Our Future Demands Stem!!!

In 7 years, more than a million jobs will open up that require specialized technology skills, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. But there won’t be enough qualified college graduates to fill them. Are we doing enough to get kids interested in math and science? Why do students choose or not choose to pursue math or science? The answer appears to vary by gender. 49% of female STEM students say it was to make a difference, and 61% of male students said that games or toys in their childhoods sparked their interest. For 68% of the female respondents, a teacher or class got them interested in science, math, engineering or technology.

METAMORPHOSIS: EVERYTHING MUST GO FIRST!!!!!!!!!!!

In this prized talk we get key insights from LinkedIn's top technologist on the massive and complete overhaul of its infrastructure over a few months for one reason: Its customers and the business world demanded it. The world has gone to real time, and so must it. Learn about the challenges and decisons it faced in starting from scratch while still serving 100 million customers.

Speakers:

Kevin Scott - SVP Engineering, LinkedIn

INSIDE THE BOX OF BOX!!!!!!!!!!

The modern business context has changed. The PC is not coming back, and the modern workforce relies more and more on mobility as its primary screen. This changes the way you build infrastructure to support an application. In this chat we talk to Sam Schillace about his choices in technology and architecture at Box and how he is allowing people to collaborate concurrently on a global scale on mobile.

Moderated by:
Derrick Harris - Senior Writer, GigaOM

Speakers:
Sam Schillace - VP of Engineering, Box