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Newport is more than a getaway—it’s where great ideas find the right room. Curated Startups. Real traction. Opportunities, from day one.
Keynote Speaker Jeff Bussgang
About Jeff
Jeff Bussgang is a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School (HBS) as well as co-founder and general partner at Flybridge Capital Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm with offices in Boston and New York City and over $1 billion under management across six seed funds and nine network funds.
At HBS, he teaches Launching Technology Ventures. Before becoming a venture capitalist, Bussgang was an entrepreneur—cofounder and president of Upromise (acquired by Sallie Mae) and an executive team member at Open Market (IPO 1996).
His latest book is The Experimentation Machine: Finding Product-Market Fit in the Age of AI. He has also authored over fifty HBS case studies, teaching notes, and book chapters regarding startup management and entrepreneurship.
He holds an MBA from HBS and a BA in computer science from Harvard College.
Connecting Visionaries Fueling Innovation
Welcome to beautiful Newport, where capital meets innovation. Today, we gather with a clear mission: to connect great investors with bold entrepreneurs, those with real, ready-to-go ideas that can spark meaningful change.
With guests joining us from around the world, from Paris to Puerto Rico, this event celebrates the powerful tradition of American innovation, built on the fusion of creativity and capital.
OUR AGENDA
Thursday September 24th, 2026
1:00 – 4:00 Inaugural Newport Investor Summit Regatta (Investors Only)
6:00 – 8:00 Opening Reception (Investors, Startups, Speakers and Sponsors Only)
Friday September 25, 2026
7:30 – 9:00 Check In, Breakfast and Networking
9:00 – 9:30 Event Opening & Keynote
9:40 – 11:10 HLS Pitches
11:10 – 11:40 Networking Break and Presenter’s Tables
11:40 – 12:10 Investor Trends Presentation
12:15 –1:15 Luncheon
1:15 – 2:45 Ocean Tech/Dual Use Pitch Sessions
2:45 – 3:15 Networking Break and Presenter’s Tables
3:15 – 4:30 Showcase Pitch Presentations
4:30 – 5:00 Networking Break and Presenter’s Tables
5:00 – 6:00 Cocktail Reception
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Aidan Petrie
Alissa Peterson
Annette Tonti
Arnell Milhouse
David Hemenway
Erik Brine
Erin Donovan Boyle
Ian Levine
Katherine Putnam
Patrice Milos
Sandy Wollman
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