Overview: Tandon Partners Conference 2016

The Tandon Partners Conference (TPC) is a premium forum, bringing together current and future partners of the NYU Tandon School of Engineering to discuss Learning, Innovation and Talent Management. Executives from the world's leading companies, including AT&T, IBM, MasterCard, and National Grid will share their expertise with peers facing similar challenges.

Agenda

9:00 - 10:15 a.m.	Networking & Breakfast
10:15 - 10:30 a.m.	Introduction
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.	Panel 1: A Culture of Learning: Cybersecurity & Management of Technology
11:30 - 12:30 p.m.	Panel 2: The Education Matrix: Choosing Academia, the How & Why
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.	Working Lunch: NYU Tandon Online Presents Active Learning
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.	Panel 3: Innovation in Education: Employee Engagement
2:30 - 3:00 p.m.	Wrap-up & Adjournment

Tandon Partners Conference Summary - October 6, 2016

TPC 2016 welcomed to the New York University Tandon School of Engineering leaders from fortune 500 companies to explore a Lifelong Culture of Learning within their institutions. The NYU Tandon School of Engineering is committed to invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Our fundamental way of approaching academics and research with faculty and students is to provide them with the necessary tools and resources to turn their inspiration into applications, products and services that take flight in the marketplace. NYU Tandon Enterprise Learning exposes the world’s leading companies to innovative learning technologies for their employees, allowing them to pursue fully online Master’s degrees in areas of study that not only satisfy career objectives, but also align with company goals. A Lifelong Culture of Learning explores the driving forces behind internal curriculums, the decision-making processes companies go through and partnerships they form with academia. The objective behind such a gathering was to explore student, faculty and industry activities that truly encourage a lifelong culture of learning, and one that promotes the nurturing of talent to meet ever-changing needs.

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Moderator

Jay VanDerwerken

Senior Managing Director, Enterprise Learning

NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Biography

Panel 1: A Culture of Learning: Cybersecurity & Management of Technology

Exploration of industry areas of focus in Cybersecurity and Management of Technology, discussing needs and how to engage NYU Tandon School of Engineering. As part of the panel, a current student who is an aspiring industry leader will share experiences as a Tandon student with real world applications.

Prof. Pavlos Mourdoukoutas

Management of Technology Academic Director

NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Biography

Tom Yang

Vice President, Wealth Management

BNY Mellon

Biography

Prof. Damon McCoy

Assistant Professor Computer Science & Engineering

NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Biography

Mike Maffattone

CTO

Annaly Capital Management

Biography

Michael Maffattone is an Information Technology (IT) leader with over 30 years of experience in systems development, integration and operations in the trading, investment, banking and asset management businesses. During his career, he has worked at the U.S. central bank, a top macro hedge fund, the largest endowment and a leading mortgage Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT). His leadership approach over the years has been to work closely with business stakeholders to identify technology options, as well as process and personnel enhancements, and then use disciplined project, data and vendor management practices to implement solutions that meet company goals.

In 2016, Michael formed MultiMix IT, a company that provides technology advisory services and solutions to financial firms.

Previously, Michael was the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Annaly Capital Management, Inc., the largest publicly-traded mortgage REIT. He instituted a Buy and Build strategy there with the business leaders and his team, and within approximately three years, implemented a dozen new applications, upgraded many systems, enhanced processes and built up the technology and security infrastructure to establish a stable and flexible platform. This platform along with its people has allowed Annaly to improve its business operations, diversify asset classes, and make large strategic corporate transactions.

Prior to that, Michael was the CTO at Harvard Management Company (HMC), which manages Harvard University’s Endowment. He was at HMC almost five years, and he had overall responsibility for implementing and maintaining systems and providing technical services. With the business line managers and IT group, he implemented a People, Process and Technology strategy along with vigorous data and project management actions to handle HMC’s diverse asset classes, increase alpha, liquidity and attain efficiencies.

