2025 AGENDA*
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7TH

1:30PM - 5:00PM | Boathouse (beach side)
Registration and Information Desk Open

1:30PM - 3:00PM | Tennis courts (beach side)
Tennis Round Robin
Sign up at Chatham Conference registration desk.

2:00PM - 3:30PM | Chatham Bars Inn Dock (beach side)
Harbor Cruise
Sign up at Chatham Conference registration desk.

2:00PM - 3:30PM | Bike shop near tennis courts (beach side)
Guided Bike Tour
Sign up at Chatham Conference registration desk.

3:30PM - 5:00PM | Bayberry Bluff (beach side)
Workshop: Owning Your "Hot Seat" Moment: How to Survive and Thrive as a Spokesperson for Your Company
Introducer:
Dena Enos, Founder, StrongHouse
Speaker:
Kristin Faulder, Principal, Earned Media Consultants
Elizabeth Yekhtikian, Principal, Earned Media Consultants

4:00PM - 5:00PM | Boathouse (beach side)
Workshop: How Big Companies Acquire New Technology in 2025
Speakers:
Doulas Clark, Executive Director, Technology, Analytics and Data Insights, Biogen
Durga Nagalla, Global Chief Technology Officer, Flexjet
Evan Schnidman, Head of Fidelity Labs, Fidelity Investments
Paul Gaffney, Advisor, Teleport and Nextuple
Moderator:
Scott Weller, CTO & Founder, Enfi

5:00PM - 6:30PM | Beach House (beach side)
Opening Reception

7:00PM - 8:30PM
Dinner on Own
Group sign ups at Chatham Conference registration desk.

8:30PM - 9:30PM | South Lounge (hotel side)
Casual Meet-Up

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8TH

7:45AM - 8:45AM | Charley Hardy private dining room (hotel side)
Breakfast Discussion

7:45AM - 12:30PM | Garden Suite Foyer (hotel side)
Registration and Information Desk Open

8:00AM - 8:45AM | Harbor View Room (hotel side)
Continental Breakfast

9:00AM - 9:15AM | Garden Suite (hotel side)
Introductions

9:15AM - 10:00AM | Garden Suite (hotel side)
Mainstage Session: Putting Cutting-Edge Tech to Work
Speakers:
Colin Angle, CEO, Familiar Machines & Magic
Tye Brady, Chief Technologist, Amazon Robotics
Andy Ory, CEO, QuEra
Moderator:
Michelle Kupka, Principal, Baker Tilly

10:00AM - 10:30AM
Networking Break

10:30AM - 11:15AM | Garden Suite (hotel side)
Mainstage Session: Investing Dynamics in 2025
Speakers:
Aman Brar, Principal, Unnatural
Lily Lyman, General Partner, Underscore VC
Rudina Seseri, Founder & Managing Partner, Glasswing Ventures
Ryan Ziegler, General Partner, Edison Partners
Moderator:
Andy Gilbert, Partner, DLA Piper

11:15AM - 11:45AM
Networking Break

11:45AM - 12:30PM | Garden Suite (hotel side)
Founders, Board Members + Making Big Decisions
Speakers:
Dave Biesel, Co-Founder and Partner, NextView Ventures
Andrew Lau, Co-Founder & CEO, Jellyfish
Cathy Lewenberg, CEO, Bevi
Snejina Zacharia, Founder & CEO, Insurify
Moderator:
Kristen Craft, Vice President, Business Partner Manager, Fidelity Private Shares

12:30PM - 4:30PM | Boathouse (beach side)
Registration and Information Desk Open

12:30PM - 1:45PM | Beach House (beach side)
Networking Lunch

12:30PM - 1:45PM | Harbor View dining room (hotel side)
Lunch Discussion: Inside the Mind of the CFO: Planning Amidst Constant Volatility
Speakers:
Mike Friedman, SVP Finance, ASAPP
Dan O’Shaughnessy, CFO, Formlabs
Cosmin Pitigoi, CFO, Flywire
Moderator:
Jordan Gauthier, Managing Director, MUFG

2:00PM - 3:00PM | Breakouts, Round 1
A. Hot Button Issues in GenAI
Location: Boathouse (beach side)
Speakers:
Raj Aggarwal, Stealth Startup; former CEO Demand Sage, Localytics
Derek Leist, Principal Technical Program Manager, AI Security, Safety, and Governance, IBM
Vivjan Myto, Managing Partner, Hyperplane
Moderator:
Larissa Bifano, Partner, DLA Piper

B. Attracting Team Players + Building Culture
Location: Bayberry Bluff (beach side)
Speakers:
Debbie Briggs, Chief Operations & People Officer, Cisco Brewers
Nina Laven, Chief People Officer, airSlate
Evan Pierce, Vice President of People & Culture, Boston Celtics
Moderator:
Rebecca Liebman, Co-Founder & CEO, LearnLux

C. Proximity Effect: The Changing Role of Geography in Biz Building and Investing
Location: Garden Suite (hotel side)
Speakers:
Chris Cunningham, General Partner, C2 Ventures
Rob May, CEO, Neurometric
Jinesh Patel, Co-Founder, UptimeHealth
Moderator:
Melissa Withers, Founding Partner, RevUp Capital

3:00PM - 3:30PM
Networking Break

3:30PM - 4:30PM | Breakouts, Round 2
A. How Corporates and Startups are Working Together in the AI Era
Location: Boathouse (beach side)
Speakers:
Scott Haylon, Senior Director of Corporate Development, Datadog
Will Koffel, Director, NVIDIA Inception Startup Program, NVIDIA
Kim Long, Senior Director - Strategy & Execution - Velocity Group, PTC
Moderator:
Marina Hatsopoulos, Board Chair, Levitronix Technologies

B. Leadership + Strategy in Strange Times
Location: Bayberry Bluff (beach side)
Speakers:
Brendan Ciecko, Founder & CEO, Cuseum
Matt Douglas, CEO, Sincere
Will Sealy, Founder & CEO, Summer
Moderator:
Shereen Shermak, Founder, Choose K

C. Ecosystems + Economic Development
Location: Garden Suite (hotel side)

4:30PM - 5:30PM | South Lounge
Casual Meet-up

6:00PM
VIP Dinner | downtown Chatham
Hosted by Citizens Private Bank and
the Chatham Conference Organizers
*rsvp required via email invitation

*Agenda subject to change.

Here's a look at the past agendas of the Nantucket Conference:
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