About the speakers

Kevin Bolen, Principal, Advice – Head of AI transformation, strategic planning investments, KPMG

Kevin Bolen is a principal in the US Advisory Practice of KPMG and serves as the leader for strategic planning and investment. In this role, he translates emerging market trends, customer and competitive intelligence and business performance data into a comprehensive perennial strategy for profitable growth. He oversees our $ 275 million portfolio to annual spending on transformative growth opportunities, business models and technologies. Kevin also leads KPMG’s innovation strategy appointments that support clients while working to develop a sustainable culture and system of innovation within their organizations.

Elizabeth Bramson, CEO and publisher, Mit Technology Review

Elizabeth Bramson is the CEO and publisher of Mit Technology Review, the Independent Media Company of Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Since Elizabeth has taken Mit Technology Review in mid-2017, the company has undergone a massive transformation from its previous position as a respected but niche-printed magazine to a widely read, multi-platform-media brand with a global audience and a sustainable business. Under her leadership, Mit Technology Review was praised for its editorial authority, the best-in-class opportunities and the new use of independent, original research to support advertisers and readers.

Elizabeth has a 20-year background in the building and management teams at world-leading media companies. She maintains a major focus on new ways to commercialize media content to ask for a appeal to judiciary, who demand consumers and B2B audiences.

Before joining Mit Technology Review, Elizabeth held a senior executive role at the Economist Group, where her leadership stretched on business lines and included mergers and acquisitions; editorial and product creation and modernization; sales; marketing; and events. Earlier in her career, she worked as a consultant to advise technological businesses on market access and international expansion.

Elizabeth holds an executive MBA at London Business School, an MSC of the London School of Economics, and a Bachelor’s degree at Swarthmore College.