Opening sessions, lunch and workshops all held at the Hawthorne Hotel 

8:00 am                 Registration desk opens, continental breakfast available

9:00 - 9:30            Welcome and Opening Remarks

9:30 - 10:00          Keynote Address:

Professor Edward L. Glaeser

Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University 

Prof. Glaeser will speak on the determinants of city growth,  the role of cities as centers of idea transmission and the opportunities that are unique to Massachusetts to grow its creative economy

10:00 - 11:00        Panel Discussion-  "The Perfect Brainstorm"                  

Four thought leaders will discuss the economic profile and impact of innovation and creativity in both Massachusetts  and the country at large and will explore new ways to grow the Massachusetts  economy through the convergence of culture and technology.

• George Donnelly, Editor, Boston Business Journal, Moderator
• Michael Goodman, Director of Economic and Public Policy Research at U Mass Donahue Institute
• Dan L. Monroe, Executive Director and CEO Peabody Essex Museum, Salem
• John R. Schneider, Vice President, The Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth (MassINC)
• Beth Siegel, President and Co-founder of Mt. Auburn Associates, Cambridge

11:15 - 12:15        Workshops  Choose one:   

City Futures: Knowledge workers like to live and work in areas with high levels of culture, history and beauty.  These preferences make many Massachusetts cities particularly enticing. Learn from the leaders of four Massachusetts cities how they have used the nexus of technology and culture to revive their inner cities, attract new residents and businesses, increase tax revenue and reenergize their downtowns.

• Hon. Kimberly Driscoll, Mayor of Salem, Moderator  
• Hon. Scott Lang, Mayor of New Bedford
• Hon. Timothy Murray, Mayor of Worcester
• Hon. James Ruberto, Mayor of Pittsfield

Investment Opportunities in Innovation: Our panel of early stage and venture investors will discuss investment opportunities in the creative economy from the R&D sector to entertainment, publishing, design and more. Where are the hot new investments? Come and find out. 

• Ranch Kimball, Secretary of Economic Development, MA, Moderator
• David Ives, Chairman and CEO of North Shore International Insurance Service
• Elliot Katzman, Kodiak Venture Partners
• Dan Primack, columnist Private Equity Week
• Doug Redding, VIMAC Ventures LLC

12:15 - 1:45        Lunch & Networking

1:45 - 2:45           Workshops continue. Choose one:

Communications Revolution: The amazing breakthroughs in communication are changing the

way we all live.  From the iPod and its ability to download content and programming anytime,

anywhere, to AVID systems who revolutionized the video industry ,to Monster who changed the

way we search for jobs, we are in the midst of a true revolution.  Learn how companies  generate

those breakthroughs and explore ways to make opportunities available to Massachusetts

companies in the future.

• Karen Andreas, Executive Editor, Eagle Tribune Publishing Co., Moderator
• Jim Fairweather, Polycom
• Tony Kahn, Producer/Director WGBH Radio Morning Stories progam 
• Mark Minelli, Founder and Principal of Minelli Associates
• Carolyn Wall, President, Narrowstep

Incubating New Ideas: The heart and soul of innovation and creativity is new ideas that turn into

new products and services. This panel focuses on those in the forefront of new ideas and

development.  We will hear about how leading edge organizations generate new ideas and how

Massachusetts can capitalize on those ideas.

• Nan Doyle, Associate Vice President, Museum of Science, Moderator
• George Fifield, Boston Cyberarts
• Bob Krim, Boston History and Innovation Collaborative
• Connie Williams, Synectics 

2:45 - 3:45          Workshops continue. Choose one:  

 Innovative New Markets: Being creative often means taking a traditional product or service and

reinventing it.  Four cutting edge Massachusetts companies will discuss how they recognized

new opportunities and used technology to open up new markets for their traditional products. 

Whether it’s a vacuum cleaner, a sales opportunity, medical simulations or millworking, our

experts will invigorate and spark discussion of opportunities right here, right now. 

• Vicki Donlan, Publisher, Women's Business Boston, Moderator
• Rebecca Blunk, New England Foundation for the Arts
• Lisa Chamberlain, Managing Partner, Chamberlain Group
• Charles McDermott, Deputy Director, Massachusetts Cultural Council
• Mark Richey, President and Founder Mark Richey Woodworking and Design

 Growing Regions:  While we focused on cities in the morning, the afternoon session will focus

on the growth of regions using the creative economy.  From the Berkshires to Cape Cod and the

North Shore learn how these regions have used their strengths to being the process of economic

development through the creative economy.

• Alison Berglund, Director of Office of Small Business & Entrepreneurship, MA,  Moderator
• Robert Halpin, Director, Merrimack Valley Economic Development Council
• Wendy K Northcross, CEO of the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce
• Christine Sullivan, Enterprise Center Executive Director and President of Creative Economy Association of the North Shore