Welcome Remarks
James T. Brett
President & CEO, The New England Council
Event Emcee
Latoyia Edwards
Anchor, NECN/NBC10 Boston
Opening Remarks
John Hailer
President, 1251 Capital Group
Chairman, The New England Council
Event Co-Chair
Pamela Everhart
Senior Vice President, Head of Regional Public Affairs
& Community Relations, Fidelity Investments
Event Co-Chair
Amy Latimer
President, TD Garden
New Englander of the Year Awards Presentation
Introduction
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
Acceptance Remarks
The Honorable Jim McGovern
U.S. Representative, 2nd Congressional District of Massachusetts
Introduction
The Honorable Charlie Baker
Governor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Acceptance Remarks
Udit Batra, Ph.D.
President & CEO, Waters Corporation
Acceptance Remarks
Chris Ross
Interim CEO, MilliporeSigma
Introduction
The Honorable Nicholas Burns
Former U.S. Ambassador to Greece and NATO
Acceptance Remarks
The Honorable Samantha Power
United States Ambassador to the United Nations, 2013–2017
Introduction
Deborah Jackson
President, Cambridge College
Acceptance Remarks
Marianne Harrison
President & CEO, John Hancock
Introduction
Reshma Kewalramani
CEO, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Acceptance Remarks
Ibram X. Kendi, Ph.D.
Founder & Director, Boston University Center for Antiracist Research
Closing Remarks
Event Emcee
Latoyia Edwards
Anchor, NECN/NBC10 Boston
James T. Brett
President & CEO, The New England Council