Nicholas Carr addresses Information Age's 2006 Effective IT Summit
Speaking
Called an “exceedingly lucid” speaker by Computerworld, Nicholas Carr has spoken on information technology, innovation, and business strategy at Harvard, MIT, Wharton, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, NASA, the University of Sydney, and Moscow State University as well as at dozens of industry, company, governmental, and professional events in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Rich with concrete examples and practical advice, Nick's lectures challenge the conventional wisdom, engaging audiences and spurring fresh thinking and constructive debate.
Examples of current lecture topics
"The Big Switch”
In a lecture based on his new book, The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google, Nick describes how the World Wide Web is turning into the World Wide Computer as data and software move into the internet "cloud." Exploding the narrow definition of "Web 2.0," Carr puts the shift into a broad technological, economic, and historical context, laying out the challenges and opportunities that businesses will face as they confront computing's new age.
"The Prudent Innovator"
How should we innovate? is a question managers ask themselves all the time. But a more fundamental question often goes unasked: “Where should we innovate?” Noting that innovation isn't free, Nick argues that organizations should focus their creativity on a few critical areas - the ones capable of producing a competitive edge - and be ruthless imitators elsewhere. He offers a series of pragmatic and often surprising strategies that will increase the odds that innovation initiatives and investments really pay off, illustrating them with compelling examples.
“Does IT Matter?”
In this provocative lecture, Nick draws on his celebrated book Does IT Matter? and HBR article “IT Doesn’t Matter” to examine the strategic role of IT. Can IT innovation still provide strong competitive advantage, or has IT become a cost of doing business, essential but strategically inert? This presentation will challenge the assumptions and stir the thinking of technologists and business managers alike.
Recent engagements
Carr's recent and upcoming appearances include:
| May 29, 2007 | Novabase - Diario Economico IT Conference, Lisbon |
| Jun 22, 2007 | Supernova, San Francisco |
| Sep 12, 2007 | VMworld 2007, San Francisco |
| Sep 17, 2007 | Dreamforce 07, San Francisco |
| Sep 25, 2007 | TTI Vanguard Wealth of Networks Conference, Boston |
| Oct 11, 2007 | SAVVIS Data Center Tour, Picataway NJ |
| Oct 15, 2007 | Satyam IT Industry Conclave, Hyderabad, India |
| Nov 6, 2007 | ICE 2007 Technology Conference, Edmonton |
| Nov 29, 2007 | ONO Conference, Barcelona |
| Jan 10, 2008 | Network World "Big Switch" Online Chat |
| Jan 15, 2008 | 2008 BICSI Winter Conference, Orlando |
| Feb 20, 2008 | Search Engine Strategies 2008, London |
| Feb 27, 2008 | CIO Academy 2008, Sacramento |
| Mar 5, 2008 | Deutsche Telekom Trendforum, CeBIT, Hannover, Germany |
| Mar 18, 2008 | Search Engine Strategies 2008, New York |
| Mar 26, 2008 | OHECC 2008, Ohio University |
| Apr 8, 2008 | Salesforce.com Tour de Force, Atlanta |
| Apr 16, 2008 | Salesforce.com Tour de Force, New York |
| Apr 22, 2008 | Salesforce.com Tour de Force, Boston |
| May 5, 2008 | SAP Sapphire, T-Systems Booth, Orlando |
| May 7, 2008 | Dreamforce Europe, London |
| May 20, 2008 | Google Webinar: The Big Switch |
| May 20, 2008 | Citrix Synergy, Houston |
| May 21, 2008 | Gartner Outsourcing & Vendor Management Summit, Washington DC |
| May 21, 2008 | Media Bistro Circus, New York |
| May 28, 2008 | Telecosm 2008, Lake George |
| Jun 11, 2008 | Gartner Application Architecture, Development & Integration Summit, Orlando |
| Jun 17, 2008 | VINT symposium 2008, Amsterdam |
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