Learn perspectives on innovation from a practioner as well as harnessing opportunities through the combination of technology maturity, appetite for risk and an innovation culture.
6 pm PDT | 8 pm CDT | 2 am BST | 9 am HKT
Event Details
In the past decade, we saw break-neck growth in consumer grade technology innovations. However, the promises of emerging technologies such as Blockchain, AR/VR, Machine Learning/Automation and IoT have mostly missed inflated growth expectations in the enterprise marketplace.
Learn perspectives on innovation from the practioner's point of view and how the harness opportunities through the combination of technology maturity, appetite for risk and an innovation culture.
Registration
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Zoom information will be shared after registration.
Deadline: 7/14/2020
Speaker Profiles
Sathyanarayanan (Sathya) Narasimhan, PhD, MBA (Speaker) '10
Sr. Director, New Ventures and Technologies Product Management, SAP
https://www.sap.com/index.html
Sathya currently heads emerging technology based innovations at SAP's New Ventures and Technologies organization, based out of Silicon Valley. In his current role, Sathya has released a current stream of technology based platform service and industry solutions. Prior to SAP, Sathya was part of Corporate Strategy at Hewlett Packard Enterprises and a management consultant at Booz & Co (Strategy &). Sathya's favorite Booth moments include Professor Erik Hurst's Macroeconomics classes.
Paul Crooker (Moderator) '19
Prinicpal Technical Leader, Electric Power Research Institute
https://www.epri.com
Paul Crooker is a technology innovator, R&D program manager and business leader. His career spans development of advanced power systems, emission controls, high pressure thermal processes, advanced demilitarization, hydrogen storage, renewable transportation fuels, nuclear materials and transportation packaging, defense systems and nuclear power plant materials management. Currently, Paul is working in the electric power industry on strategy, digital transformation, research program management, marketing and new product development. He is also a member of the Booth SF Bay Area Alumni Board and looks forward to working with the alumni to increase engagement, value, impact and fun. Paul has an MBA from University of Chicago's Booth School of Business and Mechanical Engineering Degree from the Stevens Institute of Technology.