Michael Cantor speaks at 2026 Yale Innovation Summit
Cantor Colburn partner Michael Cantor is a featured speaker at The Yale Innovation Summit, taking place May 27–28, 2026 at Yale University. The event is one of the largest gatherings of venture capital investors in Connecticut. The Summit brings together innovators, investors, and industry leaders to explore emerging technologies and growth opportunities.
Michael will moderate the panel, The Exit Playbook: Connecticut Healthcare Edition, presented by Connecticut Innovations. The session will feature leaders from across the life sciences sector, including panelists are Kevin Rocco, Founder and CEO of Biorez, Kat Kayser-Bricker, CSO of Halda Therapeutics, Vlad Coric, CEO & Chairman of Biohaven, and Dominic Carrano, CFO and Treasurer of Veradermics.
In addition to his role at Cantor Colburn, Michael serves as Chair of Connecticut Innovations, the state’s quasi-public agency focused on driving economic growth through strategic investment in high-tech industries.
As Co-Managing Partner of Cantor Colburn LLP for 30 years, he led the firm’s growth into one of the nation’s largest intellectual property law firms. Today, as a partner, he continues to advise clients across industries and remains active in supporting innovation and economic development in Connecticut.
