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Join Bonnie D. Graham Live from Sap Sapphire Now 2017.Gain valuable insight into ways that digital transformation will help you reimagine your business.Take a look at all the reasons why you cannot miss this conference. Discover new industry-tailored products and customer successes that will enable your digital business strategy.Find new ways to reduce complexity and increase responsiveness across your organization.
Join Bonnie D. Graham Live from Sap Sapphire Now 2017.Gain valuable insight into ways that digital transformation will help you reimagine your business.Take a look at all the reasons why you cannot miss this conference. Discover new industry-tailored products and customer successes that will enable your digital business strategy.Find new ways to reduce complexity and increase responsiveness across your organization.
Join Bonnie D. Graham Live from Sap Sapphire Now 2017.Gain valuable insight into ways that digital transformation will help you reimagine your business.Take a look at all the reasons why you cannot miss this conference. Discover new industry-tailored products and customer successes that will enable your digital business strategy.Find new ways to reduce complexity and increase responsiveness across your organization.
Join Bonnie D. Graham Live from Sap Sapphire Now 2017.Gain valuable insight into ways that digital transformation will help you reimagine your business.Take a look at all the reasons why you cannot miss this conference. Discover new industry-tailored products and customer successes that will enable your digital business strategy.Find new ways to reduce complexity and increase responsiveness across your organization.
Join Bonnie D. Graham Live from Sap Sapphire Now 2017.Gain valuable insight into ways that digital transformation will help you reimagine your business.Take a look at all the reasons why you cannot miss this conference. Discover new industry-tailored products and customer successes that will enable your digital business strategy.Find new ways to reduce complexity and increase responsiveness across your organization.
Join Bonnie D. Graham Live from Sap Sapphire Now 2017.Gain valuable insight into ways that digital transformation will help you reimagine your business.Take a look at all the reasons why you cannot miss this conference. Discover new industry-tailored products and customer successes that will enable your digital business strategy.Find new ways to reduce complexity and increase responsiveness across your organization.
Join Bonnie D. Graham Live from Sap Sapphire Now 2017.Gain valuable insight into ways that digital transformation will help you reimagine your business.Take a look at all the reasons why you cannot miss this conference. Discover new industry-tailored products and customer successes that will enable your digital business strategy.Find new ways to reduce complexity and increase responsiveness across your organization.
Join Bonnie D. Graham Live from Sap Sapphire Now 2017.Gain valuable insight into ways that digital transformation will help you reimagine your business.Take a look at all the reasons why you cannot miss this conference. Discover new industry-tailored products and customer successes that will enable your digital business strategy.Find new ways to reduce complexity and increase responsiveness across your organization.
Join Bonnie D. Graham Live from Sap Sapphire Now 2017.Gain valuable insight into ways that digital transformation will help you reimagine your business.Take a look at all the reasons why you cannot miss this conference. Discover new industry-tailored products and customer successes that will enable your digital business strategy.Find new ways to reduce complexity and increase responsiveness across your organization.
The buzz: “Impossible is not a fact. It is an opinion” (Muhammad Ali).A unique clustering of inventions in the century after the U.S. Civil War improved the American and European standard of living – human well-being – more than any period before or after, with advances in everything from food and energy to health and work. Can our current innovation explosion have a similar impact despite unintended consequences? Three futurists speak. Frank Diana, TCS: “I cannot discover that anyone knows enough about anything on this earth definitely to say what is and what is not possible” (Henry Ford). Gerd Leonhard, Futurist: “In dealing with the future, it is far more important to be imaginative than to be right” (Alvin Toffler, Future Shock). Timo Elliott, SAP: “The real problem of humanity is that we have paleolithic emotions; medieval institutions; and god-like technology. And it is terrifically dangerous” (E. O. Wilson). Join us for The Innovation Explosion: Replicating a Special Century?
The buzz: “Impossible is not a fact. It is an opinion” (Muhammad Ali).A unique clustering of inventions in the century after the U.S. Civil War improved the American and European standard of living – human well-being – more than any period before or after, with advances in everything from food and energy to health and work. Can our current innovation explosion have a similar impact despite unintended consequences? Three futurists speak. Frank Diana, TCS: “I cannot discover that anyone knows enough about anything on this earth definitely to say what is and what is not possible” (Henry Ford). Gerd Leonhard, Futurist: “In dealing with the future, it is far more important to be imaginative than to be right” (Alvin Toffler, Future Shock). Timo Elliott, SAP: “The real problem of humanity is that we have paleolithic emotions; medieval institutions; and god-like technology. And it is terrifically dangerous” (E. O. Wilson). Join us for The Innovation Explosion: Replicating a Special Century?
