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the official 2005 Nantucket Conference scrapbook.
The following is the
agenda from the 2005
Nantucket Conference. Guest activities are in blue.
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Thursday, May 5
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4:30pm-5:30pm
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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
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5:30pm-7:30pm |
Opening
cocktail reception
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7:30pm |
Dinner
in Nantucket
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Friday, May 6 |
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7:30am-8:30am |
Breakfast
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8:30am-9:00am |
Introductions
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9:00am-10:15am |
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
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10:00am-11:30am
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Children's
Activity: Storytime at the Nantucket Atheneum, ages
3-5, and their parents. (Meet in the
Harbor House lobby at 10am to walk over to the
Atheneum together. Sign up at Harbor House Village
lobby.)
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10:00am-11:45am |
Guest
activity: Yoga with Nan
Strelnitski of thespace,
Inc. Mats will be provided. Yoga will take place
in the Sconset room at Harbor House. (Sign up at Harbor House Village lobby, limited space)
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10:15am-10:45am |
Networking
Break
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10:45am-12:00pm |
Fireside
Chat
Speaker:
Jeff
Taylor, CEO, Monster.com
Moderator:
Bill
Taylor, Cofounder and Founding editor, Fast
Company
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12:00pm-1:30pm |
Lunch
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1:30pm-2:30pm |
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
Moderator:
Marina Hatsopoulos,
CEO and Director, Z
Corporation
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2:30pm-3:00pm |
Networking
Break
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3:00pm-4:00pm |
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
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4:15pm - 5:45pm |
Guide-Led
Walking Tour of Nantucket's Historical District
(Sign up at Harbor House Village lobby, limited space)
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4:15pm - 6:00pm |
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.
(Sign up at Harbor House Village lobby, limited space)
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4:15pm - 6:30pm |
Join
a team and compete at the 2nd Nantucket Cup
scavenger hunt, led by Rootles.
(Sign up at Harbor House Village lobby, limited space)
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6:30pm - 9:15pm |
Children's
Program - "By the Sea" (face-painting,
games, arts & crafts and videos! Dinner will be
provided for the children.)
Harbor House: Sankaty room
(Sign up children at Harbor House Village lobby,
limited space)
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7:00pm - 10:00pm |
Clambake
at Point Breeze (indoors)
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9:00pm - 10:00pm |
Jam
session featuring Nantucket Conference attendees (at
Point Breeze Hotel - e-mail scott@nantucketconference.com
if you'd like to participate, or find out more.)
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Saturday, May 7 |
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8:00am - 9:00am |
Breakfast
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9:00am-10:15am |
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
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10:00am-11:00am
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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.
Discover dances from around the world and have a bit
of fun too! Dance program will take place in the
Sconset room at Harbor House.
(Sign up at Harbor House Village lobby, limited
space.)
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10:15am-10:45am |
Networking
Break
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10:45am-12:00pm |
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
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10:45am-12:45pm
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Guest
Activity: Nantucket
Artist's Association gallery visit. Gallery
director will be available for questions. (Meet in the
Harbor House lobby to walk over to
the gallery
together. Sign up at Harbor House Village lobby.)
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12:00pm-1:30pm |
Lunch
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1:30pm-2:30pm |
Fireside
Chat
Speaker:
Eric Schmidt, CEO, Google Inc.
Moderator:
Bob Metcalfe, General Partner, Polaris Venture
Partners
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| 3:00pm -
4:30pm
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Van
tour of Nantucket
given by Gail's Tours
(Sign up at Harbor House Village lobby, limited space)
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| 3:00pm -
5:00pm
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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.
(Sign up at Harbor House Village lobby, limited
space)
Sponsored by: Gustin Partners
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*Guest activities subject to change
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