BIF-4 Attendees
| John Abele | USS Grunion, FIRST, Boston Scientific, Argosy | |
| Mickey Ackerman | Business Innovation Factory | |
| Lorne Adrain | Financial Representative | Northwestern Mutual Financial Network |
| Jason Alberti | Marketing Consultant | The Health and Wellness Institute |
| Babette Allina | Assoc. Project Director RI EPSCoR | University of Rhode Island |
| Stephanie Alvarez Ewens | Photographer | Nursing Home of the Future |
| Andrea Amaral | Sales/Marketing Operations Manager | Tango Pix |
| Stephen Andrade | Department Chair, School of Technology | Johnson & Wales University |
| Randy Antik | Founder | Searching For Solutions Institute |
| Mike Arsenault | Marketing Associate | Continuum |
| Leif Askeland | Vice President, Engineering | Hasbro |
| Peter Auditore | Head Business Influencer Relations Group | SAP |
| Laurie Baker | Vice President Corporate Communications | Marc Ecko Enterprises |
| Martin Baker | President | Inotivity |
| Dave Balter | Founder & CEO | BzzAgent, Inc. |
| Ed Bednarcik | CEO | Wright Line |
| Brian Bednarek | Vice President of Client Services | TopCoder, Inc. |
| Chris Benedict | Principal | Chris Benedict, R.A. |
| Richard Beretta | Attorney at Law | Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. |
| Roger Bergenheim | Publisher and President | Providence Business News |
| Becky Bermont | VP of Media + Partners | Rhode Island School of Design |
| David Berry, M.D. Ph.D. | Principal | Flagship Ventures |
| Richard Besdine | Dean | Brown Medical School |
| Elizabeth Bird | Chief Medical Advisor | Ximedica |
| Jason Black | Business Development Executive | Tango Pix |
| Angela Blanchard | President and CEO | Neighborhood Centers Inc. |
| David Booth | Assistant Vice President | BankRI |
| Randall Booth | Brand Graphics Leader / Lighters | BIC Inc. USA |
| Bill Braasch | Explainer | Agile Items |
| Paul Brackett | Client Relationship Representative, Public Sector Solutions | IBM |
| Kipp Bradford | Principal | The Kippworks |
| Stephen Brand | President and Chief Imagination Officer | The New Enterprise Factory, Inc. |
| Michelle Brannigan | Vice President, Sales | Tango Pix |
| Ruby Bridges | Educator and Civil Rights Activist | Ruby Bridges Foundation |
| Deborah Brooks | Co-Founder | The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinsons Research |
| Dave Brunell | Account Executive | Imaginatik |
| Daniel Buchner | Vice President of Design and Innovation | Continuum |
| Marilyn Busch | Publicist | Trinity Repertory Company |
| Christopher Bush | Executive Director Information Systems | Amgen |
| Margie Butler | Brand Strategy/Creative Economy Consulting | |
| Renee Callahan | Editor | Innosight LLC |
| Chris Cannata | Sector Lead for Financial Services | Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation |
| Leigh Anne Cappello | Futurist | Hasbro |
| Claudia Cardozo | Small Business Account Executive - ECC | Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation |
| Carollynn Carlson | Business Manager | Raytheon Company |
| Sue Carmody | Director, Pharmacy Customer Experience | CVS Caremark |
| Sherri Carrera | Operations Manager, Every Company Counts | Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation |
| Junko Carter | Director of Industry Partnerships | Rhode Island School of Design |
| Kevin Casey | Business Development Manager | Wright Line |
| Greg Chafee | Attorney at Law | Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. |
| Robin Chase | CEO | GoLoco |
| Adrian Chernoff | Innovation Executive, CEO | Ideation Genesis |
| Kathy Cloninger | CEO | Girl Scouts of the USA |
| Under Secretary Jay Cohen | Under Secretary for Science & Technology | Department of Homeland Security |
| Maya Colantuono | Shared Living Coordinator | Kent County Arc- The J Arthur Trudeau Center |
| Curt Columbus | Artistic Director | Trinity Repertory Company |
| Kristen Coogan | Administrative Assistant | RI STAC |
| Melanie Coon | Vice President for Communications | The Rhode Island Foundation |
| Carly Cooper | Manager | SAP |
| Lynn Cothren | Director of Administration | Girl Scouts of the USA |
| Matt Cottam | Cofounder and Principal | Tellart |
