Acquia, Actifio, Startup Institute Join Boston 2035 Lineup on June 17

Boston 2035

‘Tis high season for tech and innovation events in New England. Just this week we have the NEVYs, the MITX Awards, and Tech State House Day.

Now let’s talk about next month—and the next 20 years.

On June 17, Xconomy is organizing a full-day conference at Babson College called Boston 2035. The big theme is to look out 20 years into the future and talk about what our region needs to do to sustain and grow its innovation cluster—in major sectors like technology, infrastructure, healthcare, and venture capital. It’s all part of our Xponential Cities event series, where we are collecting critical insights from around the country on the challenges of building innovation hubs.

We’re pleased to announce some big new speakers to the program:

—Diane Hessan, CEO of Startup Institute and Chairman of Communispace

—Raj Aggarwal, CEO of Localytics

—Tom Erickson, CEO of Acquia

—Robert Goldberg, CEO of Neumitra

—C.A. Webb, Executive Director of the New England Venture Capital Association

—Mike Troiano, CMO of Actifio

—Kara Miller, Host of “Innovation Hub,” WGBH

These folks represent a big slice of the future of Boston-area innovation. They span the critical areas of education, finance, Internet, marketing, media, enterprise IT, and healthtech. And they join our all-star lineup of speakers, which includes Desh Deshpande, David Cohen, Robin Chase, William Sahlman, Stéphane Bancel, Andy Palmer, Jodi Goldstein, Michael Greeley, Bruce Booth, and many more.

We will have the full agenda soon, so stay tuned. Tickets are going fast, but you can still register here. (Check out our special rates for students and startups.) See you all on June 17.

Author: Gregory T. Huang

Greg is a veteran journalist who has covered a wide range of science, technology, and business. As former editor in chief, he overaw daily news, features, and events across Xconomy's national network. Before joining Xconomy, he was a features editor at New Scientist magazine, where he edited and wrote articles on physics, technology, and neuroscience. Previously he was senior writer at Technology Review, where he reported on emerging technologies, R&D, and advances in computing, robotics, and applied physics. His writing has also appeared in Wired, Nature, and The Atlantic Monthly’s website. He was named a New York Times professional fellow in 2003. Greg is the co-author of Guanxi (Simon & Schuster, 2006), about Microsoft in China and the global competition for talent and technology. Before becoming a journalist, he did research at MIT’s Artificial Intelligence Lab. He has published 20 papers in scientific journals and conferences and spoken on innovation at Adobe, Amazon, eBay, Google, HP, Microsoft, Yahoo, and other organizations. He has a Master’s and Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT, and a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.