2010 Creative Writers Forum
Peter Quinn, author of novels about the Irish-American experience, including Banished Children of Eve (winner of the American Book Award), the historical thriller Hour of the Cat, and a new book of essays, Looking for Jimmy.
13 April 2010, 7:30 p.m., Reception at 7:00 p.m.
Adamian Academic Center, Commons
Contact: English Professor Bruce Herzberg.
Meet the CEO of Sonicbids
Panos Panay, CEO, Sonicbids (Boston)
12 April 2010, 2:10 p.m. - 3:25 p.m
Smith, Room 307
Contact: Adam Payne, Assistant Director, Multicultural Center.
2010 Creative Writers Forum
Ekiwah Adler-Beléndez, acclaimed Mexican Poet
24 March 2010, 7:30 p.m., Reception at 7:00 p.m.
Adamian Academic Center, Wilder Pavilion
Contact: English Professor Bruce Herzberg.
The Death of Statistical Significance Testing
Kenneth Rothman, Vice President, RTI Health Solutions, and past president of the Society for Epidemiologic Research
24 February 2010, 2:10 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.
Lindsay 28
Contact: Math Professor Charlie Hadlock.
How Speech Recognition Software Works – and the Math Behind It
Jeff Adams, Yap Inc., former research director of Dragon software
17 February 2010, 2:10 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.
Smith 216
Contact: Math Professor Charlie Hadlock.
2010 Creative Writers Forum
Ruth Lingford, professor of the Practice of Animation, Harvard University
11 February 2010, 7:30 p.m., Reception at 7:00 p.m.
Lindsay 30
Contact: English Professor Bruce Herzberg.
How Social Networks (or Media) Affects Today's Customer Experience
Christine Timmins Barry, Senior Vice-President, Convergys
9 February 2010, 6:00 - 7:00p.m
LaCava Center, Room 325ABC
Contact: Management Professor Mark Davis.
Preparing for a Job Interview
Bob Mahoney, former Vice Chair, Citizen's Financial Group
8 February 2010, 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Adamian Academic Center, Rm 260
Contact: Management Professor Diane Kellogg.
Race and Diversity After Obama
Orlando Patterson, Sociologist, Harvard University
28 January 2010, 2:00 p.m.
Adamian Academic Center, Wilder Pavilion
Contact: Associate History Professor Chris Beneke.
Driving Proactive Service through Remote Monitoring
Christopher LaFratta, '04 MBA, Director, Global Services Engineering Programs, Philips Healthcare
8 December 2009, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Adamian Academic Center, Room 341 (Commons)
Contact: Management Professor Mark Davis.
True to Yourself: Leading a Values-Based Business
Mark Albion, Co-founder, Net Impact
3 December 2009, 6:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Adamian Academic Center, Wilder Pavilion
Contact: Marketing Professor Raj Sisodia.
Building a Culture of Care
Doug Rauch, Former President, Trader Joe's
20 November 2009, 6:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Morison, Center for Marketing Technology, Room 220
Contact: Marketing Professor Raj Sisodia.
Information Techology and Services
John Gallant, Chief Content Officer, IDG Enterprise; Paul Gillin, author of Secrets of Social Media Marketing and The New Influencers: A Marketer’s Guide to the New Social Media; Matthew Yorke, president, IDG Strategic Marketing Services; Ian Lamont, editor in chief, The Industry Standard; and Tim Young, CIO, Bright Horizons
19 November 2009, 7:30 p.m. - 9:50 p.m.
Center for Marketing Technology, Morison Hall
Contact: Senior Lecturer Perry Lowe.
Entrepreneurial Thinking
Leslie Sattler, President, Therapeutic Adventure Program
18 November 2009, 5:00 p.m. - 7:20 p.m.
Jennison Hall, Room 212
Contact: Management Professor Fred Tuffile.
The Business of Basketball
Rich Gotham, President of Business Operations for the Boston Celtics
18 November 2009, 12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m
Dana Athletic Center, Booster Suite
Contact: Associate Director of Undergraduate Career Services, Miller Center for Career Services.
Public Relations vs. Advertising: An Insider's Guide to a Career in Public Relations
Stephen Kennedy '07, Senior Account Executive and Caroline Harris, Vic President, Cubritt, Jacobs & Prosek (NYC)
16 November 2009, 2:10 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.
LaCava Center, Room 305AB
Contact: Associate Director of Undergraduate Career Services, Miller Center for Career Services.
Enterprise 2.0 Technology and Collaboration Tools
Yoshi Maisami, Co-founder and Senior Partner, Intridea, Inc. (Washington, D.C.)
12 November 2009, 7:30 p.m. - 9:50 p.m.
Center for Marketing Technology, Morison Hall
Contact: Senior Lecturer Perry Lowe.
Finance and the Real Economy
Allan White, Ph.D., VP and Senior Fellow, Tellus Institute (Boston, MA)
12 November 2009, 6:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Center for Marketing Technology, Morison Hall
Contact: Marketing Professor Raj Sisodia.
