Monday January 22, 8:02 am Eastern Time
Press Release
SOURCE: Harvard Business School
Thirteen High Technology Visionaries to Speak at Cyberposium 2001 at the Harvard Business School
Sixth Annual Student-Led Conference Features Over 80 CEOs and Founders and Demonstrates Entrepreneurial Spirit is Strong
BOSTON, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The Co-directors of Cyberposium at the Harvard Business School (HBS) today announced that thirteen leaders in high technology will participate in visionary presentations at the sixth annual Cyberposium High Technology Conference, 2001. Visionary presentations will consist of keynote speeches and visionary debates, and explore new economy themes ranging from ``getting back to sustainable business models'' to ``the emerging wireless landscape.'' Tim Koogle, CEO of Yahoo!, opens the conference, and Jim Barksdale, partner of The Barksdale Group, will lead Saturday's events with opening remarks. The three-day, student-led conference takes place on February 9-11, 2001 on the Harvard Business School Campus.
Cyberposium is the premier high-technology conference uniting nearly two thousand MBA students and academics from around the world, and over 80 CEOs and founders, to interactively explore and share the latest provocative thoughts on technology and business. More than just challenging conventional wisdom, the conference provokes fresh ideas through frank and honest discourse on the issues that are most pressing for business leaders.
``This year we are seeing a flight to quality in the technology market, where MBA students are paying much more attention to the sustainability of new economy business models. Cyberposium 2001 reflects this change in attitude,'' said Cyberposium Co-Chair David Margalit. ``The popularity of Cyberposium among the student body and the caliber of corporate participants signal that high technology and entrepreneurship are alive and well. The difference is that this year we are a lot more demanding and a lot more critical of entrepreneurial opportunities that come our way.''
This year's Cyberposium has attracted corporate participation from established heavy-hitters like QUALCOMM, Disney and Sun Microsystems, as well as sponsorships from leading Internet start-ups in the wireless, optical networking and bio-technology sectors. In addition, Cyberposium has again attracted top-tier venture capital and consulting firms, who will join this diverse mix of corporations and students in discussion panels, venture capital feedback sessions, entrepreneurial boot camp modules, the Cyberposium TechShow, and a Career Fair.
The list of participating technology visionaries reads like a ``who's who'' in the new economy: Tim Koogle, CEO of Yahoo!; Takeshi Natsuno, founder of iMode and executive director of Gateway Business Department; Jim Barksdale, partner at the Barksdale Group; Hank Barry, CEO of Napster; Irwin Jacobs, chairman and CEO of QUALCOMM; Geoffrey Moore, author, founder of the Chasm Group, and partner at Mohr Davidow Ventures; Ben Waldman, vice president, Mobile Devices Division, Microsoft; Bob Howe, chairman and CEO of Scient; Shelby Bonnie, CEO of CNET; Ken Fox, founder of ICG; Ed Zander, president and COO of Sun Microsystems; Paul Deninger, chairman and CEO of Broadview; and Carl Yankowski, CEO of Palm Inc.
Is Entrepreneurship Dead?
``The volatility of the NASDAQ over the last year has not been lost on the classes of 2001 and 2002, and technology continues to rank high among MBA career choices. The state of the market has made for a more serious tone on campus, one that is reflected in this year's Cyberposium conference,'' said Riad Bsaibes, Cyberposium Co-Chair. ``MBA students are never afraid to ask tough questions and Cyberposium provides a forum for students and industry leaders to explore these difficult issues together.''
Other participating companies include:
Aether Systems, Akamai, Amazon, AMD, AOL, Agency.com
BMG Entertainment, Big Chalk, Business 2.0, Boo.com, BCG, Broadview
DiamondCluster International
CIENA, Cisco, CNET, Corning, Inc., CBS, Charles River Ventures,
Centrata
e*trade, eBay, Ericsson Inc., EastWest Venture Group,
Forrester Research, Flooz.com
Genzyme, Genomics Collaborative, Gizmoz, GiantLoop Networks
Intel Corp., Intuit, Infospace, Indigo, JDS Uniphase
Launch.com, Level3, Liberate Technologies, Linkshare
Microsoft, Motorola, McKinsey, Mohr Davidow Ventures
Napster, NBCi, Nextel, Nortel Networks, NTT DoCoMo
Orange, Onex Communications, ONI Systems
Palm Inc., PMC Sierra
QUALCOMM
Realnetworks, Red Herring, Razafoundries
Scient, Sun Microsystems, Sycamore Networks, SchoolNet
Universal Music Group, United Devices, Inc.
Verisign, Viant, Vox2 Inc.
Wall Street Journal Online, Walt Disney Company, Wink
Yahoo! Inc., Yankee Group, YadaYada.com
About Cyberposium 2001
Cyberposium 2001 is the premier MBA high tech conference uniting MBA students, academics, and industry leaders to interactively explore and share the latest provocative thoughts on technology and business. Conference highlights include visionary presentations, panel discussions, How-To Sessions, career networking, and the Cyberposium TechShow.
About Cyberposium TechShow 2001
TechShow 2001 will highlight cutting-edge products and technologies that have the potential to make a substantial impact on the way we live and do business. The show's featured themes include the Post-PC Era, the Computer Everywhere, Next Generation Interfaces, Converging Media, and Technology and Health. Exhibitors ranging from IS Robotics'(iRobot) and Motorola (digitalDNA) to Applied Digital Solutions, which has selected Cyberposium to debut its new product, Digital Angel -- an innovative GPS and cellular positioning device. The show will take place Saturday, February 10, in the Spangler student Center.
About Cyberposium@Chicago 2001
This year Cyberposium has expanded to include a new venture - Cyberposium@Chicago. This one-day event will run concurrently at the Gleacher Center in Chicago as part of the three-day Cyberposium conference, and is designed to address the specific needs and interests of the Chicago high tech and new media community. Students and alumni from Harvard Business School, Kellogg Graduate School of Management and the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, and members of the greater Chicago/Midwestern high-tech business community will benefit from the extension of the thought leadership, community, learning and networking from Harvard Business School to Chicago.
The two conferences will be linked via Webcast throughout the weekend. A complete agenda of Cyberposium keynote presentations, panel discussions, networking events and How-To sessions is available at www.cyberposium.com. In addition, a live broadcast of visionary addresses and select conference panels will occur via the Web at www.cyberposium.com. The event starts on Friday, February 9th, at 5:30 p.m. EST and runs through Sunday, February 11th, and will take place on the Harvard Business School campus in Boston, MA.
SOURCE: Harvard Business School
