September 22-24, 2009. MIT Campus

New! Pre-conference Workshop: Lab to Market

 

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

1:00 pm — 6:00 pm

A half-day workshop exploring technological innovation and how to successfully enter the marketplace in a tough economic climate. This workshop is relevant for startups as well as established companies and will features tracks on tech transfer, intrapreneurship, global R & D, and more.

Speaker and session updates coming soon!

2008 Workshop Highlights

The 2008 workshop was focused on Women in Technology and featured dynamic keynotes and interactive breakout sessions. The half-day event was created to foster awareness of and communication about critical issues facing women in the technical fields.

 

2008 Keynotes

Atefeh “Atti” Riazi, Senior Partner and CIO, Ogilvy and Mather Worldwide Lisa Su, Senior Vice President and CTO, Freescale Semiconductor

Plus a keynote panel exploring women and entrepreneurship led by Candida G. Brush, Division Chair in Entrepreneurship, Babson College.

Click here to view the complete 2008 agenda.

2007 Workshop Highlights

The 2007 inaugural event featured keynotes by Robert J. Birgeneau, chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley, and Sophie V. Vandebroek, chief technology officer of Xerox and president of the Xerox Innovation Group. Interactive breakout sessions focused on topics such as entrepreneurship, leadership management, and workplace culture.

Click here to view the complete 2007 agenda.