[Mitworld] New: Diamandis on the X Prize, Panel on Corporate Governance

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[FROM SPACE TO ENERGY: CHANGING THE WORLD. FOR GOOD.]

Diamandis shares his vision for civilian space travel, and tells the
story of the X Prize Foundation's $10 million competition, and Bert
Rutan's historic SpaceShipOne.

SPEAKER:

Peter H. Diamandis
Chairman and CEO
The X Prize Foundation

PLAY NOW: <http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/331/>

[QUOTE]
"We're destroying ourselves in this country by our unwillingness to take

risks. The day before something is truly a breakthrough, it's a crazy
idea. Think about vacuum tubes, the silicon chip -- all crazy ideas."
-- Peter H. Diamandis


EVENT HOST: MIT Sloan School of Management

<http://mitsloan.mit.edu/>

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[THE FUTURE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE]

Just in time for the Enron trialÖ some insights about integrity,
transparency and CEO performance.

MODERATOR:

Stewart C. Myers

PANELISTS:

William F. Pounds
Professor Emeritus of Management; Dean Emeritus, MIT Sloan

Adam Emmerich
Partner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz



PLAY NOW: <http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/330/>

[QUOTE]
"When the CEO plays golf more than he pays attention or finds Davos more

attractive than Des Moines, you can see that evolve. It doesn't require
great technical insight to make those judgments. Usually there's
consensus on a board on when it's time (for the CEO) to go."
-- William F. Pounds


EVENT HOST: MIT Sloan School of Management

<http://mitsloan.mit.edu/>

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IN THE PIPELINE:

MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics

[MISSION CONTROL OPERATIONS]

Chris Kraft: NASA's first Flight Director



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