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Moderator: Sheri Brodeur
Panelists: Andrew Backs (Cofounder & Chief Innovation Strategist, Pilot44 Labs), Jana Eggers (CEO, Nara Logics), Damon Frost (Chief Information Officer, P&G), Charles Purtell (VP, New Ventures, Danaher), Tor Jakob Ramsøy (CEO & Founder, Arundo)

Hear from panelists from both large corporations and startups to discuss the challenges and successes of engaging with the other and working together. Now more than ever, collaborative innovation is essential for growth and combating (or leading) market disruption. Startups allow large companies to develop and test new technologies with less risk and overhead; meanwhile, corporations offer advantages of a large network, greater resources, brand recognition, and market knowledge and experience for startups. Collaborating should be a win-win scenario; however, best practices and approach may not always be obvious (or easy) when crossing lines.

 

Moderator: Michael Schrage
Panelists: Roy Wilsker (Senior Director, IT; Medtronic), Barbara Wixom (Senior Researcher; MIT CISR), Shimir Varia (Global VP, Enterprise Architecture; Anheuser-Busch InBev)

Companies are racing to implement AI to better their businesses; however, most have yet to see results. While your company might have the magic algorithm, there’s a good chance it does not have quality data to yet gain insights. The data most organizations currently have was not gathered or created with machine learning in mind; rather, it was traditionally used for measuring physical and financial assets. But how could these same measures apply in a marketplace where the majority of assets are now intangible? In order for your data (and insights) to have meaning, it must be curated around key knowledge and differentiated from your competitors’ data. When making important decisions, what matters most to your company? How can you capture this knowledge and data to make the best use of it?

 

Professor Sheffi explains why companies are not, in general, making the deep investments in sustainability that are required in order to “move the needle” and why they should not do it. He addresses why consumers are not willing to pay more or sacrifice in the name of environmental sustainability, despite saying so in surveys, and why such behavior may be rational. He also explains how governments contribute to the problem. Professor Sheffi will end with some thoughts and insights about future directions. The presentation and discussion include many examples, and time will be allocated for Q&A and discussion with Professor Sheffi.