Downloads

The following audio files (MP3s) of Convocation presentations and presentation slides are available for download.

Audio of presentations (MP3s)

Welcome Address: Richard Schmalensee, SB ’65 (EC), PhD ’70 (EC) John C Head III Dean; Professor of Management and Economics
Friday, Oct. 7, 7:45 a.m.
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Keynote Address: John Thain, SB ’77 (EE) CEO, New York Stock Exchange
Friday, Oct. 7, 8 a.m.
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Making Globalization for All
Panel discussion led Richard Locke, PhD ’89 (PO), Alvin J. Siteman (1948) Professor of Management; Faculty Chair, MIT Sloan Fellows Program in Innovation and Global Leadership.
Friday, Oct. 7, 9 a.m.
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Leadership in an Age of Uncertainty
Panel discussion led by Deborah G. Ancona, Seley Distinguished Professor of Management; Faculty Director, MIT Leadership Center.
Friday, Oct. 7, 10:30 a.m.
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Keynote Address: Carly Fiorina, SM ’89 (SL) Former Chairman and CEO, Hewlett-Packard Company
Friday, Oct. 7, 12:55 p.m.
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The Future of Corporate Governance
A panel discussion led by Stewart C. Myers, Gordon Y. Billard (1924) Professor of Management.
Friday, Oct. 7, 2 p.m.
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New Insights Into Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
A panel discussion led Edward B. Roberts, SB ’58 (EE), SM ’58 (EE), SM ’60 (GM), PhD ’62 (EC) David Sarnoff Professor of Management of Technology; Founder and Chair, MIT Entrepreneurship Center.
Friday, Oct. 7, 3:30 p.m.
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Remarks from Susan Hockfield, MIT President
Saturday, Oct. 8, 8 a.m.
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Standards and Strategy: Competing in Increasingly Open Worlds"
A Back-to-the-Classroom presentation by Rebecca M. Henderson, SB ’81 (ME) Eastman Kodak Leaders for Manufacturing Professor of Management
Saturday, Oct. 8
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Keynote Address: Morris Chang, SB ’52 (ME), SM ’53 (ME), ME ’55 (ME), Chairman and CEO,Taiwan, Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)
Saturday, Oct. 8, 1:30 p.m.
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Presentation slides

"The Virtual Customer Initiative"
A presentation by John R. Hauser
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"Customer Segmentation and Customer Value Proposition: The First Key in Strategy"
A presentation by Arnoldo C. Hax
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"Standards and Strategy: Competing in Increasingly Open Worlds"
A presentation by Rebecca M. Henderson
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"RFID IT: Information Infrastructure Needed for Effective Utilization of RFID AutoID Technologies"
A presentation by Stuart A. Madnick
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"Corporate Strategy and Information Technology: Is There Really an Impact?"
A presentation by Michael Scott Morton
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