Automation and Artificial Intelligence has been around for many years, but more recently the large leaps and bounds of the technology mean they are drastically affecting our businesses and digital lives. We’re finding we need to transform in response to these evolving technologies. Everyone has heard about the oncoming threat of AI, but what about […]
Tag Archives: Big Data
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Apr
Apr
Brett King, renowned fintech futurist explained how banks could achieve digital innovations in the pandemic era in his recent virtual presentation. Brett King is a bestselling author and the founder of a breakout new retail banking concept, Moven. Voted as American Banker’s Innovator of the Year in 2012, King initially achieved recognition for his bestselling book ‘BANK 2.0′, […]
14
Apr
Apr
Bestselling author and trend forecaster Michael McQueen launches his new keynote and his latest book, “The New Now: Preparing for the 10 Trends that will Dominate a Post-COVID World.” As the coronavirus pandemic begins to subside, smart leaders recognise that now is the time to gear up for what comes next. There is tremendous opportunity […]
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Mar
Mar
Renowned futurist Mike Walsh believes that the next generation of consumers will not only be radically different to anything we have known, they will reshape the future in their own image. He further emphasizes “Forget Millennials. It is their kids we should be worrying about.” The next generation of consumers will not only be radically […]
05
Mar
Mar
Keynote speaker and business consultant Edgar Perez, discussed disruptive technologies and how global executives can come up with comprehensive business strategies to cope with the changing times. Machine Learning and Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence’s most successful approaches to date, have dramatically improved speech recognition, visual object recognition, object detection and many other domains, bringing remarkable […]
10
Feb
Feb
In his recent keynote, futurist Mike Walsh discusses why transformation is so hard for big organizations. Why is transformation so hard for big organizations? It is not about their size. One of the most dangerous traps for corporations is to consume the idea of disruption, without actually internalizing it. They redesign their offices and add […]
03
Feb
Feb
Rasmus Ankersen talked about the utility of big data in decision-making at FC Midtjylland. Rasmus emphasizes that data is key because it helps Midtjylland get closer to the truth: “In football the stories we tell ourselves are often wrong,” he says. “Look what happens when a team goes through a bad set of results. The […]
01
Feb
Feb
Dr Mark van Rijmenam thinks about how technology changes organisations and society. He is the digital speaker and the author of three best-selling management books on big data, blockchain and AI. His latest book – The Organisation of Tomorrow – details how AI, blockchain and analytics turn your business into a data organization. He is […]
Asia, China, Speakers
Winston Ma, Former Managing Director of China Investment Corporation (CIC), Joins Speakers Connect
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Jan
Jan
We are delighted to share that Winston Ma , former Managing Director of China Investment Corporation (CIC), joins Speakers Connect. Winston Ma is an investor, attorney, author, and adjunct professor in the global digital economy. He is one of a small number of native Chinese who have worked as investment professionals and practicing capital markets […]
Speakers
Tanmay Bakshi – Next-generation technologies: developers to users and developers to developers
22
Jan
Jan
Tanmay Bakshi, 16 years old then, opened the WeAreDevelopers Congress Vienna 2019 with his keynote on next-generation technologies and how developers are the drivers for change in technology. The audience learned how machine learning technology can make a difference in improving the lives of millions of people around the world. Bakshi’s heart ID application and […]
18
Jan
Jan
Renowned futurist Chris Riddell believes that this is the time to reset, for your new future and asks an important question—-“What will be your next move?” Chris explains “This is not the new normal. This is constant change. This is a world moving faster than ever before. This is the beginning of an incredible, reimagined future. […]
13
Jan
Jan
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Expert Dr Catriona Wallace ‘s keynote “The Future of Work: Human + Machine” has been very much in demand, and for good reason. Here is an overview of the keynote presentation: AI is now the fastest growing technology sector globally, expanding in investment 12-fold over the next 5 years. AI is expected […]
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Dec
Dec
Due to the pandemic, suddenly everything is digital. Futurist Dr Mark van Rijmenam decided to reinvent himself to meet the trend. Clients can now book Dr Mark van Rijmenam for a (virtual) keynote as an avatar, hologram or a combination of both. Take a look at some snippets of The Digital Speaker below: Dr Mark […]
07
Dec
Dec
What if the next great leap in technology was not systems that ran faster and more efficiently, but we’re capable of anticipating our every need? We are just at the beginning of a radical transformation of life as we know it. The starting point, according to futurist Mike Walsh in this excerpt from one of […]
Asia, China, Speakers
Matthew Brennan New Book – Attention Factory: The Story of TikTok and China’s ByteDance
16
Nov
Nov
We at Speakers Connect are excited to share that Matthew Brennan has just released a new book “Attention Factior: The Story of TikTok and China’s ByteDance” and it is already rising up the Amazon bestseller’s list! How did TikTok rise so fast? Who’s really behind China’s first truly global internet giant? In 2012, ByteDance was just […]
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Oct
Oct
Dr Jordan Nguyen releases new book “A Human’s Guide to the Future“, which zooms in on how humanity can thrive through our rapidly changing technological landscape. Technology is evolving at the fastest rate we’ve ever seen, but it may be the slowest rate we’ll ever see again! What does this mean for the future of the […]