Past Speakers

2023 PARTICIPANTS

Gavin Baker, Atreides Management
Allon Bloch, K Health
Will Danoff, Fidelity Contrafund
David Fialkow, General Catalyst
Scott Gottlieb, MD, American Enterprise Institute
Jean M. Hynes, Wellington Management
Seth A. Klarman, The Baupost Group LLC
Narv Narvekar, Harvard Management Company
Hari Ravichandran, Aura
Vlad Sejnoha, Nuance Communications
Rudina Seseri, Glasswing Ventures
Lawrence H. Summers, PhD, Harvard University

2022 PARTICIPANTS

Keith Block, Smith Point Capital
Bernard P. Cooney III, Flagship Pioneering
Will Danoff, Fidelity Contrafund
David Fialkow, General Catalyst
Phill Gross, Adage Capital Management
Jean M. Hynes, Wellington Management
Kris Jenner, Rock Springs Capital
Seth A. Klarman, The Baupost Group
Adam M. Koppel, Bain Capital Life Sciences
Kim Y. Lew, Columbia Investment Management Company
Marc Lore, Wonder Group
Adam Mikkelson, Camber Capital
Jim Mooney, The Baupost Group
Michael E. Murphy, Kensington Avenue Strategies
Evan Rachlin, Ascenta Capital
David M. Rubenstein, The Carlyle Group
Robert F. Smith, Vista Equity Partners
Krishna Yeshwant, Google Ventures

2021 PARTICIPANTS

Ben Balbale, Dockyard Capital Management
Mary Barra, General Motors
Stephane Bancel, Moderna
Eli Casdin, Casdin Capital
John Chambers, JC2 Ventures
Bihua Chen, Cormorant
Will Danoff, Fidelity
Stanley Druckenmiller, Duquesne Family Office LLC
David Fialkow, General Catalyst
Dave Furneaux, Virsec
Jean Hynes, Wellington Management
Seth Klarman, The Baupost Group
Jeff Lawson, Twilio
Evan Rachlin, Blackstone Life Sciences
David Rubenstein, The Carlyle Group
Corey Thomas, Rapid7

2020 PARTICIPANTS

Stéphane Bancel, Moderna
Rich Barton, Zillow
Larry Culp, General Electric
William Danoff, Fidelity Contrafund
Brad Gerstner, Altimeter Capital
Josh Gold, Three Bays Capital
Scott Kirby, United Airlines
Seth Klarman, The Baupost Group
Sol Kumin, Leucadia Asset Management
Eric Lander, Broad Institute
Steve Mandel, Lone Pine Capital
Keith Meister, Corvex Management
Mark Moore, ThornTree Capital Partners
Evan Rachlin, Blackstone Life Sciences
David Rubenstein, The Carlyle Group
Alex Sacerdote, Whale Rock Capital
Barry Sternlicht, Starwood Capital Group

2019 PARTICIPANTS

Jason Adler, Gotham Green Partners
David Bonderman, TPG Capital
Tom Coleman, Kensico Capital Management
Will Danoff, Fidelity Contrafund
David Fialkow, General Catalyst
David Gross-Loh, Bain Capital
Seth Klarman, The Baupost Group
Philippe Laffont, Coatue Management
Gary Loveman, Well
David Mussafer, Advent International Corporation
Narv Narvekar, Harvard Management Company
Jason Robins, Draft Kings
Alex Sacerdote, Whale Rock Capital Management
Niraj Shah, Wayfair
Brendan J. Swords, Wellington Management Company
Jonathan Zhu, Bain Capital
Maria Zuber, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2018 PARTICIPANTS

Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs
Bihua Chen, Cormorant Asset Management
Joel Cutler, General Catalyst
Fred Ehrsam, Paradigm
Ronald Fisher, SoftBank
James Flynn, Deerfield
Matt Huang, Paradigm
Munib Islam, Third Point LLC
Abigail Johnson, FMR LLC
Seth Klarman, The Baupost Group
Adam Koppel, Bain Capital Life Sciences
Jonathan Lavine, Bain Capital
Keith Meister, Corvex Management LP
Narv Narvekar, Harvard Management Company
Ted Pappendick
Benjamin Pass, TOMS Capital Investment Management
André Perold, HighVista Strategies
David Rubenstein, The Carlyle Group
Ricky Sandler, Eminence Capital
Balaji Srinivasan, Coinbase

