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News
November 13, 2008
Updated Information on 3 Special Events and Announcement of a Special Breakfast for Financial Services Participants
The following are important cross-sector events taking place as part of the US-China-India Innovation Partnerships Conference. If you have not registered to attend these events yet, please do so now!
Welcome Reception on Tuesday, December 9th
Taking place at the Westin Copley Place hotel, our Massachusetts partners will welcome our guests to Boston and kick-off the Conference. Harvard Professor and former Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, William Kirby, an expert on the emergence of education in China will make remarks as well.
Cross-Sector Breakfast on Wednesday, December 10th
Please join us at the Hynes Convention Center on as we kick-off the conference with an important Cross-Sector Breakfast featuring Carl Dahlman, Professor at Georgetown University and former Adviser to the World Bank. Dr. Dahlman's research and teaching explore how rapid advances in science, technology and information are affecting the growth prospects of nations and influencing trade, investment, innovation, education and economic relations in an increasingly globalizing world. The breakfast will also feature welcoming remarks Boston Federal Reserve Bank President Eric Rosengren.
University Presidents Breakfast on Friday, December 12th
University Presidents from Asia and Massachusetts invite you to attend Global University Day on Friday, December 12th, which will open with a breakfast hosted by the distinguished group of presidents listed below. The breakfast will be followed by a day of panels with participants working to establish a vision for university-industry partnerships between the U.S., China, and India that transforms traditional models for R&D and education and talent development.
- Joseph Aoun, President, Northeastern University
- Susan Avery, President, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
- Lawrence S. Bacow, President, Tufts University
- Edward Benz, President, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- Dennis D. Berkey, President, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Gary Borisy, Director, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole
- Robert A. Brown, President, Boston University
- Tan Chorh Chuan, President, National University of Singapore
- Drew Gilpin Faust, President, Harvard University
- Su Guaning, President, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- Gloria Larson, President, Bentley University
- Jack Wilson, President, University of Massachusetts
Financial Services Breakfast on Thursday, December 11th
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Treasurer and Receiver General, the Honorable Timothy Cahill will be our special guest at a breakfast on Thursday, December 11th at the Westin Copley Place Hotel. Treasurer Cahill oversees the state's pension investments through the Pension Reserve Investment Board. Also invited to participate are private investment managers and non profit and university endowment executives.
Please contact Lauren Palumbo (lpalumbo@massinsight.com) for more information or to register for any of these special events. Conference participants will be receiving more details next week about the sessions that you will be participating in.
November 11th Deadline Extended!
Don't forget to reserve your hotel room!
You now have until November 17th to book a room!
We have reserved a block of rooms for our conference guests at the Westin Copley Place, with convenient indoor access to the Hynes Convention Center. Don't forget to book your hotel room at the Westin Copley Place! Click here to reserve online.
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Key Information:
December 9-12, 2008
Hynes Convention Center
Boston, Massachusetts
Conference Hotel:
Westin Copley Place
888-627-7216
For more information:
Lauren Palumbo
+1-617-778-1515
lpalumbo@massinsight.com
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We are pleased to announce the following keynote speakers:
E. Gerald Corrigan, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs; Former President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Barney Frank, Chair, Financial Services Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
John Holdren, Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Tarun Khanna, Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor at Harvard Business School
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The Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel was specially chosen as the site of the Innovation Leadership Dinner on Thursday, December 11th. The hotel and its palatial Grand Ballroom has been a symbol of Boston's rich history and elegance since it’s gala opening in 1912. The Fairmont Copley Plaza epitomizes the culture and traditions of Boston. Superb cuisine and impeccable service will provide an exceptionally memorable experience for conference partners.
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