Before HMC, Michael was the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Caxton Associates, L.L.C., one of the oldest, largest and most successful global macro hedge funds, where he had overall responsibility for IT and Facilities. Over his nine-year tenure at the firm, he and his team built up the infrastructure, and implemented many new trading, risk, operational and accounting processes and systems to help generate very good returns, better manage risks and reduce costs.

Prior to Caxton, Michael worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for over 16 years, where he held various IT management positions and directed many major projects related to securities and currency trading, cash, check and accounting. His last role at the Federal Reserve was Divisional CIO and Vice President in the Markets Group, where he was the senior IT leader responsible for implementing and maintaining vital applications for the group’s trading, monetary & fiscal policy and foreign central banking businesses.

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Panel 2: The Education Matrix: Choosing Academia, the How & Why

As companies look for academic collaboration, NYU Tandon explores ideas on how to enroll talent and engage employees in learning.

Dale Davis Jones

Distinguished Engineer: Director North America Architects- GTS

IBM

Biography

Roy Altman

Manager of HRIS Analytics and Architecture

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Biography

Jessa Kilgore

Board of Directors

Professional Exchange Human Resource Solutions (PEHRS)

Biography

Ryan Spelman

Senior Director Business Development Center for Internet Security

GSLC

Biography

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Panel 3: Innovation in Education: Employee Engagement

Discussion of best practices in innovation.

Jawanda Staber

Senior Director, Global Talent Development & Organizational Effectiveness

MasterCard

Biography

Ken Fenoglio

President

AT&T University, AT&T Inc.

Biography

As the dean of the No. 1 corporate university in the U.S., Ken has helped steer AT&T’s people and culture through a non-stop series of major acquisitions, new business models and significant restructurings.

Selected to lead the startup university in 2007, Ken has positioned T-University as the Chairman’s platform for building leaders, driving innovation and getting results.

Named No. 1, No. 2 and No. 1 corporate university in the U.S. in 2011, 2012 and 2013 respectively by Chief Learning Officer Magazine, AT&T University also garnered best in class recognition for driving business performance all three years – and in 2014, was the first university inducted into CLO’s three-year Winner’s Circle.

Ken brings a breadth of knowledge and expertise to the university –having served in various leadership roles in Operations and HR throughout his career. He’s led staffing and recruiting, training and development, executive compensation, diversity, HR generalists, sales compensation, succession planning, labor relations and EEO policy teams.

Ken joined AT&T as a management trainee, where he served in several operations and staff roles. Along the way, he oversaw the consolidation of HR functions through three mega-mergers.

An Aggie marketing graduate of Texas A&M University, Ken went on to obtain his Master of Science degree in Business Management from Abilene Christian University. He is also a veteran –having served as a U.S. Army officer for two years.

Ken gives back to his community generously –as an advocate for leadership in education at the Bush Foundation, and through active support of Junior Achievement, the United Way, Young Life and several other charitable and church organizations.

Ken and his wife Kerry live in Dallas, and are blessed with four children and eight grandchildren.

Bharat Rao

Management of Technology Chair

NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Biography

Bharat Rao is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Technology Management and Innovation at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. He is currently a Visiting Faculty Fellow at the National Defense University at Fort McNair, in Washington D.C.; a Research Affiliate at the European Institute of Interdisciplinary Research in Paris; and formerly an Academic Advisor at the Institute for Innovation and Information Productivity in San Francisco. He earned a Ph.D. in Marketing and Strategic Management from The University of Georgia, and received a bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the National Institute of Technology in Calicut, India. Prior to joining NYU Tandon School of Engineering (formerly NYU Poly), he was a postdoctoral Research Associate at Harvard Business School in Boston. He has been a Visiting Professor at the Center for Advanced Learning Technologies, INSEAD, in Fontainebleau, France, and an Othmer Faculty Fellow from 2002 to 2004 at NYU Tandon School of Engineering (formerly Polytechnic University). In 1995, he was an American Marketing Association Doctoral Consortium Fellow at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He was an External Advisor for formulating a telecommunications and economic development strategy for New York City, for the Office of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. He has also served on the panel of judges of the George Foster Peabody Awards, and the Association for Management Consulting awards.

