Shady Side Academy hosted the second event in its new Innovation Speakers Series, How Platforms and Blockchain are Reshaping Business for Today and Tomorrow, on Thursday, Feb. 21, at the McIlroy Center for Science and Innovation on the Senior School campus.
Nearly 50 guests attended the event, which event featured two expert panelists from Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business: SSA parent Dr. Timothy Derdenger, associate professor of marketing and strategy, and Dr. Param Vir Singh, Carnegie Bosch associate professor of business technologies. The moderator was Ari Lightman, distinguished service professor of digital media and marketing at CMU's Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy.
This is the second event in the new Innovation Speakers Series; a third event is planned for spring, with details TBD.
Watch a video of the full presentation on YouTube (1:07)