The buzz: “Shall we play a game?” -WarGames, 1983 film. Successful Fortune 500 companies anticipate—and often invent—the future before their competitors do. Why? They know that anticipating industry disruptions is predominantly a creative act. Their secret weapon? Competitive “war gaming” exercises that produce solid defensive strategies and innovative offensive growth strategies to help them proactively foresee new services, products, and business models. Whatever your company's size, maturity and industry, you, too, can benefit from designing, running and experiencing a disruptive war gaming session. We've got insider tips for you. Ready? The experts speak. Bryan W. Mattimore, Growth Engine Company: “Mortal danger is an effective antidote for fixed ideas” -Erwin Rommel. Christopher Bishop, improvising careers: “Any sufficiently advanced technology is equivalent to magic” -Arthur C. Clarke. Join us for Disruptive War Gaming: A Critical Tool for Today's Innovators – Part 2.
The buzz: “Shall we play a game?” -WarGames, 1983 film. Successful Fortune 500 companies anticipate—and often invent—the future before their competitors do. Why? They know that anticipating industry disruptions is predominantly a creative act. Their secret weapon? Competitive “war gaming” exercises that produce solid defensive strategies and innovative offensive growth strategies to help them proactively foresee new services, products, and business models. Whatever your company's size, maturity and industry, you, too, can benefit from designing, running and experiencing a disruptive war gaming session. We've got insider tips for you. Ready? The experts speak. Bryan W. Mattimore, Growth Engine Company: “Mortal danger is an effective antidote for fixed ideas” -Erwin Rommel. Christopher Bishop, improvising careers: “Any sufficiently advanced technology is equivalent to magic” -Arthur C. Clarke. Join us for Disruptive War Gaming: A Critical Tool for Today's Innovators – Part 2.
The buzz: “Shall we play a game?” -WarGames, 1983 film. Successful Fortune 500 companies anticipate—and often invent—the future before their competitors do. Why? They know that anticipating industry disruptions is predominantly a creative act. Their secret weapon? Competitive “war gaming” exercises that produce solid defensive strategies and innovative offensive growth strategies to help them proactively foresee new services, products, and business models. Whatever your company's size, maturity and industry, you, too, can benefit from designing, running and experiencing a disruptive war gaming session. We've got insider tips for you. Ready? The experts speak. Bryan W. Mattimore, Growth Engine Company: “Mortal danger is an effective antidote for fixed ideas” -Erwin Rommel. Christopher Bishop, improvising careers: “Any sufficiently advanced technology is equivalent to magic” -Arthur C. Clarke. Join us for Disruptive War Gaming: A Critical Tool for Today's Innovators – Part 2.
The buzz: “Shall we play a game?” -WarGames, 1983 film. Successful Fortune 500 companies anticipate—and often invent—the future before their competitors do. Why? They know that anticipating industry disruptions is predominantly a creative act. Their secret weapon? Competitive “war gaming” exercises that produce solid defensive strategies and innovative offensive growth strategies to help them proactively foresee new services, products, and business models. Whatever your company's size, maturity and industry, you, too, can benefit from designing, running and experiencing a disruptive war gaming session. We've got insider tips for you. Ready? The experts speak. Bryan W. Mattimore, Growth Engine Company: “Mortal danger is an effective antidote for fixed ideas” -Erwin Rommel. Christopher Bishop, improvising careers: “Any sufficiently advanced technology is equivalent to magic” -Arthur C. Clarke. Join us for Disruptive War Gaming: A Critical Tool for Today's Innovators – Part 2.
The buzz: Show me the money? Our current financial world is rife with inefficiencies: cross-border payments take days and cost money, inter-bank funds are slow, accessing money is cumbersome, trading securities takes time. Hail, cryptocurrency! Bitcoin and blockchain were created to solve some of these challenges. How does it work? Should your business, your industry, and you personally adopt this new form of currency? What are the risks? The experts speak. Angus Champion de Crespigny, EY: “It's not worth doing something unless you were doing something that someone, somewhere, would much rather you weren't doing” (Terry Pratchett). Richard McCammon, Delego: “…Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted” (William B. Cameron). Gerlinde Zibulski, SAP: “The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas, but in escaping from old ones” (John Maynard Keynes). Join us for Bitcoin/Blockchain: Hype or Hope for a New Secure Cryptocurrency?
