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60 percent of the content we share on our Monday morning meetings is about AI.

Mickey Mikitani, D^3 Advisory Council Member and Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Rakuten Group, Inc.

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Inflation in the Age of COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic brought both a public health crisis and a significant shift in economic dynamics. Consumer spending patterns changed rapidly, highlighting the way inflation is measured. Alberto Cavallo, Harvard Business School professor and co-director of D^3’s Pricing Lab described this issue in his research, “Inflation with Covid Consumption Baskets,” first published in 2020 in […]

Navigating the Waves of Change: The Impact of CEO Turnovers on Organizational Communication

Leadership transitions are pivotal events that can redefine the course of an organization. CEO turnovers, in particular, are marked by significant shifts not just in strategic direction but in the very fabric of internal communications. A recent study, “Communication Within Firms: Evidence from CEO Turnovers”, published in 2024 in Management Science (and previously at the […]

Navigating the Climate Crisis: Strategic Insights for Business Leaders

In an era of increasing environmental concerns, the corporate march toward a low-carbon economy presents both challenges and a wealth of opportunities. In a recent article, “Ten Questions for a Winning Climate-Transition Business Strategy“, HBS Professor and faculty PI in D^3’s Climate and Sustainability Impact Lab, George Serafeim, describes research emphasizing the need for executives […]

How Venture Capital Drives Media Coverage in Startups: A Strategic Approach for Business Leaders

Venture capital (VC) firms play a pivotal role in shaping the media landscape for startups, influencing public perception, talent acquisition, and future fundraising efforts. The paper “Investor Influence on Media Coverage: Evidence from Venture Capital-Backed Startups” by Brian K. Baik, Assistant Professor at Harvard Business School and a researcher at D^3’s Digital Value Lab, and […]

Nov 7

The Impact of Data, Analytics, and AI Leaders Globally and in the Middle East

  • 9:00 am – 10:30 am EST
  • Virtual Event

Based on 2023 research by Debbie Botha, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Dalebrook Media and a member of D^3’s Industry Council, this talk will explore the global and local impact of 46 Data, Analytics, and AI leaders in the UAE

Because AI

transforms productivity

Organizations have four questions to answer: What useful thing you do is no longer valuable? What impossible thing can you do now? What can you move downmarket or democratize? What can you move upmarket and personalize?

Ethan Mollick, Leading with AI Conference Featured Speaker and Associate Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

Managing Modernization and Labor

Labor relations are a critical factor in determining operational success, particularly in industries that depend on large-scale manufacturing. In the fictionalized case study “Navigating Labor Unrest” by Jorge Tamayo, Assistant Professor at Harvard Business School and Investigator at D^3’s Digital Reskilling Lab, Paulo Ferreira, president of Luna Motors’ Campinas plant, confronts a daunting labor-management conflict. […]

Smarter Business Decisions with Mixture Adaptive Design (MAD)

In a rapidly evolving business landscape, decision-makers must be agile. In a recent paper, Biyonka Liang, PhD candidate in Statistics at Harvard University, and Iavor Bojinov, Assistant Professor of Business Administration at HBS and PI at D^3’s Data Science and AI Operations Lab, discuss their development of the Mixture Adaptive Design (MAD) to allow industry […]

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