| May 27, 2025 |
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| Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM | AI Health Symposium (Pre-Summit event) | | | |
| May 28, 2025 |
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| Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Registration & Continental Breakfast | | Student Commons (SOM) | |
| Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Investor Assembly (Invite-Only) | Kevin Ryan, AlleyCorp
Steve Mandel, Lone Pine Capital
David Stemerman, CenterBook Partners LP
Jessica Federer, Angelini Ventures
Josh Geballe, Yale Ventures | The Forum | 💵 Investor Assembly |
| Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Arts Pitch Competition | Dawn Leaks, The Center For Inclusive Growth
Jennifer Newman, Yale Schwarzman Center
Kent Nicholson (judge), Broadway Licensing
Stacy Stube, Maryland Institute College Of Art
Arthur Thomas, Integrity Solutions Group
Eda Uzunlar, Wshu Public Radio
Jorge Torres (judge), Yale School Of Engineering And Applied Science | OC Marsh Auditorium (YSB) | 🎨 Arts |
| Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 9:00 AM - 10:45 AM | Colton Center for Autoimmunity Showcase | Taku Kambayashi, University Of Pennsylvania
James Hansen, Yale School Of Medicine
Michela Locci, University Of Pennsylvania | Betts, Rm 2420 (SOM) | 🧬 Biotech |
| Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Where Art Meets Innovation: Exploring the Intersection of Arts, Technology, and Media | Eastin Rossell, Hearstlab
Julie Dorsey, Yale University
Lance Chantiles, Indistinguishable From Magic | Class of 1980, Rm 2400 (SOM) | ⚙️ Tech |
| Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Innovation MADE: Hosted by the State of Connecticut | Dan O'Keefe, DECD
Vlad Coric, Biohaven
Jodie Gillon, Bioct
Kathryn Hauser, WTNH
Albert Green, QuantumCT | Zhang Auditorium (SOM) | |
| Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Navigating Change: How States Are Responding to a Shifting Federal Health Landscape | Kaakpema (kp) Yelpaala, Yale School Of Public Health
Brian Anderson, Chai
Kate Mcevoy, National Association Of Medicaid Directors
Manisha Juthani, Connecticut Department Of Public Health
Anne Zink, Yale; State Government
Andrea Barton reeves, Department Of Social Services | Blumetti, Rm 2200 (SOM) | 🩺 Health |
| Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Scaling Big Ideas: A Conversation with Andy Tang, Draper Associates | | Class of 1980, Rm 2400 (SOM) | ⚙️ Tech |
| Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Climate Pitch Competition | | OC Marsh Auditorium (YSB) | 🌐 Climate |
| Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Arts + Tech Demos Day 1 AM | | Nooyi, Rm 2230 (SOM) | |
| Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | The Culture of Innovation, the Innovation of Culture | Matthew Croasmun, Yale Center For Faith & Culture
Michael Lopez, Michael J Lopez Consulting
Stacy Stube, Maryland Institute College Of Art
Calida Jones, Cnj Associates | Creative Evolutions
Charles Gillespie, Sacred Heart University
Hope Chávez, Arts Council Of Greater New Haven
Gabriel Gomez, Crooked Letter | Betts, Rm 2420 (SOM) | 🎨 Arts |
| Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Biotech Keynote: Reed Jobs in Conversation with Nancy J. Brown | | Zhang Auditorium (SOM) | 🧬 Biotech |
| Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Deep Tech, Big Impact | Driving Tech Transformation in Connecticut | John Mccormick, Tamarack Global
Maggie Sprenger, Audere Capital
David Skinner, National Security Innovation Network
Michael Winter, Rtx | The Forum (SOM) | 🏛️ Civic |
| Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Beyond ROI: How Investors and Entrepreneurs are Driving Impact through Health Innovation | Ren Du, Heuristic Capital
Diego Mariscal, 2gether-international
Alexi Nazem, Alley Corp
David Scheer, Scheer & Company, Inc.