The buzz: Show me the money? Our current financial world is rife with inefficiencies: cross-border payments take days and cost money, inter-bank funds are slow, accessing money is cumbersome, trading securities takes time. Hail, cryptocurrency! Bitcoin and blockchain were created to solve some of these challenges. How does it work? Should your business, your industry, and you personally adopt this new form of currency? What are the risks? The experts speak. Angus Champion de Crespigny, EY: “It's not worth doing something unless you were doing something that someone, somewhere, would much rather you weren't doing” (Terry Pratchett). Richard McCammon, Delego: “…Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted” (William B. Cameron). Gerlinde Zibulski, SAP: “The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas, but in escaping from old ones” (John Maynard Keynes). Join us for Bitcoin/Blockchain: Hype or Hope for a New Secure Cryptocurrency?
The buzz: “Trust, but verify.” (Ronald Reagan) Social Selling is real - now! How do we know? The numbers. Sales people not using social media missed quota 15% more often than peers who do (Hubspot). Directors with SSI 70 were promoted 1.6X faster to VP than those with SSI 30 in the past two years (LinkedIn profile data). Sounds great, but you may still need to convince your entire sales organization to internalize and adopt a new selling and engagement strategy. How? The right training and follow-up programs. The experts speak. Barbara Giamanco, Social Centered Selling: “Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory, tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat” (Sun Tsu). Mario M. Martinez Jr., M3Jr Growth Strategies: “What got you here, won't get you there” (Marshall Goldsmith). Kirsten Boileau, SAP: “Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge” (Plato). Join us for Social Selling Adoption: How to Make It Happen – Part 2.
The buzz: “Trust, but verify.” (Ronald Reagan) Social Selling is real - now! How do we know? The numbers. Sales people not using social media missed quota 15% more often than peers who do (Hubspot). Directors with SSI 70 were promoted 1.6X faster to VP than those with SSI 30 in the past two years (LinkedIn profile data). Sounds great, but you may still need to convince your entire sales organization to internalize and adopt a new selling and engagement strategy. How? The right training and follow-up programs. The experts speak. Barbara Giamanco, Social Centered Selling: “Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory, tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat” (Sun Tsu). Mario M. Martinez Jr., M3Jr Growth Strategies: “What got you here, won't get you there” (Marshall Goldsmith). Kirsten Boileau, SAP: “Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge” (Plato). Join us for Social Selling Adoption: How to Make It Happen – Part 2.
The buzz: Boom! The speed of technological innovation is leading to a world of “Templosion (Edie Weiner): massive changes happening in increasingly compressed timeframes. The impacts of this plus digital transformation will even be felt in Finance, where Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, Smart Machines will play a role. What business models will guide Finance as it adopts and adapts to disruptive technologies? The experts speak. Sam Parikh, Deloitte: “Contrary to popular belief, transformation cannot be based on a single event, advice, book, or seminar…real transformation requires the formation of new thinking patterns and behavioral habit.” (Med Jones). Jon Essig, SimpleFi: “It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory” (W. Edwards Deming). Karuna Mukherjea, SAP: “In a world that's changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks (Mark Zuckerberg). Join us for Templosion, Technology and the Future of Finance–Part 2.
The buzz: Boom! The speed of technological innovation is leading to a world of “Templosion (Edie Weiner): massive changes happening in increasingly compressed timeframes. The impacts of this plus digital transformation will even be felt in Finance, where Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, Smart Machines will play a role. What business models will guide Finance as it adopts and adapts to disruptive technologies? The experts speak. Sam Parikh, Deloitte: “Contrary to popular belief, transformation cannot be based on a single event, advice, book, or seminar…real transformation requires the formation of new thinking patterns and behavioral habit.” (Med Jones). Jon Essig, SimpleFi: “It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory” (W. Edwards Deming). Karuna Mukherjea, SAP: “In a world that's changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks (Mark Zuckerberg). Join us for Templosion, Technology and the Future of Finance–Part 2.
The buzz: Every day is a revolution. Welcome to the future. The upside: The 4th industrial Revolution's smart factories, connected machines, and IIoT offer limitless possibilities for collaborative robotics, digital twins, and myriad “smart” use cases. At the heart of it all: the industrial machinery and components (IM&C) industry. The downside: Information overload and insufficient cybersecurity are barriers to capitalizing on the near-term estimated $15 trillion IIoT opportunity. Why you should care: This all impacts your business, your career and your personal life. The experts speak. Sean Molloy, itelligence, Inc: “Thought, not money, is the real business capital (Harvey S. Firestone). Jason Coffman, Deloitte: “A man who has no imagination has no wings (Muhammad Ali). David Parrish, SAP: “It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much...” (Yogi Berra). Join us for Digital Manufacturing: Powering the 4th Industrial Revolution – Part 2.
