The Final Guest Speaker List for our Fall A "Topics in Technology: Navigating a Dynamic High-Tech World" has been set!
The Speaker List and a letter from our Academics Team is below. For more information, please visit http://courses.haas.berkeley.edu/descriptions/Descriptions/MBA294-7_Fall10.htm
8/30 - Mickey Kim, Business Development Manager, Google TV
- What is Google TV? What is the concept behind Google TV as a product?
- Business Development at Google and the business/partnership/ecosystem development behind Google TV
- Q&A about Google TV, Google and getting an offer from Google
9/13 - Anand Iyer, Senior Product Manager, Microsoft - Windows Phone 7
- Microsoft’s Innovation / Product Development Process
- How this process is leveraged to produce the new Windows Phone 7 OS
- Q&A on the development and keys to success around strategy for Windows Phone 7
9/20 - Ethan Beard, Director of Platform Marketing / Developer Network, Facebook
- The different ways/verticals/devices that Facebook seeks to broaden its platform outside Facebook.com
- The next evolution of social gaming on the Facebook platform
- Open Q&A about Facebook Platform, Connect, Business Development at Facebook
9/27 - Alex Dunlap - Sr. Product Manager, Amazon Web Services
- Overivew of the product management role at Amazon.com
- Discussion of cloud and how Amazon expanded from e-commerce into the hi-tech industry
- How Amazon's attack from below with it's disruptive Infrastructure as a Service business model is changing the industry
- The future of the cloud - where AWS is investing in the next few years
- How do we expect organizations to change as a result of cloud computing over the next decade
10/4 - Manu Singh, Hawro Mustafa and Chris Quek - Product Management and Product Marketing, Abobe
- Emerging Trends in Software (as per Adobe)
- Adobe products/services to capitalize on those trends
- Description of our roles in Product Development/Marketing
- Open Q&A about Technology, Roles/Culture at Adobe
10/11 - Chris Rimer, Director - Strategic Alliances, VMware
- Overview of changing applications for the cloud
- Where is VMware is headed, and what would be natural.
- Showcase of VMware's late-breaking collateral to support the future vision.
Dear First Years,
Welcome to Haas! We’re so excited to see you’ll here.
It wasn’t that long ago when we were in your shoes. And had the aspirations to work for companies that had transformed the way we live. Through search. Through easy access to entertainment. Through social networking. What was just a buzz word yesterday is now a critical component of every companies core strategy.
And that’s why we love the world of high-technology. It’s always changing. Which means knowledge and staying informed isn’t enough. You need to have a critical eye and analytical mind to figure out the players, competitive forces, technological evolution, business models, and future growth in this industry.
That’s why we’ve put together a stellar lineup of speakers from who are directors or managers from Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Adobe, VMware and Amazon. And they’re not going to talk to you about their company or pitch their products. (You can read about that on their website!). These speakers are going to share their perspectives on how the dynamics of the high-tech industry impact the decisions that they make everyday.
We believe this will be instrumental for those of you looking to pursue a career in high-tech. You will sharpen the skills and the knowhow that you need for future recruiting events. And you’ll get a chance to enhance your professional network. Each week, a group of students will get to introduce the speaker and the company, and later join them for dinner.
For further details, you can check out the course website. Also, do join us for the Haas Tech Club Kickoff event on August 30th, 12:30 to 2PM, in C220. And yes, pizza’s on us.
We look forward to seeing you all soon, and don’t hesitate to ask any of us for help if you have any questions.
Sincerely Yours,
Hrishika Vuppala & Chitra Laxmanan, VP's of Academics/Education - Haas Tech Club