Past Speakers
Featured Speakers
Aman Advani
Ministry of Supply
January 25th, 2022
NASA Innovation Award, Guinness World Records Fastest Half Marathon in a Suit
$400k Kickstarter campaign
Will Ahmed
WHOOP
September 21st, 2021
Fortune: 40 Under 40 Forbes: 30 Under 30
Most valuable wearables company worldwide at $3.6B
Wayne Chang
Crashlytics
November 10th, 2020
Top 60 Angel Investors in B2B
Acquired by Twitter for $100M
Robin Chase
Zipcar
October 6th, 2020
Time Magazine: 100 Most Influential People
World's largest carsharing network
Jason Robins
DraftKings, Inc.
September 17th, 2019
Leaders in Sports 40 Under 40 Fortune 40 Under 40
Achieving a revenue of over $4.6B
Andrew Sutherland
Quizlet
Fall 2013 - Spring 2014
Forbes: 30 Under 30
Helping students practice and master whatever they are learning
Alexis Ohanian
Reddit, Inc.
Fall 2013 - Spring 2014
Forbes: 30 Under 30
Sold to Condé Nast for $10–$20M in the first year
All Speakers
Nita Akoh
MyAtlas
October 25th, 2024
Type One Ventures Fellow
Where Neuroscience and AI unite to deliver precision mental wellness
Talal Ali Ahmad
Predictive Healthcare
October 25th, 2024
MyHealthPal™: an AI-based postoperative wound monitoring technology
Jay Choi
FindRx
October 25th, 2024
IDEA Grant Recipient
Dedicated to streamlining the medication-patient process at local pharmacies
Sofia Paschenti
Microvitality
October 25th, 2024
BiteWorld HealthTech Innovation Fellow
Revolutionizing microbiome research
Raza Haider
CPO of BOSE
October 22nd, 2024
Former VP and Global GM for Dell Technologies
Tenley Zinke
Just Thinking Consulting
November 7th, 2023
Current VP of Communications at Kering Americas
Stacy Madison
Stacy's Pita Chips
October 3, 2023
Achieved $65M in revenue Sold to PepsiCo for $243M
Steve Fredette
Toast, Inc
February 7th, 2023
Forbes: Cloud 100 Rising Star
Secured a $24M funding round in 2016, valuing the company at an estimated $150–210M
Tzurit Or
Tatte Bakery & Cafe
October 18th, 2022
Architectural Digest: The World's 29 Most Beautifully Designed Coffee Shops (Washington D.C.)
Andrew Kortina
Venmo
October 4th, 2022
Writer and filmmaker for Kortina.nyc
Acquired by Braintree, a subsidiary of PayPal, for $26M
Tuan Ho
The Point AI
January 25th, 2022
Forbes: 30 Under 30
Accelerating The World Towards The Golden Age of AI Communication Raised $3.5M in seed funding
Sandy Douglas
CEO of UNFI, Staples Inc.
February 2nd, 2021
Former President of Coca-Cola North America
Cynthia Johnson
Bell + Ivy
November 17th, 2020
Entrepreneur Media: Top Personal Branding Experts
Working to define your message and amplify your impact Acquired by PR PROS in 2018
Stephanie Kaplan Lewis
Her Campus Media
February 25th, 2020
Forbes: 30 Under 30
#1 media portfolio for college students and Gen Z
Dan Belcher
Mabl
February 4th, 2020
Former Product Management Lead at Google
#1 AI-native test automation platform, empowering software teams to deliver exceptional user experiences
Michael Skok
AlphaBlox
November 20th, 2019
Founding Partner of Underscore VC
Acquired by IBM in 2004
Rachel Rubenstein
Executive Leadership Development Coach at Goldman Sachs
November 7th, 2019
Former clients include UBS, Morgan Stanley, Capital One, Citigroup, and Genentech
Polina Raygorodskaya
Wanderu
November 5th, 2019
Forbes: 30 Under 30
Achieved $100M in revenue within six years
Reshma Shetty
Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.
October 22nd, 2019
MIT AI Research Assistant University of Cambridge Biochem. Research Assistant
Making biology easier to engineer
Rich Paret
Tenarch
October 15th, 2019
Former Senior Engineering Director at Google Former VP of Engineering at Twitter
Greg Skloot
Crystal Knows
October 15th, 2019
Salesforce Ventures recipient
The personality data platform that accelerates customer relationships
Nina Stepanov
Product & Growth Marketing Lead at Freeplay
October 15th, 2019
Former Advisory Board Member of Forum Ventures
Chris Wolfel
Head of Entrepreneurship & Venture Creation of The Roux Institute, Northeastern University
October 15th, 2019
Angel Investor at Barrel Proof Ventures LLC
Nick Leschly
CEO of 2seventy bio
October 1st, 2019
Former partner at Third Rock Ventures
Maia Bittner
Rocksbox
February 12th, 2019
Forbes: 30 Under 30
Acquired by Signet Jewelers for $12.3M
Megan Sapack
Avionics Team Lead at Astanis Space Technologies
February 7th, 2019
Former Hardware Director for Generate at Northeastern University
Kirk Arnold
NerveWire, Inc.
