This Week in Business

Business Radio Special: Host Dan Loney is LIVE from the Reimagine Education Conference 2017 in Philadelphia. Dan talks with Jonathan Rochelle, Product Director at Google and C-Founder of Google Drive, about how Google Classroom is providing teachers with the tools to "teach better" using virtual reality "Expeditions" on this special episode of Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Business Radio Special: Host Dan Loney is LIVE from the Reimagine Education Conference 2017 in Philadelphia. Dan talks with Steve White, Digital Solutions Manager at Deakin University, about the Deakin Genie, a new virtual assistant for college students that provides personalized services around their individual learning path on this special episode of Knowledge@Wharton.See Genie In Action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsRPuU53E74&feature=youtu.beLearn More: http://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/media-releases/articles/deakin-genie-digital-student-assistant-wins-major-global-business-award Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The importance of a properly functioning governance board is more relevant today than ever with the significant changes taking place in the healthcare market. Host Jeff Voigt leads a panel discussion on how these changes to health care relate to issues such as disruptions in reimbursement, effects on disruptive technologies such as gene therapy, and the rapid consolidation of both providers and payers – and antitrust issues related to this - on The Business of Health Care. Panelists include: Jonathan Kalodimos, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Finance at Oregon State University's College of Business; Michael Peregrine, Partner at McDermott Will & Emery; and Thomas Tsai, MD, MPH, Surgeon and Health Policy Researcher in the Department of Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and in the Department of Health Policy and Management at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bitcoin rose to an astonishing $11,000 value last week (and is now sitting around $17,000) - astonishing for a currency which had a $1 value just six years ago. The decentralized payment network has seen ups and downs before, leading some to ask whether it's a good investment. Host Dan Loney speaks with Kevin Werbach, Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the Wharton School, and Christian Catalini, Assistant Professor of Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management, to discuss why Bitcoin has hit this high mark and what this means for investors on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Earlier last week, President Donald Trump announced he was signing two presidential proclamations to the size of Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Host Dan Loney speaks with Eric Orts, Wharton professor and Director of Wharton's Initiative for Global Environmental Leadership, and Robert Keiter, Director of the Wallace Stegner Center of Land, Resources, and the Environment at University of Utah's College of Law, to discuss the impact and public reaction of this decision and why it's being sent to the courts for a final decision on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The International Olympic Committee has banned Russia from the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, however its athletes are allowed to participate as long as they do it without the Russian flag and the team uniforms. Host Dan Loney talks with Robert Boland, Sports Lawyer and Athletics Integrity Officer at Penn State University, and Andrew Zimbalist, Professor of Economics at Smith College and Author of "Rio 2016: Olympic Myths, Hard Realities", to discuss this decision and how it might impact the Olympic games on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Business Radio Powered by the Wharton School debuts a new show, Mastering Innovation. Hosted by Saikat Chaudhuri, Harbir Singh, and Nicolaj Siggelkow, Directors of the Mack Institute for Innovation Management, we look at how established organizations foster the kind of innovation that keeps them going strong year after year. In this premiere episode, we speak with Ryan Miller, Senior Vice President and Design & Delivery Leader of Wells Fargo's Innovation Group, about how Wells Fargo is fostering banking innovation on Mastering Innovation.https://businessradio.wharton.upenn.edu/programs/mastering-innovation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

CVS is merging with AETNA in a $69 billion deal that could change the health care industry. The drug store giant's plans reportedly include pushing the health insurance company's 22 million enrollees towards their clinics rather than hospitals. Host Dan Loney speaks with Mark Pauly, Professor of Health Care Management and Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy at the Wharton School, and Robert Field, Health Care Management Department Lecturer at the Wharton School and Professor of Law and Public Health at Drexel University's Thomas R. Kline School of Law and Dornsife School of Public Health, to discuss the merger's potential impacts on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Walter Isaacson, President and CEO of The Aspen Institute and Author of "Steve Jobs" and other famous biographies, joins host Dan Loney to discuss his latest book "Leonardo da Vinci" on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stanley Silverman, Founder and CEO of Silverman Leadership, joins host Mike Useem and Anne Greenhalgh to discuss why "we've always done it that way" should not be part of your management philosophy and how boards of directors should respond when allegations of harassment – sexual or otherwise – come to light on Leadership in Action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.