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DFC: General — Boston 2018

Oct 16, 2018 7:00 PM · The Revere Hotel · Boston, MA

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For the first time on the East Coast, we bring you Digital Fight Club: Boston at Innovate Celebrate on Tuesday, October 16th at 7pm at the Liberty Hall, Revere Boston Common Hotel. Ten of the sharpest wits in Boston will spar in five “fights” during the Consumer Technology Association’s conference Innovate Celebrate.

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October 16, 2018

The Fight Format

  • Each fight runs ~10 minutes
  • Opening arguments: 45 secs each
  • Rebuttal rounds: 15 secs each (6–8 rounds)
  • Refs call fouls (buzzer) anytime — 15 sec response each
  • Audience votes to decide the winner

Event Timeline

Sponsors

The companies backing this fight — and all the decision-makers in the room. Want in on the action? Reach out below.

Fights

Defending your ideas in front of a crowd of your peers. Educational and entertaining at the same time.

Cryptocurrency

Thomas Flake — Digital Fight Club fighter photo
Thomas Flake
Founder, bcause
  • NASA iTech team
  • founder blockchain company bcause
  • serial entrepreneur

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DFCDFCWINNER
VS
Will Graylin — Digital Fight Club fighter photo
Will Graylin
CEO, OV
  • former GM, Samsung Pay
  • founder, LoopPay (acquired by Samsung)
  • Nuclear Submarine Officer

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DFCDFCWINNER
/people/will-graylin
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Self-Driving Cars

David Woessner — Digital Fight Club fighter photo
David Woessner
GM, Local Motors
  • Advisor, City of Detroit
  • Automotive industry influencer and disruptor
  • M&A Advisor

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DFCDFCWINNER
VS
Jamie Boone — Digital Fight Club fighter photo
Jamie Boone
Sr. Dir. Govt. Affairs, Consumer Technology Association
  • Technology policy expert
  • Board, Women’s High Tech Coalition
  • Drone fanatic

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DFCDFCWINNER
/people/jamie-boone
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Robotics & AI

Don Schuerman — Digital Fight Club fighter photo
Don Schuerman
CTO, Pegasystems
  • Robotics expert
  • Enterprise software guru
  • Physics maven

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DFCDFCWINNER
VS
Jennifer Taylor — Digital Fight Club fighter photo
Jennifer Taylor
Vice President, US Jobs, Policy and Industry Affairs, Consumer Technology Association
  • Automation expert
  • EVP, Caring Village
  • VP, Innovation, AARP

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DFCDFCWINNER
/people/don-schuerman
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Health Tech

Jim Mault — Digital Fight Club fighter photo
Jim Mault
President, CQuentia
  • former CMO, Qualcomm Life
  • founder Healthy Circles
  • 80+ patents!

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DFCDFCWINNER
VS
Magdalena Schoeneich — Digital Fight Club fighter photo
Magdalena Schoeneich
Global Head, R&D, Takeda Pharmaceuticals
  • J&J, Janssen, Pfizer
  • Innovation expert
  • Speaks a bajillion languages

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DFCDFCWINNER
/people/magdalena-schoeneich
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Future of Workforce

David Lewis — Digital Fight Club fighter photo
David Lewis
CEO, Operations, Inc.
  • Workplace guru
  • NY Mets fanatic
  • HR media darling

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DFCDFCWINNER
VS
Steven Duque — Digital Fight Club fighter photo
Steven Duque
Dir. Product Marketing, Catalant Technologies
  • Startup veteran
  • Harvard debate team
  • diehard Bostonian

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DFCDFCWINNER
/people/david-lewis
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Referees

They don't judge the debate — they call fouls. The audience decides the winner. All referees below officiate every fight at this event.

Gene Cornfield

MD, Marketing Transformation, Accenture
  • seasoned marketing/product veteran
  • SaaS pioneer
  • serial CMO

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Gene Cornfield — Digital Fight Club referee photo

Robin Raskin

Founder, Living in Digital Times
  • tech publishing legend
  • prolific author
  • tech events producer

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Robin Raskin — Digital Fight Club referee photo

Tim Kopra

Chief Human Exploration Officer, Voyager Technologies
  • NASA Astronaut, ISS
  • West Point grad
  • Venture capitalist

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Tim Kopra — Digital Fight Club referee photo

Deena Ghazarian

Managing Partner, TargetPath
  • tech sales expert
  • former senior exec, Monster Products
  • CTA Board Member

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Deena Ghazarian — Digital Fight Club referee photo

Angela Ruggiero

CEO, Sports Innovation Lab
  • International Olympic Committee
  • 4-time Olympian, Gold medal winner
  • sports technology expert

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Angela Ruggiero — Digital Fight Club referee photo

Watch

Event videos here and fight videos on the fight pages

Photos

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