Dr. Rao’s research has examined the impact of information and communications technologies on multiple industries including retailing, logistics and distribution, supply chain management, wireless and broadband innovation, financial services, entertainment and media. His current research focuses on the diffusion of emerging technologies, business model evolution, the role of technology in development, and global innovation strategy. His research has been published in the Communications of the ACM, European Management Journal, International Journal of Electronic Commerce, Journal of Computer Mediated Communications, EM-Electronic Markets, Management Online Review, Journal of Media Management, Technology in Society, International Business Review, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management, and in numerous conference proceedings and book chapters. He is also the author of multiple business case studies which have been published by Harvard Business School Publishing, the Institute for Technology and Enterprise, and the European Case Clearing House. His recent research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, NYSTAR (New York State Science Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research), the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance, and the Othmer Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies. Dr. Rao serves on the editorial boards of various academic journals including EM-Electronic Markets, International Journal of Business Data Communications and Networking, International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management, and Management Online Review. From 1998 to 2001, he was an academic advisory board member of the Harvard-Wharton Merchandising Effectiveness Project. At NYU Tandon School of Engineering, he has been part of several faculty groups including the NYU Abu Dhabi Coordinating Group for Engineering, and the Online Learning Faculty Oversight Board at NYU Tandon Online.

Dr. Rao has been an invited speaker at industry and academic events in the US, Europe, India, Israel, Singapore, Taiwan and the United Arab Emirates, and has taught in graduate and executive management programs at NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Harvard Business School, INSEAD, State University of New York (SUNY), Tufts University, and the SP Jain Center of Management. He is also a Founding Member of GlobDev, a special interest group on ICT and global development at the Association for Information Systems.

Christopher Cavanagh, PE

Principal Program Manager – New Energy Solutions

National Grid

Biography

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Highlights: Partners Conference 2016

Panel 1: A Culture of Learning: Cybersecurity & Management of Technology

^{Jay VanDerwerken (Moderator, NYU), Prof. Pavlos Mourdoukoutas (NYU), Tom Yang (BNY Mellon), Prof. Damon McCoy (NYU), Mike Maffattone (Annaly Capital Management)}

In Panel 1, a theme on the culture of learning in the areas of Cybersecurity and Management of Technology was discussed. Professor Damon McCoy at NYU Tandon School of Engineering voiced his students’ experiences going on job interviews sharing how risk analysis is something the industry is missing and that academia must continue to work with industry to remain current with market place needs.

Tom Yang, Vice President in Wealth Management at BNY Mellon, emphasized a need for having the ability to work well on a cross-functional team and Mike Maffattone, CTO at Annaly Capital Management, shared how he’s seeing the popularity of machine learning first hand at his company that actively looks for candidates with firewall knowledge.

Professor Pavlos Mourdoukoutas at NYU Tandon School of Engineering informed the audience that critical thinking, leadership and communication are key areas the Management of Technology Master’s Degree program focuses on to prepare students for industry.

Panel 2: The Education Matrix: Choosing Academia, the How & Why

^{Jay VanDerwerken (Moderator, NYU), Dale Davis Jones (IBM), Roy Altman (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center), Jessa Kilgore (Professional Exchange Human Resource Solutions (PEHRS), Ryan Spelman (Center for Internet Security (CIS) and GSLC)}

The theme of Panel 2 introduced the education matrix, where companies consider the how’s and why’s while looking towards academia to provide their internal learning needs. Roy Altman, Manager of HRIS Analytics and Architecture at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, expressed how industry would love to have the research that academia brings to the table and that to do research you need education in big data.

Ryan Spelman, the Senior Director of Business Development for the Center for Internet Security, shared his thoughts on the consideration a master’s degree is given and recommended to those looking for a promotion that having a master’s degree will garner preferential treatment. Dale Davis Jones, Distinguished Engineer at IBM, enlightened the audience with the challenge for academia to build change agents in its degree programs. She further articulated IBM’s position to understand how targeting learning is tied to how people learn and that programs such as predictive analytics and cognitive accessibility are areas of internal focus.

