Nathan Zeldes has been lecturing
and teaching in corporate, conference and private settings for over 20 years. His unique perspective
on technology and behavior, coupled with a sense of humor and excellent audience rapport, have gained
him recognition as a leading lecturer inside Intel and a sought after speaker for the company in
outside events.
[1:30 hours, suited to general audiences;
can be adapted on request to
business audiences to include workplace implications and opportunities]
Social Networks are all the rage these days
with the younger generation, but most of the rest of us have yet to grasp the incredible
opportunities they represent for personal benefit, enrichment and plain fun.
In this fascinating lecture Nathan Zeldes,
the visionary who personally drove Internet adoption at Intel,
explains the phenomenon of Online Social
Networks, introduces the most important ones, and shows his audience how they might each
personally engage in this exuberant medium and apply it to their hobbies, leisure, personal
development, and interaction with their family and friends around the planet. If you thought
Twitter is for the birds, Facebook is for children, and blogging is something you'd never enjoy
doing, this is your opportunity to at least know what you're missing - and possibly join the
most revolutionary change in human culture since the arrival of the printing press.
[1:15
or 1:00 hours, suited to both technical and general audiences]
Combining his expertise in information technology and his passion for the history of computing,
Nathan takes his audience on a kaleidoscopic journey from ancient Babylon to the present day, examining
groundbreaking ideas, technologies, and the men and women who made them a reality.
What adds to this lecture's fascination is that it exposes the "dark side" that the official
histories often hide: the hardships, the intrigue, the politics, the quarrels - and, triumphing
nevertheless, the innovators' unrelenting drive to give the world machines that can relieve humans
of the drudgery of computation.
[1 hour, audiences of Managers, in organizations or conferences]
Nathan Zeldes was possibly the first person to identify runaway information overload as a threat
to productivity and quality of life. Since 1995 he’s developed multiple solutions, exchanged insight
with scores of organizations worldwide, and passionately led the battle to restore balance to the
workplace. He is the founder and president of the worldwide Information Overload Research Group.
In this lecture he summarizes the research about information overload, and shows the ROI for
solving it. He then describes some of the solutions developed at the few companies that have positioned
themselves as leaders in this field.
IO is costing knowledge workers about one workday per week, as well as keeping them in a state
of constant stress. Many companies are in denial as to their ability to solve this issue. This lecture
aims to trigger a change in this by convincing managers that solutions are both possible and necessary.
Should it succeed, this could become the best spent hour of your career.
[1:15 hours, suited to both technical and general audiences]
Having played a personal part in Intel’s expansion from a small struggling company to a world
leader in a dominant technology, Nathan is well positioned to share his personal perspective on
what makes the VLSI industry such a strange and unique phenomenon, forever rushing forward under
the edict of Moore’s Law and the impact of fierce competition.
In this lecture he provides an introduction to the underlying principles of the incredible technology
that fits billions of components on a tiny sliver of Silicon, in a manner accessible to any educated
layperson; and then outlines the forces that shape the industry’s breakneck evolution, covering
technology, marketing and business causes. A wealth of case studies and personal views gives this
seemingly cold subject an unexpected richness.
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“It is always a pleasure to attend Nathan’s lectures; they are fascinating, delivered in an
amusing and humanistic way, based on unequalled first-hand experience, and express his curiosity
and enthusiasm for science.
Working during the last 26 years for a world leading company, Intel, he often dealt with cutting edge,
innovative technologies, and this turns his lecture into a ‘one of a kind’ event... he sure
knows how to tell you a complex story in a simple charming way.
Whenever I could, I invited Nathan to speak - and the audience always asked for more... "
- Tchiya Allon, Technology Training
Manager, Applied Materials
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