See the City of the Future June 10 at Xconomy's Boston 2034

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - May 15, 2014 - PRLog -- Boston, Mass, May 15, 2014 – On June 10 Boston’s Innovation District will play host to a gathering of business and technology luminaries who will discuss what is required to build and maintain a robust, high tech economy. For Boston, that means understanding what areas are most deserving of investment if the city is to enhance its status as hub of global innovation.

The event is Boston 2034. Slated for the Seaport World Trade Center, the dozens of internationally recognized featured speakers include:

Dean Kamen, founder DEKA Research & Development, founder FIRST Robotics Competition

Nicholas Negroponte, founder, MIT Media Lab

Rodney Brooks, founder Rethink Robotics and co-founder, iRobot

Fiona Murray, co-lead, MIT Innovation Initiative and professor, Sloan School of Management

Alfred Spector, vice president, research and special initiatives, Google

Stephen Kaufer, co-founder and CEO, TripAdvisor

Terry McGuire, co-founder and general partner, Polaris Partners

In addition to plenary sessions showcasing national and area leaders in science, technology, academia, venture capital, and government, Boston 2034 will include spotlight tracks featuring visionary thinkers and disruptive startups in infrastructure and transportation, design and architecture, healthcare and health sciences, education and talent development, and energy, green tech and clean water.

Date: June 10, 2014

Time: 8:30a.m. – 4:40p.m.

Location: Seaport World Trade Center, 200 Seaport Boulevard, Boston

To Register: http://www.xconomy.com/boston2034

Twitter: #xcon2034

Boston 2034 is made possible through the support of multiple sponsors, including Platinum Sponsors Bentley University, GE’s healthymagination, CAMX Power ; Gold Sponsors Kauffman Foundation and Cubist Pharmaceuticals; Innovation Supporters Babson College, Randstad, CHEN PR; and National Partner Alexandra Real Estate Equities.

About Xconomy

Xconomy is an innovative news and events organization based in Cambridge, MA. It is dedicated to providing timely, insightful, close-to-the-scene information about the business of technology—across information technology, life sciences, energy, and other high-tech fields. Xconomy is staffed by world-class journalists, and supported by “the Xconomists,” who include nearly 300 of the country’s leading innovators. Xconomy’s online news network now includes hubs in Boston, Boulder/Denver, Detroit, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Texas and Wisconsin, and the company holds regular forums and networking events in these leading innovation centers. For information about Xconomy events in your area, or to sign up for daily feeds of news from Xconomy, visit: http://www.xconomy.com/rss-feeds/