BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Everbridge, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVBG), the global leader in critical event management (CEM), today announced that this year’s SXSW Conference opened registrations for Everbridge Chief Experience Officer Dr. John Maeda’s “2021 CX Report: Safety Eats the World” presentation on the value of critical event management (CEM) in an age of rising natural, manmade and digital crises. The talk covers trends for greater human safety and business resiliency through design and technology for both private and public sectors, and will occur on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, 11:15 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.
As the world faces the immense supply chain challenge, for example, of coordinating global distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine, governments and businesses are leveraging technology solutions to apply best practices to help keep their citizens safer and accurately informed. By addressing this public health crisis faster, governments will unlock the ability to fully re-open economies and approach a return to normalcy for the betterment of all states, people and businesses.
Dr. Maeda plans to share his emerging insights from tackling critical events, such as the outbreak of a global pandemic to the massive distribution of a vaccine, to best practices for preparing and responding to extreme weather, cyberattacks and business disruptions – all through technology and design.
Key takeaways of Dr. Maeda’s session to include:
- The state-of-the-art in how technology and design are used to manage risks.
- Lessons learned from the black swan event of COVID -19 and the impact of design on the world’s road to recovery.
- The value of taking risks versus just managing risk — how businesses thrive in an uncertain world.
“There seems to be a new critical event emerging every day of the week — and it’s made the science of effectively managing them, or mismanaging them, into front page news as exemplified by the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing vaccine dissemination challenges,” said Dr. Maeda. “My annual reports forecast trends at the intersection of humanity, technology, and business, and last year I highlighted digital transformation’s Achilles heel: an organization’s ability to change rapidly. This year’s report spotlights the safety technology stack as the key factor for accelerating digital transformation during and after the pandemic lifts.”
LinkedIn recently recognized Dr. Maeda as #11 on its Top Voices U.S. Influencers ranking and Esquire described Dr. Maeda as one of the “75 Most Influential People of the 21st Century.” Dr. Maeda’s background includes serving as a MIT-trained engineer and researcher, Silicon Valley venture capital partner, acclaimed TED-talk presenter and former president of the Rhode Island School of Design, who combines world-class technology and design expertise with a passion for diversity, equity, and inclusion. Dr. Maeda authored several celebrated books including How To Speak Machine, The Laws of Simplicity, and Redesigning Leadership. Appearing as a speaker all over the world, from Davos to Beijing to São Paulo to New York, his talks for TED received millions of views, and Maeda’s Twitter feed was named one of the 140 best by TIME Magazine.
Register here to attend John Maeda’s online SXSW session, “2021 CX Report: Safety Eats the World,” along with the rest of the March 16-20 virtual events.
About Everbridge
Everbridge, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVBG) is a global software company that provides enterprise software applications that automate and accelerate organizations’ operational response to critical events in order to Keep People Safe and Businesses Running™. During public safety threats such as active shooter situations, terrorist attacks or severe weather conditions, as well as critical business events including IT outages, cyber-attacks or other incidents such as product recalls or supply-chain interruptions, over 5,600 global customers rely on the Company’s Critical Event Management Platform to quickly and reliably aggregate and assess threat data, locate people at risk and responders able to assist, automate the execution of pre-defined communications processes through the secure delivery to over 100 different communication modalities, and track progress on executing response plans. Everbridge serves 8 of the 10 largest U.S. cities, 9 of the 10 largest U.S.-based investment banks, 47 of the 50 busiest North American airports, 9 of the 10 largest global consulting firms, 8 of the 10 largest global automakers, 9 of the 10 largest U.S.-based health care providers, and 7 of the 10 largest technology companies in the world. Everbridge is based in Boston with additional offices in 20 cities around the globe. For more information visit www.everbridge.com
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