| Carl Cottuli | VP of Product Marketing | Wright Line |
| Joseph Coughlin | Director | AgeLab, MIT |
| Leslie Cullen | Brand Design Leader | BIC Inc. USA |
| Tori Currier | VP, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt | Citizens Bank |
| Andrew Cutler | Partner | Cutler & Company |
| John Davenport | Associate Director, Institute for Brain Science | Brown University |
| Marion Davis | Providence Business News | |
| Jim Davy | President | James M. Davy Associates |
| Jeff De Cagna | Chief Strategist and Founder | Principled Innovation LLC |
| Loriana De Crescenzo | Dir. of Development and Communication | The Met School |
| Anthony Dematteo | Vice President | Dimeo Construction Company |
| Lisa DiCarlo | Asst. Professor of Anthropology | Babson College |
| Gary Scott Dingus | Manager Pharmacy Customer Experience | CVS Caremark |
| Karen DiStefano | Manager, Pharmacy Customer Experience | CVS Caremark |
| Daniel Dittmar | Group Brand Design Manager | BIC Inc. USA |
| John Donoghue | Professor, Department of Neuroscience | Cyberkinetics and Brown University |
| Peter Dorsey | Senior Vice President | Business Development Co. of RI |
| Tori Drew | Director, Operations | Business Innovation Factory |
| Erica Driver | Co-Founder and Principal | ThinkBalm |
| Sam Driver | Co-Founder and Principal | ThinkBalm |
| Alexandria Drohobyczer | Manager, Process Innovation | CVS Caremark |
| Jeff Drury | Graphic/Interactive Designer | Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation |
| Bill Dukes | Chief Innovation Officer | The Health and Wellness Institute |
| Will Durfee | Director of Operations | Hexagon Metrology |
| Steve Durkee | Principal | Durkee Brown Viveiros & Werenfels Architects |
| Jeanette Luise Eberhardy, PhD, MFA | Founding Partner | Wiv Inc |
| Marc Ecko | Chairman of the Board and Chief Creative Officer | Marc Ecko Enterprises |
| Elizabeth Eddins | Principal | eddinsdesign |
| Linda Edwards | FTO | Rite-Solutions |
| Hulda Emilsdottir | Simple.is | |
| L. Miguel Encarnação | Director, Emerging Technology Applications, Innovation Center | Humana Inc. |
| Adam Epstein | Vice President, Research and Development | Dielectrics |
| Colonel Dean Esserman | Chief of Police | Providence Police Department |
| Barnaby Evans | Artist, Creator and Executive Director | WaterFire |
| Richard Farias | Executive Vice President | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island |
| Todd Farias | Project Manager | The Health and Wellness Institute |
| Terry Feeley | New Ventures | Rite-Solutions |
| Jonathan Feinstein | Senior Principal | Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. |
| Carole Finger | Books on the Square | |
| Penny Fisher | Books on the Square | |
| Laura Fitton | Principal | Pistachio Consulting |
| Chris Flanagan | Director Research Initiatives | Business Innovation Factory |
| Matthew Flanagan | CEO | Senjiva Energy |
| Don Fleck | Senjiva Energy | |
| Michael Fleischman | CEO | BlueFin Lab Inc. |
| Michael Florczyk | Assistant Vice President | Citizens Bank |
| Katharine Flynn | Director of Business Development | Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation |
| Raymond Fogarty | Director Chafee Center | Bryant University-Chafee Center |
| Susan Foley | Executive Director Research Centers | Babson Executive Education |
| Helena Foulkes | SVP of Health Care Services | CVS Caremark |
| Terrie Fox Wetle, Ph.D. | Associate Dean of Medicine for Public Health and Public Policy | Brown University |
| Wayne Franklin | Principal | Urban Sun Investments, Inc |
| Stuart Freiman | Business Development Manager, IT & Digital Media | Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation |
| Felice Freyer | Medical Writer | Providence Journal |
| Jason Fried | Founder and CEO | 37signals |
| Michael Gallo | President & CEO | Kelly Space & Technology, Inc. |
| Maia Garau | Senior User Experience Consultant | Dynamic Diagrams |
| Julianne Gauron | Design Researcher | Nursing Home of the Future |
| Michael Gennaro | Executive Director | Trinity Repertory Company |
| Judy Gillis | Master Black Belt | Citizens Financial Group |
| Joan Glazer | Director of Finance | Trinity Repertory Company |
