Technology Revolution: The Future of Now

The buzz: Good, better best. Never let it rest. How can any corporation partner with the right social enterprise to create sustainable and scalable social good to support the world's future? Hear answers from those in the know at Google, SAP and Livox. Take notes! The experts speak. Dr. Arie Meir, Google.org : "Technology is nothing. What's important is that you have a faith in people, that they're basically good and smart, and if you give them tools, they'll do wonderful things with them" (Steve Jobs). Carlos Pereira, Livox: "If all my possessions were taken from me with one exception, I would choose to keep the power of communication, for by it I would soon regain all the rest (Daniel Webster). Nish Pangali, SAP: "We begin to change the world when we stimulate long-term prosperity using technology. There is not a problem that's large enough that innovation and entrepreneurship can't solve" (Naveen Jain). Join us for Corporate Social Innovation: Good for Society and Business–Part 2.

The buzz: Bouncing back. Stress is such an epidemic that 78% of employers in the 2013/2014 Staying@Work™ Survey identified it as the top workforce risk factor. Are some of us better equipped to be resilient, while others are more prone to feel overwhelmed? The bigger question: is resiliency a genetic trait or a set of skill-based competencies that can be taught, practiced and used daily? The experts speak. Eileen McDargh, The Resiliency Group: "In a time of change it is the learners who inherit the earth while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to live in a world that no longer exists" (Eric Hoffer). Bill Jensen, Mr. Simplicity: "What we leave behind is not as important as how we lived" (Captain Jean Luc Picard, Star Trek). Sherryanne Meyer, ASUG: "Monty: Why did you say that I was a loser? Simon Wilder: Winners forget they are in a race, they just love to run. You try too hard". (With Honors, 1994 film). Join us for Radical Resiliency: Start Your Engines, People!

The buzz: "It's a new dawn, it's a new day…I'm feeling good." Bravo to your HR for offering employee health strategy programs! That means everyone is so healthy and fit that attendance and productivity are way up. Not so much? Perhaps they forgot to address how workforce behavior – do they WANT to improve their health habits – and circumstances impact illness prevention, or the importance of engagement, commitment and alignment among employer and insurer plan sponsors, healthcare providers and individual workerss. What now? The experts speak. Dr. Paul Tunnah, pharmaphorum: "Human behaviour flows from three main sources: desire, emotion and knowledge" (Plato). Michael Maniccia, Deloitte: "Habit is habit, and not to be flung out the window by any man, but coaxed down-stairs one step at a time (Mark Twain). Joe Miles, SAP:" Our heads are round so our thoughts can change direction" (Francis Picabia). Join us for The Behavior Side of Preventive Medicine: Workplace, Employees and Pharma.

The buzz: Home is where the heart is… Healthcare is experiencing a major and positive transformation – and industry disruption – largely due to technology advances like the Internet of Things (IoT). In addition to raising the quality of preventive care, this metamorphosis will allow patients to "age in place" at home, instead of at an impersonal medical or nursing care facility. What is IoT's potential impact on our wellbeing, our overall society, and how we each view and manage our healthcare in the future? The experts speak. Tom Foley, Lenovo Health: "I've always found that the speed of the boss is the speed of the team" (Lee Iacocca). Tim O'Malley, EarlySense: "In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years" (Abraham Lincoln). Kai Goerlich, SAP: "The way you think, the way you behave, the way you eat, can influence your life by 30 to 50 years." (Deepak Chopra). Join us for IoT & Healthcare: Bringing IT Home – Part 2.

The buzz: Simon says. Cybercrime is one of the greatest threats facing our country, and has enormous implications for our national security, economic prosperity, and public safety. The range of threats and the challenges they present for law enforcement expand just as rapidly as technology evolves (U.S. Justice Department). How to defend against or eliminate the attacks? A two-pronged resolution: consumer-focused and corporate- and government-focused. The experts speak. Tim Best, EY: "I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears...in...rain. Time to die" (Blade Runner). Richard McCammon, Delego: "Hell is empty, and all the devils are here!" (Shakespeare). Justin Somaini, SAP : "Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world (Lily Tomlin). Join us for Fighting Cyber Crime Part 2: Staying One Giant Step Ahead.