Nancy Brown, Oak HC/FT | Blumetti, Rm 2200 (SOM) | 🩺 Health |
| Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Roberts Innovation Fund Showcase | Arman Cohan, Yale University
Zhong Shao, Yale University
Jian Ding, Yale University
Zhitao Ying, Yale University
Richard Habeeb, Yale University
Ivan Vrkic, Yale
Bin Yun, Yale University
Gregory Luther, Resonance Micro
Peter Rakich, Yale University
Leandros Tassiulas, Yale University
Rilyn Todd, Yale University
David Van dijk, Yale / Nuravox
Ali Maatouk, Yale University
Alison Malloy (moderator), Connecticut Innovations | Class of 1980, Rm 2400 (SOM) | ⚙️ Tech |
| Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | ePoster Hour & Lunch, sponsored by Wiggin and Dana LLP | | Courtyard (SOM) | |
| Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Celebrating Innovation Across Domains | Frances Pollock, MOC Innovations
Peter Li, Makerstate | Zhang Auditorium (SOM) | |
| Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Summit Kickoff with Yale President Maurie McInnis and Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont | Maurie McInnis, Yale University
Ned Lamont, State Of Connecticut
Josh Geballe, Yale Ventures | Zhang Auditorium (SOM) | |
| Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | The Future of the Arts in Uncertain Times | Fred Bronstein, Johns Hopkins University
Kate Sheeran, Eastman School Of Music, University Of Rochester
Emily Roller, Midnight Oil Collective And Makerstate
Albert Lee, Yale School Of Music
Michael sy Uy, University Of Colorado, Boulder | Beinecke Terrace (SOM) | 🎨 Arts |
| Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Biotech Pitch Competition | | OC Marsh Auditorium (YSB) | 🧬 Biotech |
| Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM | The Future of Workforce Development: Innovation, Equity, and Systems Change | Michael Nogelo, Eastern Connecticut Workforce Investment Board
Alex Swartsel, Jobs For The Future (jff)
Kelli Vallieres, Connecticut Office Of Workforce Strategy/vice-chair Governor's Workforce Council
Audrey Mickahail, Opportunity@work
Judith A. Chevalier (Moderator), Yale School Of Management | The Forum (SOM) | 🏛️ Civic |
| Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM | Molecules to Markets: Chemistry’s Role in Climate Tech | Andreas Backhaus, Prospect Growth
Konstantine Drakonakis, Connecticut Innovations
Stafford Sheehan, In Stealth Mode
Michelle Carvin, CarbonBuilt
Oihana Elizalde, P2 Science | Blumetti, Rm 2200 (SOM) | 🌐 Climate |
| Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM | Global Health at a Crossroads: Innovation and Investment in a Changing Era | Pranav Abraham, Sanofi
Mary-Ann Etiebet, Vital Strategies
Karina Rios michel, Girl Effect
Jo-angeline Kalambo, The Global Fund To Fight Aids, Tb And Malaria
Mehul Mehta, Albright Stonebridge Group; Yale School Of Public Health | Class of 1980, Rm 2400 (SOM) | 🩺 Health |
| Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM | Engineering as an Innovation Ecosystem Driver | Jeffrey Brock, Yale University
Dan O'Keefe, DECD | Zhang Auditorium (SOM) | ⚙️ Tech |
| Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Tech Transfer for the Arts | Susan Carr, Yale Ventures
Mark Clague, University Of Michigan
Janani Ramaswamy, Yale Ventures
Sven Riethmueller, Yale
Frances Pollock, MOC Innovations | Beinecke Terrace (SOM) | 🎨 Arts |
| Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 3:00 PM - 3:10 PM | 2025 Blavatnik Awardee Recognition Ceremony | | OC Marsh Auditorium (YSB) | 🧬 Biotech |
| Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 3:10 PM - 4:30 PM | Blavatnik Pitch Competition: Therapeutics | | OC Marsh Auditorium (YSB) | 🧬 Biotech |
| Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM | The Future of Housing in Connecticut and Beyond | David Kemper, Trust Neighborhoods
Seila Mosquera-bruno, Connecticut Department Of Housing
Jenny Schuetz, Arnold Ventures | The Forum (SOM) | 🏛️ Civic |
| Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM | Climate Reverse Pitch: VCs Pitch the Problems | Leslie Harwell, Alante Capital
Drew D'alelio, Connecticut Innovations
Amanda Lounsbury, Xylem Inc.
