Platform Shift: How New Business Models are Changing the Shape of Industry

 

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Why a soapbox is not enough in the digital age?

 

Once upon a time a simple soapbox served as a platform for people to deliver ideas to all who would listen. Times have changed and platforms have evolved. Today, in the digital age, platforms are more than a stage to deliver ideas: they are launching pad for innovators around the globe to deliver value to their customers. No matter if your business revolves around software, food, books, rooms for rent, or anything else, a platform is the key to accelerated growth. Establishing a digital platform for your company is the topic for this morning keynote panel at the 2015 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium.

It's down to the wire! The Cloud and Healthcare lunch breakouts are full. If you've registered for either of those, be sure to arrive at the breakout room no later than 12:30 - at that point, seating becomes first-come, first-served.

Many speakers, sponsors, and industry experts will be hosting Birds-of-a-Feather tables at the Networking Lunch - a great opportunity for some personal interaction.

General registration is closing soon. Get your ticket now, before we're sold out!
Platform Shift: How New Business Models are Changing the Shape of Industry

 

Companies that can transform their traditional business models into platforms (or network models) will have a competitive advantage based on new insights into pricing, network effects, supply chains, and strategy. These principles show how dotcom companies like Airbnb, Amazon, Apple, and Uber managed, in a relatively short time, to attract millions of clients worldwide. But they apply also to traditional product companies like Sony, shoe companies like Nike, and spice companies like McCormick. New business models helped these companies extend existing transactions to new, associated products and services. Platforms beat products every time. This panel discussion will reveal the secret of Internet-driven platforms.
 

 

Marshall Van Alstyne, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy will moderate the panel including:

Marshall Van Alstyne Bryan Kirschner Paddy Srinivasan Jerry Wolfe
Marshall Van Alstyne Bryan Kirschner Paddy Srinivasan Jerry Wolfe
Author! Author!

In addition to participating in various panels throughout the day, authors of the award winning books Leading Digital and The Good Jobs Strategy will be signing their books at Author's Row during the Innovation Showcase / Evening Reception. These and other great reads will be available for purchase at the MIT Press table.

 

All attendees will receive a free copy of Value Stream, courtesy of Bronze Sponsor Software Development Experts. And of course, the 2015 Program Guide will be available in hard copy!   
 

One of these things is not like the others...

Is Your C-Suite Digital-Ready?

How does your C-suite rank on the 10 most critical leadership capabilities enabling digital transformation? Use this online assessment  by May 15 to find out instantly, and you'll contribute to aggregated data to be shared at the Symposium.

Exploring the Evolving Role of CIOs

Lindsey Anderson has been a busy man. Rounding up some of the sharpest minds in IT and academia to participate in the upcoming MIT Sloan CIO Symposium doesn't happen in one afternoon. Anderson, who chairs the Symposium, wants to be sure attendees, speakers, volunteers and sponsors have the best possible experience at the event. Read More

 

Cordially,
Lindsey Anderson, Chair
info@mitcio.com
 The MIT Sloan CIO Symposium is organized by:

MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy MIT Sloan Boston Alumni Association MIT Center for Information Systems Research
MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy
MIT Sloan Boston Alumni Association
MIT Sloan Center for Information Systems Research

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