| Lewis Gordon Pugh | Explorer, Smimmer, Environmentalist | |
| Debra Gould | Owner | NTELLC Latino Expo |
| Jim Grace | President & CEO | InsureMyTrip.com |
| Stefan Gravenstein | Clinical Director | Quality Partners of Rhode Island |
| Rob Green | Chief Operating Officer | Berklee Media |
| Matt Grigsby | CEO & Co-Founder | Ecoloect |
| Lynne Groth | Executive Director | Searching For Solutions Institute |
| Michelle Ha | Director of Innovation Partnerships | Rhode Island School of Design |
| Peter Haas | Founder, Executive Director | Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group |
| Alan Harlam | Director Social Entrepreneurship | Swearer Center for Public Service |
| Bari Harlam | VP Relationship Marketing | CVS Caremark |
| Ann-Marie Harrington | President and Founder | Embolden Design, Inc. |
| Kurt Harrington | CEO | Something Fishy, Inc. |
| Fred Hashway | Director Intergovernmental Relation | Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation |
| Joe Haskett | Designer | distill studio |
| David Hemendinger | VP, CTO | Lifespan |
| Jen Hetzel Silbert | Partner | Innovation Partners International |
| Joe Hinds | ||
| Victor Hoernig | Chief Designer | Masco Product Design |
| Jeffrey Hollender | President and Chief Inspired Protagonist | Seventh Generation |
| Tony Hsieh | CEO | Zappos.com |
| Jens Hupkau | Director of Engineering and R&D | Hexagon Metrology |
| Richard Jaffe | Director of External Relations | Trinity Repertory Company |
| Reena Jana | Innovation Dept. Editor | Business Week |
| Denise Javery | Human Resource Director | Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation |
| Tony Jefts | Director of Software Development | TopCoder, Inc. |
| Karyn Jimenez | Student | Johnson & Wales University |
| Dave Johnson | SVP, Home & Business Networks | American Power Conversion |
| Jennie Johnson | Executive Director | City Year Rhode Island |
| Scot Jones | President & CEO | Groov-Pin Corporation |
| Ronald Jordan | Dean, College of Pharmacy | University of Rhode Island |
| Saul Kaplan | Founder and Chief Catalyst | Business Innovation Factory |
| Susan Kaplan | ||
| Len Katzman | Director of Technology Commercialization | Brown University |
| Braden Kelley | Chief Innovator | Blogging Innovation |
| Joseph Kelly | New England General Manager | O'Neill Properties Group |
| Edward Kerslake | Vice President Corporate R&D | Boston Scientific |
| Beth-Ellen Keyes | Managing Director | SpeakerSpace |
| Annalie Killian | Catalyst for Magic | AMP |
| Charley Kineke | Executive Champion, Lean Six Sigma | Citizens Bank |
| Mackenzie King | Coordinator of School Programs | Sweat Equity Enterprises |
| Angus Kingon | Professor of Engineering | Brown University |
| Joshua Klein | Senior Technology Principal | Frog Design, Inc. |
| Arthur Klein, M.D. | Senior VP, Chief Physician Officer | Lifespan |
| Zvonimir Kotnik | Product Manager | Hexagon Metrology |
| Geraint Krumpe | Designer | Masco Product Design |
| David Kusek | Vice President | Berklee Media |
| Cat Lainé | Deputy Director | Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group |
| Robert Laliberte | Partner | Innovation Partners International |
| Stephen Lane | Founder | Item New Product Development |
| Karl Langmuir | Director Product Marketing | American Power Conversion |
| Chuck Larcom | Emergency Management Training | Rite-Solutions |
| Craig LaRosa | Principal, Brand Experience | Continuum |
| Jude Laughrey | Vice President | Citizens Bank |
| Jim Lavoie | CEO | Rite-Solutions |
| Wendy Lawton | Associate Director, Corporate & Foundation Relations | Brown University |
| Jason Lee | Director of Operations | Kelly Space & Technology, Inc. |
| Nariné Lemme | Assistant Vice President | Citizens Bank |
| Kerri Lemoie | Director of Technology | IMT Services |
| Jay Levitt | President/Founder | Distant Music, Inc. |
| Ellen Levy | Founding Managing Director | Silicon Valley Connect, LLC |
| Dennis Littky | Co-Founder and Co-Director | The Big Picture Company |
| Christopher Logan | Information Security Director | Lifespan |
| Edward Lopes | Senior Vice President, Development | O'Neill Properties Group |