Noah Walker, Wollemi Capital | Blumetti, Rm 2200 (SOM) | 🌐 Climate |
| Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM | Cloud 3.0: AI and the Next Generation of Cloud Computing | Vlad Fatu, Aws
Noura Daadaa, Google
Zhitao Ying, Yale University
William Schnoor, Goodwin Procter Llp | Zhang Auditorium (SOM) | ⚙️ Tech |
| Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Fireside Chat: Designing, Spreading & Funding Multi-Modal Ideas and Brands - the Art and Science of Converging Systems | James Rhee
Frances Pollock, MOC Innovations | Beinecke Terrace (SOM) | 🎨 Arts |
| Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | State of Connecticut Oysters & Vodka Reception (Invite-only) | | Yale Science Building | |
| Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM | Healthcare Keynote: Innovation in an Evolving Policy Landscape What’s next for the U.S. Healthcare? Dean Megan Ranney and Former HHS Secretary Alex Azar | Alex Azar, Seraphim Strategies, Llc
Megan Ranney, Yale University School Of Public Health | OC Marsh Auditorium (YSB) | 🩺 Health |
| Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM | Voice Reimagined: AI, Legacy & Impact at the Speed of Culture | | Zhang Auditorium (SOM) | ⚙️ Tech |
| Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM | Opening Reception, sponsored by FML and JP Morgan | | Steep Cafe (YSB) | |
| Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Speaker-Sponsor Dinner (Invite-Only), sponsored by Royalty Pharma | | Peabody Museum | |
| May 29, 2025 |
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| Thursday, May 29, 2025, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Registration & Continental Breakfast | | Student Commons (SOM) | |
| Thursday, May 29, 2025, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Repeat Offenders: Top Entrepreneurs Discuss Launching Multiple Ventures in Connecticut | Vlad Coric, Biohaven | The Forum (SOM) | |
| Thursday, May 29, 2025, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Arts + Tech Demos Day 1 PM | | Nooyi, Rm 2230 (SOM) | |
| Thursday, May 29, 2025, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Arts + Tech Demos Day 2 | | Nooyi, Rm 2230 (SOM) | |
| Thursday, May 29, 2025, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Arts Student Pitches | | Beinecke Terrace (SOM) | 🎨 Arts |
| Thursday, May 29, 2025, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | The Ballad of Keith King: Pathology Meets Performance | | Betts, Rm 2420 (SOM) | 🎨 Arts |
| Thursday, May 29, 2025, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Trends in Life Science Investing | Hyung Chun, Foresite Capital
Brian Gormley, Wall Street Journal
Bong Koh, Venrock
Allyson Rinderle, Bain Capital Life Sciences
Brett Zbar, General Atlantic
Nancy Ondovik, Johnson & Johnson | Zhang Auditorium (SOM) | 🧬 Biotech |
| Thursday, May 29, 2025, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Building the Future: Leveraging Infrastructure for Innovation | Vince Granato, Port Of Portland
Matthew Leblanc, J.p. Morgan Asset Management, Infrastructure Investments Group
Lindsay Greene, Brooklyn Navy Yard | Blumetti, Rm 2200 (SOM) | 🌐 Climate |
| Thursday, May 29, 2025, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Health Pitch Competition | | OC Marsh Auditorium (YSB) | 🩺 Health |
| Thursday, May 29, 2025, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Revolutionary Ideas Moving from Lab to Market | Mahesh Guruswamy, Kickstarter
Rob Lalka, Tulane University
Liangbing Hu, Yale
Linda Rottenberg, Endeavor | Class of 1980, Rm 2400 (SOM) | ⚙️ Tech |
| Thursday, May 29, 2025, 10:30 AM - 12:45 PM | Connecticut Innovations Investor Lounge | | The Forum | |
