Mass Tech Monday

September 6, 2021
Featured Program
  • Ransomware Attacks: Using NIST Framework for Left and Right of Boom, September 9th: Statistics reflect a sharp increase in Ransomware attacks over the past year, and the almost daily news of breaches and attempted extortions reinforces the trend. Join the discussion on using NIST's Cybersecurity Framework's functions to prepare for and respond to ransomware attacks.
Upcoming Programs
  • Bias: Understanding to Mitigation to Intentionality, September 22nd: Individual and systemic changes are needed to drive culture, engagement, and bottom-line impacts. This discussion will focus on identifying biases in practice, policies, and processes so that your team can address systemic and institutionalized bias in organizations. Our panel of changemakers will dive into the following: 

  • Understanding: What is the interplay between how our brains function and bias – “To be human is to have bias.”
  • Mitigation: Change Your Thinking or Change your Actions? Discuss the process to change actions (and thus impacts) when you recognize biased thinking.
  • Intentionality: Proactively interrupt biased actions – e.g., being a vocal ally, be courageous, revaluate hiring, promotion, and performance review processes.
  • CEO Community: Understanding the Antitrust Landscape, September 23rd: John Haigh, Co-Director of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government and Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, will walk us through the various antitrust movements and the status of antitrust, highlighting the potential impacts on MassTLC member companies. This program is for MassTLC Member CEOs and Presidents Only.
  • CHRO: Reinvigorating Your Culture in a Realigned Work Environment, September 28th: This MassTLC members-only roundtable discussion is for CHROs/SVPs of Talent. The workplace is shifting again, and CHROs face another set of hurdles to keep employees engaged and drive performance. What steps should you be taking to preserve your culture and strengthen DEI despite continued disruption? How are your peers responding to these challenges?
  • CEO Community: Attracting & Retaining Talent Amid the Great Resignation, October 4th: Join MassTLC CEO Tom Hopcroft with guest co-host Mohamad Ali, CEO of IDG, at our next CEO Roundtable on attracting and retaining talent amid the “Great Resignation” – a term coined to describe the estimated 30-55% of employees that are planning to quit and change jobs in the near future. This program is for MassTLC Member CEOs and Presidents Only.
  • 2022: The Reimagined CMO, October 5th: On the heels of the pandemic, marketing leaders are transforming and redefining their role and business model. Join Lynne Capozzi, CMO, Acquia, who will explore how marketers are evolving their internal organizational structure, areas of growth, and content development to connect with their customers while joining hands with the C-suite to grow their business.
Call for Speakers
  • It’s no secret as a tech worker, you have many career opportunities. But once there, what are the expectations of tech workers, how do you chart a path towards growth, and how do you learn to promote yourself. We’ve invited seasoned engineering leaders to share their insights and provide you with the guidance you need to take you to the next step in your tech journey. Please contact Sara Fraim for more information.
Call for Job Seekers
  • Job Fair at The Lawn On D: Come out to the Lawn on D powered by Citizens on September 15th for a FREE job fair featuring some of the top companies in the region! This is an opportunity to meet with employers and learn more about available jobs that companies are looking to fill today.
Accepting Applications for Fall 2021
  • As featured in the Boston Globe, the award-winning Board-Ready Bootcamp is designed to improve the quality of board governance and composition at tech companies by providing a high-impact curriculum on board fundamentals, strategy, and governance. Given the lack of diversity in the tech boardroom, the bootcamp is focused on preparing underrepresented tech leaders, including Black, Latinx, Indigenous, LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities, and women tech executives.
Featured Global Sponsor
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30 years later, we continue to put customers and partners first through our investments in the legendary platforms they rely on to run our world.
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