About the 2024 HBS Tech Conference

Crossroads: Navigating Uncertainty  

A 32-year-old HBS tradition, the Annual Technology Conference at Harvard Business School, is one of the largest conferences within the Harvard community and one of the largest student-run technology conferences altogether.

The conference brings together students and the greater tech community, providing a platform to discuss technology’s impact on society and the role business leaders, both current and future, need to play in creating the future. The conference is held annually in February and draws in attendees from both Harvard and the external tech community.

This year’s theme is “CROSSROADS: Navigating Uncertainty” and explores how Technology companies - and those interested in building a career in Tech - are navigating the formidable challenges in today’s economy, while focusing on building an exciting and empowering future for humanity.


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WHAT TO EXPECT

ENGAGING PANELS

Shape your conference experience, choosing between 14+ panels on Tech Verticals, topics of Diversity and Careers in Tech

INSIGHTFUL KEYNOTES

Experience captivating main stage keynotes and fireside chats with prominent speakers from companies at the frontier of AI and Tech

NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES

Take advantage of networking breaks and social spaces to connect with other attendees and distinguished speakers

INSPIRING DEMOS & SHOWCASES

Redefine your perspective on what’s possible, by experiencing live on-stage demonstrations of cutting edge solutions from AI startups

CAREERS IN TECH

Explore career pathways in Tech for MBAs, through Q&A sessions with HBS Alumni who have built successful careers as tech investors, joiners of Big Tech companies and startups, or tech founders (in collaboration with the HBS Entrepreneurship Club)

DEVELOP YOUR AI KNOWLEDGE

Follow along a dedicated AI track (designed in collaboration with the HBS AI Club), which includes main stage sessions and breakout panels, to help you catch up on the latest developments in Artificial Intelligence

 
 

Panel topics 

Across 14 panels, this year’s conference will cover all that’s hot in tech now and what’s possible yet to come – and YOU have a role to play in shaping what this future looks like!

TOPIC SPECIFIC VERTICALS

AI/ML

Consumer Tech

B2B SaaS

EdTech

FinTech

Climate Tech & Tough Tech

Media & Entertainment and Metaverse

Diversity in tech

Tech in Emerging Markets (APAC & LatAm)

Women in Tech

CAREERS IN TECH

Tech Founder Pathway

Tech Investor Pathway

Big Tech / Startup Joiner Pathway

 

Speakers

Adam Selipsky

Amazon Web Services

CEO

Thomas Dohmke

Github

CEO

Fatima Kardar

Microsoft

Corporate VP AI Infrastructure & Partnerships

Rodney Zemmel

McKinsey & Company

Senior Partner and Global Leader of McKinsey Digital

 

Keith Kressin

MemryX

CEO & Co-Founder

Shanker Trivedi

Nvidia

Senior Vice President, Enterprise Business

Gregg Griner

Partner

Orrick

Evan Kotsovinos

Google

GM/VP of Protected Data

 

Sarvarth Misra

ContractPodAI

CEO

Benjamin Howe

Partner

Orrick

Dmitry Shevelenko

Perplexity AI

Head of Business

Kevin Riley

Avid Technology

CTO and SVP of Technology & Innovation

 

Les Matthews

Mastercard

EVP, Head of Services North America

Lance Katigbak

Clair

General Manager

Tess Michaels

Stride Funding

Founder

Jackson Shuttleworth

Duolingo

Lead Retention PM

 

Emad Mostaque

Stability AI

Founder & CEO

Alexandra Walsh

Amplify

Chief Product Officer

Sohan Choudhury

Flint (YC S23)

Founder & CEO

Vu Van

ELSA

Founder & CEO

 

Florian Hillen

VideaHealth

CEO

Supratim Das

Electric Hydrogen

Corporate Development

Adam Valkin

General Catalyst

Managing Director

Rob Go

Nextview Ventures

Founding Partner

 

Bryce Youngren

Polaris Partners

Managing Partner

Michael Greenwald

Amazon Web Services

Global Lead of Digital Assets and Financial Innovation

Justin Belmont

Rokt (ex Uber, ex Spotify)

VP of Product

Shruti Haldea

Sonos (ex Apple)

SVP of Product

 

Maggie Yang

Amazon

Senior Corporate BD Manager

Aditya Nair

Turing

Vice President

Shailaja Shankar

Cisco

SVP, Security Business Group

Sam Li

Thoropass (fka Laika)

Founder & CEO

 

Oded Eran

Connie Health

Co-Founder & CEO

Charisma Glassman

CapGemini

Portfolio Head, Consumer Products

Myle Ott

Character AI

Lead Engineer

Vijay Yalamanchili

Keka HR

CEO, MD

 

Jeff Wittich

Ampere

Chief Product Officer

Wei Li

Intel

VP & GM, AI and Analytics

Anil Dharni

Sense

CEO & Co-Founder

Michelle Micone

Boston Globe

VP Strategic & Innovative Initiatives

 

Rahul Sharma

TikTok

Product Head

Ewa Duerr

Google Cloud AI

Head of Product Management

Ryan O’Connell

EdX

Senior Director of Product

Sneha Narahalli

Sephora

VP Product Management

 

Andre Bechtold

SAP SE

SVP Experience

Mark Gorenberg

Zetta Venture Partners

Managing Director

Scott Russian

Stride Funding

Head of Finance

Rebecca Yeung

FedEx

VP AI & Robotics

 

Melissa Fensterstock

Material Impact

VC

Ron Alfa

Noetik

CEO & Co-Founder

Meridith Cass

Nix Biosensors

CEO & Co-Founder

Michael Schrader

Vaxess Technologies

CEO & Co-Founder

 

Vivienne Zhang

Nvidia

Product Manager

Srivani Amrutavakkula

Walmart Tech

Senior Manager of Product Management

Vijay Yalamanchili

Keka HR

CEO/MD

Sagar Khatri

Multiplier

CEO

 

Camille Ang

Hive Health

CEO

Percy Rueda

Nexus Group

Director

Alfonso Diaz

Interbank

VP Ops and Tech

Maria Jose Alfaro

La Tinka

Chief Digital Officer

 

Gabriel Grados

Nexus Group

Managing Director

Vu Bui

Anthropic

Head of Strategic Finance & Investor Relations

Palash Soni

Goldcast

CEO & Co-Founder

Denzil Eden

Smarty

CEO & Co-Founder

Rob May

Partner

AI Operators Fund

 
 
 

Stay tuned for more speaker announcements!

 

COMPANIES REPRESENTED INCLUDE

WORKDAY Avid Technology Contractpodai Sensehq EDX

STRIDE FUNDING CLAIR AMPLIFY FLINT VideaHealth

ELECTRIC HYDROGEN ROKT SONOS ELSA ThoroPass TURING

ConnieHealth NEXUS GROUP KEKA HR Multiplier Hive Health

 
 

Have a question? Want to get involved or sponsor a session? We’d love to hear from you!

 

Sponsors

 
 

Brought to you by

 

In collaboration with

The HBS AI Club - for the design and organization of a dedicated AI Track with mains stage sessions and breakout panels

 

The HBS Entrepreneurship Club

For the or the organization of the “Careers in Tech: Founder pathway” panel