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  • Hot New Technologies: Transforming Manufacturing

    Hot New Technologies: Transforming Manufacturing
    2018/08/28
    The buzz: “… by the year 2020 manufacturers in every industry will have invested billions of dollars in a wide array of advanced digital and fabrication technologies” (nist.gov). More than most industries, manufacturing is being disrupted by the IoT, robots, AI, and distributed intelligence. “Smart” factories, mass customization and 3D printing pose opportunities and threats to traditional manufacturing. How are industry-leading companies delivering innovation? The experts speak. Dr. Tom Bradicich, HPE: “Seek and you shall find, ask and it shall be given to you, knock and the door shall be opened to you” (Matthew 7:7). Indranil Sircar, Microsoft: “With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world” (Dalai Lama). Mike Lackey, SAP: “I don’t spend my time pontificating about high-concept things; I spend my time solving engineering and manufacturing problems” (Elon Musk). Join us for Hot New Technologies: Transforming Manufacturing.
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    56 分
  • So You Want To Be An Intelligent Enterprise? Path vs Pitfall

    So You Want To Be An Intelligent Enterprise? Path vs Pitfall
    2018/07/17
    The buzz: “In coming years, the most intelligent organizations will need to blend technology-enabled insights with a sophisticated understanding of human judgment, reasoning, and choice” (sloanreview.mit.edu). Record corporate profits and new business models over the last nine years can be tied to technology-driven innovation. Reality check: The S&P 500 changes every two weeks, as intelligent enterprises that embrace digital technology replace losers at an accelerated rate. If your company is not “intelligent” yet, tune in for expert insights on how to get there and pitfalls to avoid. The experts speak. Andy Steer, Itelligence Group ““It is better to fail aiming high than to succeed aiming low. And we of Spurs have set our sights very high, so high in fact that even failure will have in it an echo of glory” (Bill Nicholson). Timo Elliott, SAP: “Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes” (Oscar Wilde). Join us for So You Want To Be An Intelligent Enterprise? Path vs Pitfall.
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    56 分
  • Encore: The Future of the Future 03/20/18

    Encore: The Future of the Future 03/20/18
    2018/06/15
    21 分
  • Encore: IT Trends 2018-19: Impacts on Your Business and Personal Life

    Encore: IT Trends 2018-19: Impacts on Your Business and Personal Life
    2018/06/05
    The buzz: “Every once in a while, a new technology, an old problem, and a big idea turn into an innovation” (Dean Kamen). Important IT trends – Blockchain, AI, Machine Learning, IoT – are coming of age in 2018-19, individually and collectively disrupting every industry. They will transform the organizations we work as well as our personal lives – think Alexa, Siri, Amazon Dash button, self-driving cars, Nest thermostats, health monitoring smart watches, and more devices you may already use. The future is nearer than we think! The experts speak. Timo Elliott, SAP: “Anything you can do, I (AI) can do better (Annie Get Your Gun). Gray Scott, Futurist: “Nothing comes unannounced, but many can miss the announcement” (Terence McKenna). Paul Lewis, Hitachi Americas: “You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality” (Walt Disney). Join us for IT Trends 2018-19: What They Mean to Your Business and Personal Life.
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    56 分
  • Social Innovation: Business Strategy with Profit

    Social Innovation: Business Strategy with Profit
    2018/05/22
    The buzz: “Innovation doesn’t equal social good, but social good can be accelerated by innovation…provided that purpose is at the heart of that innovation” (2014 Social Innovation Summit). Can doing good via social innovation be good for your company’s bottom line? Yes. For-profit companies are finding solutions to social and environmental issues, often collaborating with government, business, and non-profits. Is there a role for technology here, too? The experts speak. Hubert Yoshida, Hitachi Vantara: “A kid in Africa with a smart phone has access to more information than the President of the U.S. 15 years ago” (Ray Kurzweil). Karin Underwood, Stanford GSB: “Dedicated to the things that haven’t happened yet and the people who are about to dream them up…” (Stanford GSB plaque). Katie Morgan Booth, SAP: “The question is, If I do not stop to help the sanitation workers, what will happen to them?” (Martin Luther King, Jr.). Join us for Social Innovation: Business Strategy with Profit.
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    55 分
  • Industrial AI for Intelligent, Purposeful Enterprises of the Future

    Industrial AI for Intelligent, Purposeful Enterprises of the Future
    2018/05/01
    The buzz: “The last 10 years have been about building a world that is mobile-first. In the next 10 years, we will shift to a world that is AI-first” (Sundar Pichai). While early adopters of Artificial Intelligence (AI) are revolutionizing major economic sectors, including consumer electronics, healthcare, media & entertainment, and defense & intelligence, a new wave of AI promises to disrupt the older, larger manufacturing, energy, and transportation sectors. And with the Industrial Internet of Things, AI models applied to complex physical systems in harsh environments may unlock $ trillions of value. The experts speak. Paul Kurchina, ASUG: “Change your thoughts and you change your world” (Norman Vincent Peale). Jerry Chen, NVIDIA: “Only the mediocre are always at their best” (Jean Giraudoux). Margaret Laffan, SAP: “When you change the way you think about things, the things you think about change” (Max Planck). Join us for Industrial AI for Intelligent, Purposeful Enterprises.
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    56 分
  • The Future of the Future with Game Changers 04/10/18

    The Future of the Future with Game Changers 04/10/18
    2018/04/10
    56 分
  • The Future of the Future 03/20/18

    The Future of the Future 03/20/18
    2018/03/20
    21 分