Boston 2034: Three Predictions for the Future of Innovation

These days, it can seem a little dicey to make big predictions about what’s going to happen in the next few months. Seriously, raise your hand if you called Apple buying Dr. Dre’s headphone company for $3 billion or Facebook paying $2 billion for virtual-reality goggles.

But that’s what makes this era so interesting. And it’s why we’ve convened a top-notch group of innovators, entrepreneurs, thinkers, and investors for our biggest event yet: Boston 2034, a look at what the next 20 years will mean for one of the world’s most important innovation clusters.

This all-day conference on June 10 features a wide range of talks and interactive discussions from people in varying disciplines, including software, finance, healthcare, academia, and more. We’ll dive into what leaders in Boston and New England must do to keep the region in a top position as the world continues to be roiled by economic, technological, and social change—and hopefully catch some glimpses of the next big trends that will affect your life and your business.

Go check out the full agenda on the Boston 2034 homepage, and buy your tickets now to lock in the best prices.

In the meantime, here are a few previews of what we’ll be hearing June 10 at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston, in the form of quick video predictions from some of our speakers.

First up is John Abele, the co-founder of Boston Scientific and our lead-off keynote speaker:

 

Next is Rob Go, an investor with NextView Ventures:

 

And here’s John Kawola, CEO of robotics company Harvest Automation:

Author: Curt Woodward

Curt covered technology and innovation in the Boston area for Xconomy. He previously worked in Xconomy’s Seattle bureau and continued some coverage of Seattle-area tech companies, including Amazon and Microsoft. Curt joined Xconomy in February 2011 after nearly nine years with The Associated Press, the world's largest news organization. He worked in three states and covered a wide variety of beats for the AP, including business, law, politics, government, and general mayhem. A native Washingtonian, Curt earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA. As a past president of the state's Capitol Correspondents Association, he led efforts to expand statehouse press credentialing to online news outlets for the first time.