Join us for Week #5 of the Symposium

In This Issue:

Innovations that will Transform the User Experience (Episode #7)
The Innovation Conundrum: Should IT or Digital ‘Own’ The Digital Innovation Agenda? (Episode #8)
Virtual Booths
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Innovations that will Transform the User Experience

(Episode #7)

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. EST

The “new normal” of user experience is the virtual one, be it working, shopping, learning, exercising, meeting with people, getting entertained or receiving healthcare. What technology innovations do you consider the most promising for enhancing the customer experience?

Naomi Eide,

Senior Editor, CIO Dive at Industry Dive

Mark Anderson,

Senior Director of Solution Architecture, Equinix

Pertisth Mankotia,

Chief Information Officer, Sheela Foam, Ltd.

The Innovation Conundrum: Should IT or Digital ‘Own’ The Digital Innovation Agenda?

(Episode #8)

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. EST

In many enterprises, ‘legacy IT’ and ‘digital natives’ bring different cultures, perspectives, and capabilities to data, cloud & platforms. Innovation can be orchestrated from the stewards of legacy systems or it can be spearheaded by the next-gen digerati who will supplement, surround and supplant yesteryear’s code. How do you disrupt something without breaking what works? Perhaps CIOs and CDOs must blend these approaches. In this panel, we will clarify and discuss the real-world trade-offs as companies confront ‘software is eating the world's realities.

Michael Schrage ,

MODERATOR, Fellow, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy

Akira Bell,

Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Mathematica

Brook Colangelo ,

Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer

Gail Evans,

Chief Digital Officer, Mercer

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Virtual Booths

International Partners Booth: On Tuesday, May 4 from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m., Michael DiBenigno and Jason Marsh of Flow Immersive will hold a roundtable discussion, "Innovation while Virtual: How organizations are leveraging technology to effectively communicate whie working remotely".

MIT Sloan Executive Education Booth: Every Thursday from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., they will hold an Open House to learn more about their non-degree programs, Executive Certificates and custom designed programs.

MIT Sloan Boston Alumni Association Booth: From April 27 - May 5, they will host the MIT SBAA Startup Week. Also, the monthly networking event, Women and Wine Wednesdays is on May 5. On Thursday, May 13, they are hosting a career Series discussion, "How to be Successful in Your New Remote Job".

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