Planning and Financing New Ventures
Leslie Sattler, President, Therapeutic Adventure Program
11 November 2009, 7:30 p.m. - 9:50 p.m.
Jennison Hall, Room 212
Contact: Management Professor Fred Tuffile.
Entrepreneurial Thinking
David Blakelock, Vice President of Operations, Boston Apparel
11 November 2009, 5:00 p.m. - 7:20 p.m.
Jennison Hall, Room 212
Contact: Management Professor Fred Tuffile.
The Good, Bad and the Ugly of Gathering Business Requirements for Enterprise Systems
Trish Torizzo, Director of Information Systems and Program Director; Deb Rollins, Director of Information Systems and Overall Process Lead; Tom Dwyer, Principal Analyst and Supply Chain Lead, Boston Scientific Corporation
10 November 2009
Smith Center for Technology, Room 218
Contact: Professor of Accountancy.
Disruptive New Age Business Accelerators
John Landry, Founder and Managing Director, Lead Dog Ventures (Wayland, MA)
5 November 2009, 7:30 p.m. - 9:50 p.m.
Center for Marketing Technology, Morison Hall
Contact: Senior Lecturer Perry Lowe.
Social Media and the Enterprise Market
Eric Alterman, Chairman and Founder, KickApps Corporation (New York, NY)
5 November 2009, 7:30 p.m. - 9:50 p.m.
Center for Marketing Technology, Morison Hall
Contact: Senior Lecturer Perry Lowe.
Planning and Financing New Ventures
Woody Benson '80, General Partner, Prism VentureWorks (Newton, MA)
4 November 2009, 7:30 p.m. - 9:50 p.m.
Jennison Hall, Room 212
Contact: Management Professor Fred Tuffile.
Entrepreneurial Thinking
Jodi Rosenbaum, Founder and CEO, More Than Words
4 November 2009, 5:00 p.m. - 7:20 p.m.
Jennison Hall, Room 212
Contact: Management Professor Fred Tuffile.
"Turbulence is Inevitable...Misery is Optional: Ethics and Integrity are your Greatest Assets in Good Times and in Crisis"
Howard Putman, Former CEO, Southwest Airlines and Braniff International Airlines
3 November 2009, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Wilder Pavilion, Adamian Academic Center
For more information, click here.
Solutions for Web Publishers
Michael Sommers, Senior Vice President for Product Development, KickApps Corporation (New York, NY)
29 October 2009, 7:30 p.m. - 9:50 p.m.
Center for Marketing Technology, Morison Hall
Contact: Senior Lecturer Perry Lowe.
Planning and Financing New Ventures
Ham Lord, Managing Director, Launchpad Venture Group
28 Ocotber 2009, 7:30 p.m. - 9:50 p.m.
Jennison Hall, Room 212
Contact: Management Professor Fred Tuffile.
Global Social Responsibility and the Role of the West in Africa's Future
Bob Golledge, Peace Corps Country Director for Ghana
26 October 2009, 2:00 p.m.
Adamian Commons, Adamian Academic Center
For more information, click here.
Rainbow Luncheon: "The Accidental Activist"
Candace Gingrich, Author and Activist
23 October 2009, 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Executive Dining Room, LaCava Center
For more information, click here.
Planning and Financing New Ventures
Mike Donahue, Vice President and General Counsel, LogMeIn, Inc.
21 October 2009, 7:30 p.m. - 9:50 p.m.
Jennison Hall, Room 212
Contact: Management Professor Fred Tuffile.
Entrepreneurial Thinking
Stu Haber, Founder and CEO, Infoscitex
21 October 2009, 5:00 p.m. - 7:20 p.m.
Jennison Hall, Room 212
Contact: Management Professor Fred Tuffile.
The Green Economy
The Boston Pledge, in Partnership with Bentley University Graduate Finance Association and Net Impact, Presents Emerging Green Economy Business and Thought Leaders
17 October 2009, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Wilder Pavilion, Adamian Academic Center
For more information, visit The Boston Pledge.
Communities and Groundswell Opportunities
Josh Bernoff, Senior Vice President, Forrester Research (Cambridge, MA)
15 October 2009, 7:30 p.m. - 9:50 p.m.
Center for Marketing Technology, Morison Hall
Contact: Senior Lecturer Perry Lowe.
SEO Does Not Stand Alone
Doug Mow, Chief Marketing Officer, Virusa Corporation (Westborough, MA)
15 October 2009, 7:30 p.m. - 9:50 p.m.
Center for Marketing Technology, Morison Hall
Contact: Senior Lecturer Perry Lowe.
Compliance, Cloud Computing, and Web 2.0
Doug Cornelius, Chief Compliance Officer, Beacon Capital Partners
15 October 2009, 11:20 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Lindsay 25
To view lecture, click here.
Social Software on Deman
Michael Chin, Senior Vice President Marketing, KickApps Corporation (New York, NY)
15 October 2009, 7:30 p.m. - 9:50 p.m.
Center for Marketing Technology, Morison Hall
Contact: Senior Lecturer Perry Lowe.