Jessa Kilgore, Board of Directors at the Professional Exchange for Human Resource Solutions (PEHRS) suggested that a background in analytics will be greatly beneficial to students.

Panel 3: Innovation in Education: Employee Engagement

^{Jay VanDerwerken (Moderator, NYU), Jawanda Staber (MasterCard), Ken Fenoglio (AT&T University, AT&T Inc.), Bharat Rao (NYU), Christopher Cavanagh (National Grid)}

In Panel 3, the theme provided an educational spin on innovation discussing employee engagement. Fostering an analytical look at innovation in the workplace and engagement among employees, Moderator Jay VanDerwerken kicked off the conversation with Ken Fenoglio, President at AT&T University, who shared how engagement is important and that employees need to have the ability to understand what’s available to senior-level management and how he deemed the vocabulary of business putting things in terms of a story. Fenoglio also expressed that the invasion of technology into human resources is something that needs to happen.

Christopher Cavanagh, Principal Program Manager for New Energy Solutions at National Grid, recommended looking at both the training and the professional side of the operation further stating that the management function is quite broad and employees must be empowered to make decisions.

Jawanda Staber, Senior Director of Global Talent Development & Organizational Effectiveness at MasterCard, elaborated on the entrepreneurial culture at MasterCard and how from a learning perspective, employees should be challenged to go out and explore for themselves, leveraging external content for internal needs. She added that employees at MasterCard are given the opportunity to participate in idea sessions.

Professor Bharat Rao, Chair of the Technology Management Department at NYU Tandon School of Engineering, articulated on how student profiles are so diverse and stressed the importance of investing resources in improving communication skills.

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Directions

Bern Dibner Building, LC400

5 MetroTech Center
Brooklyn, NY 11201
tel: 718.260.3600

Methods of Transportation

By Subway

A C F R train to Jay St MetroTech

2 3 4 5 train to Borough Hall (walk one block East to Willoughby Street and make a left onto Jay Street)

Q B train to Dekalb Avenue (walk two blocks North toward Manhattan Bridge and make a left onto Myrtle Avenue into MetroTech)

Take Long Island Railroad to Flatbush Avenue-Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn, then transfer to a Manhattan-bound B, Q, R, 2, 3, 4, 5 train (see subway instructions above) or walk North along Flatbush Avenue about 1 mile to Myrtle Avenue and make a left into MetroTech.

Take Metro North Railroad to Grand Central Station in Manhattan, then transfer to a Brooklyn-bound 4, 5 train (see subway instructions above).

Take New Jersey Transit to Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan, then transfer to a Brooklyn-bound A, C, 2, 3 train (see subway instructions above).

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From Manhattan:

Take the FDR Drive to the Brooklyn Bridge (Exit 2).
Make the first left after traveling over the bridge onto Tillary Street.
Take a right onto Jay Street.
Parking is available at the Marriott Hotel on Jay Street.

From Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx and Staten Island:

Take I-278 to Tillary Street (Exit 29) in Brooklyn.
Make a left at the third light onto Jay Street.
Parking is available at the Marriott Hotel on Jay Street.

From Long Island:

Take I-495 West (Long Island Expressway) to I-278 West (Exit 18A - Brooklyn-Queens Expressway) to Tillary Street (Exit 29).
Make a left at the third light onto Jay Street.
Parking is available at the Marriott Hotel on Jay Street.

From New Jersey:

Take I-78 East to the Holland Tunnel.
Follow Canal Street East to the Manhattan Bridge to Flatbush Avenue. Or take I-95 (New Jersey Turnpike) to I-278 East (Exit 13) to Tillary Street (Exit 29) in Brooklyn.
Make a left at the third light onto Jay Street.
Parking is available at the Marriott Hotel on Jay Street.

From Westchester, Downstate New York and Connecticut:

Take either I-87 South (Major Deegan Expressway/New York State Thruway) or I-95 South (New England Thruway) to I-278 West to Tillary Street (Exit 29).
Make a left at the third light onto Jay Street.
Parking is available at the Marriott Hotel on Jay Street.

By Shuttle

Visit engineering.nyu.edu/shuttle for schedule and routes.

