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Techonomy Conference Makes Waves in Tech and Business; Kaplan University Hosts Visionary Voices Webinar
by Taylor Cotter | StudentAdvisor.com
“The pace
of change driven by technology only continues to
increase," said Techonomy founder David Kirkpatrick.
"We think
our annual Techonomy conference is important because it's still so hard
for
leaders to embrace the scope of the changes facing business and
society. We'll
be talking about the outcome of the presidential election, but not just
because
our country's leader may have changed, but also because the conduct of
the
campaign demonstrated vividly how little grasp our national leaders
have on the
role of technology in the economy. Even as jobs are being automated
away and
consumer behavior is being altered in so many ways, technology was
barely
mentioned by either national candidate."
Companies,
countries, and communities are being transformed by
tech, and Techonomy seeks to explore as many aspects of that
transformation as
we can. Techonomy's program will examine the implications of
ever-tighter
global interconnection; of big data and analytics; robotics; the
competition
between Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google; geo-engineering; new
corporate
structures; lifeblogging; the new shape of advertising; 3D printing;
gaming;
educational tech; Africa; and Facebook's future.
Techonomy's
notable speakers include James Barrese of PayPal,
Gordon Bell of Microsoft, Erick Brynjolfsson of MIT, and more.
Kaplan
University, a leader
in higher education innovation and the official education partner of Techonomy, is hosting its next
Visionary Voices webinar live from the third annual Techonomy
Conference. The
webinar will feature noted cyber expert Art Coviello,
executive vice
president for EMC Corporation and executive chairman of RSA, the
security
division of EMC. Coviello is a much sought-after speaker who has been
called on
to address Congress as a cyber security expert. He has been interviewed
by CNN
Money, the Washington Post, Forbes and others. Under Coviello’s
stewardship of
RSA Security, the company became widely known as a leader in
authentication and
encryption, and identity and access management. He plays a key role in
several
national cyber security initiatives.
The
webinar will be delivered in real-time via Kaplan’s KAPx
interactive platform and the one-on-one interview will be conducted by
Kaplan
University Dean of the School
of Information Technology Dr.
David DeHaven.
DeHaven has more than 20 years of information technology and
business
experience. He previously served as chief technology officer of
Northrop
Grumman and is also an active board member for several IT..
The
one-hour conversation will center on technology’s
dual-edged sword — how it improves lives and business
functions while also
posing increased risks for security vulnerabilities. The webinar will
also
touch on the growing need for trained, qualified personnel to identify
and
reduce cyber threats.
StudentAdvisor.com
would like to invite you to join us at this
webinar that will prove to have a profound effect on innovation and
technology
in eduation.
DATE:
Monday,
November 12, 2012
TIME:
8:00-9:00
p.m. ET
DETAILS: You
must register to attend this
free, interactive webinar. Here’s how:
To
register, please use Google Chrome or
Mozilla Firefox as your Internet browser. Log on to https://kapx.kaplan.com/events/visionnary-voices-webinar-with-art-coviello/register. Registration will ensure that you receive a
reminder to attend. If you are unable to attend at the scheduled date
and time,
please register and we will email you the recording of this event.
To attend
the webinar on Monday,
November 12, please use Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox as your
Internet
browser. Log on to https://kapx.kaplan.com/events/visionnary-voices-webinar-with-art-coviello/ a few minutes prior to 8 p.m. ET. Log in using your email address and the
password you created to register for the event.
Once you
register for the webinar,
let us know on Twitter @StudentAdvisor
and tell us what topics you're most
interested in hearing about!
You can follow all of Kaplan University's live coverage of Techonomy here.