Thu, Feb 27
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3 Technologies That Will Change the World & How They Will Affect Leadership
Harvard Business School Association of Boston (HBSAB) and Harvard Grid are hosting an event focusing on Generative AI with HBS Professor Shikhar Ghosh. More details to come soon! The Grid is giving away 10 free tickets to this paid event!
Time & Location
Feb 27, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
TBD, Science and Engineering Complex, 150 Western Ave, Boston, MA 02134, USA
About the event
How can one lead a meaningful life in a world marked by constant change and looming existential threats? Professor Shikhar Ghosh will delve into three emerging technologies—AI, Blockchain, and Synthetic Biology—that have not only achieved commercial success but are also poised to revolutionize the core of business and society over the next decade. He will explore how these innovations will reshape our identities and our very existence as a species.
Some topics that will be covered include:• Where is society going with the digital technologies that are coming?• What does this mean for you and your children in your lifetime, but more in the next five years?• How is AI the bridge to everywhere?• Why is comparing AI to human intelligence not the right way to think about it?
Shikhar Ghosh, MBA Class of 1961 - Professor of Management Practice of Business Administration | HBS
Shikhar Ghosh is a Professor of Management Practice in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit. He currently teaches in the elective curriculum and is the course head for 3 Technologies that will Change the World. Shikhar received the Apgar Award for innovation in teaching for this course. He is also the Faculty Co-Chair of the HBS Rock Center for Entrepreneurship. He formerly taught and served as course head for Founder’s Journey in the elective curriculum and was co-course head of The Entrepreneurial Manager, required for all 900 1st-year MBAs. Professor Ghosh is co-chair of the HBS Foundry, a digital platform that trains and coaches underserved entrepreneurs, including underrepresented minorities, women, and founders in emerging markets or U.S. cities that aren’t startup hubs.Shikhar has been a successful entrepreneur for the last 20 years. He has been the founder and CEO or Chairman of eight technology-based entrepreneurial companies and was the past Chairman of the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council (MTLC) and The Indus Entrepreneurs (TIE) - two leading entrepreneurial organizations. He was selected by Business Week as one of the best Entrepreneurs in the US, by Forbes as one of the ‘Masters of the Internet Universe’ and by Fortune as the CEO of one of the 10 most innovative companies in the US. Companies he founded were selected as both the ‘hottest’ and ‘coolest’ emerging companies by business publications.