| James Ludwig | VP of Global Design | Steelcase Inc. |
| Chenghui Luo | Director of Innovation | GTECH |
| Michael Lye | Program Lead | Nursing Home of the Future |
| Dan MacDonald | ||
| Ada Jo Mann | Partner | Innovation Partners International |
| Lisa Marceau | VP Media and Communications | New England Research Institutes |
| Wayne Marcus | Sr. Design Director | Hasbro |
| Joe Marino | President | Rite-Solutions |
| Jennifer Marrapese | Executive Director | Social Venture Partners Rhode Island |
| Shawna Martin | Market Research Manager | Masco Corporation |
| Edward Mazze | Dean of the College of Business Administration | University of Rhode Island |
| Kevin McKay | Director | Tockwotton Home |
| Jeff McLean | President, Americas | CooperVision |
| Dwight McMillan | Founder | Basics Group |
| Eileen Meehan | Chief Operating Officer | The Health and Wellness Institute |
| David Meisel | Senior Business Development Executive | Ciber, Inc. |
| Jeff Meleski | SVP | Communispace |
| Geogina Melone | Futurist | Hasbro |
| Marty Merry | Partner | Dynamic Health Systems |
| Christopher Meyer | Chief Executive Officer | Monitor Group |
| Maureen Mezei | International Trade Director | Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation |
| Bernard Mohr | Partner | Innovation Partners International |
| Glenn Morin | SVP - Director Internet Strategy | Citizens Bank |
| Peter Morrissey | President and CEO | Morrissey & Co. |
| Cindy Moser | Director, Product Development | The Health and Wellness Institute |
| Mark Murphy | Editor | Providence Business News |
| Danny Nashman | Founder | The Potential Group |
| Thomas Nealssohn | Manager, Innovation Implementation Svcs | Masco Corporation Research & Development |
| Jacqueline Novogratz | Founder and CEO | Acumen Fund |
| Bruce Nussbaum | Assistant Managing Editor | Business Week |
| James O'Connor | Director, Marketing and Communications | QualityMetric |
| Meghan O'Connor | Communications Coordinator | Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation |
| Peter Oelschlaeger | Sandia National Laboratories | |
| Brian O'Neill | Founder & Chairman | O'Neill Properties Group |
| Mark Osman | Partner | userthink |
| Lisa Pattison | Senior Creative Manager | CVS Caremark |
| Bill Paukert | Product Design Manager | Hasbro |
| Julie Penner | MBA/JD Student | University of Colorado, Lijit |
| Mindy Penney | Partner | Ximedica |
| Elizabeth Perry | Business Development Account Executive | Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation |
| Aidan Petrie | Co-Founder / Chief Innovation Officer | Ximedica |
| David Piehler | Manager, Web Development | Basics Group |
| Terry Pierce | Department of Homeland Security | |
| Emily Pilloton | Founder | Project H Design |
| Amy Porter | Assistant Dean CELS | University of Rhode Island |
| Russell Preston | Design Associate | Cornish Associates |
| Amy Quigley | VP, Marketing | Continuum |
| Dena Quilici | VP Design Playskool | Hasbro |
| Gina Raimondo | Managing Partner and Founder | Point Judith Capital |
| Alan Ramsay | President / CEO | CLM Entertainment |
| James Rayner | Physician | Lifespan |
| Cynthia Reed | President, CEO and Founder | LTR Holdings |
| Dan Reifsteck | Chief Operating Officer | Ximedica |
| Russ Reilly | AVP, Lean Six SIgma Black Belt | Citizens Bank |
| John Riendeau | Defense Industry Manager | Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation |
| Glenn Rifkin | Journalist | |
| Robert Riggs | Sr. Director, Marketing Services | GTECH |
| Dianne Ritter | Sector Lead for Life Sciences/ Health Care | Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation |
| Jean Robertson | Senior Director Policy and Research | Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation |
| David Robson | Vice President, Business Development | Ximedica |
| David Rockwell | Founder & CEO | Rockwell Group |
| Robert Rodenbeck | Director of R&D | Delta Faucet |
| Stephen Rosa | President & CEO | (add)ventures |
| Randy Ross | Vice President | Best Buy Co., Inc. |
| Deb Roy | Associate Professor of Media Arts and Sciences | MIT |
| Anna Rubino | Brand Design Leader | BIC Consumer Products USA |
| Peter Rumsey | Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing | Wright Line |
