Fembots vs. HAL – Gender, Bias, and the People of AI Published on August 23, 2019 Rohit TalwarRohit Talwar – Futurist Speaker By Rohit Talwar, Steve Wells, Alexandra Whittington, and Helena Calle From Watson to Sophia, who are the artificially intelligent robot personas of today, and what can they tell us about the future of gendered […]
Published on August 22, 2019 The Decentralization of Everything? Exploring the Business of the Blockchain Rohit TalwarRohit Talwar – Futurist Speaker By Rohit Talwar and Alexandra Whittington How might the evolution of blockchain technology transform business, society and government? The Blockchain – laying the groundwork for a decentralization revolution In recent years, the term “Bitcoin” […]
A Perfect Storm? Factors Driving the Risks of Financial Armageddon Published on August 21, 2019 Rohit TalwarRohit Talwar – Futurist Speaker By Rohit Talwar, Steve Wells, Alexandra Whittington, Helena Calle, and April Koury What are the potentially disruptive forces that could drive the next global financial crisis? Thinking the Unthinkable Financial meltdowns are generally not […]
Robo-Retail vs. Humanity at a Price? Two Possible Futures for Retail Published on August 20, 2019 Rohit TalwarRohit Talwar – Futurist Speaker By Rohit Talwar, Steve Wells, April Koury, and Alexandra Whittington What future can we see for humans in retail given the relentless march of the robots? Much of the current debate on automation […]
The Future of Work – Retirement in a Post-Work Future Published on August 19, 2019 Rohit TalwarRohit Talwar – Futurist Speaker By Rohit Talwar, Alexandra Whittington, Steve Wells, April Koury, Karolina Dolatowska, and Maria Romero What opportunities and challenges could arise for older workers in a post-jobs era? Is the future for older workers bleak […]
Choosing a Human Path to the Future Published on August 16, 2019 Rohit TalwarRohit Talwar – Futurist Speaker By Rohit Talwar and Alexandra Whittington What future roles can we envisage for people in an automated world and what might the implications be for human-to-human relations? Reframing Humanity’s Place in a Technological World As we look […]
The Future of the Internet Published on August 15, 2019 Rohit TalwarRohit Talwar – Futurist Speaker By Rohit Talwar and Alexandra Whittington How might the technologies, functionality and governance of the internet evolve – what could this mean for individuals, society, business and government? Envisaging tomorrow’s Internet Advances in information and communications technology (ICT) are […]
Building Treasury’s Digital Culture – Harnessing Next Generation Technologies Published on August 14, 2019 Rohit TalwarRohit Talwar – Futurist Speaker By Rohit Talwar How might technology innovation impact the future of the treasury function? Corporate treasury is a classic example of core business functions that will be reinvented in the coming years. Perhaps the biggest […]
Hand Picked by Robots – The Beginning of the End for Humans in the Food Sector? Rohit TalwarRohit Talwar – Futurist Speaker Published on August 13, 2019 By Rohit Talwar, Steve Wells, and Alexandra Whittington How might smart technologies impact food and beverage industry jobs in the next 10 years? The so called Fourth Industrial […]
Digital Literacy in an Age of Exponential ICT Change Published on August 12, 2019 Rohit TalwarRohit Talwar – Futurist Speaker By Rohit Talwar and Alexandra Whittington How can we raise technological literacy levels to deal with the exponential advances of the Fourth Industrial Revolution? The exponentially accelerating pace of development across a range of fields […]