The buzz: Vite, vite! Chemical industry leaders face new challenges, as digital technologies transform our world and drive innovation at a breathtaking rate. How will you integrate acquisitions to reap promised synergies and on-board new revenue sources faster? What about reducing complexity and streamlining workflows across your entire global value chain? Reality check: Success in the digital era requires more than doing the same-old, only better, faster, cheaper, smarter. It demands re-imagining entire business models, business processes – the very nature of work itself. Ready? The experts speak. Bob Parker, IDC: "Only the guy who isn't rowing has time to rock the boat" (Jean-Paul Sartre). Michael Casey, Accenture: "Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads… (Dr. Emmett Brown, Back to the Future). Stefan Guertzgen, SAP: "Imagination is more important than knowledge" (Albert Einstein). Join us for Digital Transformation – Changing the Game in the Chemical Industry.

The buzz: It's the law. Attention, female entrepreneurs! As you aspire to become million-dollar women, growth will bring complexity and risk. Legal issues will crop up more often. Penalties for not complying will be more severe. How can you navigate common legal issues as you grow and create leverage in your business—without getting a law degree? Take notes! The experts speak. Nina Kaufman, Esq.: "Why not treat yourself to a good time instead of waiting for someone else to do it?" (Fortune cookie). Nance L. Schick, Esq.: "If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least to consider the possibility that we have a small aquatic bird of the family Anatidae on our hands" (Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, Douglas Adams). Renée L. Duff, Esq.: Whoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness—great wealth, great return, great satisfaction, great reputation, and great joy (Jim Rohn). Join us for Legal Lessons for Women Business Owners – Part 2

The buzz: It's the law. Women entrepreneurs are one of the fastest-growing U.S. economy segments! But you're also five times more likely than men to shutter your business. Why? A lack business management and legal savvy, more than a lack of capital. Do you need a law degree? No. Our 2-part special features attorneys' insights on navigating legal pitfalls all entrepreneurs (men, too) encounter. Today we'll cover the foundation. Take notes! The experts speak. Nina Kaufman, Esq.: "You must be willing to be someone you haven't yet been to build something you haven't yet built" (Clara Chorley). Nance L. Schick, Esq.: "You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help enough other people get what they want" (Zig Ziglar). Renée L. Duff, Esq.: "Each of us has been put on earth with the ability to do something well. We cheat ourselves and the world if we don't use that ability as best we can" (George Allen, Sr.). Join us for Legal Lessons for Women Business Owners – Part 1.

The buzz: "It's a new dawn, it's a new day… and I'm feeling good." We know prevention is better than cure. But without a systematic approach, it is still up to each of us to decide whether we choose to live healthy or not. Now consider this: If life sciences companies would make prevention a core competency, then physicians, insurers, patients and pharma companies should be able to work together to broadly improve prevention and create a win-win for 'every body'. But how? The experts speak. Dr. Paul Tunnah, pharmaphorum media: "An apple a day keeps the doctor away" (Rustic Speech and Folk-lore, 1913). Ralph Marcello, Deloitte: "Health is like money, we never have a true idea of its value until we lose it (Josh Billings). Subhro Mallik, Infosys: "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" (Benjamin Franklin). Joe Miles, SAP: Our heads are round so our thoughts can change direction" (Francis Picabia). Join us for Pharma and Preventive Medicine: Future or Failure?

The buzz: It's all good. Many blue chip companies trace their formal corporate philanthropic programs – giving back to not-for-profits – to post-WWII, the golden age of corporate philanthropy. Today's spotlight on innovation is shifting traditional private sector giving to partnering with impactful global organizations. Benefits include accelerating the social sector, improving lives, and gaining business insights from corporate contributions. How can your organization savor this new flavor of giving? The experts speak. Ashifi Gogo, Sproxil: "Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'" (Martin Luther King, Jr.). Yasmina Zaidman, Acumen: "Live the questions now, and perhaps even without knowing it, you will live along some distant day into the answers" (Rainer Maria Rilke). Nish Pangali, SAP: "A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business" (Henry Ford). Join us for Corporate Social Innovation: Good for Society, Good for Business.