An Uber driver can be summoned from Manhattan or Mumbai. But the smart phone app does more than move people around. It also generates a treasure trove of information. That’s what inspired two teams of Florida International University (FIU) graduate students in the Information Systems program to use the ride sharing app’s data as raw […]
Technology may have the potential to create transformational change in the way society helps its most vulnerable citizens. But how do you make it happen? That is the challenge to be laid before this year’s eMerge Americas attendees by Monica Chiarini Tremblay, chair of Florida International University’s (FIU) Information Systems and Business Analytics Department, and […]
Business icon Manuel D. Medina will be recognized for his groundbreaking work in technology and entrepreneurship, as well as his philanthropic and community leadership, with the Lifetime Achievement Award at FIU College of Business’ 2015 Hall of Fame Awards. As the founder and board chairman of eMerge Americas, Medina is credited with establishing Miami as […]
SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet shared insights from her days as an entrepreneur and her career as a Cabinet member with South Florida small businesses gathered May 3 at the College of Business. Her audience: entrepreneurs hungry to get a business off the ground or to drive their ventures to the next level. During the roundtable […]
A new College of Business student group will use its introductory meeting to highlight eMerge Americas, the global tech conference coming to Miami this May. The Society for Collegiate Leadership and Achievement’s new FIU Chapter will host “eMerge into the Movement” on April 9, from 2 to 4 p.m. in room 155 of the College […]
A Florida International University (FIU) graduate’s innovative pair of eyeglasses that reads text to the vision-impaired will be featured at eMerge Americas Techweek, May 5-6. FIU has partnered with the Technology Foundation of the Americas to host the FIU Pavilion at eMerge, a conference that brings together civic leaders, industry titans, entrepreneurs and global thought […]
Time is running short to register for eMerge Americas Techweek, a groundbreaking conference designed to showcase Miami as a tech hub and entrepreneurial gateway to the Americas. FIU community members are eligible for a 25 percent discount on registration for the conference, May 1-7, 2014, which will bring together the South Florida and Latin American […]
Florida International University’s partnership with eMerge Americas Techweek will enable FIU community members to receive 25 percent off registration for this groundbreaking global conference using the code FIUEMERGE. Staff, faculty, alumni and FIU supporters will have the opportunity to hear industry titans, civic leaders, entrepreneurs and thought leaders at a two-day conference, which also includes […]