The buzz: Every day is a revolution. Welcome to the future. The upside: The 4th industrial Revolution's smart factories, connected machines, and IIoT offer limitless possibilities for collaborative robotics, digital twins, and myriad “smart” use cases. At the heart of it all: the industrial machinery and components (IM&C) industry. The downside: Information overload and insufficient cybersecurity are barriers to capitalizing on the near-term estimated $15 trillion IIoT opportunity. Why you should care: This all impacts your business, your career and your personal life. The experts speak. Sean Molloy, itelligence, Inc: “Thought, not money, is the real business capital (Harvey S. Firestone). Jason Coffman, Deloitte: “A man who has no imagination has no wings (Muhammad Ali). David Parrish, SAP: “It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much...” (Yogi Berra). Join us for Digital Manufacturing: Powering the 4th Industrial Revolution – Part 2.
The buzz: Knowledge is power. Reality check for utilities. Digitization and the exponential growth of mobile devices are changing your customer engagement. But still fewer than half of customers are digitally connected with their utility. Your challenge: If you're not talking to your customer, they're not listening to you. Solution: Rethink your customer engagement model. Reimagine your business models. Now! The experts speak. Jacqueline Robinson, DTE Energy: “You cannot look in a new direction by looking harder in the same direction (Edward deBono). Robert Thiele, OpenText: “What I worry about the most is the competition for young eyeballs. We have so many other competing forms of media. I don't take any audience members for granted” (Chris Meledandri). James McClelland, SAP: “Change is the law of life and those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future” (John F. Kennedy). Join us for Digitization: Changing the Utilities Customer Engagement – Part 2.
The buzz: Knowledge is power. Reality check for utilities. Digitization and the exponential growth of mobile devices are changing your customer engagement. But still fewer than half of customers are digitally connected with their utility. Your challenge: If you're not talking to your customer, they're not listening to you. Solution: Rethink your customer engagement model. Reimagine your business models. Now! The experts speak. Jacqueline Robinson, DTE Energy: “You cannot look in a new direction by looking harder in the same direction (Edward deBono). Robert Thiele, OpenText: “What I worry about the most is the competition for young eyeballs. We have so many other competing forms of media. I don't take any audience members for granted” (Chris Meledandri). James McClelland, SAP: “Change is the law of life and those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future” (John F. Kennedy). Join us for Digitization: Changing the Utilities Customer Engagement – Part 2.
The buzz: WHY ME? Business ownership is tough, especially when clients push back on your pricing, employees act like four-year olds, vendors don't deliver as promised. Add to that the fear of growing at a snail's pace, while others soar. Is it possible to reclaim your power and use the law as a tool to strengthen your business foundation and relationships? “Yes!” say three legal experts. They'll share legal pitfalls that many women—and men—entrepreneurs encounter, and how to sidestep them. Take notes! The experts speak. Nina Kaufman, Esq.: “Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn” (Harriet Beecher Stowe). Nance L. Schick, Esq.: “Order and simplification are the first steps towards the mastery of a subject” ((Paul) Thomas Mann). Renée L. Duff, Esq.: “Believe it can be done. When you believe something can be done, really believe, your mind will find the ways to do it (David J. Schwartz). Join us for Legal Lessons for Women Business Owners–Part 3.
The buzz: WHY ME? Business ownership is tough, especially when clients push back on your pricing, employees act like four-year olds, vendors don't deliver as promised. Add to that the fear of growing at a snail's pace, while others soar. Is it possible to reclaim your power and use the law as a tool to strengthen your business foundation and relationships? “Yes!” say three legal experts. They'll share legal pitfalls that many women—and men—entrepreneurs encounter, and how to sidestep them. Take notes! The experts speak. Nina Kaufman, Esq.: “Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn” (Harriet Beecher Stowe). Nance L. Schick, Esq.: “Order and simplification are the first steps towards the mastery of a subject” ((Paul) Thomas Mann). Renée L. Duff, Esq.: “Believe it can be done. When you believe something can be done, really believe, your mind will find the ways to do it (David J. Schwartz). Join us for Legal Lessons for Women Business Owners–Part 3.
The buzz: Good, better best. Never let it rest. How can any corporation partner with the right social enterprise to create sustainable and scalable social good to support the world's future? Hear answers from those in the know at Google, SAP and Livox. Take notes! The experts speak. Dr. Arie Meir, Google.org : “Technology is nothing. What's important is that you have a faith in people, that they're basically good and smart, and if you give them tools, they'll do wonderful things with them” (Steve Jobs). Carlos Pereira, Livox: “If all my possessions were taken from me with one exception, I would choose to keep the power of communication, for by it I would soon regain all the rest (Daniel Webster). Nish Pangali, SAP: “We begin to change the world when we stimulate long-term prosperity using technology. There is not a problem that's large enough that innovation and entrepreneurship can't solve” (Naveen Jain). Join us for Corporate Social Innovation: Good for Society and Business–Part 2.