| Thursday, May 29, 2025, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Panacea of Modern Day Killers: Future of Cardiometabolic R&D | Nadia Ahmad, Eli Lilly And Company
Ania Jastreboff, Yale School Of Medicine
Daniel Legg, Boehringer-ingelheim
Uli Stilz, Novo Nordisk
Stephen Squinto, JP Morgan - Life Science Private Capital
Saif Rathore, Mckinsey And Company | Zhang Auditorium (SOM) | 🧬 Biotech |
| Thursday, May 29, 2025, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Future in Bloom: Live Podcast Recording | Sophie Purdom, Planeteer Capital
Steph Speirs, Future In Bloom | Blumetti, Rm 2200 (SOM) | 🌐 Climate |
| Thursday, May 29, 2025, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Blavatnik Pitch Competition: Digital and Health (Devices & Diagnostics) | | OC Marsh Auditorium (YSB) | 🩺 Health |
| Thursday, May 29, 2025, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Innovation in the Age of AI | Ian Hathaway, Far Out Vc
Kerty Levy, Techstars
Marty Guay, Stanley B&D
Bruno Sardinha, Travelers | Class of 1980, Rm 2400 (SOM) | ⚙️ Tech |
| Thursday, May 29, 2025, 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | R&D in Theater: A Look into Early Works-in-Progress | Kathleen Wrinn, Syracuse University | Beinecke Terrace (SOM) | 🎨 Arts |
| Thursday, May 29, 2025, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | ePoster Hour & Lunch, sponsored by Wiggin and Dana LLP | | Courtyard (SOM) | |
| Thursday, May 29, 2025, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Activating a Reimagined Cooperative Cultural Ecosystem (Invite Only) | | Beinecke Terrace (SOM) | 🎨 Arts |
| Thursday, May 29, 2025, 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM | amplifyHERscience Speed Networking | | Courtyard (SOM) | |
| Thursday, May 29, 2025, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Arts Keynote: Connecticut as the Silicon Valley of the Arts: Liz Shapiro | Liz Shapiro, Department Of Economic & Community Development, State Of Ct
Calida Jones, Cnj Associates | Creative Evolutions
Frances Pollock, MOC Innovations | Beinecke Terrace (SOM) | 🎨 Arts |
| Thursday, May 29, 2025, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Biotech Reverse Pitch | Lazar Bojic (judge), Curie.bio
Jennifer Griffin (judge), Mission Biocapital
Annie Mitsak, Cure Ventures
Huiyuan Zhang, Sv Health Investors
John Lowman, Upmc Enterprises
Tingting Zhang-kharas, Johnson & Johnson
James Boyle (moderator), Yale Ventures
Sarika Temme-Bapat, Mission Bio Capital | Class of 1980, Rm 2400 (SOM) | 🧬 Biotech |
| Thursday, May 29, 2025, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Autoimmunity and Oncology: New Targets in Immunobiology | Asif Khan, Sanofi
Marie-Claire Peakman, Pfizer Ventures
Christina Vorvis, AbbVie Ventures
Carla Rothlin, Yale School Of Medicine | The Forum (SOM) | 🧬 Biotech |
| Thursday, May 29, 2025, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | The Future of Public Innovation: Trends in GovTech | Mark Raymond, Department Of Administrative Services
Phillip Sanders, New Media Rising/ New Rising Ventures
Jeffrey Cook, Shea & Company
Daniel Geballe, Sjf Ventures
John Kelly, Graphika | Betts, Rm 2420 (SOM) | 🏛️ Civic |
| Thursday, May 29, 2025, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Climate Catalyst Keynote Panel | Scott Wharton, Tandem Pv
Seth Goldman, Just Ice Tea
Julie Zimmerman, Yale University
Katie Rae, Engine Ventures | Zhang Auditorium (SOM) | 🌐 Climate |
| Thursday, May 29, 2025, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Health & Veritas: Live Podcast Recording | Megan Ranney, Yale University School Of Public Health
Howard Forman, Yale University | Blumetti, Rm 2200 (SOM) | 🩺 Health |
| Thursday, May 29, 2025, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Tech Pitch Competition | Melissa Fensterstock, Material Impact Fund
