The Digital Leader Fireside chats will feature one prominent executive in a 45-minute informal Q&A discussion about an important topic.

Typically offered online around lunch time on Zoom, the chats will offer industry participants and students with a brief yet in-depth perspective on the opportunities and challenges of digital leadership. Participants can pose questions during the discussion. Each session is moderated.

Space is limited and you must register in advance. We reserve the right to screen attendees. 

Upcoming Fireside Chats

No Upcoming Fireside Chats

Prior Fireside Chats

September 2020

George Llado, Senior Vice President & CIO, Alexion
Topic: The Future of Work
September 8, 2020, 12pm – 1pm
Attendees: 67

Linda Descano, Executive Vice President, Red Havas
Topic: Digital Employee Engagement Through and Post COVID-19
September 30, 2020, 12pm – 1pm
Attendees: 76

October 2020

Dinesh Desai, Executive Chairman & Founder, Emtec, Inc.
Topic: Repositioning IT services for a digital future
October 19, 2020, 12pm-1pm
Attendees: 61

November 2020

Christopher Kearns, Senior Vice President, NBCUniversal
Topic: Is digital transformation in the end all about the customer experience?
November 6, 2020, 1pm-2pm
Attendees: 67

Larry Dignan, Global Editor in Chief, ZDNet
Topic: Careers in the context of remote work
November 18, 2020, 12pm-1pm
Attendees: 51

December 2020

Mark Spykerman, CIO, AmerisourceBergen
Topic: The Purpose of Work
December 7, 2020, 12pm-1pm
Attendees: 61

January 2021

Cindy Leavitt, CIO & Vice President of Information Technology Services, Temple University
Topic: Accelerating Agile/DevOps transformation in a CoVID world
January 27, 2021, 12pm-1pm
Attendees: 57

February 2021

Stacy Greiner, Chief Marketing Officer, Dun & Bradstreet
Topic: Organizing for and Digitizing the Next Generation Customer Journey
February 10, 2021, 12pm-1pm
Attendees: 50

Ron Kim, Chief Technology Officer, Merck
Topic: What are the Pros and Cons of Careers in Consulting vs. Corporate?
February 24, 2021, 12pm-1pm
Attendees: 78

March 2021

Vince Ford, SVP, Digital Strategy & Innovation, Executive Director of the Performance Innovation Lab, and the Field-McFadden Chair in Digital Studies, Curtis Institute of Music
Topic: The Art of Digital Transformation 
March 3, 2021, 12pm-1pm
Attendees: 41

Steve DeLuca, VP, Workplace IT Experience, Comcast
Topic: Connecting in the hybrid workplace 
March 17, 2021, 12pm-12:45pm
Attendees: 47

Luke Olenoski, Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Main Line Health
Topic: Did the Pandemic Change Health Systems Technology? What is Temporary and What Will Last? 
March 24, 2021, 12pm-1pm
Attendees: 45

Moderators

• Munir Mandviwalla
• Laurel Miller

For more information about the IBIT Digital Leader Fireside Chats, please contact IBIT: ibit@temple.edu