Entrepreneurial Thinking
Gene hartigan, Founder, Shores Atlantic
14 October 2009, 5:00 p.m. - 7:20 p.m.
Jennison Hall, Room 212
Contact: Management Professor Fred Tuffile.
"Service Process Excellence: Enhancing the Customer's Experience"
Patrick Jordan, COO, Newton-Wellesley Hospital
13 October 2009, 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Smith 304
Contact: Professor Mark Davis
"Values-Based Leadership and Systems Thinking"
Dr. Satish Thatte, CEO, New Synergy Group
8 October 2009, 10-11:30 a.m.
Center for Marketing Technology
For more information, click here.
Reinvent Your Website
David Lapter, Chief Financial Officer, KickApps Corporation (New York, NY)
8 October 2009, 7:30 p.m. - 9:50 p.m.
Center for Marketing Technology, Morison Hall
Contact: Senior Lecturer Perry Lowe.
"Who Does She Think She Is?"
Pamela Boll, Academy Award Winning Documentarian, screens and discusses two of her works
7 October 2009, 12:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Lindsay 30
For more information, click here.
Entrepreneurial Thinking
Sagi Richberg, Founder and CEO, GroupGain, Inc.
7 October 2009, 5:00 p.m. - 7:20 p.m.
Jennison Hall, Room 212
Contact: Management Professor Fred Tuffile.
Applications Controls in Enterprise Systems
Carl Hatfield, Associate Director, Daniel Paolini, Senior Consultant, Protiviti
6 October 2009
Smith Center for Technology, Room 218
Contact: Professor of Accountancy.
Making Money Online
Chris Penn, Chief Media Officer of Edvisors, Inc., and the Student Loan Network; Founder and Producer of the multi-award winning Financial Aid Podcast internet radio show; Co-founder of the groundbreaking PodCamp New Media Community unConference; and Co-host of the Marketing Over Coffee marketing podcast
6 October 2009, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Adamian Academic Center, Room 262
To view lecture, click here.
Recent Economic Events and Federal Reserve Policies
Jeffrey Fuhrer, Executive Vice President and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
6 October 2009, 5:45 p.m.
Wilder Pavilion, Adamian Academic Center
For more information, click here.
Why Don't Lenders Renegotiate More Home Mortgages? Redefaults, Self-Cures and Securitization.
Paul Willen, Senior Economist and Policy Advisor, Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
2 October 2009, 10:30 a.m.
Smith 307
Contact: Professor Kartik Raman
Entrepreneurial Thinking
Andrew Zickell, Founder and CEO, Roofers Compete
30 September 2009, 5:00 p.m. - 7:20 p.m.
Jennison Hall, Room 212
Contact: Management Professor Fred Tuffile.
Field Notes from Fiction Or, History Inside Out?
Jane Kamensky, Brandeis history professor, discusses her work in English and History.
25 September 2009, Noon
Morison 300
Contact: Associate History Professor Chris Beneke.
A Social Media Operating System and A Suite of Applications That Plug Into It
Alex Blum, Chief Executive Officer, KickApps Corporation (New York, NY)
24 September 2009, 7:30 p.m. - 9:50 p.m.
Center for Marketing Technology, Morison Hall
Contact: Senior Lecturer Perry Lowe.
Focus on MEAT - The The Conflux of Media, Entertainment, and Technology
Santo Politi, Founder and General Partner, Spark Capital (Boston, MA)
24 September 2009, 7:30 p.m. - 9:50 p.m.
Center for Marketing Technology, Morison Hall
Contact: Senior Lecturer Perry Lowe.
Entrepreneurial Thinking
Bruce Fenton, Founder and CEO, Atlantic Financial
23 September 2009, 5:00 p.m. - 7:20 p.m.
Jennison Hall, Room 212
Contact: Management Professor Fred Tuffile.
M.O.M: More Opportunities for Mothers
Carol Fishman Cohen, author of the book Back on the Career Track: A Guide for Stay-at-Home Moms Who Want to Return to Work
23 September 2009, 10:00 a.m.
LaCava 325
For more information, click here. Registration and fee required.
Managing the Boston Celtics
Mike Zarren, Assistant General Manager and Associate Team Counsel for the Boston Celtics
22 September 2009, 8:30 a.m.
Jennison 216
Contact: Senior Lecturer Steve Weisman.
Social Media - Transforming the Way We Do Business
Rick Faulk, co-author of "Barack, Inc. Winning Business Lessons of the Obama Campaign"
17 September 2009, 7:30 p.m. - 9:50 p.m.
Center for Marketing Technology, Morison Hall
Contact: Senior Lecturer Perry Lowe.
Entrepreneurial Thinking
Henry Shterenber, Founder and CEO, New England Sports Academy
16 September 2009, 5:00 p.m. - 7:20 p.m.
Jennison Hall, Room 212
Contact: Management Professor Fred Tuffile.
Digital Media Investment Strategy
Woody Benson '80, General Partner, Prism VentureWorks (Newton, MA)
10 September 2009, 7:30 p.m. - 9:50 p.m.
Center for Marketing Technology, Morison Hall
Contact: Senior Lecturer Perry Lowe.
