MIT CISR offers a selection of research events each year at which employees from our member organizations can hear and discuss findings from our ongoing research, presented by members of our research team. These events, based in varying locations globally—or virtually—provide opportunities for members to engage directly with the research, the researchers, and each other.
Past Events
Review Our Recent Past Events:
MIT CISR AsiaPac International Executive Forum 2025
April 1 & 2, 2025
During our annual research forum in Melbourne, Australia, recent research project findings were shared by MIT CISR team members Peter Weill, Stephanie Woerner, and Alan Thorogood plus several guest speakers from the area. Australian and Asia-Pacific examples and case studies were presented and local business executives were interviewed.
MIT CISR executive forums are held for member organizations and invited guests. Content from this year's AsiaPac Forum is now available in this filtered view of our Research Library.
MIT CISR European International Executive Forum 2025
March 12 & 13, 2025
During our annual research forum in Europe—held in London and graciously hosted by Barclays—recent research project findings were shared by MIT CISR team members Stephanie Woerner, Barb Wixom, Nick van der Meulen and Ina Sebastian plus several guest speakers from the area. European examples and case studies were presented and local business executives were interviewed.
MIT CISR executive forums are held for member firms and invited guests. Content from this year's European Forum is now available in this filtered view of our Research Library.
Hot Topic Webinar: Quantum for the Enterprise
February 11 & 12, 2025
Quantum technology maturation incentivizes investment to uncover new applications by leading global enterprises. These enterprises aspire to harness properties of quantum mechanics to deliver more secure, more efficient, and more accurate analytic solutions underpinning core business models. Quantum technology also poses a large risk to the enterprise, along with opportunity, as it can provably break ubiquitous encryption protocols exponentially faster than classical algorithms. During this webinar, Dr. McGrew shared how HSBC developed and executed a quantum technology strategy designed to capture near-term value from quantum applications and mitigate cyber risk across the Group.
The video recording of this webinar is available to logged in users from MIT CISR member organizations.
MIT CISR Board and C-Suite Online Summit 2024
December 10 & 11, 2024
The MIT CISR Board & C-Suite Online Digital Summit is an annual invitation-only event for board members and C-level executives at our member organizations. Our 2024 program featured live sessions with Peter Weill, Nick van der Meulen, and Stephanie Woerner, plus a recorded conversation with a very special guest—Jean-Pascal Tricoire, Chairman and former CEO of Schneider Electric—on how Schneider transformed from selling products to providing energy services. Please see event-related content in this filtered view of the MIT CISR Research Library.
Key Takeaways from the Event
- The more capable the technology becomes, the more we need to focus on our people's digital skills. In recent MIT CISR research, participants estimated thirty-eight percent of people in the average enterprise will need to be replaced or fundamentally retrained in the next three years.
- Top-performing enterprises are making decisions in real time based on their trusted data.
- Schneider Electric has fundamentally transformed itself, moving from selling energy products to providing connected energy solutions. Fifty-five percent of the enterprise's revenues are from digital/IoT solutions, and the enterprise sees an average customer energy savings of thirty percent.
Event Content Summary
We organized information from this event into a summary booklet that is easy to consume and share (left). Let us know what you think! Please email Stephanie Woerner, Director and Principal Research Scientist at MIT CISR, with your feedback.
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MIT CISR Annual Research Forum 2024
October 29 & 30, 2024
MIT CISR researchers shared their 2024 project findings and as usual, encouraged the lively discussions that make our events unique. The full agenda can be reviewed on the event page.
Key TakeAways from the event:
- Don't lead with technology.
- The answer to almost every digital question is platforms.
- Data is a key resource.
- Navigate your career.
- Actionable research is a lightning rod.
More information for the event takeaways can be found on this Talking Points page. Note that only registered and logged in member users will be able to see this content.
Visit our Research Library to see all the available content from this event.
Hot Topics 2024
Rewired—outcompeting in the age of digital and ai with eric lamarre
September 11 & 12, 2024
How companies navigate the technology world to achieve competitive advantage is the defining business challenge of our time. It’s not a simple journey. As one CEO said, “we can find digital everywhere in our company but the bottom line.” For digital and AI to deliver on its potential, executives need to be ready and willing to undertake the organizational “surgery” required to become a digitally capable enterprise. This presentation is based on the bestselling book, Rewired, which contains the lessons learned from more than 200 large companies. Go here to view a recording of the session and download the presentation deck.
Navigating the Jagged Technological Frontier of Generative AI with Fabrizio Dell'Acqua
April 23 & 24, 2024
Fabrizio’s talk covered the results and implication of his recent research, with co-authors, on the impact of Generative AI on knowledge workers, specifically consultants. This research shows that the landscape of human/AI collaboration is marked by what can be described as a "jagged frontier" of Generative AI capabilities. Go here to view a recording of the session and download the presentation deck.
MIT CISR European International Executive Forum 2024
March 20 & 21, 2024
During our annual research forum in Europe—held in Paris and hosted by BNP Paribas at their transformation hub, BivwAk!—recent research project findings were shared by MIT CISR team members Stephanie Woerner, Barb Wixom, Nick van der Meulen and Ina Sebastian plus several guest speakers from the area. European examples and case studies were presented and local business executives were interviewed.
MIT CISR executive forums are held for member firms and invited guests. Content from this year's European Forum is now available in this filtered view of our Research Library.