October 26th, 2018
MIT Adolf F. Monosson Prize
Acquired by Wipro Ltd. for $18.7M
Sarah Hodges
Intelligent.ly
October 26th, 2018
Partner at Pillar Venture Capital
Betsy Ludwig
Director of Women's Entrepreneurship at Northeastern University
October 26th, 2018
Northeastern IDEA Mentor
Neel Desai
Entrepreneur in Residence for IDEA at Northeastern University
October 24th, 2018
Former Northeastern IDEA CEO
Alexa Curtis
Be Fearless Inc.
October 16th, 2018
Former Radio Disney Host
Helping you be fearless & the boss of your own life
Eric Koester
Manuscripts
October 16th, 2018
Forbes: Next Top 1000 Entrepreneurs
Inc. Magazine: 5th fastest growing private education company
Jeremy Allaire
Circle
October 16th, 2018
EY: Entrepreneur of the Year
Raised $135M in venture capital from investors including Goldman Sachs and Accel Partners
Chris Quintero
Sourcing Sprints
April 11, 2018
Former Principal at Bolt
Recruiting designed for busy founders
Katie Rae
Startup Institute
November 18, 2015
CEO and Managing Partner of Engine Ventures
Teaching people how to join great startups and be effective on day 1
Justin Robinson
Drizly
Fall 2013 - Spring 2014
Forbes: 30 Under 30
Helping people savor life's moments Acquired by Uber for $1.1B
Steve Kaufer
Trip Advisor
Fall 2013 - Spring 2014
British Travel & Hospitality Hall of Fame
World's largest travel site Acquired by IAC for $210M
Eric Paley
Founder Collective
Fall 2013 - Spring 2014
Insider: Top US Seed Investors
Inv: Uber, Airtable, and WHOOP
Dan Kenary
Mass. Bay Brewing Company
Fall 2013 - Spring 2014
Umbrella for Harpoon Brewery, UFO, Clown Shoes, Arctic Summer, and City Roots Cider
Brian Halligan
HubSpot
Fall 2013 - Spring 2014
EY: Northeast Entrepreneur of the Year
Raised $12M in Series A funding
Jeff Raider
Harry's Inc.
Fall 2013 - Spring 2014
Fortune: 40 Under 40
Raised $375M in funding Unicorn Status: over $1B valuation
Founder
Digitas
Fall 2013 - Spring 2014
Acquired by Publicis Groupe for $1.3B
Paul English
Kayak
Fall 2013 - Spring 2014
Acquired by Priceline for $1.8B
Founder
ButcherBox
Fall 2013 - Spring 2014
EY: Entrepreneur of the Year
$205,000 Kickstarter campaign Scaled to $600M in revenue
Ben Einstein
Bolt
Fall 2013 - Spring 2014
Investing at the intersection of the digital and physical world
Johnny Earle
Johnny Cupcakes
Fall 2013 - Spring 2014
BusinessWeek: America's Best Young Entrepreneur
Giving 100% of the people who leave an experience and story to share
Founder
Hourglass Collaborative
Fall 2013 - Spring 2014
ONEin3 Impact Award BostInno Alumni Impact Award
Helping individuals and businesses alike transform their thinking, strengthen their creativity, and unlock their full potential
Philip Beauregard
Objective Logistics
Fall 2013 - Spring 2014
Google, Atlas, and NextView Ventures Recipient
Acquired by Carbon Black in 2015
Zach Dunn
Robin
Fall 2013 - Spring 2014
Boston Globe: 25 Under 25
Helping global organizations create better office experiences Clts: Twitter, HubSpot, and Shopify
Sam Dunn
Robin
Fall 2013 - Spring 2014
Boston Globe: 25 Under 25
Achieved $7M in annual revenue in the first 4 years
Aaron O'Hearn
Mavin
Fall 2013 - Spring 2014
BostInno: 50 on Fire Boston Business Journal: Rising Star, Innovation All Star
John Friar
School of Technological Entrepreneurship at Northeastern University
November 17th, 2010
First free-standing school in the U.S. dedicated to technological entrepreneurship
Apollo Sinkevicius
Robin
November 17th, 2010
Scaled the company from mostly SMB customer base to mid-market and enterprise
Founder, CEO
Maybe Ventures
Tackling difficult questions that make the world a more sustainable and just place; and we also make art