A Conversation with Former Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland, Bertie Ahern

The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School is pleased to present:
A Conversation with Former Taoiseach
(Prime Minister) of Ireland
Bertie Ahern
 
Join us for a discussion on the Northern Ireland peace process and broader negotiation lessons.
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
9:30 – 11:00 AM
Austin Hall North
Harvard Law School Campus
Free and open to the public. Light refreshments.
 
Moderated by:
James Sebenius
Gordon Donaldson

Warranties Are Selling With Notebooks at a Consistent Rate Year-Over-Year Despite Growing Chromebook Sales

According to The NPD Group’s VAR Invoice Tracking Service, warranties remain a critical part of the notebook sales purchase. Twenty percent of all notebooks sold with a warranty attached during the 12 months ending April 2016.

The dark side of the cloud: improper sharing and access, most cloud-related security incidents, study shows

With cloud adoption becoming a reality for companies, most admit having experienced cloud security incidents - 59% reported incidents related to unwanted external sharing and 47% reported incidents involving access from unauthorized devices, a survey shows.

Smart Brands Have Noticed We’re Moving to a “Connection Economy”

Smart Brands Have Noticed We’re Moving to a “Connection Economy” Things ARE changing. Traditional advertising certainly isn’t extinct, but there is simply too much noise out there, and people are sick of it. They’re shutting out the blast advertising that has crept into every aspect of their lives and centering in on the things they ... Read more

How to raise successful kids -- without over-parenting | Julie Lythcott-Haims

By loading kids with high expectations and micromanaging their lives at every turn, parents aren't actually helping. At least, that's how Julie Lythcott-Haims sees it. With passion and wry humor, the former Dean of Freshmen at Stanford makes the case for parents to stop defining their children's success via grades and test scores. Instead, she says, they should focus on providing the oldest idea of all: unconditional love.

Kelman Seminar: Finding Humanity Amid Conflict

The Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution is pleased to present:
Finding Humanity Amid Conflict
Christa Case Bryant
Politics Editor
The Christian Science Monitor
 
Monday, September 26, 2016
4:30 – 6:00 PM
Room S-020 Belfer Case Study Room
Weatherhead Center for International Affairs
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA
 
About the speaker:
Christa Case Bryant is The Christian Science Monitor’s Politics editor.
A 2015-16 Nieman fellow

The future of money | Neha Narula

What happens when the way we buy, sell and pay for things changes, perhaps even removing the need for banks or currency exchange bureaus? That's the radical promise of a world powered by cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum. We're not there yet, but in this sparky talk, digital currency researcher Neha Narula describes the collective fiction of money -- and paints a picture of a very different looking future.

Is Your Deal Too Good to Be True?

In an episode of the fictional HBO series Silicon Valley, partners in a red-hot technology startup, Pied Piper, receive funding offers from a number of venture capitalist firms. Raviga Capital is by far the highest bidder; its offer of $20 million values Pied Piper at a whopping $100 million.
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IBM enhances all-flash storage offerings for cloud and cognitive business

On August 23, IBM Storage announced truly revolutionary all-flash storage offerings at prices aimed squarely at small and mid-sized firms. The new all-flash IBM Storwize V7000F and IBM Storwize V5030F are just the ticket to provide safe, primary storage for cloud or cognitive applications and workloads.

Join us at the IBM Business Partner Cognitive Summit at World of Watson: Oct 23 - 27 in Las Vegas

Clients across every industry are investing in digital capabilities. They are taking agile approaches to creating innovative and disruptive solutions to outperform the competition. IBM is leading the way, powering business with cognitive capabilities and cloud platform services.

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