2017 PARTICIPANTS

Danny Ainge, Boston Celtics
Gov. Charlie Baker, Governor of Massachusetts
Steven Barnes, Managing Director at Bain Capital
Nate Blecharczyk, Airbnb
Neil Blumenthal, Warby Parker
Joel Cutler, General Catalyst
John Danhakl, Leonard Green & Partners
Daniel Farb, Highfields Capital Management
John Grayken, Lone Star
Wyc Grousbeck, Governor, Managing Partner and CEO, Boston Celtics
Bill Helman, Partner at Greylock Partners
Jonathon Jacobson, Highfields Capital Management
Seth Klarman, CEO of The Baupost Group
Sol Kumin, Folger Hill Asset Management
G. Mason Morfit, ValueAct Capital
Gabriel Plotkin, Melvin Capital Management
William Sahlman, Harvard Business School
Craig Schortzmann, Blackstone
Jeffrey Smith, Starboard Value
Joel Tillinghast, Fidelity Management & Research Company
Adam Valkin, General Catalyst

2016 PARTICIPANTS

Matthew Botein, BlackRock Alternative Investors
William Bower, Fidelity Management & Research Company
Didric Cederholm, Lion Point Capital
James Crichton, Hitchwood Capital Management LP
Paul Dimitruk, Partners Capital Investment Group
Lars Förberg, Cevian Capital
Brad Gerstner, Altimeter Capital Management
Seth Klarman, The Baupost Group
Robert K. Kraft, The Kraft Group
Jonathan S. Lavine, Bain Capital LP
Kristin Mugford, Harvard Business School
Pamela L. Peedin, Dartmouth College
Craig D. Peskin, Highfields Capital Management LP
Robert Pohly, Samlyn Capital, LLC
Lawrence H. Summers, Harvard University
Michael G. Trotsky, MA Pension Reserves Investment Management Board

2015 PARTICIPANTS

Alan Fournier, Pennant Capital Management, LLC
David Gallo, Valinor Management, LP
Keith Gelb, Rockpoint Group
Jonathan Gray, Blackstone
Jonathon Jacobson, Highfields Capital Management, LP
Jason Karp, Tourbillon Capital Partners
John Khoury, Long Pond Capital, LP
Seth Klarman, The Baupost Group
Sol Kumin, Folger Hill Asset Management
Ken Langone, Invemed Associates, LLC
John Lykouretzos, Hoplite Capital Management
Howard Marks, Oaktree
Barry Rosenstein, JANA Partners LLC
Alex Sacerdote, Whale Rock Capital Management
Robert Small, Berkshire Partners
Joel Tillinghast, Fidelity Management & Research Company

2014 PARTICIPANTS

David Abrams, Abrams Capital
Jason Capello, Merchants Gate Capital
Will Danoff, Fidelity Investments
Bill Duhamel, Route One Investment Company
Jim Grant, Grant’s Interest Rate Observer
Jeremy Grantham, GMO
Jon Jacobson, Highfields Capital
Alex Klabin, Senator Capital
Seth Klarman, The Baupost Group
Beeneet Kothari, Tekne Capital
Sol Kumin, Folger Hill Asset Management
Traci Lerner, Chesapeake Partners
James Litinsky, JHL Capital Group
Michael Lowenstein, Kensico Capital Management
Josh Resnick, Jericho Capital Asset Management
Larry Robbins, Glenview Capital Management
Barry Sternlicht, Starwood Capital Group

2013 PARTICIPANTS

Will Danoff, Fidelity Investments
Tony DiNovi, Thomas H. Lee Partners
Seth Klarman, The Baupost Group
Steve Mandel, Lone Pine Capital
Keith Meister, Corvex Management
Jack Meyer, Convexity Capital Management
Mark Nunnelly, Bain Capital
Andre Perold, High Vista Strategies
Bijan Sabet, Spark Capital
Paul Salem, Providence Equity Partners, Inc.
Paul Singer, Elliott Management
Dan Sundheim, Viking Global Investors
Marc Wolpow, Audax Management

2012 PARTICIPANTS

David Abrams, Abrams Capital Management
Andrew Bary, Barron’s
Will Danoff, Fidelity Contrafund
Eric Doppstadt, The Ford Foundation
Jon Jacobson, Highfields Capital
Seth Klarman, The Baupost Group
Jay Light, Harvard Business School
Jane Mendillo, Harvard Management Company
Andre Perold, High Vista Strategies
Richard Perry, Perry Capital
Edward Shapiro, PAR Capital Management
Max Stone, D.E. Shaw & Co.
Larry Summers, Harvard University
Michael Trotsky, MA Pension Reserves Investment Management
Jeffrey Vinik, Vinik Asset Management
David Zervos, Jefferies
Nancy Zimmerman, Bracebridge Capital