Not your typical conversations.
Founders, entrepreneurs, seasoned executives, investors, strategists, and more gather to tackle the challenges that matter right now.
Innovation unConference
2026 Innovation unConference
What’s Actually Breaking (and Working) Right Now
Insights from conversations across AI, org design, funding, and Boston’s tech ecosystem
You’ve never attended a tech conference that accomplishes so much.
Forget everything you think you know about tech conferences, because the Innovation unConference upends the traditional conference paradigm. How? By putting YOU in charge of the agenda.
It’s a unique way to talk about a number of vital issues in a single day, but without the constraints of a planned-well-in-advance agenda that may not address the most critical tech and leadership topics of the day. It’s about giving and getting help NOW in an open and collaborative environment.
Check out some throwback videos from the early days of the unConference.
How the Innovation unConference works
Everyone gathers to kick off the day. A facilitator leads the audience through the agenda creation process where members of the audience are invited to “pitch” their session. (Warning, there are no company pitches or sales presentations.)
Last year’s agenda included:
- the unintended consequences of AI
- workforce training
- cannabis culture
- the “moonshots” that Massachusetts’ tech leaders and policy makers can drive.
One dynamic day is just the beginning.
“The Innovation unConference made me want to be an entrepreneur.” Steve Fredette, Co-Founder, Toast
Our goal is not merely to have these conversations and go home. Beyond the Innovation unConference, MTLC fosters further discussions among key stakeholders in order to advance the outcomes we all envision for our region and its tech ecosystem.
Who should attend the Innovation unConference?
Entrepreneurs, investors, serial founders, seasoned CEOs, and other tech luminaries, representing AI, advanced manufacturing, clean tech, crypto, healthcare tech, robotics, and other key Massachusetts tech sectors.
Ready to learn more about the Innovation unConference? Contact sara@mtlc.co.