Reimagining Investing in Frontier Technology
Reimagining Investing in Frontier Technology
May 15, 2019
Invitation only. Please see below for information on how to apply.
Agenda
May 15
12:00-1:00 | Registration and Networking LunchHawes Hall, 2nd Floor, Harvard Business School |
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1:00-1:45 | Welcome and Opening RemarksLaura Manley, Director, Technology & Public Purpose Project, Harvard Kennedy School Tom Eisenmann, Faculty Co-Director, Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship, Harvard Business School Ash Carter, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School, 25th U.S. Secretary of Defense |
1:45-2:45 | Investing in Frontier Tech: Opportunities and ResponsibilitiesFrontier technologies offer many exciting opportunities to transform industry and create new markets around the world. Applications of frontier technologies, in particular artificial intelligence and biotechnologies, also offer unprecedented opportunities to transform health care and economic and social development. They also bring many new commercial and societal risks.
Peter Barrett, Partner, Atlas Venture David Korngold, Director, Lead, Financial Services, BSR Rudina Seseri, Founder and Managing Partner, Glasswing David Wood, Director, Initiative for Responsible Investment, Harvard Kennedy School |
2:45-3:00 | Break |
3:00-4:00 | Frontier Tech and Society: What Should Investors Consider?Frontier technologies can pose complex dilemmas for investors, technologists and governments. Using a real life case study of a digital technology venture, this session will explore:
Nien-he Hsieh, Associate Professor, Harvard Business School Kathy Pham, Adjunct Lecturer, Harvard Kennedy School; Fellow, Harvard Berkman Klein Center and MIT Media Lab |
4:00-5:00 | Support for Frontier Tech VenturesLeaders in frontier tech ventures face many obstacles from high technical risk, to navigating regulatory uncertainty, to mitigating unintended consequences from users and bad actors.
Ann DeWitt, General Partner, The Engine Matt Wansley, General Counsel, NuTonomy |
5:00-7:00 | Networking Reception and DinnerWilliams Room, Spangler Center |