Disruptive Tech Summit

Name: Disruptive Tech Summit
Start: 2019-06-10 08:00
End: 2019-06-11 17:00
Location: MIT

June 10 - 11, 2019

Cambridge, MA

at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Is Your Organization Ready?

Technological transformation is the single most important issue facing boards of our time.

Directors know it. According to recent studies, 82% of directors* report that disruptive risks are more important than they were just five years ago. In addition, the impact of disruptive technologies and innovation was named the number one issue that directors** would like to see paid more time and attention at future board meetings.

Monitoring strategy execution and understanding the associated risks and opportunities are at the top of every board member’s to-do list. Directors must truly understand how new technologies are reshaping business models in every industry across the world, so they can make better decisions and stay relevant on the boards they serve.

That’s why we’ve created the Disruptive Tech Summit. Tailor-made for busy corporate directors, this focused, interactive 2-day masterclass is designed to get board members like you up to speed on how breakneck technology is impacting the way businesses operate. We’ll explore:

Limited to just 125 participants, this exclusive and interactive series of sessions will be taught by experts from some of the world’s top academic and business organizations.

More than just the basics, we'll demystify the technologies and show how the interrelationships between these technologies impact your industry and business model. You'll develop practical strategies that can help you embrace disruption, ask better questions and feel comfortable with the seismic shifts that are reshaping global business. View the agenda here.

*NACD 2018 Public Company Director Survey

**Corporate Board Member/Grant Thornton 2019 What Directors Think Study

Agenda

Monday, June 10 at Massachusetts Institute of

Technology

8:00 am - 9:00 am	Registration and Networking
9:00 am - 9:10 am	Welcome Wayne Cooper \| Chairman, Chief Executive Group Marshall Cooper \| CEO, Chief Executive Group
9:10 am - 10:20 am	How to Predict the Future - Lessons from 30 years at the vanguard of technology. Nicholas Negroponte \| Co-Founder, MIT Media Lab; Author, Being Digital The co-founder of the MIT Media Lab, which he directed for its first 20 years, Nicholas Negroponte has spent a lifetime inventing the future and predicting revolutions from the CD Rom to video conferencing. In this intimate, exclusive session, he'll help you successfully scout the path ahead, illuminating the key patterns you need to see emerging from the world of new technology, helping you make sense of the profound age of change we inhabit and the often unpredictable impact on business and society. Don't be left behind, See what's coming in this provocative, crucial session.
10:20 am - 10:45 am	Networking Break
10:45 am - 11:15 am	Digital Transformation and the Boardroom Steve Klemash \| Americas Leader, EY Center for Board Matters Kris Pederson \| Corporate Governance Leader, EY How are boards evaluating the soundness of their digital transformation strategy? How are boards avoiding random acts of digital to ensure a comprehensive strategy? How are boards ensuring management is executing a holistic approach to digital transformation? Corporate Board Member’s original research reveals where public company boards are in their journey into digital transformation. We’ll provide the key takeaways and action items to consider as you “think digitally.”
11:15 am - 12:15 pm	How Machines Will Remake Your Business Model Angela Zutavern \| Head of AI, AlixPartners; Co-Author, The Mathematical Corporation The most powerful weapon in business today is the alliance between the mathematical smarts of machines and the imaginative human intellect of great leaders. Together they make the mathematical corporation, the business model of the future. We’ll learn how this dynamic combination will make possible the fulfillment of missions that once seemed out of reach, even impossible to attain, and how you and your team can use this convergence to develop a long-term strategic advantage.
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm	Networking Lunch
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm	Concurrent Industry-Focused Workshops Attendees pick one of the following topics/industries for a facilitated discussion with peers: 1. Consumer Goods and Retail Facilitator: Alex Manders, Global Lead, Blockchain, Information Services Group 2. Financial Services and Insurance Facilitator: Scott Evoy, Financial Services Advisory Partner, PwC 3. Healthcare Facilitator: Kenny O'Neill, Participatory Health lead, EY 4. Manufacturing: Facilitator: Ron Harbour, Senior Partner, Global Automotive Manufacturing, Oliver Wyman 5. Technology Facilitator to be announced 6. Utilities/Energy/Mining/Paper Products Facilitator: Bob Lutz, Director, Information Services Group
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm	Networking Break
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm	The New Ecosystem of Business Dr. Chris Caplice \| Executive Director, MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics Get ready for a changed business world that is less about industries and more about ecosystems, inter-reliant webs of sales, marketing, manufacturing and transportation, all welded together across companies and platforms and fed with data. That’s not the supply chain of the distant future—that’s today, and you’ll get an inside look at how to best take advantage of this seismic shift that is already reshaping the world.
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm	The Truth About Blockchain James Mickens \| Professor, Harvard School of Engineering Blockchain is the most buzzed about computer technology of the last five years, promising revolutions in every industry from finance to the law. Less discussed are the fundamental flaws, mis-fires and mis-fits that should temper anyone’s expectations about adaptation. In this engaging, entertaining presentation, Harvard Professor James Mickens will deconstruct and demystify Blockchain for participants and explain why trusting the Bitcoin infrastructure is, as he says, like asking Dracula to become a vegan.
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm	Networking Cocktail Reception

Tuesday, June 11 at The Charles Hotel, Cambridge, MA

7:30 am - 8:30 am	Networking Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:30 am	Industry 4.0: How Manufacturing Will Change—and How It Won’t Ron Harbour \| Senior Partner, Oliver Wyman Thanks to revolutions in data science, robotics and computing power, manufacturing is undergoing its greatest transformation since the industrial revolution. There’s no better tour guide for what’s happening—and not happening—than Ron Harbour, founder of the legendary Harbour Report, the benchmark standard for understanding factory operations worldwide. He’ll take participants inside the revolution, exploring the second-order implications of the changes taking place and preparing you to ask better questions and make sharper investments in technology and talent.
9:30 am - 10:30 am	The Future of Work is Here. Is Your Company Ready? Mike Fenlon \| Chief People Officer, PwC US Melanie Foley \| EVP, Chief Talent & Enterprise Services Officer, Liberty Mutual Insurance Alison Quirk \| Board Member, Legg Mason Global Asset Management Businesses realize they must change the skills, mindsets and behaviors of their companies to win in the digital age. But that's easier said than done. Jobs will change, but the need for employees will not. How should boards be rethinking their workforce strategy? How can they attract, grow and retain the talent to capitalize on the business environment of the future This session will explore the essential elements of a digital workforce strategy, recruitment, retention and upskilling during this evolution and will provide actionable takeaways on what the board can do in their oversight role.
10:30 am - 10:50 am	Networking Break
10:50 am - Noon	Putting it All Together: A Case Study Linda Hill \| Former Board Member, State Street Bank; Faculty Chair, Harvard Business School's Digital Initiative; Co-Author of Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation Jay Hooley \| Non-Executive Chairman of the Board, State Street Corporation Breakthrough technology is worthless unless you can put it to use creating real value for your company. Doing so means tackling every part of your organization—from structure to culture. This interactive case study by one of Harvard Business School’s top thinkers on digital transformation will help you get there.

Featured Speakers

Ron Harbour

Senior Partner, Global Automotive Manufacturing

Oliver Wyman

James Mickens

Professor

Harvard School of Engineering & Applied Science

Angela Zutavern

Co-Author, Head of AI, AlixPartners

The Mathematical Corporation: Where Machine Intelligence and Human Ingenuity Achieve the Impossible

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	MIT Samberg Conference Center Cambridge, MA Chief Executive is proud to host the 2019 Disruptive Tech Summit at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Day 1 Activities will take place at MIT.

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