Scott Kirsner

Currently growing Innovation Leader, a media and events company focused on Chief Innovation Officers, senior R&D execs, and intrapreneurs at large organizations who are responsible for making change happen.

I'm also a weekly columnist for the Boston Globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/contributors/skirsner

Co-founder and advisor to the Nantucket Conference on Entrepreneurship & Innovation (www.nantucketconference.com) and the Convergence Forum (www.convergenceforum.com). Editor of "The Convergence Guide to Life Sciences in New England." Author of "Fans, Friends & Followers," "Inventing the Movies," and "The Future of Web Video."

Speaker and moderator at events related to innovation and entertainment, including the MIT R&D Conference Conference, Sundance Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Harvard Business School Media & Entertainment Conference, HubWeek, AlwaysOn Venture Summit, CIO Annual Conference, BIO International Convention, Consumer Electronics Show, National Association of Broadcasters Futures Summit, South by Southwest, Churchill Club, and MIT Enterprise Forum.

I've been a contributor to publications including the New York Times, Wired, Fast Company, Harvard Business Review online, CIO Magazine, the San Jose Mercury News, Newsweek, BusinessWeek, Salon, Variety, Boston Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, and the Industry Standard.

Specialties: Writing, editing, panel moderating, keynote presentations, on-stage interviews, event hosting, online video & webcasts, agenda development.

[Some common mis-spellings of my name: Scott Kirzner, Scott Kirshner, Scot Kirsner, Scott Kershner, Scott Kersner, Scott Kerzner, Scott Kurzner, Scott Kirschner.]