About New England: 2004
Co-hosted by Springboard Enterprises, Boston University, and the Center for Women & Enterprises, the Springboard: New England 2004 program featured 24 of the most promising high-growth, women-led companies from the New England, Mid-Atlantic and the South East. The Forum was held on November 12, 2004 at Boston University in Boston, MA showcasing the entrepreneurs before an audience of the area’s top corporate, angel, and venture investors.
Forum Committee
Co-Chairs:
Candida Brush, Associate Professor, Boston University School of Management
Daphne Dufresne, Principal, Weston Presidio Capital
Committee Members:
Geraldine Alias, Associate, Battery Ventures
Elizabeth Ames, Board Member, Center for Women and Enterprise
Ann Bilyew, Partner, Advent International
Joe Caruso, President, Bantam Group
Janet Dunlap, Partner, Goodwin Procter, LLP
Tom Eisenmann, Assistant Professor, Harvard Business School
Kathy Elliot, 8 Wings Enterprises
Kathy Fields, Partner, Testa, Hurwitz, & Thibeault, LLP
Michael Greeley, Managing Partner, IDG Ventures
Michael Goldberger, Founding Partner, MIDIOR Consulting
Karin Gregory, Managing Partner, Dover Medical Ventures
Carolyn Hallinan, Principal, Cross Atlantic Capital Partners
Mary Pat Hinckley, Director – Fast Growth Programs, Center for Women and Enterprise
Krisztina Holly, Executive Director, MIT Desphande Center
Marianne Hudson, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Anita Karcz, Healthcare Opportunities, MIT Enterprise Forum
Kay Koplovitz, Principal, Koplovitz & Company
Pamela Lenehan, President, Ridge Hill Consulting LLC
Sandy Lish, Founder and Principal, The Castle Group
James Matheson, Principal, Flagship Ventures
Amy Millman, President, Springboard Enterprises
James Nahirny, Managing Director, BainCapital Ventures
Kollol Pal, Principal, Pure Tech Ventures
Jill Preotle
Kishore Rao, Senior Associate, Trident Capital
Jennifer Schmelter, Vice President, Private Equity
Alison Taunton-Rigby, President and CEO, Forester Biotech
Monika Vnuk, Senior Associate, Oxford Bioscience Partners
Clark Waterfall, Co-founder & Managing Director
Nader Yaghoubi, Senior Analyst, Zero Stage Capital
Co-Hosts
Springboard Enterprises
Sponsors
Partner Sponsors:
Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault LLP
Supporter Sponsors:
Contributor Sponsors:
Ridge Hill Consulting LLC
Supporting Organizations
85 Broads
Asian Women in Business
Association for Corporate Growth
Boston Israeli Business Forum
Center for Entrepreneurial Development
Funding Post
Greater Baltimore Technology Council
Industry and Tehcnology Assistance Corporation
Manhattan Chamber of Commerce
Massachusetts Telecommunications Council
MIT Entrepreneurship Center
MIT Enterprise Forum of Virginia
National Association of Women Business Owners-New York
New England Business and Technology Association
Women’s Business Center