About IDEAS Boston: What People are Saying


“A barrel of new brain grist and a shot of euphoria.”
Tom Ashbrook, Host of NPR/WBUR’s “On Point”



“IDEAS Boston is a lively and thought-provoking event that builds on the reputation of this region as being at the forefront of innovation.
Paul Guzzi, President and CEO, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce



“IDEAS Boston is an amazing forum of creative thinkers. You come away inspired and energized, and with new ideas you can use in any field.”
Keith Motley, Chancellor, University of Massachusetts Boston



“The IDEAS Boston conference is a great experience – the Hub is crawling with Big Thinkers, but they never have a chance to be in one place at one time.”
Steven Pinker, Professor of Psychology, Harvard University and 2004 IDEAS Boston speaker



“IDEAS Boston was brain food in the ultimate sense…attending IDEAS Boston made me better educated and more inspired about this city and all of its intellectual resources.”
Sangita Chandra, Producer, WCVB TV-5



“There is nothing else I do all year long as interesting and inspirational as IDEAS Boston.”
Ray Elman, Principal, Cambria Consulting



“IDEAS Boston is one of the unique conferences held each year. It provides an opportunity to look over the horizon and imagine new concepts in all of the fields so important to mankind.”
John Hamill, Chairman, Sovereign Bank New England



“IDEAS Boston provides a grand opportunity to celebrate the depth and the breadth of the genius we have within our own community.”
Barry Bluestone, Dean, School of Social Science, Urban Affairs and Public Policy, Northeastern University