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In this episode of our IBM: A Century of Achievement Series, IBMers discuss how cities, like businesses, compete in a global marketplace. By leveraging technology, they can use information to engage their communities, deliver better services, and lure prospective citizens.
Yesterday we wrote that as a major event during IBM's centennial year, THINK: A Forum on the Future of Leadership brought together leaders from government, business, academia and science, along with an audience of up-and-coming leaders from across the globe to deepen its collective understanding of the keys to success on a smarter planet.
In the days ahead we will bring you daily video excerpts from this leadership forum. We hope you find it as fascinating as we did and learn something about this American business icon and its lasting influence on our everyday lives in the process.
Today we begin our daily video excerpts from this leadership forum with a video of featuring Sam Palmisano, IBM's Chairman, President and CEO’s opening remarks at the company’s THINK Forum in New York City with a discussion on the new model of leadership needed for the 21st Century.
This year International Business Machines (IBM) its 100th anniversary in business. Join 333,302 other YouTube viewers who have watched the following thirty minute video celebrating IBM’s achievements.
What does it mean to be an IBMer?
Every employee experiences this incredible company in different ways, but the global impact IBM has made on business and society over the last 100 years gives us all a common framework. "They Were There" is told by first-hand witnesses—current and retired employees and clients—who were there when IBM helped to change the way the world works. We hope you find this presentation interesting and informative. As you’re watching, ask yourself, could the birth of IBM have been possible today?
As a major event during IBM's centennial year, THINK: A Forum on the Future of Leadership brought together leaders from government, business, academia and science, along with an audience of up-and-coming leaders from across the globe to deepen its collective understanding of the keys to success on a smarter planet.
IBM asked several of the THINK speakers and audience members to sit down for a few minutes so that Academy Award-winning documentary interviewer Errol Morris could ask them a few questions about leadership, making the world work better and the ingredients necessary for a smarter planet. In the days ahead we will present video excerpts of theses interviews and presentations from forum speakers.
Tomorrow,we begin a video of featuring Sam Palmisano, IBM's Chairman, President and CEO’s opening remarks at the company’s THINK Forum in New York City with a discussion on the new model of leadership needed for the 21st Century.
In the days ahead we will bring you daily video excerpts from this leadership forum. We hope you find it as facinsting as we did and learn something about this American business icon and its lasting influence on our every day lives in the process.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 1:00 PM 
