Agenda

Tuesday, June 10

8:00 – 9:00

Registration & Networking Breakfast

9:00 – 9:10

Welcome

Bob Buderi, Xconomy

9:10 – 9:30

The Future of Collaboration

John Abele, Founding Chairman (Retired), Boston Scientific

9:30 – 9:50

Ironies of Innovation

Nicholas Negroponte, MIT Media Lab

9:50 – 10:10

Chat: Future of the Consumer Web

Stephen Kaufer, TripAdvisor
Greg Huang, Xconomy (moderator)

10:10 – 10:40

Networking Break

10:40 – 10:55

Sustainable Employment

Nicole Gardner, IBM Global Business Services

10:55 – 11:10

Moving Bits

Assaf Biderman, MIT SENSEable City Lab

11:10–11:35

Some Favorite Startups for 2034

John Harthorne, MassChallenge
Jim Matheson, Oasys Water
Daphne Zohar, PureTech Ventures
(Startups TBA at the Event)

11:35–12:15

The Most Important Innovation is Creating Innovators in Kids

Dean Kamen, DEKA Research and Development, FIRST

12:15 – 1:30

Lunch

1:30 – 2:25

Parallel Focus Tracks: Session One

Energy and Transportation

Spotlight Presentations and Discussion:
Geoff Chapin, Next Step Living
Kenan Sahin, TIAX, CAMX Power
To be joined for an interactive discussion by:
Emily Reichert, Greentown Labs
Ian Bowles, WindSail Capital Group (moderator)

Education and Talent

Spotlight Presentation:
Fiona Murray, MIT Sloan School; MIT Innovation Initiative
To be joined for an interactive discussion by:
Jean Hammond, JPH Associates, LearnLaunch
Gershon Goren, Cangrade
Sheela Sethuraman, CueThink
Betsy Myers, Bentley University (moderator)

2:35 – 3:30

Parallel Focus Tracks: Session Two

Healthcare

Spotlight Presentations:
John Halamka, Harvard Medical School
Noubar Afeyan, Flagship Ventures
To be joined for an interactive discussion by:
Roy Schoenberg, American Well
Rodrigo Martinez, IDEO
Robert Wells, GE healthymagination (moderator)

Founder and Investor Stories

Startup Presentations:
Dipul Patel, EcoVent
John Kawola, Harvest Automation
Alex Kubicek, Understory
Interactive Discussion:
Semyon Dukach, Techstars Boston
Rob Go, NextView Ventures
Eric Paley, Founder Collective
Maia Heymann, CommonAngels (moderator)

3:30 – 4:00

Networking Break

4:00 – 5:00

Technology and Society 2034: Four Views of the Future

Rodney Brooks, Rethink Robotics
Mark Levin, Third Rock Ventures
Terry McGuire, Polaris Partners
Alfred Spector, Google
Kara Miller, Host, Innovation Hub, WGBH (moderator)

5:00 – 6:30

Reception