Founded in 2000 by industry veterans, Future Forward Events LLC delivers executive programs for the high technology and life sciences industries. Each program is developed based on the input of influential advisors from within each industry. These advisors help to define the topics and speakers that are most relevant to the industry each year. Each program is intentionally limited to not more than 200 participants to maximize on personal interaction and networking. Participants are invited based on input from the board of advisors for each conference.

Nantucket Conference 
on Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Launched in 2000, the Nantucket Conference on Entrepreneurship & Innovation, www.nantucketconference.com, is an annual sold-out gathering of the New England region's most influential high-tech entrepreneurs, executives and investors. Speakers at the Nantucket Conference have included Lotus founder Mitch Kapor; Motorola CEO Ed Zander; Celera Genomics founder Craig Venter; 3Com Corp founder Bob Metcalfe; Dan Bricklin, co-inventor of the spreadsheet; and Forrester Research CEO George Colony. Supporters of the program have included Bingham, McCutchen, Ernst & Young, and Silicon Valley Bank.

Future Forward:
The New England Technology Summit

Future Forward, www.futureforward.com, brings together New England 's forward thinking corporate technology decision makers with the region's top entrepreneurs who are delivering ground-breaking technology. Future Forward gives CIOs and other C-level executives a snapshot opportunity to learn about what's in the pipeline for new technology and it gives entrepreneurs the opportunity to learn more about the key challenges facing today's executives in large corporation. Past participants have included John Watkins, CIO of Fairchild Semiconductor, Terry Connor, CIO, Liberty Mutual, Doug Schwinn, CIO, Hasbro, George Colony, CEO of Forrester Research, Helen Greiner, co-founder and Chairman of the Board of iRobot and Marina Hatsopoulos, CEO of Z Corp. Supporters of the program have included Deloitte and Touche, Microsoft and Nixon Peabody. 

Convergence:
The Life Sciences Leaders Forum

Launched in 2004, Convergence: The Life Sciences Leaders Forum, www.convergenceforum.com, brings together high-level life sciences players from around the Northeast to discuss and debate the most pressing topics of interest to the industry - topics like forging strong corporate partnerships; attracting funding from private and public sources; building successful research organizations; streamlining product development and approval; understanding the coming convergence of biology, software, and medical devices; and staying ahead of regulatory changes. Past speakers have included Robert Langer, ScD, Kenneth J. Germeshausen Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, MIT, Dean Kamen, President, DEKA Research, Alan Crane, CEO, Momenta Pharmaceuticals, and Una Ryan, President & CEO, AVANT Immunotherapeutics, Inc. 

For more information about the programs, please contact Alyssa Stern. For information about speaking opportunities, please contact Scott Kirsner. For information about sponsorship, please contact Shayne Gilbert.

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Future Forward Events LLC is a corporate partnership of Silverweave, Inc.