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Disruption 2020: April 21, 2020
Disruption 2020: A Virtual Symposium Tuesday, April 21 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. EDT
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| FREE, LIVE EVENT Disruption 2020: A Virtual Symposium Tuesday, April 21 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. EDT EVENT SPONSORED BY getAbstract MITSloanEE Disruptive innovation is alive and well in the new decade. As illustrated by the brilliant contributors to our special Spring issue, “Disruption 2020,” the threats and opportunities of disruption are both mighty and ever-shifting. We invite you to a remarkable opportunity to hear from and engage with “Disruption 2020” authors, including some of the world’s top minds in disruptive innovation, in a live online event. Speakers will discuss the ideas presented in the special issue with a particular eye toward understanding their relevance in these incredible times. Please register today to reserve your spot for this special April 21 event. Stay for as many or as few speakers as you like. Each speaker will have a dedicated Q&A session. All registrants will receive a written synopsis of each speaker’s session. Schedule 10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. EDT Michael Putz and Scott Anthony on how leaders delude themselves about disruption. Scott D. Anthony Scott D. Anthony (@scottdanthony) is a senior partner at growth strategy consultancy Innosight and coauthor of Dual Transformation: How to Reposition Today’s Business While Creating the Future. Michael Putz Michael Putz is a strategy and business development executive with two decades of experience driving growth through disruptive innovation and business transformation. 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. EDT Michael Horn on education, disrupted. Michael Horn Michael B. Horn (@michaelbhorn), coauthor of Choosing College (with Bob Moesta), is the chief strategy officer at the Entangled Group, an education venture studio, and cofounder of the Clayton Christensen Institute, a nonprofit think tank. 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. EDT Tucker Marion and Sebastian Fixson on skills the innovation workforce will need. Tucker Marion Tucker J. Marion (@inuvation) is an associate professor of technological entrepreneurship at Northeastern University’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business. Sebastian FixsonSebastian K. Fixson (@sebastianfixson) is associate dean of innovation and the Marla M. Capozzi MBA ’96 Term Chair of Design Thinking, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship at Babson College. 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. EDT Joshua Gans on to disrupt or not to disrupt. Joshua Gans Joshua Gans (@joshgans) is the Jeffrey S. Skoll Chair of Technical Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. EDT Amy Webb on the sources of disruption every company should monitor. Amy Webb Amy Webb (@amywebb) is the founder of the Future Today Institute and professor of strategic foresight at the New York University Stern School of Business. 12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. EDT Max Wessel on ethics in technology innovation. Max Wessel Max Wessel (@maxwellelliot) is chief innovation officer at SAP. 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. EDT Rita Gunther McGrath on the new disrupters. Rita Gunther McGrath Rita Gunther McGrath (@rgmcgrath) is a professor at Columbia Business School and the author of The End of Competitive Advantage and Seeing Around Corners. 1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EDT Karen Dillon and Efosa Ojomo on the prosperity paradox. Karen Dillon Karen Dillon is a former editor of Harvard Business Review, coauthor of three bestselling books with Clayton M. Christensen, and guest editor for MIT SMR’s Spring issue. Efosa Ojomo Efosa Ojomo leads the Global Prosperity research efforts at the Christensen Institute. Moderators Karen Dillon and Paul Michelman will moderate the sessions. Karen Dillon Karen Dillon is a former editor of Harvard Business Review, coauthor of three bestselling books with Clayton M. Christensen, and guest editor for MIT SMR’s Spring issue. Paul Michelman Paul Michelman is editor in chief of MIT Sloan Management Review. Sign up for the full symposium now. | |||||||||