MassForward: A vision for 2030 Agenda
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MassForward: A vision for 2030
About this event
This event will be a day of conversations on how the Commonwealth of Massachusetts can continue to lead on emerging technology and its implementation in the workplace. There will be six breakout sessions with industry specific leaders followed by a conversation on public and private sector cooperation featuring Governor Charlie Baker and Dell Technologies Chairman and CEO Michael Dell.
The RSVP period for this event has ended. If you would like to attend please visit the Museum of Science on Monday morning to register in person.
Registration
10:00 am - 10:50 am: Registration, Networking, and Coffee
First Round of Sessions
11:00 – 12:00 pm: Session 1A -Healthcare
This panel brings healthcare experts from around the Commonwealth who are uniquely qualified to discuss how the state is leading the charge on cutting edge technology and innovation, including a fast growing biotech cluster.
Panelists:
- Jessica Bartlett, Healthcare Reporter at Boston Business Journal (Moderator)
- Satchit Balsari, Professor in Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School
- John Brownstein, Chief Innovation Officer at Boston Children's Hospital
- Brian Manning, Senior Vice President at PatientPing
- Mary Anne Heino, CEO of Lantheus Medical Imaging
- Dr. Erin Jospe, Chief Medical Officer of Kyruus
11:00 – 12:00 pm: Session 1B - Workforce Readiness
Headlined with executives from across Massachusetts, this panel will explain what human-machine partnerships will look like and what people must do to be ready for the future of work.
Panelists:
- Kathleen Kennedy, Executive Director at MIT Center for Collective Intelligence (Moderator)
- Donna Cupelo, Vice President of Public Policy at Verizon
- Kristi Hummel, Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Dell Technologies
- J.D. LaRock, President and CEO of the Commonwealth Corporation
- Secretary Rosalin Acosta, Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
- Kumble Subbaswamy, Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst
STEM Luncheon*
12:10 - 1:15 pm: Discussion on STEM Science, technology, engineering and math with Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito and Dell's Chief Responsibility Officer Christine Fraser. Annette Sawyer, Vice President of Education at the Museum of Science, will provide opening remarks.
Second Round of Sessions
1:30 – 2:45 pm: Session 2A - Education
The Education panel will explore ideas on how emerging technologies can reshape Massachusetts’ education system, enabling teachers and students to access fully-immersive content, personalize lesson plans, enhance teach training and increase monitoring and evaluation outcomes.
Panelists:
- Paula Ebben, Co-anchor at CBS station WBZ-TV and "Eye on Education Reports" (Moderator)
- Adam Medros, President and COO of Edx
- Chandra Orrill, Director, Kaput Center for Research & Innovation in STEM Ed at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
- Secretary James Peyser, Executive Office for Education
- Mark Racine, CIO of Boston Public Schools
- Darnell Williams, President and CEO of Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts
1:30 – 2:45 pm: Session 2B – Sustainability
The Sustainability panel will explore programs that leverage emerging technologies such as smart cities that will be central to promoting sustainable resource management.
Panelists:
- Christine Fraser, Chief Responsibility Officer at Dell Technologies (Moderator)
- Travis McCready, President and CEO of Mass Life Sciences Center
- Jaclyn Olsen, Associate Director of the Harvard Office for Sustainability
- Stephen Pike, CEO of Mass Clean Energy Center
- Sue Reid, Vice President of Climate and Energy at Ceres
- Steph Speirs, Co-Founder and CEO of Solstice
Break/Reception/Networking
2:45 - 3:15 pm: Networking Break
Third Round of Sessions
3:15 - 4:30 pm: Session 3A - Manufacturing
This panel brings together the brightest minds in Massachusetts who have made the Commonwealth home to a strong innovation hub that is developing many of the emerging technologies that influence manufacturing in the state.
Panelists:
- Don Seiffert , Managing Editor of Boston Business Journal (Moderator)
- Clement Michel, CEO of Keolis North America
- Scott Miller, Founder and CEO of Dragon Innovation
- Nam Pham, Assistant Secretary for Business Development & International Trade for Manufacturing
- Katie Stebbins, Vice President of Economic Development at UMass
- Laura Teicher, Executive Director of Greentown Learn
3:15 - 4:30 pm: Session 3B – Transportation
The Commonwealth is a leader in the future of transportation technologies for electric vehicles as investments are being made to reinvent transit. Speakers in the Transportation panel will look at how innovation in Massachusetts will transform future roadways.
Panelists:
- Elizabeth Woyke, Reporter at MIT Tech Review (Moderator)
- Karl Iagnemma, President of Aptiv Autonomous Mobility
- Jane Lappin, Director of Public Policy and Government Affairs at Toyota Research Institute
- Sid Misra, CEO and Co-founder of Perceptive Automata
- Eileen McAnneny, President of Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation
- Jim O'Leary, Principal at Alternate Concepts, Inc
Break/Reception/Networking
4:30 – 4:45 pm: Networking Break
Future of Work
4:45 - 5:00 pm: Closing Remarks and Future of Work Intro by President of Dell Services and Digital Howard Elias
5:00 - 6:00 pm: Future of Work discussion with Dell Technologies Chairman and CEO Michael Dell and Governor Charlie Baker. Moderated by MIT Tech Review Editor-in-Chief, Gideon Litchfield.
Reception
6:05 - 7:30 pm: Post Summit Reception
*Lunch is reserved for the first 100 guests who RSVP
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