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Quentin Hardy Profile

A Silicon Valley insider, Quentin Hardy keeps readers up to date on the latest developments in technology, global business, and their implications for our lives. The Deputy Technology Editor for The New York Times has attracted a loyal following on Facebook and Twitter due to his candid anecdotal style and practical take on evolving news stories.

Hardy amassed a network of international connections during his eight year tenure reporting global business stories for The Wall Street Journal. He spent 13 years in Asia as a Singapore-based international bookseller, and the banks and markets correspondent for the Asian Wall Street Journal.

Hardy frequently contributes his insider knowledge and informed opinions on CNBC′s Kudlow & Company. He is a guest lecturer at U.C. Berkeley’s School of Information where his seminars focus on communication technology, storytelling, and identity.

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      • Quentin Hardy is the deputy technology editor for The New York Times. He is formerly an executive editor for Forbes Media.

    Hardy began his career at The Wall Street Journal, and has written cover stories on such diverse topics as the Internet, Africa, Finance, Enterprise Hardware and Software, Management, Satellites, Energy and even the Marijuana Industry.

    A frequent guest on CNBC′s Kudlow & Company, Hardy speaks at over twenty events a year, ranging from CEO conferences and technology seminars, to Webcasts, luxury cruises and panels on national and international issues. Recent work includes running a full-day event at Google, moderating a nationally-broadcast panel on doing business in China and addressing 300 corporate leaders about the changes technology will bring to their companies and markets.

    Hardy began his career as an international publisher, and has lived and worked in a dozen countries, including Japan, Singapore and the United Kingdom. A recipient of a Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Business Journalism and an Overseas Press Club award, he lectures on technology and social change at the Information School of the University of California, Berkeley, and works with their Executive Education program.

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Quentin Hardy delivers analysis on technology, economics and global business with fearlessness, intelligence and wit, uncovering the lessons to be found at the nexus of technology and future growth.
Some of Hardy’s recent engagements include running a full-day event at Google, moderating a nationally broadcasted panel on doing business in China, and addressing 300 corporate leaders about the changes technology will bring to their companies and markets.

    A Skilled Moderator or Host

    In addition to keynoting, Quentin Hardy often serves as discussion leader, moderator and/or emcee for senior executive events. He has covered topics as far-ranging as corporate reform; the global economy; catastrophe preparedness and lessons from Hurricane Katrina; innovation and the impact of social media. Versatile and skilled, Hardy has interviewed rising entrepreneurs, top CEOs and political leaders alike. He possesses the rare ability to ask the right questions and turn high-level ideas into critical information audiences can readily use.


    The Way Ahead: Rebuilding Three Circles of Trust

    In today’s business climate every business, institution and household faces the same problem: Whom should I trust and how do I get people to trust me? In the age of Bernie Madoff and the derivatives debacle, it seems like everyone on Wall Street is suspect. Meanwhile, good businesses cannot get loans—thanks to the credit crunch—while a culture of cynicism is fed by gotcha journalists and quick-hit bloggers. This should, can and will end. Quentin Hardy has reported on Japanese financial collapses, the dotcom bubble and today’s financial woes.


    Community, Contagion and Capitalism: Technology and the Future of Society

    The communications revolution has not just sped up our lives; it has changed the way we think about politics, companies and even national power. If you are under the impression that this type of revolution is a new experience for humanity, think again. Comparisons with the distant past are important as we try to make sense of the ever-evolving role of technology in our lives and use communication tools and resources from Twitter, Facebook and Skype.


    Managing that Matters: Lessons from Planet Google

    Management guru Peter Drucker called the creation of the computer “the birth of a new basic civilization” in which managers would take on entirely new roles and work would be organized in unforeseen ways. His predictions are coming true as the organization and management of companies such as Google, Cisco and Yahoo! retool their structures aimed at achieving a new level of efficacy.

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