Building a Smarter Planet: Strategies For Meaningful Change
Building A Smarter Planet: Strategies For Meaningful Change
Presented by Linda S. Sanford
Sponsored by:
University of Miami College of Engineering
The Launch Pad
University of Miami School of Business Administration
Monday, January 25, 2010
3:30 - 4:30 PM
Storer Auditorium
Light refreshments will be provided
For more information, please see the attached PDF flyer, or contact Anne Schaerli at (305) 284-2908 or aschaerli@miami.edu.
Abstract
The world is becoming smaller and flatter - but also, smarter. This isn't just a metaphor. It's about infusing real intelligence into the way the world literally works - the systems and processes that enable physical goods to be developed, manufactured, bought and sold, services to be delivered, and for billions of people to work and live. The infusion of intelligence will require a convergence of digital and physical infrastructures. With so much technology and networking available at such low cost, the opportunity exists to make our companies, institutions and industries much smarter, especially because much of the way we operate the world today is inefficient and ultimately unsustainable. This presentation will focus on a new way of doing things. Over the next couple of years, new leaders will emerge to lead the build out of a smarter planet. They will practice forms of leadership very different from the models of the past - and will be equipped with several defining attributes. This period of discontinuity will be for those with courage and vision, a period of opportunity.
About the Speaker
Linda S. Sanford, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Transformation, leads the strategy for IBM's internal transformation to become the premier globally integrated enterprise. Previously Ms. Sanford held a number of senior leadership positions at IBM, including heading the Storage Systems Group, Global Industries and the mainframe division. Ms. Sanford is a member of the Women in Technology International Hall of Fame and the National Academy of Engineering. Ms. Sanford co-authored "Let Go to Grow: Escaping the Commodity Trap", a book that details how successful companies are pursuing strategies to drive long-term growth and innovation. A graduate of St. John's University, Ms. Sanford earned an M.S. in Operations Research from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and was awarded an honorary doctorate in commercial science from St. John's.
