Mass Technology Leadership Council, Inc. ~ 20 Mall Road, Suite 151, Burlington, MA 01803 ~ 781.993.9000
2009 MassTLC Spring Meeting:
The Future of Software & the Internet unConference
Friday, June 5, 2009, 8:00am - 3:30pm
Sun Microsystems, Burlington, MA
Register at: http://unconference090605.eventbrite.com/
We are entering a period of profound change in the technology industry. What will the software industry and Internet look like in three, five, 10 years? And how will customer demands and business trends drive changes in software products, how they're developed, and the industry that provides them? Join fellow thought-leaders for a day of participant-generated dialogue about the future of software and the Internet. If innovation is the wildcard that will bring us out of the economic downturn, then this unConference will not only help your business, but also be a catalyst for economic recovery.
Who should attend?
CEOs, CTOs, CIOs, and other senior industry leaders interested in exploring tomorrow’s drivers including cloud computing, next generation software; and internet technologies necessary to support the onslaught of new cutting edge applications.
What is an unConference?
An unConference is a facilitated, face-to-face, and participant-driven conference centered around a theme or purpose, in this case, the future of software and the Internet.
Why Participate?
Explore technology trends; engage in exciting dialogue; identify new partners and technology solutions for your business.
What are people talking about?
Market Forces & Innovation Catalysts
- Industry Consolidation – Good, Bad, or Ugly?
- Innovation Catalysts – Low barriers are bringing in new competition: who are the rising stars and who are the established forces to be reckoned with?
- Localization & Globalization
Business Models, Platform Shifts, & Infrastructure
- Traditional to Cloud Computing: the changing business, access and technology models
- Perpetual License, On-Demand or hybrid?
- Mainframe, Mini, PC, Handheld -- what’s next?
- Broadband -- will it be the next utility?
- Privacy, Security, IP, Data Retention, Jurisdiction – what do businesses need to know when operating in the cloud?
Technology Trends
- Mobility – Anytime anywhere access
- Social Networking, Twittering, Crowd Sourcing, Collaboration
- Business Intelligence, Search, Data Mining, AI, Modeling, Predictive Markets, Analytics – how do you monetize data?
- Interoperability, Standards, Open Source.
Participants include:
- Mohamad Ali, VP, Business Development & Strategy, Information Management, IBM
- Colin Angle, Chairman, CEO & co-founder, iRobot
- Lynda Applegate, Professor, Harvard Business School
- Greg Arnette, CTO, Sonian
- Joe Batista, Chief Creatologist, HP
- George Bell, Managing Director, General Catalyst
- Jay Bhatt, Senior Vice President, Autodesk
- Larry Bohn, Managing Director, General Catalyst
- Dan Bricklin, President, Software Garden
- John Clancy, President, Iron Mountain Digital
- John Dragoon, CMO, Novell
- David Friend, CEO, Carbonite
- Bernie Fulp, CEO, GoBiz Solutions
- Peter George, CTO, Kronos
- James Geshwiler, Managing Director, CommonAngels
- Gail Goodman, CEO, Constant Contact
- Brian Keane, CEO, Dextrys
- Mike Kinkead, Strategic Advisor, MerlinOne
- Vikram Kumar, CTO, Pixily
- John Landry, Managing Director, Lead Dog Ventures
- Justin Lindsey, CTO, Netezza
- Tom Litle, President & CEO, Litle & Co.
- Jack Little, President & CEO, The MathWorks
- Ed Loessi, CEO, Faulkner Technologies
- Ed Mallen, CEO, TimeTrade
- Rich Miner, Managing Partner, Google Ventures
- Ted Morgan, CEO Skyhook Wireless
- Steve O'Leary, Executive in Residence, General Catalyst
- Art Papas, CEO, BullHorn
- Andy Payne, co-founder, Open Market and FanSnap
- James Pelusi, Managing Director, Axia Partners
- Jeff Ray, President & CEO, DS Solidworks
- Mark Robins, Partner, Nixon Peabody
- Tim Rochford, CTO, Phase Forward
- Susan Rousseau, SVP, Technology, Fidelity Investments
- Aaron Sawchuk, COO & co founder, Colospace
- Steve Schmidt, VP of Information Services, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
- Bill Scudder, CIO, Sonus Networks
- Jeff Solomon, Partner, Levine, Katz, Nannis, & Solomon, PC
- Reed Sturtevant, Director, Boston Concept Development Center, Microsoft
- Michael Thompson, CEO, Egenera
- Steve Vinter, Site & Engineer Director, Google
- Bill Warner, Founder, Avid Technology & Wildfire
- Mike Werner, Platform Strategy Advisor, Cloud Computing, Microsoft
- Brian Zanghi, CEO, Kadient
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NOTE: This event is a "no sales zone" focused on allowing participants to share knowledge and build relationships with their peers.
