The Global Culture of Disruption for Innovation - November 2 9:00am pst/12:00pm est

Linda Bernardi,  Author, technology provocateur, entrepreneur/ex-CEO, strategist, investor, lecturer and board member. 

"Innovation provocateur", entrepreneur and strategist Linda Bernardi reveals the discomfort with which corporations, boards of directors, investors and academics regard disruptive ideas—and why embracing this discomfort to create a Culture of Disruption is the only way that business can innovate and revitalize the global economy. Click here to read more about her book Provoke: Why the Global Culture of Disruption is the Only Hope for Innovation


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About Linda: 
Linda Bernardi is an author, technology provocateur, entrepreneur/ex-CEO, strategist, investor, lecturer and board member. These combined functions enables Linda to have a true global perspective regarding cutting edge innovation around the globe.

Linda’s Brief Bio

• Author:
  ProVoke, released November 2011, discusses the critical importance of global disruption in order to Innovate.
• Provocateur and strategist:
  Linda’s technology strategy firm , StraTerra Partners, since 2009 has been engaged with large enterprises and in her role as strategic advisor, Linda advises and works with clients in major changes in innovation strategy and adoption of new innovations.
• Entrepreneur:
  Linda’s core expertise and passion lies in Cloud Computing, Big Data Analytics and changes brought about the digital/social media. In as such, Linda functions as an entrepreneur in introducing new technologies in these areas to the market. Linda founded and ran her company ConnecTerra Inc in Cambridge, MA. In 2001 which was acquired in 2005, as the leading software company in the RFID arena.
• Investor:
  In addition to being an angel investor throughout the US, Linda is one of the very few (only female) in the India Angel Network, invests in Asia as well as Europe, hence has real time and unique awareness of innovation stemming from other continents.
• Lecturer:
  Starting Feb 2012, ProVoke will be the textbook offered at University of Washington MBA program and Linda will be teaching the course titled: Disruption Innovation & Innovation-based leadership to the 2nd year MBA students.
• Board member:
  Linda serves as board chair, member, advisor in a number of tech companies as well as not for profits globally.