Tech Impact Collaborative Lecture Series 2022

October 12 at 5 p.m. - History of Tech Innovation in the Berkshires
Speaker: Evan Hickok, Operations Manager at General Dynamics Mission Systems (Zoom)

October 19 at 5 p.m. - A Low-Carbon Energy Industry is Coming - What Does That Mean for the Berkshires?
Panelists include: Pat Quinlan, co-founder of SolaBlock Inc. and Black Island Wind Turbines; Tyler Fairbank, CEO of The Fairbank Group, LLC and President of Jiminy Peak; and Dave Lewis, Founder & CEO of MoveEV. Moderated by Tom Michelman, Senior Director and Distributed Energy Resources practice area lead at Sustainable Energy Advantage (Zoom)

October 26 at 5 p.m. Aerospace and Defense
Panelists include: Christine Nolan, Director of Mass Tech’s Center for Advanced Manufacturing; Brenda Burdick, Director, Strategic Communications at General Dynamics Mission System; Justin McKennon, Principal Scientist at Electro Magnetic Applications; Chris Babadelis; Marketing Manager and Producer at United Aircraft Technologies; Tim Butterworth, Operations Manager, the Berkshire Innovation Center will moderate. (Zoom)

November 2 at 5 p.m. - Life Sciences
Panelists include: Jeanne LeClair, Senior Director of Business Development & Workforce Partnerships; Linnea Koons, Director of Marketing at Boyd Biomedical; and Thorsten Scott, General Manager of Spectrum Plastics in Pittsfield (Zoom)
    
November 9 at 5 p.m. - Creative Economy
Panelists include: Jenny Wright, Director Of Strategic Communications and Advancement at MASS MoCA; Diane Pearlman, Executive Director, Berkshire Film and Media Arts Collaborative; and Jared Fine, Chief Marketing Officer, Jacob's Pillow. Moderator: Dennis Rebelo, Chief Learning Officer, Berkshire Innovation Center. (Zoom)

November 16 at 5 p.m - Growing the Tech Economy in the Berkshires
Panelists are: Ben Lamb, Director of Economic Development, 1Berkshire; Ben Sosne, Executive Director, Berkshire Innovation Center; and Bob Braddick, Advisor (Zoom)