New Directions, New Challenges: What's Happening in RFID, VOIP, and the Internet of Video

Speakers:
Hassan Ahmed, CEO and Chairman, Sonus Networks
Jeremy Allaire, Chairman, Founder and President, Brightcove
Linda Bernardi, CEO, ConnecTerra

Moderator:
Vinit Nijhawan, Executive Director, airwide solutions; President, TiE-Boston

Opening cocktail reception

Dinner in Nantucket

Breakfast

Introductions

East vs. West, Consumer vs. Enterprise: A Conversation About Trends, Technologies and Regional Advantage

Speakers:
Mitchell Kertzman, Partner, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners
Steve Killeen, CEO, WorldWinner
Bill Raduchel, Chairman and CEO, Ruckus Network
Ron Sege, President and CEO, Tropos Networks
Carol Vallone, CEO, WebCT

Moderator:
Scott Kirsner, Contributing editor at Wired Magazine and Fast Company; @large columnist for the Boston Globe

Children's Activity: Storytime at the Nantucket Atheneum

Guest activity: Yoga with Nan Strelnitski of thespace, Inc.

Networking Break

Fireside Chat

Speaker:
Jeff Taylor, CEO, Monster.com

Moderator:
Bill Taylor, Cofounder and Founding editor, Fast Company

Lunch

Can a Tech Company Succeed Without Venture Capital?

Speakers:
Mark Ain, CEO and Chairman, Kronos
Donald Askin, Founder, Chairman and CEO, CommercialWare
Vanu Bose, President and CEO, Vanu, Inc.
Lou Volpe, Managing General Partner, Kodiak Venture Partners
Dave Watkins, CEO and co-founder, SoftScape

Networking Break

A Report from the Front: Tissue Engineering and Organ Fabrication

Introducer:
Alison Taunton-Rigby, CEO, RiboNovix, Inc.

Speaker:
Joseph P. Vacanti, Chief, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital

Guide-Led Walking Tour of Nantucket's Historical District

Cooking demonstration on the White Elephant sunroom deck. Join the White Elephant chef as he explains and prepares a scallop appetizer and FireCone Salmon entrée. He will also discuss local seafood & grill cooking

Join a team and compete at the 2nd Nantucket Cup scavenger hunt, led by Rootles

Children's Program - "By the Sea"

Clambake at Point Breeze (indoors)

Jam session featuring Nantucket Conference attendees

Breakfast

Pain Points: How Tech Vendors Identify Opportunities at Prospective Customers, and How CIOs Buy Technology

Speakers:
Yuchun Lee, CEO, Unica
John Leggate, CIO and Group Vice President, BP
Chris Randles,Chairman, President and CEO, Mathsoft
Dennis Shockro, Vice President, Information Systems, The Yankee Candle Company, Inc.
John Watkins, CIO, Fairchild Semiconductor

Moderator:
Thornton May, Futurist; Executive Director and Dean, IT Leadership Academy

Children's Activity: Casey Boukus, instructor at thespace, inc. invites kids of all ages and grown-ups too, to join her traditional circle and line dancing class which celebrates peace, movement and community

Networking Break

The New Landscape of VC and Investment Banking

Speakers:
Tom Burkardt, Venture Partner, Fidelity Ventures
Bob Higgins, Founder, Highland Capital Partners
Ben Howe, co-founder and Managing Partner, Americas Growth Capital
Mark Rostick, Managing Director, Intel Capital
Nina Saberi, Founder and Partner, Castile Ventures

Moderator:
John Landry, Managing Director, Lead Dog Ventures; Chairman and CTO, Adesso Systems

Guest Activity: Nantucket Artist's Association gallery visit

Lunch

Fireside Chat

Speaker:
Eric Schmidt, CEO, Google Inc.

Moderator:
Bob Metcalfe, General Partner, Polaris Venture Partners

Van tour of Nantucket given by Gail's Tours

Sanford Farm Adventure: Explore the wide open spaces of Nantucket with Dr. Bob Kennedy of the Maria Mitchell Association, on a 2 hour walking tour of Sanford Farm, one of Nantucket's premier natural areas

Sponsored by: Gustin Partners