Rohit Talwar, futurist, together with his co-authors, explore how to ensure Artificial Intelligence (AI) has a positive impact on individuals, society, industries, business, the economy, and jobs. “Beyond Genuine Stupidity – Ensuring AI Serves Humanity” is the first book in the Fast Future Series and it explores how AI could have impacts across every aspect of […]
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Speaker Insights
Sara Watson Discusses Singapore’s Smart Nation Initiative in her Recent Wired Magazine Article
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Nov
Nov
Sara Watson shared some very important insights in her recent Wired article entitled “What the UK can learn from Singapore’s smart city”: “From New York to New Delhi, few “smart cities” can match Singapore’s commitment to experimentation. A state rich in capital and without lobbies to block pilot projects, when Singapore decides to implement, it does so […]
24
Nov
Nov
We at Speakers Connect are proud to present Zoltan Istvan, US Presidential Candidate, bestselling author, humanitarian activist and transhumanism advocate. Zoltan has often been described by major media outlets as “modern-day Ayn Rand” and “young Al Gore” thanks to his insights on humanity. In his article, Zoltan Istvan shares more about transhumanism and its benefits and says: The all-important […]
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Sep
Sep
Steven Van Belleghem‘s keynote “When Digital Becomes Human” is all about the urgent need to transform customer relationships. In the video below, Steven illustrates how customers these days live in a world of of self-service, big data, customer automation and the integration of the online & offline world. And he asserts that failing to implement the digital […]
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Jun
Jun
We are proud to present technology critic and keynote speaker Sara Watson. As an enterprise technology analysts, Sara’s work draws from media studies, science and technology studies, anthropology, and literature. Sara researches and speaks about emerging issues in the intersection of technology, culture, and society with a particular focus on data, including Big Data, the Quantified Self, […]
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May
May
Leading banking futurist, Brett King, speaks about how first principles, advice & AI is killing banking in his recent keynote. Iteration rut is one of the things that Brett talked about and he pointed out “The thinking that we have to to distribute a product on a new channel is one of our biggest problems.” […]
Asia, Speaker Insights
Dr Jordan Nguyen – Parallel Dimensions: Blurring the Lines Between Our Real and Virtual Worlds
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Apr
Apr
Virtual reality and augmented reality are gradually getting into the mainstream. Now the lines between the real and virtual worlds are blurring. Dr Jordan Nguyen talked about some of the implications of the parallel dimensions at the Wired for Wonder Conference. With an open mind and imagination, everything is possible. Dr Nguyen demonstrated that with […]
Asia, Insights, Speaker Insights
Jordan Nguyen – Can advances in robotics and AI teach us more about being human?
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Feb
Feb
Can advances in robotics and AI teach us more about being human? Dr Jordan Nguyen who designs life-changing technologies that transform the lives of people with disability, shares his insights. Dr Jordan Nguyen said “As these things advance, we’re going to find that there’s going to be more of an integration between the artificial intelligence and […]