The buzz: Good, better best. Never let it rest. How can any corporation partner with the right social enterprise to create sustainable and scalable social good to support the world's future? Hear answers from those in the know at Google, SAP and Livox. Take notes! The experts speak. Dr. Arie Meir, Google.org : “Technology is nothing. What's important is that you have a faith in people, that they're basically good and smart, and if you give them tools, they'll do wonderful things with them” (Steve Jobs). Carlos Pereira, Livox: “If all my possessions were taken from me with one exception, I would choose to keep the power of communication, for by it I would soon regain all the rest (Daniel Webster). Nish Pangali, SAP: “We begin to change the world when we stimulate long-term prosperity using technology. There is not a problem that's large enough that innovation and entrepreneurship can't solve” (Naveen Jain). Join us for Corporate Social Innovation: Good for Society and Business–Part 2.
The buzz: Bouncing back. Stress is such an epidemic that 78% of employers in the 2013/2014 Staying@Work™ Survey identified it as the top workforce risk factor. Are some of us better equipped to be resilient, while others are more prone to feel overwhelmed? The bigger question: is resiliency a genetic trait or a set of skill-based competencies that can be taught, practiced and used daily? The experts speak. Eileen McDargh, The Resiliency Group: “In a time of change it is the learners who inherit the earth while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to live in a world that no longer exists” (Eric Hoffer). Bill Jensen, Mr. Simplicity: “What we leave behind is not as important as how we lived” (Captain Jean Luc Picard, Star Trek). Sherryanne Meyer, ASUG: “Monty: Why did you say that I was a loser? Simon Wilder: Winners forget they are in a race, they just love to run. You try too hard”. (With Honors, 1994 film). Join us for Radical Resiliency: Start Your Engines, People!
The buzz: Bouncing back. Stress is such an epidemic that 78% of employers in the 2013/2014 Staying@Work™ Survey identified it as the top workforce risk factor. Are some of us better equipped to be resilient, while others are more prone to feel overwhelmed? The bigger question: is resiliency a genetic trait or a set of skill-based competencies that can be taught, practiced and used daily? The experts speak. Eileen McDargh, The Resiliency Group: “In a time of change it is the learners who inherit the earth while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to live in a world that no longer exists” (Eric Hoffer). Bill Jensen, Mr. Simplicity: “What we leave behind is not as important as how we lived” (Captain Jean Luc Picard, Star Trek). Sherryanne Meyer, ASUG: “Monty: Why did you say that I was a loser? Simon Wilder: Winners forget they are in a race, they just love to run. You try too hard”. (With Honors, 1994 film). Join us for Radical Resiliency: Start Your Engines, People!
The buzz: “It's a new dawn, it's a new day…I'm feeling good.” Bravo to your HR for offering employee health strategy programs! That means everyone is so healthy and fit that attendance and productivity are way up. Not so much? Perhaps they forgot to address how workforce behavior – do they WANT to improve their health habits – and circumstances impact illness prevention, or the importance of engagement, commitment and alignment among employer and insurer plan sponsors, healthcare providers and individual workerss. What now? The experts speak. Dr. Paul Tunnah, pharmaphorum: “Human behaviour flows from three main sources: desire, emotion and knowledge” (Plato). Michael Maniccia, Deloitte: “Habit is habit, and not to be flung out the window by any man, but coaxed down-stairs one step at a time (Mark Twain). Joe Miles, SAP:” Our heads are round so our thoughts can change direction” (Francis Picabia). Join us for The Behavior Side of Preventive Medicine: Workplace, Employees and Pharma.
The buzz: “It's a new dawn, it's a new day…I'm feeling good.” Bravo to your HR for offering employee health strategy programs! That means everyone is so healthy and fit that attendance and productivity are way up. Not so much? Perhaps they forgot to address how workforce behavior – do they WANT to improve their health habits – and circumstances impact illness prevention, or the importance of engagement, commitment and alignment among employer and insurer plan sponsors, healthcare providers and individual workerss. What now? The experts speak. Dr. Paul Tunnah, pharmaphorum: “Human behaviour flows from three main sources: desire, emotion and knowledge” (Plato). Michael Maniccia, Deloitte: “Habit is habit, and not to be flung out the window by any man, but coaxed down-stairs one step at a time (Mark Twain). Joe Miles, SAP:” Our heads are round so our thoughts can change direction” (Francis Picabia). Join us for The Behavior Side of Preventive Medicine: Workplace, Employees and Pharma.