By Train

Take Long Island Railroad to Pennsylvania Station, then transfer to a Brooklyn-bound A, C, 2, 3 train (see subway instructions above).

Accomodations

Attendees staying at the NYU Marriott, please call 718-246-7000 to claim a room for the rate of $399.00 per night.

If you plan to park at the NYU Marriott, parking is $40 for the day.

http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/nycbk-new-york-marriott-at-the-brooklyn-bridge/

If you're joining us from out of town, please refer to the Downtown Brooklyn MetroTech Commons website as a helpful resource for information on hotels and other transportation options in the area.

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NYU Tandon Online

NYU Tandon School of Engineering is one of the nation’s most respected schools of engineering, applied sciences, management and technology. Now, NYU Tandon Online (formerly NYU-ePoly) offers the opportunity to earn an advanced graduate degree or certificate fully online. Accessing the Internet has never been easier, faster, or more economical, making it possible to take graduate classes with NYU Tandon School of Engineering wherever and whenever you like — at work, at home, from 35,000 feet as you fly to meet a client or return from a hard-earned vacation.

NYU Tandon School of Engineering

The NYU Tandon School of Engineering (formerly known as NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering) dates to 1854, when the NYU School of Civil Engineering and Architecture as well as the Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute (widely known as Brooklyn Poly) were founded. Their successor institutions merged in January 2014 to create a comprehensive school of education and research in engineering and applied sciences, rooted in a tradition of invention, innovation and entrepreneurship. In addition to programs at its main campus in downtown Brooklyn, it is closely connected to engineering programs in NYU Abu Dhabi and NYU Shanghai, and it operates business incubators in downtown Manhattan and Brooklyn. For more information, visit http://engineering.nyu.edu.

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Overview: Tandon Partners Conference 2016

Agenda

9:00 - 10:15 a.m.

Networking & Breakfast

10:15 - 10:30 a.m.

Introduction

10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Panel 1: A Culture of Learning: Cybersecurity & Management of Technology

11:30 - 12:30 p.m.

Panel 2: The Education Matrix: Choosing Academia, the How & Why

12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

Working Lunch: NYU Tandon Online Presents Active Learning

1:30 - 2:30 p.m.

Panel 3: Innovation in Education: Employee Engagement

2:30 - 3:00 p.m.

Wrap-up & Adjournment

Tandon Partners Conference Summary - October 6, 2016

Event Speakers (Click to display)

Moderator

Jay VanDerwerken

Senior Managing Director, Enterprise Learning

NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Panel 1: A Culture of Learning: Cybersecurity & Management of Technology

Prof. Pavlos Mourdoukoutas

Management of Technology Academic Director

NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Tom Yang

Vice President, Wealth Management

BNY Mellon

Prof. Damon McCoy

Assistant Professor Computer Science & Engineering

NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Mike Maffattone

CTO

Annaly Capital Management

Panel 2: The Education Matrix: Choosing Academia, the How & Why

Dale Davis Jones

Distinguished Engineer: Director North America Architects- GTS

IBM

Roy Altman

Manager of HRIS Analytics and Architecture

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Jessa Kilgore

Board of Directors

Professional Exchange Human Resource Solutions (PEHRS)

Ryan Spelman

Senior Director Business Development Center for Internet Security

GSLC

Panel 3: Innovation in Education: Employee Engagement

Jawanda Staber

Senior Director, Global Talent Development & Organizational Effectiveness

MasterCard

Ken Fenoglio

President

AT&T University, AT&T Inc.

Bharat Rao

Management of Technology Chair

NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Christopher Cavanagh, PE

Principal Program Manager – New Energy Solutions

National Grid

Highlights: Partners Conference 2016

Panel 1: A Culture of Learning: Cybersecurity & Management of Technology

Panel 2: The Education Matrix: Choosing Academia, the How & Why

Panel 3: Innovation in Education: Employee Engagement

Join Us at the Next 2017 Tandon Partners Conference

Directions

Bern Dibner Building, LC400

Methods of Transportation

By Subway

By Car

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From Long Island: