Join Underscore VC and the Boston tech ecosystem for Boston Reconnect on May 19-20!

We know what you’re thinking. “Ugh. Another virtual event?” This one will be different. Divided into manageable chunks of time over two days, Boston Reconnect is built for interactivity.


Start the mornings with inspiring stories from well-known Boston startup executives such as HubSpot’s Dharmesh Shah and ezCater’s Stefania Mallett. Then join informative, actionable workshops with like-minded leaders from across the Boston tech space.


You’ll walk away with tangible learnings; the energy that comes with revitalized connections; and the reminder that no, you’re not the only one who finds these crazy things hard. Register today!

 

AGENDA:

Day 1: Wed, May 19

  • 9:00 AM: Boston Reconnect Kickoff and Fireside Chat with Dharmesh Shah, Founder at HubSpot
  • 10:15 AM: Breakouts & Discussion Rooms - Pricing & Packaging,The Future of the Boston tech Ecosystem, How to Get Hiring (and Diversity) Right as you Scale, Scaling Customer Retention & Growth
  • 11:00 AM: "Why Startups Fail" with Tom Eisenmann
  • 12:00 PM: 1:1 Networking via Orbiit

Day 2: Thurs, May 20

  • 8:00 AM: Workout with the Core Community
  • 9:00 AM: Boston Unicorn Panel
  • 10:00 AM: Breakouts & Discussion Rooms - Maintaining Culture as You Scale, Empowering Women for Leadership Roles in Tech, Applying Lean Startup Approach to Building your Product (PMF), Early-stage Fundraising: Getting the Deal Done
  • 11:00 AM: Breakouts & Discussion Rooms - Embedding FinTech Products into your Platform, Moving up Market: Selling into Enterprise, So You Want to be a Board Member?, Planning the Transition Back to the Office
  • 12:00 PM: Core Awards 
  • 5:00 PM: Clubhouse Happy Hour -https://www.joinclubhouse.com/event/PYnlrDaG
SPEAKERS
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Madeleine Reese
Founder & CEO
Allma
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Chris Gardner
Partner
Underscore VC
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Susan An
Senior Sales Director
Tessian
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Nish Murthy
VP of Customer Success
Postscript
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Ash Ashutosh
Founder & CEO
Actifio
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Genna Gwynn
Senior Vice President, Commerce Cloud
Salesforce
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Lucy Lemons (she/her)
Vice President, People
Numerated
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Devin Nash
Head of Marketing
Underscore VC
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Julia Georgules
Senior Vice President, Director of Research
JLL
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Phil Pergola
VP, Customer Success
VMware
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Ashlee Jeannot (she/hers)
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion Program Manager
Salsify
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Morgan Mosher, she/her
Partner
T3 Advisors
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Yasmin Cruz Ferrine
General Partner
Visible Hands
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Angela Liu
Director
Hack.Diversity
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Sooah Cho
Principal
Underscore VC
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Rick Kenney
Founder and Managing Director
Leading Lights
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Stefania Mallett
Co-Founder & CEO
ezCater
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Jason Moens
VP of FinTech Products
Toast
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Jennifer Mahoney
Senior Director, Customer Success
Glytec
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Greg Arnette
CEO and Co-Founder
CloudTruth
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Mia Nguyen
Chief of Staff
Underscore VC
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Thomas Jensen
Senior Director, Pricing & Monetization Strategy
Twilio
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Adrienne Barnard
SVP People Ops & Experience
AdmitHub
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Chris Denson
Director of Innovation
MullenLowe
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Jennifer Lum
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Biospring Partners
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Lucia Maffei
Technology Reporter
Boston Business Journal
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Kirk Arnold
Board Member, XIR, Lecturer
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Franky Rhodes, aPHR
People Ops Manager
Lola.com
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Clement Cazalot
Managing Director
Techstars Boston
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Gail Deegan
Board Member
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James Orsillo
Partner, CFO/O
Underscore VC
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Tom Eisenmann
Harvard Business School Professor and Author
Harvard Business School
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Patrick Campbell
Founder & CEO
ProfitWell
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Stephany Lapierre
Founder & CEO
Tealbook
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Claire Crowther
Content Manager
Underscore VC
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Jessica Iandiorio
Chief Marketing Officer
Starburst Data
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Jon Fry
CEO
Lendflow