The buzz: Home is where the heart is… Healthcare is experiencing a major and positive transformation – and industry disruption – largely due to technology advances like the Internet of Things (IoT). In addition to raising the quality of preventive care, this metamorphosis will allow patients to “age in place” at home, instead of at an impersonal medical or nursing care facility. What is IoT's potential impact on our wellbeing, our overall society, and how we each view and manage our healthcare in the future? The experts speak. Tom Foley, Lenovo Health: “I've always found that the speed of the boss is the speed of the team” (Lee Iacocca). Tim O'Malley, EarlySense: “In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years” (Abraham Lincoln). Kai Goerlich, SAP: “The way you think, the way you behave, the way you eat, can influence your life by 30 to 50 years.” (Deepak Chopra). Join us for IoT & Healthcare: Bringing IT Home – Part 2.
The buzz: Home is where the heart is… Healthcare is experiencing a major and positive transformation – and industry disruption – largely due to technology advances like the Internet of Things (IoT). In addition to raising the quality of preventive care, this metamorphosis will allow patients to “age in place” at home, instead of at an impersonal medical or nursing care facility. What is IoT's potential impact on our wellbeing, our overall society, and how we each view and manage our healthcare in the future? The experts speak. Tom Foley, Lenovo Health: “I've always found that the speed of the boss is the speed of the team” (Lee Iacocca). Tim O'Malley, EarlySense: “In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years” (Abraham Lincoln). Kai Goerlich, SAP: “The way you think, the way you behave, the way you eat, can influence your life by 30 to 50 years.” (Deepak Chopra). Join us for IoT & Healthcare: Bringing IT Home – Part 2.
The buzz: Simon says. Cybercrime is one of the greatest threats facing our country, and has enormous implications for our national security, economic prosperity, and public safety. The range of threats and the challenges they present for law enforcement expand just as rapidly as technology evolves (U.S. Justice Department). How to defend against or eliminate the attacks? A two-pronged resolution: consumer-focused and corporate- and government-focused. The experts speak. Tim Best, EY: “I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears...in...rain. Time to die” (Blade Runner). Richard McCammon, Delego: “Hell is empty, and all the devils are here!” (Shakespeare). Justin Somaini, SAP : “Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world (Lily Tomlin). Join us for Fighting Cyber Crime Part 2: Staying One Giant Step Ahead.
The buzz: Simon says. Cybercrime is one of the greatest threats facing our country, and has enormous implications for our national security, economic prosperity, and public safety. The range of threats and the challenges they present for law enforcement expand just as rapidly as technology evolves (U.S. Justice Department). How to defend against or eliminate the attacks? A two-pronged resolution: consumer-focused and corporate- and government-focused. The experts speak. Tim Best, EY: “I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears...in...rain. Time to die” (Blade Runner). Richard McCammon, Delego: “Hell is empty, and all the devils are here!” (Shakespeare). Justin Somaini, SAP : “Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world (Lily Tomlin). Join us for Fighting Cyber Crime Part 2: Staying One Giant Step Ahead.
The buzz: Vite, vite! Chemical industry leaders face new challenges, as digital technologies transform our world and drive innovation at a breathtaking rate. How will you integrate acquisitions to reap promised synergies and on-board new revenue sources faster? What about reducing complexity and streamlining workflows across your entire global value chain? Reality check: Success in the digital era requires more than doing the same-old, only better, faster, cheaper, smarter. It demands re-imagining entire business models, business processes – the very nature of work itself. Ready? The experts speak. Bob Parker, IDC: “Only the guy who isn't rowing has time to rock the boat” (Jean-Paul Sartre). Michael Casey, Accenture: “Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads… (Dr. Emmett Brown, Back to the Future). Stefan Guertzgen, SAP: “Imagination is more important than knowledge” (Albert Einstein). Join us for Digital Transformation – Changing the Game in the Chemical Industry.
The buzz: Vite, vite! Chemical industry leaders face new challenges, as digital technologies transform our world and drive innovation at a breathtaking rate. How will you integrate acquisitions to reap promised synergies and on-board new revenue sources faster? What about reducing complexity and streamlining workflows across your entire global value chain? Reality check: Success in the digital era requires more than doing the same-old, only better, faster, cheaper, smarter. It demands re-imagining entire business models, business processes – the very nature of work itself. Ready? The experts speak. Bob Parker, IDC: “Only the guy who isn't rowing has time to rock the boat” (Jean-Paul Sartre). Michael Casey, Accenture: “Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads… (Dr. Emmett Brown, Back to the Future). Stefan Guertzgen, SAP: “Imagination is more important than knowledge” (Albert Einstein). Join us for Digital Transformation – Changing the Game in the Chemical Industry.
