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The
2011 edition of the Future Forward Executive Retreat
brought together a high-level group of entrepreneurs,
CIOs, CTOs, CEOs, researchers, and investors. The
program was held at the Wellesley
College Club.
Request
an invitation to Future Forward 2012.
If
you're tweeting or blogging about the event, please
use the hash tag #futureforward.
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Thursday, November 10th
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| 8:00am
- 8:45am |
Registration,
coffee, networking
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| 8:45am
- 9:00am |
Welcome
& Introductions
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| 9:00am
- 10:00am |
Interactive Briefings
Speakers:
Joseph Kvedar on Connected Health
John Simon on Mobile
Steven Kane on Games
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| 10:00am
- 10:15am |
Networking Break
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| 10:15am
- 11:00am |
A Conversation With Jonathan Zittrain, author
of "The Future of the Internet (and How to
Stop It)"; co-founder of the Berkman Center for
Internet & Society at Harvard
Moderator:
Antonio Rodriguez, General Partner, Matrix Partners
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| 11:00am
- 11:15am |
Networking Break
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| 11:15am
- 12:15am |
Interactive Briefings
Speakers:
David Aronoff
on the Implications of Cloud
Computing
Dan
Kara
on
Stealth Trends & Markets in the Robotics Industry
John Kawola
on 3-D Printing and
Democratized Product Design
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| 12:15pm
- 1:30pm |
Lunch & Lunch Table Discussions
Topics will include:
- Make
Yourself Useful: Create Marketing Customers Would
Pay You For, with Laura Fitton of HubSpot
- Building Your
Startup Team, with Eric Paley of Founder
Collective
- Building
Your Brand Mafia, with Sue Parente of Tier One Partners
- Developing for
Tablets, with Jason Petralia of Raizlabs
- Changes in the World
of SEO, with Parker Swift from VistaPrint
- The Facebook
Ecosystem, with Todd Whitridge of Brand
Networks
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| 1:30pm
- 2:30pm |
Breakout Sessions:
Session
A: New Technology Demos
Speakers:
Spencer Bramson, Chief Imagination Officer, @influencers
Natan
Linder, MIT Media Lab/LuminAR
David Rose, Enchanted Furniture
Durval Tavares, CEO, Aquabotix
Moderator:
Gregg Favalora,
CTO, Optics For Hire
Session B: A, B, C, D, E, F, Uh-Oh: Investors Talk About the
Challenges of Funding at Various Stages
Speakers:
David
Beisel,
Partner, NextView Ventures
Joe
Caruso, President,
Bantam Group
Eric
Hjerpe,
Partner, Kepha Partners
John
Landry, Managing Director, Lead Dog Ventures
Jonathan
Seelig, Managing Director, Globespan Capital
Partners
Moderator:
Matt Douglas, Founder & CEO, Punchbowl.com
Session C: Mobile
Apps: Design & Usage Dynamics
Speakers:
Andy Chu, Director of Product Management,
Bing for Mobile and Local, Microsoft Corp.
Adam
Medros, VP, Product, Trip Advisor
Charles
Teague, CEO, LoseIt
Moderator:
Lucy
McQuilken, Strategic Investment Manager, Intel
Capital
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| 2:30pm
- 2:45pm |
Networking Break
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| 2:45pm
- 3:45pm |
Interactive
Briefings
Mike Baker on the Evolution of Internet
Advertising
John Keough on Machine-to-Machine
Communications
Drew
Volpe on Location
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| 3:45pm
- 4:00pm |
Networking Break
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| 4:00pm
- 4:45pm |
A Conversation With Christopher Meyer,
author of the forthcoming book, "Standing on the
Sun: How the Explosion of Capitalism Abroad Will
Change Business Everywhere"; founder, Monitor Talent
Hosted by:
Bouzha Cookman, Partner, Catlin & Cookman Group
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