Bestselling author and leading futurist Brett King publishes his latest book The Rise of Technosocialism: How Inequality, AI and Climate Will Usher in a New World Order. Co-written by Dr. Richard Petty, this latest book discusses how the 21st century is going to be the most disruptive, contentious period humanity has ever lived through. The systems […]
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Anders Sorman-Nilsson: Predictive Maintenance of Humans – Navigating Our Future Based on Data
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Aug
Aug
In his presentation “Predictive Maintenance of Humans”, Anders Sorman-Nilsson shares his own experiences of running New York Marathon, using Nike+ and more as this relates to data use. More and more companies are like Nike, making use of data to give users very personalized recommendations. Imagine what we could all do when we start tapping […]
04
Aug
Aug
We at Speakers Connect are delighted to share that Angie Lau ‘s online news platform Forkast raised $1.7 Million in its seed round. Forkast, a blockchain-focused multimedia platform, announced it has raised US$1.7 million in its seed round from AMTD Group, Fenbushi Capital, and Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund. Forkast is an online news platform […]
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Mike Walsh, Leading Futurist, Spoke Virtually at Industry Event on The Future of the F&B Industry
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Jul
Jul
In his virtual presentation, Mike Walsh discussed how the pandemic did more than change the world, it brought the world of 2030 forward a decade to today. Just like in 1918, the COVID19 crisis has accelerated technologies and social forces that will ultimately reshape our behaviors, beliefs and the way our society operates. We are at the […]
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Jul
Jul
Dr Mark van Rijmenam has created his digital twin, “The Digital Speaker”, to discuss various digital trends. In this episode, he discusses algorithmic management; what it is, how it helps, how it hurts, what the future holds, and how it will affect you personally. Algorithmic management is the use of computer algorithms and artificial intelligence […]
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Jun
Jun
We at Speakers Connect are most thrilled for the opportunity to engage Brett King, leading banking futurist, and Alex Osterwalder, founder of Business Model Generation, to speak at the HKSTP Corporate Innovation Summit; as well as innovation veteran Guy Parsonage and Vincent Vaucelle to facilitate the corporate innovation workshops! Tremendous reviews from the audience and […]
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May
May
Brett King, leading banking futurist, and Alex Osterwalder, founder of Business Model Generation, will be speaking at the HKSTP Corporate Innovation Summit in May 2021. Brett will be sharing insights on “Bank 4.0 – Who will be the Winners and Losers in the Smart Bank Account Wars?” with banking senior executives, and Alex Osterwalder will […]
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May
May
Futurist Anders Sorman-Nilsson shares in his Decoding Tomorrow program insights on the Retail Renaissance in the Roaring 20s and why you must double down on your innovation efforts – today. When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do? – John Maynard Keynes Leading indicators and data sets are showcasing that the […]
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Philipp Kristian Diekhöner Launching New Book: RESET: Rethinking Our World and Creating a Different Future
05
May
May
Philipp Kristian Diekhoner is set to launch his latest book: RESET: Rethinking Our World and Creating a Different Future and it’s already creating a buzz as pre-orders come in. Everybody has a plan until they don’t. 2020 was supposed to be different. Approaching the dawn of a new decade, global sentiment on the 2020s was […]
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Apr
Apr
Angie Lau, award winning journalist, has recently launched “The Daily Forkast”, which is a wrap-up of all the day’s happenings in crypto and blockchain, from Asia to the world, in 4 minutes. Angie Lau is an award-winning former Bloomberg TV anchor, 20+ year veteran of journalism and is currently Founder and CEO of Forkast.News: a digital media platform […]
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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′, […]
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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 […]
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Feb
Feb
Angie Lau, renowned journalist, recently moderated a virtual event and has got rave reviews from the participants. Here are some of the screenshots. Angie Lau is an award-winning former Bloomberg TV anchor, 20+ year veteran of journalism and is currently Founder and CEO of Forkast.News: a digital media platform for all things blockchain. Her flagship morning show “First […]
Asia, Speakers
Insights from Ajmal Samuel, Hong Kong-based Entrepreneur, Endurance Athlete and Disability Rights Activist
15
Feb
Feb
Ajmal Samuel, Hong Kong-based entrepreneur, endurance athlete and disability rights activist, handcycled from Beijing to Mohe (Chinese border with Russia), a total distance of 2,615 Km in 37 days, in 2019, to raise awareness of disabled sports in China and Hong Kong and to raise funds for the education of needy children in Hong Kong, […]