The buzz: It's the law. Women entrepreneurs are one of the fastest-growing U.S. economy segments! But you're also five times more likely than men to shutter your business. Why? A lack business management and legal savvy, more than a lack of capital. Do you need a law degree? No. Our 2-part special features attorneys' insights on navigating legal pitfalls all entrepreneurs (men, too) encounter. Today we'll cover the foundation. Take notes! The experts speak. Nina Kaufman, Esq.: “You must be willing to be someone you haven't yet been to build something you haven't yet built” (Clara Chorley). Nance L. Schick, Esq.: “You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help enough other people get what they want” (Zig Ziglar). Renée L. Duff, Esq.: “Each of us has been put on earth with the ability to do something well. We cheat ourselves and the world if we don't use that ability as best we can” (George Allen, Sr.). Join us for Legal Lessons for Women Business Owners – Part 1.
The buzz: It's the law. Women entrepreneurs are one of the fastest-growing U.S. economy segments! But you're also five times more likely than men to shutter your business. Why? A lack business management and legal savvy, more than a lack of capital. Do you need a law degree? No. Our 2-part special features attorneys' insights on navigating legal pitfalls all entrepreneurs (men, too) encounter. Today we'll cover the foundation. Take notes! The experts speak. Nina Kaufman, Esq.: “You must be willing to be someone you haven't yet been to build something you haven't yet built” (Clara Chorley). Nance L. Schick, Esq.: “You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help enough other people get what they want” (Zig Ziglar). Renée L. Duff, Esq.: “Each of us has been put on earth with the ability to do something well. We cheat ourselves and the world if we don't use that ability as best we can” (George Allen, Sr.). Join us for Legal Lessons for Women Business Owners – Part 1.
The buzz: “It's a new dawn, it's a new day… and I'm feeling good.” We know prevention is better than cure. But without a systematic approach, it is still up to each of us to decide whether we choose to live healthy or not. Now consider this: If life sciences companies would make prevention a core competency, then physicians, insurers, patients and pharma companies should be able to work together to broadly improve prevention and create a win-win for ‘every body'. But how? The experts speak. Dr. Paul Tunnah, pharmaphorum media: “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” (Rustic Speech and Folk-lore, 1913). Ralph Marcello, Deloitte: “Health is like money, we never have a true idea of its value until we lose it (Josh Billings). Subhro Mallik, Infosys: “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” (Benjamin Franklin). Joe Miles, SAP: Our heads are round so our thoughts can change direction” (Francis Picabia). Join us for Pharma and Preventive Medicine: Future or Failure?
The buzz: “It's a new dawn, it's a new day… and I'm feeling good.” We know prevention is better than cure. But without a systematic approach, it is still up to each of us to decide whether we choose to live healthy or not. Now consider this: If life sciences companies would make prevention a core competency, then physicians, insurers, patients and pharma companies should be able to work together to broadly improve prevention and create a win-win for ‘every body'. But how? The experts speak. Dr. Paul Tunnah, pharmaphorum media: “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” (Rustic Speech and Folk-lore, 1913). Ralph Marcello, Deloitte: “Health is like money, we never have a true idea of its value until we lose it (Josh Billings). Subhro Mallik, Infosys: “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” (Benjamin Franklin). Joe Miles, SAP: Our heads are round so our thoughts can change direction” (Francis Picabia). Join us for Pharma and Preventive Medicine: Future or Failure?
The buzz: It's all good. Many blue chip companies trace their formal corporate philanthropic programs – giving back to not-for-profits – to post-WWII, the golden age of corporate philanthropy. Today's spotlight on innovation is shifting traditional private sector giving to partnering with impactful global organizations. Benefits include accelerating the social sector, improving lives, and gaining business insights from corporate contributions. How can your organization savor this new flavor of giving? The experts speak. Ashifi Gogo, Sproxil: “Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'” (Martin Luther King, Jr.). Yasmina Zaidman, Acumen: “Live the questions now, and perhaps even without knowing it, you will live along some distant day into the answers” (Rainer Maria Rilke). Nish Pangali, SAP: “A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business” (Henry Ford). Join us for Corporate Social Innovation: Good for Society, Good for Business.
The buzz: It's all good. Many blue chip companies trace their formal corporate philanthropic programs – giving back to not-for-profits – to post-WWII, the golden age of corporate philanthropy. Today's spotlight on innovation is shifting traditional private sector giving to partnering with impactful global organizations. Benefits include accelerating the social sector, improving lives, and gaining business insights from corporate contributions. How can your organization savor this new flavor of giving? The experts speak. Ashifi Gogo, Sproxil: “Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'” (Martin Luther King, Jr.). Yasmina Zaidman, Acumen: “Live the questions now, and perhaps even without knowing it, you will live along some distant day into the answers” (Rainer Maria Rilke). Nish Pangali, SAP: “A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business” (Henry Ford). Join us for Corporate Social Innovation: Good for Society, Good for Business.
