Join us for a three-day exploration of digital transformation and innovation. Hosted by Harvard Extension School, the Digital Innovation Summit will bring industry leaders, professionals, and our academic community together to learn how COVID-19 has accelerated the need for digital transformation. We’ll explore the challenges businesses face as they continue their digital transformation plans in the post-COVID era.
About the Summit
The summit, which runs from June 9 to 11, 2021, will feature several daily sessions via Zoom, including:
- A panel debate on the downside of transformation
- Expert-led presentation on digital transformation topics like cybersecurity, data science, artificial intelligence, and model risks
- A networking session where you can connect with industry experts and fellow attendees working or pursuing studies in the digital/cybersecurity space
Event Host & Moderator
Bruce Huang, Director of Information Technology Programs, Harvard Extension School
Featured Speakers
- David Cass, Vice President for Cyber & IT Risk at Federal Reserve Bank of New York Supervision Group
- Tom Corcoran, Head of Cybersecurity, Farmers Insurance
- Daniel Garrie, Co-founder of Law and Forensics; Neutral with JAMS; CISO and Partner at ZEK
- Hakan Gogtas, Global Head of Model Risk Management at American Express
- Heather Hinton, Chief Information Security Officer, RingCentral
- Brian Subirana, Director of the MIT Auto-ID lab, Director of the MIT and Accenture Convergence Initiative for Industry and Technology, Research Scientist at MIT
- Hussein Syed, Chief Information Security Officer, RWJBarnabas Health
Full Agenda
All times are eastern daylight time.
Wednesday, June 9
9 AM
Kick-off & Panel Debate: The Downsides of Digital Transformation
11 AM
The Journey to Digital Banking
Speaker: David Cass
1 PM
Data Science and AI in Advertising and Brand Exposure
Speaker: Vaibhav Puranik
3 PM
Threat Detection Intelligence
Speaker: Hussein Syed
Thursday, June 10
11 AM
The Evolving Ransomware Threat
Speaker: Tom Corcoran
1 PM
Evolution of Cybersecurity
Speaker: Heather Hinton
3 PM
Model Risk Management
Speaker: Hakan Gogtas
Friday, June 11
11 AM
Cyber Warfare in the Digital Age
Speakers: Daniel Garrie & David Cass
1 PM
A Four-stage Design Process for AI Products with an Emphasis on Vulnerabilities
Brian Subirana
3 PM
Information Session & Networking Hour
Learn about IT programs at Harvard Extension, including a new master’s degree program in cybersecurity. And connect with speakers and fellow attendees from Harvard.
