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Tech@Tuck Speaker Series:
Web 2.0
2007-2008

In addition to the Tech@Tuck hands-on expo and panel discussion on January 16, the center will host a series of speakers throughout the year to discuss different aspects of Web 2.0.

This new series is sponsored by IBM.


Web 2.0: Shifting Business Boundaries

A Tech@Tuck event
January 16, 2008

This year's event included a hands-on expo and a panel discussion on the broad impact of Web 2.0 on business.

Web 2.0 and Innovation
October 9, 2007 @ 12:00pm
Conway Conference Room

How are companies applying Web 2.0 strategies to innovate with partners and customers?
Speaker: IBM
[ Radio Tuck interview with Chris Perrien and Ted Hoff, VP Learning, IBM ]

Web 2.0 and Discovery and Sharing
December 3, 2007 @ 12:00pm
Conway Conference Room

How is Web 2.0 changing consumers' relationship to content? How do they find it, share it, contribute to it?
Speaker: Joost

Web 2.0 and Customer Collaboration and Marketing
March 26, 2008 @ 12:00pm
Danziger Classroom

How is Web 2.0 changing the way companies engage and collaborate with customers?
Speaker: Pepsi

Web 2.0 and Career Management
April 10, 2008 @ 4:00pm
Jackson Conference Room in Cummings Hall, with reception following

How is Web 2.0 changing the way individuals manage their professional identities? How will it impact the way companies recruit and identify potential talent?
Speaker: LinkedIn

* IBM is also sponsoring a student competition on "The Future of Recruiting," open to graduate students from the Tuck School, the Thayer School, and Dartmouth's CS department. Judges: IBM, LinkedIn, Electric Sheep Company, and Bullhorn.

Beyond Web 2.0
April 23, 2008 @ 5:00pm
Alperin Classroom

An off-the-record look at emerging technologies, venture capitalism, and entrepreneurship. How are companies looking to invest in emerging technologies identifying and evaluating new prospects? How are entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs-turned-investors working together?
Speakers: Borealis Ventures, Hangout.net, Highland Capital Partners, Spark Capital

"Web 2.0: Shifting Business Boundaries" - a Tech@Tuck event
"Web 2.0 and the Corporation" - a Thought Leadership Roundtable on Digital Strategies
"Getting Personal with Facebook" - a Radio Tuck Interview
"Yahoo! and You" - a Radio Tuck Interview