Events

As part of the D'Amore-McKim School of Business's Beyond Boundaries Series, Devika Bulchandani, Global CEO of Ogilvy, discussed conducting business globally in a rapidly changing world in a fireside chat with CEM Founding Director, Ravi Ramamurti.

Venkat Srinivasan, Founder & Managing Director of Innospark Ventures, shared his perspectives on what we might expect from artificial intelligence in the business world in the coming years, pulling from his perspectives as an AI research and a Venture Capitalist to explore the opportunities and challenges that AI poses.

Join George S. Yip, a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Northeastern University, and Xiaolan Fu, Professor of Technology and International Development at the University of Oxford, as they investigate the rise of “superapps” in China, using the popular app WeChat as a case study.

The Center for Emerging Markets welcomed Suresh Muthuswami, Chairman of North America for Tata Consultancy Services, for a fireside chat to discuss the promise of AI and other enterprise technologies in today's business world.

Rem Koning, Mary V. and Mark A. Stevens Associate Professor of Business Administration, and Tarun Khanna, Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor at the Harvard Business School, discussed the impact of data and AI on entrepreneurship and innovation in emerging and developing markets, based on their latest research conducted at their Tech for All Lab at Harvard University.

As part of the Academy of International Business's Digitalization Shared Interest Group, scholars from around the world connected for this local and global simulcast event to discuss digitalization and international business issues, theories, and practice.

Jonathan Greenacre, Assistant Professor of Global Development Policy at Boston University, discussed his latest book, “Mobile Money in Africa,” which explores the role of bridge contracts in enabling mobile money technology to spread in Africa, and implications for the international development community.

Vinod K. Jain, expert in global & digital strategy, explored how the Industrial Internet of Things is changing industrial manufacturing globally and what it means for the future.

Andre du Plessis, Co-Founder and former Chief Financial Officer of Capitec, shared his perspective on building a business in South Africa.

Professor Ravi Sarathy presented on Digital Money and Payments Revolution as part of the Center for Emerging Markets Nardone Seminar Series.