The buzz: Time's up. Obama seeks over one-third rise in U.S. cyber security funding (Reuters 02/09/16). Why? Brazen cyber criminals are invading an entire supply chain, even stealing and misrepresenting individuals' health data. If not tackled, cybercrime may cost lives. Beyond IT, this concerns top business, finance, political and government agency leaders. We'll look at the Life Sciences and Automotive industries to see how your company can lock-out cybercriminals. The experts speak. Tim Best, EY: “To be modern is to find ourselves in an environment that promises us adventure, power, joy, growth, transformation…and at the same time, that threatens to destroy…” (Marshall Berman). Richard McCammon, Delego: “We will bankrupt ourselves in the vain search for absolute security” (Dwight D. Eisenhower). Justin Somaini, SAP: “Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut (Ernest Hemingway). Join us for Beyond IT: Your Fight Against Cybercrime.
The buzz: Time's up. Obama seeks over one-third rise in U.S. cyber security funding (Reuters 02/09/16). Why? Brazen cyber criminals are invading an entire supply chain, even stealing and misrepresenting individuals' health data. If not tackled, cybercrime may cost lives. Beyond IT, this concerns top business, finance, political and government agency leaders. We'll look at the Life Sciences and Automotive industries to see how your company can lock-out cybercriminals. The experts speak. Tim Best, EY: “To be modern is to find ourselves in an environment that promises us adventure, power, joy, growth, transformation…and at the same time, that threatens to destroy…” (Marshall Berman). Richard McCammon, Delego: “We will bankrupt ourselves in the vain search for absolute security” (Dwight D. Eisenhower). Justin Somaini, SAP: “Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut (Ernest Hemingway). Join us for Beyond IT: Your Fight Against Cybercrime.
The buzz: Acting hyper. Peter Diamandis predicts the most dramatic positive change in our global economy will occur between 2016-2020, when 3–5 billion new consumers–who've never purchased, uploaded, invented or sold anything–come online, sparking a hyper-connectivity mega-surge. Who are they? The Rising Billions. Tech giants Google, Facebook, and SpaceX are working to make this happen. How will your company turn the resulting complex hyper-connectivity into sustainable growth opportunities? The experts speak. Frank Diana, TCS: “Three billion new minds are about to join the global conversation” (Peter Diamandis). Dennison DeGregor, HP: “By end of 2017, the CMO will have larger budgets for technology than the CIO” (Gartner). Paul Donovan, SAP: “The day science begins to study non-physical phenomena, it will make more progress in one decade than in all the previous centuries of its existence” (Nikola Tesla). Join us for The Rising Billions: Business Networks and the Digital Economy.
The buzz: Acting hyper. Peter Diamandis predicts the most dramatic positive change in our global economy will occur between 2016-2020, when 3–5 billion new consumers–who've never purchased, uploaded, invented or sold anything–come online, sparking a hyper-connectivity mega-surge. Who are they? The Rising Billions. Tech giants Google, Facebook, and SpaceX are working to make this happen. How will your company turn the resulting complex hyper-connectivity into sustainable growth opportunities? The experts speak. Frank Diana, TCS: “Three billion new minds are about to join the global conversation” (Peter Diamandis). Dennison DeGregor, HP: “By end of 2017, the CMO will have larger budgets for technology than the CIO” (Gartner). Paul Donovan, SAP: “The day science begins to study non-physical phenomena, it will make more progress in one decade than in all the previous centuries of its existence” (Nikola Tesla). Join us for The Rising Billions: Business Networks and the Digital Economy.
The buzz: Giving at the office. The UN's post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) require a multi-stakeholder collaboration recognizing diverse issues around the world. Goal 8 – “Good jobs and economic growth” for developing and developed countries – targets private sector companies that integrate sustainability and corporate social responsibility into their business plan. How can your organization help? The experts speak. Sue Stephenson, The Ritz-Carlton: “A small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world…it is the only thing that ever has” (Margaret Mead). Ahsiya Posner Mencin, Ph.D., PULSE Volunteer Partnership, GSK: “Collaboration is…the kind of thing that would never be born from just one of us sitting down with a guitar” (Grant-Lee Phillips). Alicia Lenze, SAP: “In the long history of humankind…those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed” (Darwin, Megginson). Join us for Sustainable Development and Your Organization.