Kerty Levy, Techstars
Neil Tolaney, Tcv
Jonas Clark (judge), Elm Street Ventures | OC Marsh Auditorium (YSB) | ⚙️ Tech |
| Thursday, May 29, 2025, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Innovation Driven Enterprises for the Arts (IDEAs) | Laura Callanan, Upstart Co-lab
Mara Isaacs, Octopus Theatricals
Sean Park, Moc Innovations
Ravi Rajan, California Institute Of The Arts
James Rhee | Beinecke Terrace (SOM) | 🎨 Arts |
| Thursday, May 29, 2025, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Protein Degraders: Yale Discoveries Brought to the Clinic | Angela Cacace, Arvinas
Danette Daniels, Foghorn Therapeutics
Michael Funk, American Association For The Advancement Of Science
Adam Gilbert, Pfizer
Vlad Coric, Biohaven | Zhang Auditorium (SOM) | 🧬 Biotech |
| Thursday, May 29, 2025, 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM | Civic Pitch Challenge | Ebong Udoma (Judge), WSHU Public Radio
Ben Berkowitz, SeeClickFix
Khalilah Brown-dean, Wesleyan University
Victor Batista, Yale Department Of Chemistry
Phillip Sanders, New Media Rising/ New Rising Ventures | OC Marsh Auditorium (YSB) | 🏛️ Civic |
| Thursday, May 29, 2025, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Enhanced Geothermal: Fervo's Success in First of a Kind Financing | David Ulrey, Fervo Energy
James Blake, Breakthrough Energy
Elle Brunsdale, Greenbacker Capital | Blumetti, Rm 2200 (SOM) | 🌐 Climate |
| Thursday, May 29, 2025, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | The Climate-Water-Health Nexus: Science, Policy and Solutions | Anthony Nicome, Association Of American Medical Colleges - Center For Health Justice
Mark Ralph, Axine Water Technologies
Nicole Deziel, Department Of Environmental Health Sciences, Yale School Of Public Health
Aishwarya Kuruttukulam, Climatehaven | Betts, Rm 2420 (SOM) | 🌐 Climate 🩺 Health |
| Thursday, May 29, 2025, 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM | Backing the World’s Boldest Tech Founders: Morgan Hitzig, VP Venrock | Morgan Hitzig, Venrock | Class of 1980, Rm 2400 (SOM) | ⚙️ Tech |
| Thursday, May 29, 2025, 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM | Building a Quantum Future: Inside QuantumCT | Albert Green, Quantumct
Pamir Alpay, University Of Connecticut
Michael Crair, Yale University
Ray Smets, Quantum Circuits, Inc.
Christine Broadbridge, SouthernCT | The Forum (SOM) | ⚙️ Tech |
| Thursday, May 29, 2025, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Immigrantly: Live Podcast Recording | Saadia Khan, Immigrantly Media | Nooyi, Rm 2230 (SOM) | 🎨 Arts |
| Thursday, May 29, 2025, 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM | Driving Drug Discovery at the Interface between Academia and Industry | Christian Tidona, BioMed X GmbH | Zhang Auditorium (SOM) | 🧬 Biotech 🩺 Health |
| Thursday, May 29, 2025, 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM | Leadership at Scale: Navigating Growth, Change, & Impact | Jeff Stibel, LegalZoom
Michael Martin, Strava
Neil Tolaney Tolaney, TCV | Class of 1980, Rm 2400 (SOM) | ⚙️ Tech |
| Thursday, May 29, 2025, 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM | Quantum Technologies and the Future of Drug Discovery | Alexey Galda, Moderna
Mark Jackson, Quantinuum
Elica Kyoseva, Nvidia
Victor Batista, Yale Department Of Chemistry | The Forum (SOM) | ⚙️ Tech 🧬 Biotech |
| Thursday, May 29, 2025, 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Awards Ceremony | | Zhang Auditorium (SOM) | |
| Thursday, May 29, 2025, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM | Closing Reception, sponsored by Deloitte & Wiggin and Dana LLP | | Courtyard (SOM) | |
| Thursday, May 29, 2025, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Copenhagen | | Schwarzman Center | 🎨 Arts |
