2025 AGENDA*
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7TH

1:30PM - 5:00PM | Boat House (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 | Boat House (beach side)
Workshop: How Big Companies Acquire New Technology in 2025
Speakers:
Doulas Clark, Executive Director, Technology, Analytics and Data Insights, Biogen
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 Grill (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)
Trivia Meet-up in South Lounge, led by Scott Kirsner

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8TH

7:45AM - 8:45AM | Charley Hardy private dining room (hotel side)
Breakfast Discussion: GPs Off the Record
Speakers:
Alex Benik, Founder & General Partner, Encoded Ventures
Nilanjana Bhowmik, Co-Founder & General Partner, Converge
Brent Willess, Principal, Innospark Ventures
Moderator:
Jennifer Neundorfer, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, January Ventures

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, Managing Partner, ground game ventures
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 | Boat House (beach side)
Registration and Information Desk Open

12:30PM - 1:45PM | Beach House Grill (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: Boat House (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
Matt Douglas, CEO, Sincere
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: Boat House (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
Schendy Kernizan, CEO, Rapid Liquid Print
Will Sealy, Founder & CEO, Summer
Moderator:
Shereen Shermak, Founder, Choose K

C. Ecosystems + Economic Development
Location: Garden Suite (hotel side)
Speakers:
Ari Glantz, Executive Director, New England Venture Capital Association
Christian Magel, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Venture Lane Studio
Stephanie Roulic, Founder & CEO, Startup Boston
Moderator:
Jennifer Davis, Managing Director, Techstars

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.

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