Tech Week 2018

A panel discussion about a variety of global topics that need to be considered by technology leaders. The discussion will focus on 1) challenges associated with international expansion, and 2) technology opportunities outside the US.

Come hear from Amazon executive and published author Ellenore Angelidis as she discusses her career journey.

Join STA for a Tech Week panel featuring the founders of growing tech companies, including Reham Fagiri of AptDeco, Patrick Schmitt of FreeWill and Max Niederste-Ostholt of Rally Rd.

The panelists will discuss where they came up with their business ideas, how they validated the ideas, what was required to find product-market fit, and what challenges they faced growing their companies. The panelists will also provide advice for aspiring tech founders.

Join STA for a Tech Week panel featuring product managers and product marketing managers from Amazon, Asana, Google and Squarespace.

Panelists will discuss their influence in managing the launch and growth of a significant product and what skills were most critical for success. They will also provide advice for aspiring product managers and product marketing managers.

Join STA for a Tech Week discussion featuring venture capitalists that have a track-record of investing in tech startups - Julian Counihan, founder of Schematic Ventures, and Steve Schlafman, partner at Primary Venture Partners.

This discussion will focus on investment philosophies, key attributes of a successful portfolio company, ways to create competitive advantage as a tech investor, and the most important qualities required for succeeding in the field. The panelists will also provide career advice for aspiring venture capitalists.

A panel to discuss how technology is reshaping transportation. Includes an examination of trends such as electrification, shared mobility, and autonomy, as well as a discussion on the opportunities and challenges facing new automotive paradigms. We will also focus on how any future automotive mobility model will be affected by urbanization and sustainability considerations.

A panel discussion to help illuminate how machine learning and predictive analytics can help drive bottom-line results, enable better decision making, and facilitate business applications across multiple industries. What technologies and systems underlie predictive algorithms and what significant changes should we expect in the future? This discussion will look at current and future limitations of predictive modeling and will touch on privacy issues.

Panelists to come.

A continuation of the 9 Series to hear from Stern professors discussing emerging technology themes and innovations. Participating professors include Andrew Breen, Vassant Dhar, Nicholas Economides, Anindya Ghose, Hanna Halaburda, Natalia Levina, Claudia Perlich and Robert Seamans.

Come listen to a fireside chat with Facebook's Chief AI Scientist and NYU Professor Yann LeCun. The discussion will be moderated by NYU Stern and Center for Data Science professor Vasant Dhar. Professor LeCun will discuss the role and organization of science and advanced technology organizations within companies, the relationship with academic research, and the role of AI in recent and future technological transformations.