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NYSE Euronext, in conjunction with The Wall Street Journal and Interbrand, will host its third-annual Executive Marketing Summit. This half-day conference entitled, “Inventing the Future: The Essentials to Building a World-Class Brand,” will bring together top marketing professionals with leading practitioners from the world’s premiere corporations to examine top-of-mind advertising and marketing trends. SPORTS BRANDING: PLAYING THE GLOBAL FIELD – Interviewed by Jason Gay, Sports Columnist Tony Hawk, President, Tony Hawk, Inc.
Business Insider visits the NYSE to celebrate the release of Business Insider’s 2011 “Silicon Alley 100″ list recognizing Innovators in the NYC Tech Community. The SA 100 list, released by Business Insider, is comprised of individuals in the New York City digital community who are making a positive impact in the sector (ie launch a startup, create aa product, fund a company or donate a money or time to a worthy cause related to the tech sector). In honor of the occasion, CEO and Editor-in-Chief Henry Blodget rings The Opening BellSM. NYSE Euronext, a sponsor of the event, is proud to partner with Business Insider to recognize individuals who are innovators in the technology community.
Sept. 23 (Bloomberg) — Maria Klawe, president of Harvey Mudd College, talks about the rise in women studying computer science at the school. On Klawe’s watch, the percentage of female computer science majors at Mudd, one of California’s prestigious Claremont colleges, has more than tripled, to 42 percent, Bloomberg Businessweek reports in its Sept.
Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) — John Ham, chief executive officer of Ustream Inc., talks about the company’s strategy and business model. Ham speaks with Emily Chang on Bloomberg Television’s “Bloomberg West.” Ustream is a provider of live video streaming to the Internet. (Source: Bloomberg)
Aug. 26 (Bloomberg) — Vivek Wadhwa, director of research at Duke University, and Mark Fickes, a partner at Braun Hagey & Borden LLP and former counsel at the Securities and Exchange Commission, talk about the outlook for Groupon Inc.’s performance, accounting practices and disclosure of sales data as it prepares for an initial public offering. They speak with Cory Johnson and Emily Chang on Bloomberg Television’s “Bloomberg West.” (This report is an excerpt. Source: Bloomberg)
Aug. 25 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Rich Jaroslovsky reviews Apple Inc.’s revamped MacBook Air laptop computer. The Air comes in two models. The smaller, weighing in at just under 2.5 pounds, has an 11.6-inch screen and 2 gigabytes of memory. Starting at $999, it is the cheapest MacBook of any kind.
Aug. 22 (Bloomberg) — Daniel Rosensweig, chief executive officer of Chegg Inc., talks about Chegg’s business strategy and growth. Rosensweig also discusses Chegg’s competition and the possibility that the company may hold an initial public offering.
Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Rich Jaroslovsky reviews Samsung Electronics Co.’s newly upgraded Galaxy Tab 10.1. The Galaxy Tab is the first hardware that compares favorably to Apple Inc.’s iPad 2 tablet, Jaroslovsky says. (Source: Bloomberg)
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