December 12, 2018
Past Events
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Dec 3 2018—Sponsored by Digital Initiative
Apple’s Implicit Promise
A talk with Joel Podolny, Vice President at Apple and Dean of Apple University
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Nov 4 2018—Sponsored by Digital Initiative
DI Future Assembly Shanghai: POSTPONED
Our unique convening hits the road.
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Oct 23 2018—Sponsored by Digital Initiative
Projects + Pizza
A celebration of making for the Harvard tech community.
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Sep 5 2018—Sponsored by Digital Initiative
Computers Are Becoming Less General-Purpose: Deep Learning, Hardware Specialization, and the Fragmentation of Computing
Join us for a lunch chat with Neil Thompson from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab. This event is open to HBS faculty only.
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May 3 2018—Sponsored by Digital Initiative
Digital Initiative Discussion & Symposium (DIDS)
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Mar 7 2018—Sponsored by Digital Initiative
Digital Transformation Summit
Level up at DI's annual community-wide conference.
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Nov 16 2017—Sponsored by Digital Initiative
Demo Day
A celebration of making for the Harvard tech community.
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Oct 20 2017—Sponsored by Digital Initiative
The Future of Advertising and Publishing: Conference
This public discussion with HBS, Columbia University, and Harvard Kennedy School promises a frank and in-depth examination of the future of publishing and advertising.
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Oct 20 2017—Sponsored by Digital Initiative
The Future of Advertising and Publishing: Policy Exchange Forum
A round-table gathering to advance the conversation about advertising and the future of publishing by bringing together a select group of executives and experts in the publishing, advertising, and technology industries.
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Sep 14 2017—Sponsored by Digital Initiative
CEO Cybersecurity Forum
Bringing together 100 executives from across business, this forum will take a hard look at the realities of cybersecurity threats as an area of deep strategic importance for organizations.
Digital Seminar Events
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Nov 28 2018—Sponsored by Digital Initiative
Distributional Matthew Effect in Consumer Choices
Digital Seminar Series: Michael Zhang, School of Business at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. This event is open to faculty, doctoral students, and academic researchers.
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Nov 14 2018—Sponsored by Digital Initiative
Automation, Research Technology and Researchers’ Trajectories: Evidence from Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Digital Seminar Series: Jeffrey Furman, Department of Strategy & Policy at Boston University. This event is open to faculty, doctoral students, and academic researchers.
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Oct 17 2018—Sponsored by Digital Initiative
Digital Renaissance: What Data and Economics Tell Us about the Future of Popular Culture
Digital Seminar Series: Joel Waldfogel, Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. This event is open to faculty, doctoral students, and academic researchers.
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Oct 3 2018—Sponsored by Digital Initiative
Preparing U.S. Workers and Employers for an Autonomous Vehicle Future
Digital Seminar Series: Erica Groshen, Visiting Senior Scholar at the ILR School of Cornell University and Susan Helper, the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University. This event is open to faculty, doctoral students, and academic researchers.
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May 9 2018—Sponsored by Digital Initiative
Future of Work
Digital Seminar Series/TOM Seminar: Hal Varian, School of Information at University of California, Berkeley and Google. This event is open to faculty, doctoral students, and academic researchers. Please email to request an invitation.
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Apr 25 2018—Sponsored by Digital Initiative
Linking Offline Stimuli to Online Disclosures: Privacy, Behavior, and Economics
Digital Seminar Series: Alessandro Acquisti, Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University. This event is open to faculty, doctoral students, and academic researchers.
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Mar 28 2018—Sponsored by Digital Initiative
WTF? What’s the Future and Why It’s Up To Us
Digital Seminar Series: Tim O’Reilly, O’Reilly Media, Inc. This event is open to faculty, doctoral students, and academic researchers. Please email to request an invitation.
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Feb 28 2018—Sponsored by Digital Initiative
Impact of Personalized Recommendations on Consumer Choice and Product Success
Digital Seminar Series: Kartik Hosanagar, The Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania. This event is open to faculty, doctoral students, and academic researchers.
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Dec 13 2017—Sponsored by Digital Initiative
Internet Adoption and Knowledge Diffusion
Digital Seminar Series: Chris Forman, Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management at Cornell University. This event is open to faculty, doctoral students, and researchers.
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Nov 29 2017—Sponsored by Digital Initiative
Digital DNA: Disruption and the Challenges for Global Governance
Digital Seminar Series: Peter Cowhey, School of Global Policy & Strategy at University of California, San Diego and Jonathan Aronson, Annenberg School of Communication & Journalism at University of Southern California. This event is open to faculty, doctoral students, and researchers.
Doctoral Student Workshop Events
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Dec 5 2018—Sponsored by Digital Initiative
Reference Price Effects in Online Vacation Rental Markets
Doctoral Student Workshop Series: Shrabastee Banerjee, Boston University, Questrom School of Business. This event is open to faculty, doctoral students, and academic researchers.
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Nov 21 2018—Sponsored by Digital Initiative
The Wisdom of Human-Computer Crowds for Analyzing Medical Images
Doctoral Student Workshop Series: Erik Duhaime, MIT Sloan School of Management. This event is open to faculty, doctoral students, and academic researchers.
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Nov 7 2018—Sponsored by Digital Initiative
Political Polarization in Televised News
Doctoral Student Workshop Series: Kai Zhu, Boston University, Questrom School of Business. This event is open to faculty, doctoral students, and academic researchers.
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Oct 31 2018—Sponsored by Digital Initiative
Buying Data from Consumers: The Impact of Monitoring in the U.S. Auto Insurance Industry
Doctoral Student Workshop Series: Yizhou Jin, Harvard Business School. This event is open to faculty, doctoral students, and academic researchers.
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Oct 24 2018—Sponsored by Digital Initiative
Social Media Sharing and Online News Consumption
Doctoral Student Workshop Series: Michael Zhao, MIT Sloan School of Management. This event is open to faculty, doctoral students, and academic researchers.
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Oct 10 2018—Sponsored by Digital Initiative
When Do User Innovators Become Entrepreneurs? Examining the Role of Design Costs
Doctoral Student Workshop Series: Ohchan Kwan, Harvard Business School. This event is open to faculty, doctoral students, and academic researchers.
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Sep 26 2018—Sponsored by Digital Initiative
The Downside of Experimentation: Evidence from Netflix’s Entry into Television
Doctoral Student Workshop Series: Ankur Chavda, MIT Sloan School of Management. This event is open to faculty, doctoral students, and academic researchers.
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May 2 2018—Sponsored by Digital Initiative
Design Cost and Transition from User Innovators to Entrepreneurs: Evidence from the Video Game Industry
Doctoral Student Workshop Series: Ohchan Kwon, Harvard Business School. This event is open to faculty, doctoral students, and academic researchers.
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Apr 18 2018—Sponsored by Digital Initiative
Nowcasting the Local Economy
Doctoral Student Workshop Series: Hyunjin Kim, Harvard Business School. This event is open to faculty, doctoral students, and academic researchers.
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Apr 11 2018—Sponsored by Digital Initiative
What Can Machines Learn, and What Does It Mean for Occupations and the Economy?
Doctoral Student Workshop Series: Daniel Rock, MIT Sloan School of Management. This event is open to faculty, doctoral students, and academic researchers.
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