Past Participants
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(confirmed as of 6/3/19)
(confirmed as of 6/3/19)
Mary Furlong
Executive Producer
Mary Furlong, Ed.D., CEO of Mary Furlong & Associates (MFA), is a leading authority on the longevity marketplace. Successful social and serial entrepreneur, (SeniorNet (1986),ThirdAge Media (1996), and MFA (2002)), Mary has secured over $160 million in venture financing and corporate sponsorships for companies with products and services to serve the needs of the boomer/senior marketplace. Next Avenue named Mary one of its “2016 Influencers in Aging,” she is also a past winner of the Silicon Valley Business Journal’s “Top 100 Women of Influence” award, and the author of Turning Silver into Gold: How to Profit in the New Boomer Marketplace.
Mary produces the industry-leading What’s Next Boomer Business Summit, the Silicon Valley Boomer Venture Summit and Business Plan Competition, and the Washington Innovation Summit, and is the co-producer of What's Next Canada. She has appeared on NBC, CBS, and NPR and is an advisor to the Ziegler Link•age Longevity Fund, L.P.
MFA’s private client practice is comprised of many of the leading startups and corporations in the longevity marketplace. She also serves as an adjunct professor, focusing on entrepreneurship and women in leadership at the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University.
Mary produces the industry-leading What’s Next Boomer Business Summit, the Silicon Valley Boomer Venture Summit and Business Plan Competition, and the Washington Innovation Summit, and is the co-producer of What's Next Canada. She has appeared on NBC, CBS, and NPR and is an advisor to the Ziegler Link•age Longevity Fund, L.P.
MFA’s private client practice is comprised of many of the leading startups and corporations in the longevity marketplace. She also serves as an adjunct professor, focusing on entrepreneurship and women in leadership at the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University.
