The University of the West Indies, (The UWI) Mona Campus, in collaboration with VM Group Limited, will host the third in a series of Distinguished Lectures on November 7, 2024, titled ‘Digital Transformation. Generative AI and Strategy’.

The UWI Mona and VM Group Lecturer Series collaboration is designed to highlight the important role of public advocacy and thought leadership in advancing social progress.  It aims to promote critical conversations to bring the wealth of knowledge generated within the academy to the people it serves

This year’s lecture will be delivered by renowned Harvard Professor, Bharat Anand, an expert in digital strategy, digital marketing, and corporate strategy.   Professor Anand is the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning at Harvard University and the Henry R Byers Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He is an expert in digital strategy, digital marketing, and corporate strategy.  His work has examined competition in content industries, focusing on two central challenges that firms increasingly face: getting noticed and getting paid.

Dr Tomlin Paul, Deputy Principal at The UWI, Mona and Chair of the Distinguished Lecture Organising Committee noted that the lecture is timely as many organisations in Jamaica including The University of the West Indies, Mona are undergoing digital transformation.  He added that for such a strategy to be successful in today’s landscape, it needs to include an assessment of how generative AI fits in.   The lecture is seen as a unique opportunity to gain valuable insights from a world-renowned expert and to engage in discussions on this topic.

Event Details:

• Date: Thursday, November 7, 2024
• Time: 6:00 PM
• Venue:  Faculty of Law, The UWI Mona Campus

All are invited to this lecture series.  For more information contact Kahmile Reid at [email protected] or telephone (876) 878-2741.  For live streaming YOUTUBE: @MYVMGROUP or UWIMONA