| Jessica Rutledge | Special Projects Officer | The Rhode Island Foundation |
| Mary Sadlier | SVP/Chief Strategy Officer | (add)ventures |
| Pito Salas | Co-founder | Swift Media Networks |
| Jim Sampas | Director of Development, Producer | Tango Pix |
| Juan Santos | CCO | Studiocom |
| Richard Satava | Professor, Dept. of Surgery | University of Washington |
| J. Michael Saul | Managing Director of Finance Programs | Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation |
| Jennifer Schanck Bolwell | VP Special & Vocational Services | Crossroads Rhode Island |
| Chris Schutte | Director of Business Development and Marketing | InsureMyTrip.com |
| Jeff Seemann | Dean of the College of the Environment and Life Sciences | University of Rhode Island |
| Kathleen Shannon | Director of Research Initiatives | Brown University |
| David Shea | LSS Black belt | Citizens Bank |
| Robert Shea | Vice President for Business Affairs | Community College of Rhode Island |
| Andrew Shearer | Senior Analyst | Lifespan |
| Andrew Shedd | Ideologist | Vitamin Thick |
| Daniel Shedd | President | Taylor Box Company |
| James Sheusi | Student | Johnson & Wales University |
| Alan Shoer | Attorney at Law | Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. |
| Nathan Siegel | Physician | Lifespan |
| Liisa Silander | Director of Editorial Services | Rhode Island School of Design |
| Tony Silbert | Partner | Innovation Partners International |
| Andrew Singer | Physician | NSRA |
| Lynn Singleton | President | Providence Performing Arts Center |
| Ethan Sluter | Director of Business Development | New England Construction |
| Thorne Sparkman | Managing Director | Slater Technology Fund |
| David Spencer | VP, Owner | Atlantic Paper |
| Donald Stanford | President | Stanford Scientific |
| Frank Stauder | Director of NPD | Masco Canada |
| Hallie Steele | Graphic Designer | Basics Group |
| Robert Stolzman | Attorney at Law | Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. |
| Walter Stone | Attorney at Law | Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. |
| Melissa Studzinski | Director, Marketing | CVS Caremark |
| Amy Tagle | Product Manager | Liberty Hardware |
| Bill Taylor | Founding Editor | Fast Company |
| Robert Taylor | Partner | Partridge Snow & Hahn |
| Jack Templin | Principal | Thought Cap |
| Donna Thibodeau | Vice President, Client Services | Ximedica |
| Cynthia Thomashow | Exec. Dir. of the Center for Environmental Education | Unity College |
| Rachel Tischler | Associate Director of Finance & Administration | Trinity Repertory Company |
| Emily Titon | Bridges, Inc | |
| Manuel Toscano | Principal | Zago |
| Alexander Tsiaras | Founder & CEO | Anatomical Travelogue |
| Bill Tsiaras | Chief of Ophthalmology | Rhode Island Hospital |
| John Tuccillo | Vice President | American Power Conversion |
| Andries van Dam | Thomas J. Watson, Jr., Prof. of Tech. and Edu. and Prof. of Computer Science | Brown University |
| Wayne Vieira | SVP/Design & Branding | (add)ventures |
| Wyatt Wade | President | Davis Publications, Inc. |
| Trish Wadley | ||
| Suzanne Walsh | Program Director | Lumina Foundation for Education |
| Jeffrey Weiss | President | Glaxton LLC |
| Harry West | Vice President, Strategy and Innovation | Continuum |
| Angela Wiczek | Senior Director, Corporate Communication | GTECH |
| Rick Wilkins | Vice Chair | Social Venture Partners Rhode Island |
| Emilie Williams | Lead Designer | Masco Product Design |
| John Winsor | VP/Exec Dir. of Strategy & Innovation | Crispin Porter + Bogusky |
| Meg Wirth | Founder | Maternova |
| Todd Wise | Senior VP Tweens D&D | Hasbro |
| Jeremy Withers | Partner | Schwadesign |
| Melissa Withers | Director, Communications and Market Development | Business Innovation Factory |
| Steve Woit | Founding Publisher | Xconomy |
| John Wolpert | Managing Director | Team upStart LLC |
| Curt Worden | CEO & Executive Producer | Tango Pix |
| Katie Wray | Senior Project Designer | Tellart |
| Richard Saul Wurman | Author | |
| David Yaun | Vice President, Corporate Communications | IBM |
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