Speakers:
All Years
2012
Leonardo Bonanni
Consumer/Supplier Advocate and CEO
Founder and CEO of Sourcemap, the first crowd-sourced database of supply chains, whose software shows consumers and companies where and how their products are made—including the social and environmental impact of production
2012
David Cancel
‘Startup Doer’ and Chief Product Officer
Founder and brains behind several successful marketing software companies, angel investor; now working with HubSpot, popular and effective inbound marketing software pioneers
2012
David DeSteno
Social Emotions Researcher
A professor of psychology and director of the Social Emotions Lab at Northeastern University, renowned for his research examining the ways emotions shape moral and economic behavior
2012
Carl Dietrich
Inventor and entrepreneur
Private pilot, CEO and CTO, and co-founder of Terrafugia, a Woburn company that has built the Transition vehicle, the “plane you can drive."
2012
Christopher Janney
Artist, Composer, and Architect
A jazz musician, artist, and architect, focused on creating numerous permanent interactive sound/light installations, attempting to make architecture more spontaneous and music more physical
2012
Simon Johnson
Global Economics Expert
Professor of Entrepreneurship at the MIT Sloan School of Management, former IMF chief economist, author, and leading expert in financial and economic crises and corporate governance
2012
Linda Killian
Political Journalist and Commentator
Author, columnist, and sought-after commentator on American politics, Killian published The Swing Vote: The Untapped Power of Independents earlier this year. She will speak on the role Independents may play in next month’s elections, locally and nationally.
2012
Jeffrey Liebman
Public policy expert
Professor at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, who is an expert in public policy and economics and a proponent of “social impact bonds.”
2012
Janot Mendler de Suarez
Climate Change and Gaming Researcher
Founding member of the Games for a New Climate Task Force, promotes the use of games to teach people about the uncertainty and risks associated with extreme weather events
2012
Wesley Morris
Film Critic
Critic at The Boston Globe who writes about style in sports for Grantland, and whose writing also has appeared in Slate, Film Comment, and Ebony; winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for criticism