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Sonciary Honnoll
Co-Founder
Quala
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Mike Black
CMO
Profitero
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Michael Skok
Founding Partner
Underscore VC
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Lily Lyman
General Partner
Underscore VC
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Ben Mackinnon
Founder & CEO
Kard
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Keith Corso
Founder & CEO
BusRight
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Jenni Goodman
Director of Community
Underscore VC
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Richard Dulude
Co-Founder & Partner
Underscore VC
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Joe Kinsella
CTO & Founder
CloudHealth
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Dries Buytaert
Co-Founder
Acquia
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John Purcell
Chief Product Officer
DoiT International
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Andrew Lau
CEO and Co-Founder
Jellyfish
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Matt Wozny
VP of Product
Legacy
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Brian Devaney
Principal
Underscore VC
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Tom Wentworth
Chief Marketing Officer
Recorded Future
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Stefanie Bishop
Head of People
Hi Marley
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Dharmesh Shah
Co-Founder & CTO
HubSpot
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Ashley Ladd
Manager, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
HubSpot
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Roy Hirshland
CEO
T3 Advisors
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Swapnil Gadkari
Director, Commercialization & Market Development
Rapid7
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Matheus Riolfi
Cofounder & CEO
Tint
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PARTNERS
Visible Hands
Hack.Diversity
MassTLC Board Ready Bootcamp
Envision Accelerator
AGENDA
All Dates
May 19
May 20
  • All Tracks
  • Track 1
  • Track 2
  • Track 3
  • Track 4
May 19
1:02 PM - 2:15 PM UTC
Welcome & Fireside Chat with Dharmesh Shah, Co-Founder, HubSpot
  • Chris Gardner
  • Lily Lyman
  • Jenni Goodman
  • Dharmesh Shah
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM UTC
The Future of the Boston Tech Ecosystem
  • Devin Nash
  • Yasmin Cruz Ferrine
  • Lucia Maffei
  • Clement Cazalot
  • Matt Wozny
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM UTC
Scaling Customer Retention & Growth
  • Nish Murthy
  • Phil Pergola
  • Jennifer Mahoney
  • Sonciary Honnoll
  • John Purcell
  • Brian Devaney
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM UTC
Pricing & Packaging
  • Thomas Jensen
  • James Orsillo
  • Patrick Campbell
  • Swapnil Gadkari
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM UTC
Show, Not Tell, Your DEI Values as You Scale
  • Ashlee Jeannot (she/hers)
  • Angela Liu
  • Adrienne Barnard
  • Franky Rhodes, aPHR
  • Jenni Goodman
3:15 PM - 4:05 PM UTC
"Why Startups Fail" with Tom Eisenmann
  • Tom Eisenmann
  • Lily Lyman
  • Jenni Goodman
  • Richard Dulude
4:05 PM - 4:30 PM UTC
1:1 Networking and Partner Booths Open
    May 20
    12:00 PM - 12:30 PM UTC
    #UnderscoreCore Peloton Class!
    Join fellow attendees for a 30-minute yoga class or spin class. Join with the hashtag #UnderscoreCore and we'll donate $15 to Hack.Diversity. Details here: www.underscore.vc/peloton
      1:02 PM - 2:00 PM UTC
      Welcome and Boston Unicorn Panel
      • Ash Ashutosh
      • Devin Nash
      • Stefania Mallett
      • Chris Denson
      • Michael Skok
      • Dries Buytaert
      2:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC
      Early-Stage Fundraising: Getting the Deal Done
      • Stephany Lapierre
      • Claire Crowther
      • Ben Mackinnon
      • Keith Corso
      2:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC
      Empowering Women for Leadership Roles in Tech
      • Susan An
      • Lucy Lemons (she/her)
      • Mia Nguyen
      • Jessica Iandiorio
      • Tom Wentworth
      2:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC
      Applying Lean Startup Approach to Building your Product (PMF)
      • Madeleine Reese
      • Greg Arnette
      • Lily Lyman
      • Joe Kinsella
      2:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC
      Maintaining Culture as You Scale
      • Kirk Arnold
      • Michael Skok
      • Jenni Goodman
      • Andrew Lau
      • Ashley Ladd
      3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC
      Planning the Transition Back to the Office
      • Julia Georgules
      • Morgan Mosher, she/her
      • Jenni Goodman
      • Stefanie Bishop
      • Roy Hirshland
      3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC
      Embedding FinTech Products into Your Platform
      • Sooah Cho
      • Jason Moens
      • Jon Fry
      • Matheus Riolfi
      3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC
      So You Want to be a Board Member?
      • Jennifer Lum
      • Gail Deegan
      • Richard Dulude
      3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC
      Moving up Market: Selling into Enterprise
      • Chris Gardner
      • Genna Gwynn
      • Rick Kenney
      • Mike Black
      4:00 PM - 4:20 PM UTC
      Core Community Awards
      • Devin Nash
      • Sooah Cho
      • James Orsillo
      • Brian Devaney
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