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Fidelity Investments “Leadership in Technology”
Executive Speakers Series

Fidelity Banner Created and hosted by the NC State Department of Computer Science, the Fidelity Investments "Leadership in Technology" Executive Speakers Series was created to provide students of all disciplines, as well as the extended university and business community, exposure to the unique world of leadership in technology.

Photo of Douglas M. BalogThe series, launched as a part of the computer science department's 40th Year Celebrations in 2007, features accomplished and highly recognizable entrepreneurs, leaders and executives to speak on a variety of technology-focused leadership topics. The variety and quality of the speakers has resulted in the series quickly becoming known as one of the premiere speakers series on campus.

All talks are scheduled to take place at 6 pm in Room 1231 at EBII (unless noted otherwise), the department's state-of-the-art research and teaching home on NC State's award-winning Centennial Campus.

Each talk will be free and open to the public. Free parking (after 5 pm) is available in the deck on Partners Way. (directions & map).

Note to CSC Graduate Students - these lectures have been approved by the CSC Graduate Oversight Committee to count toward the required lectures for graduate students. Download seminar attendance form.

Spring 2010 Line-up

Keith Collins [abstract & bio]
Sr. VP & CTO, SAS Institute
Thursday, January 28, 2010

Sean Belka [abstract & bio]
Sr. VP, Fidelity Investments
Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Mike Torto [abstract & bio]
CEO, rPath
Tuesday, April 13, 2010


Previous Speakers

Donald A. Thompson, Jr. [ View Video/Slides Presentation]
President & CEO, I-Cubed
Talk Title: The Three C's to Win in Today's Economic Environment
Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Theresa Payton [ View Video/Slides Presentation]
Former White House CIO
Talk Title: Do you want to be a cyber warrior?
Thursday, October 22, 2009

Jim Whitehurst [ View Video/Slides Presentation]
President & CEO, Red Hat
Talk Title: The Open Source Opportunity
Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Jim Tobin [ View Video/Slides Presentation]
President, Ignite Social Media
Talk Title: Social Media is a Cocktail Party
Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Joe Freddoso [ View Video/Slides Presentation]
President & CEO, MCNC
Talk Title: Education & Innovation @ Internet Speed
Thursday, February 19, 2009

Dr. Diana Oblinger [ View Video/Slides Presentation]
President & CEO, EDUCAUSE
Talk Title: Uncommon Thinking for the Common Good
Thursday, January 29, 2009

Marshall Brain [ View Video/Slides Presentation]
Author, TV Personality, and Founder of HowStuffWorks.com
Talk Title: The Accidental Entrepreneur
Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Jim Davis [ View Video/Slides Presentation]
Sr. VP & Chief Marketing Officer, SAS Institute
Talk Title: Executive Insights
Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Michael Capps [ View Video/Slides Presentation]
President, Epic Games
Talk Title: Building the Perfect Team
Thursday, September 18, 2008

Tom Mendoza [ View Video/Slides Presentation]
Vice Chairman of NetApp
Talk Title: The Power of Corporate Culture
Thursday, April 10, 2008

Bob Young [ View Video/Slides Presentation]
CEO and Founder of Lulu.com
Talk Title: Things that Bug Me!
Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Douglas M. Balog [ View Video/Slides Presentation]
Vice President, IBM Modular and Blade Systems Development
Talk Title: Innovation Driven Leadership
Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Frank Plastina [ View Video/Slides Presentation]
President & CEO of Tekelec
Talk Title: Creativity and Leadership – the Essential Ingredients of Technology
Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Matthew Szulik [ View Video/Slides Presentation]
Chairman, CEO & President of Red Hat
Talk Title: Open for Change
Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Stephen A. Scullen III [ View Video/Slides Presentation]
President of Fidelity eBusiness, a division of Fidelity Investments
Talk Title: The Evolution of the Web in Financial Services
Tuesday, September 11, 2007

For more information, contact:

Ken Tate
Director of Development & External Relations
NC State Department of Computer Science
tate@csc.ncsu.edu
919.513.4292