing Director, ThingMagic
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David
Sweet, CEO, Swingtide
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Bill
Warner, Founder, Avid Technology and Wildfire
Communications; President, Warner Research and
FutureBoston.org
Additionally,
Future Forward 2003 will feature the first Future Forward
Showcase – a sneak peak at the hottest new ideas in
technology. Showcase participants will be selected based
on product or service viability and market opportunity.
Participants will be able to exhibit and present
their innovative technologies and products to an exclusive
audience of technology buyers, investors and potential
partners.
“Future
Forward 2003 will be focused on making
high-level connections with people and companies who
understand the value of doing business in their own
backyard,” said Shayne Gilbert, co-chair of Future
Forward 2003. “There will also be a forum to debate
hot-button issues with elected representatives and confer
with other executives looking to learn about and deploy
the most effective new tools.”
Other
topics to be explored at Future Forward 2003 will include:
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The
New Breed of Technology Leader: Creative,
Collaborative, Close to Customers
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New
England CIO All-Stars Discuss Investing in the Right
Projects, Forging Constructive Vendor Relationships,
and Measuring Success
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Raising
Money in the Current Markets
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What's
Brewing? Innovations from Corporate and Academic
R&D Labs
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Understanding the Landscape of
Biotech Craig Benson: A Tech Entrepreneur's Journey
from Garage Start-Up to the Governor's Office
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RFID
Tags: Demo Session
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World-Class
Product Development
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Acronyms Decoded: Speaking the Language of Web
Services
The
complete Future Forward agenda and speaker list are
available online at http://www.futureforward.com/agenda.html.
All speaker and agenda items are subject to change.
About
Future Forward
Now
entering its third year, Future Forward brings New
England’s technology visionaries together to hash out
what’s next in hardware, software, and life sciences.
It’s a two-day conversation among movers and shakers
about forces transforming the technology world.
Future
Forward is designed for entrepreneurs, investors, IT
executives, and technology innovators. It presents
unparalleled opportunities to share ideas and do business
with your peers from around New England to sharpen your
vision of the future and accelerate your organization’s
forward motion. Conference
sponsors include Nixon Peabody LLP and MIT's Technology
Review.
For
more information visit www.futureforward.com.
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Contact:
Brenda
Menard
Horn
Group, Inc.
781.356.7133
bmenard@horngroup.com
Alyssa
Stern
Future
Forward Events
617.367.1400
astern@futureforward.com
