Idea Mill

Idea Mill is an event that strives to bring together those who seek innovation and re-invention. Hear ideas and stories from industry leaders and visionaries such as Colin Angle, Bo Peabody, and Steve Porter.

Featured Speakers List:
Colin Angle, entrepreneur, founder/CEO of iRobot.
Bo Peabody, entrepreneur, venture capitalist and founder of Tripod.
Steve Porter, producer, DJ, and founder of Porterhouse Media.
Morgan First, entrepreneur, founder of Second Glass.
Jamie Zigelbaum, designer, inventor, founder of Zigelbaum + Coelho.
Brian Kalma, user experience guru, ex-Head of UX at Zappos & Gilt Groupe.
Other speakers and/or panelists include Shawn Broderick, John Goodhue, Baer Tierkel, Jack Templin, Richard Frederick, Ben Einstein, Thom Long, and more to be announced!

Please join us for a day of compelling conversations about entrepreneurship, design, technology, urban revitalization, and much more.

Please stay tuned for a complete event schedule to be posted next week!

Who should attend?
We are pleased to welcome passionate entrepreneurs, designers, investors, urbanists, students, scholars and all seekers of innovation to our event. We hope to attract attendees from Boston to New York, Albany to Providence, and everywhere in between.

Why is this event being held in Holyoke?
Holyoke is a post-industrial city in Western MA at the brink of a renaissance. It was recently announced that Holyoke would be home to a $168M Green High-Performance Computing Center, a project led by MIT, Harvard, UMass, Northeastern, Boston University and corporate partners Cisco and EMC. There is a lot of buzz about this city and we invite you to join us at Idea Mill on October 14th to see for yourself.