Coffee Break with Game-Changers, presented by SAP

I queried ChatGPT: “Tell me about music and AI.” ChatGPT Response: AI (Artificial Intelligence) is being increasingly used in music composition to create original pieces of music. AI algorithms can analyze vast amounts of existing musical data to identify patterns and generate new musical compositions based on those patterns. This process is often referred to as “generative music” or “algorithmic music.” However, some critics argue that AI-generated music lacks the creative spark that comes from human composers and may sound repetitive or formulaic. Additionally, there are ethical concerns about using AI-generated music without proper attribution or compensation to human musicians and composers. Next, I queried ChatGPT for fictional movie character quotes talking about “music”: The Buzz 1: “I'm not a composer, I'm just a guy who writes music.” – School of Rock, 2003 comedy film The Buzz 2: “I believe in the power of music. It can change people's lives. It can inspire people to do great things.” – If I Stay, 2014 teen romantic drama The Buzz 3: “The best way to write music is to live a life worth writing about.” – Californication, comedy-drama TV series, 2007–2014 The Buzz 4: “I'm a songwriter. Everything I write is a piece of my life.” – A Star is Born, 2018 musical romantic drama film We'll ask Serge Hoffmann, Nelson Malléus, Susanne Beckers and Vincent James for their take on The Future of Human Music Composers vs AI Technology – The Sweetest Sounds?

We queried ChatGPT: “Tell me about Smart Cities.” ChatGPT Response: SMART cities are urban areas that leverage advanced technologies and data analytics to enhance the quality of life for citizens, optimize resource usage, and improve sustainability. The term SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound, which represents the goals and objectives of SMART city initiatives… a SMART city might use sensors and data analytics to optimize traffic flow and reduce congestion or implement a smart energy grid that monitors and manages energy usage in real-time. Some other key features of SMART cities include: Connected infrastructure, Citizen engagement, Sustainability, Improved public services and Economic growth. We then searched for fictional movie and TV character quotes about “Cities”. Three of our favorites: – “The city is a strange place. It's always changing, always exciting, always terrifying. – Peter Parker [Tom Holland], Spider-Man: Homecoming, 2017 superhero film – “The city's just a machine, and machines can be broken.” – Batman [Christian Bale], Batman Begins, 2005 superhero film – “In the city, we're all busy moving forward, chasing our dreams and desires, while the world around us changes in ways we can't always anticipate. – Claire Temple [Rosario Dawson], Daredevil, 2015-2018 Netflix TV series We'll ask Don DeLoach, Professor Ibrahim Odeh, Brenna Berman, and Iliad Terra for their take on The Future of Cities and Technology – Get Smart!

The Buzz 1: We queried ChatGPT on “The future of health care and technology” ChatGPT Response: The future of healthcare and technology is a rapidly evolving field with tremendous potential to transform the way healthcare is delivered and experienced…some key ways technology is likely to impact the future of healthcare: – Telemedicine can provide medical services remotely – Wearable devices can collect health data. – AI can analyze large amounts of data to identify patterns and make predictions – 3D printing is used to create custom prosthetics, implants, even human organs – Blockchain technology can improve healthcare data security and patient privacy. The Buzz 2: We asked ChatGPT for songs about “Doctors”. The response included: – “Doctor My Eyes” by Jackson Browne – “I Want a New Drug” by Huey Lewis and The News – “Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)” by Robert Palmer – “Stayin' Alive” by Bee Gees We'll ask Ambose Mok, Hope Senechal, Tazmin Leipsig and Sabrina Hasham for their take on The Future of Health Care and Technology – Is The Doctor In?

The Buzz 1: I queried ChatGPT about young student leaders and technology. ChatGPT response: With the rapid advancement of technology, student leaders are leveraging technology to communicate, organize, learn, advocate, collaborate and mobilize their peers and communities. The Buzz 2: I queried ChatGPT for fictional movie quotes about Leadership. ChatGPT response: – “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” – Prof. John Keating, Dead Poets Society, 1989 film – “You don't inspire your teammates by showing them how amazing you are. You inspire them by showing them how amazing they are.” – Jason Lyle, Coach Carter, 2005 film – “The true test of a leader is not how he acts when things are going well, but how he responds when the chips are down.” – Billy Beane, Moneyball, 2011 film We'll ask four remarkable students – Veer Bhasin, Claudia Woolf, Arjun Nargolwala and Harsh Patil – for their take on The Future of Young Leaders and Technology: Formula for Success?

The Buzz 1: I queried ChatGPT how it writes a novel. Response: As a language model, ChatGPT can generate text in a variety of styles and formats, including novels…text that is well-formed and coherent, it may not necessarily generate a novel that is original, engaging, or emotionally impactful. Writing a good novel …requires creativity, imagination, and a deep understanding of human emotions and experiences. The Buzz 2: I queried ChatGPT on legal issues of using AI to write a novel. Response: As a machine learning model, I do not have the ability to legally hold or own intellectual property. However, the ownership of intellectual property generated by a machine learning model can be a complex issue. Generally speaking, the creator of a work is considered to be the owner of the copyright in that work. In the case of a story or novel generated by a machine learning model like mine, the ownership of the copyright would typically be held by the entity or individual that created and trained the model. The Buzz 3: I asked ChatGPT for movie quotes that define a “novelist”. “A novelist is simply a person who creates imaginary characters and then sits back to see what they will do.” [P. L. Travers, played by Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks, 2013 biographical drama film] “Being a novelist is like being a detective, only instead of solving a crime, you're trying to solve the mysteries of the human heart.” [Henry DeTamble, played by Eric Bana, The Time Traveler's Wife, 2009 romantic sci-fi drama film] “As a novelist, you have to be prepared to live with your characters for a long time. You have to know them inside and out, to be able to write about them in a way that is authentic and true.” [Jane Austen, played by Anne Hathaway, Becoming Jane, 2007 biographical romantic drama film] “A writer is the sum of their experiences. Go get some.” [Gil Pender, played by Owen Wilson, Midnight in Paris, 2011 fantasy comedy film] We'll ask BJ Magnani, Leonard Lee, Matt Cost, and Barbara Struna for their take on The Future of Human Novelists vs AI – Who Writes the Story? Who Owns the Rights?

The Buzz 1: “Aren't I a human being? Don't I yearn and…ache and shop? Don't I deserve love... and jewelry?” [Addams Family Values, 1993 film] The Buzz 2: “Invest wisely. Safely, at least. Land, houses, or better still, jewelry.” [Monsieur Verdoux, 1947 film] The Buzz 3: “Ladies, the Confederacy asks for your jewelry on behalf of our noble cause.” [Gone with the Wind, 1939 film] The Buzz 4: “You think you can buy me with jewelry?” [Scarface, 1983 film] The Buzz 5: “Daddy gave me all this jewelry because he loves me so much.” [Casino, 1995 film] From ChatGPT: The history of jewelry is rich and varied, spanning thousands of years and cultures. Jewelry has been used for adornment, as a symbol of status or power, and as a medium of exchange. In ancient times, people made jewelry out of materials like shells, bones, and stones. As civilizations progressed, materials like gold, silver, and precious gems were used. In more recent times, the use of jewelry as a form of self-expression has led to some humorous and whimsical designs, such as brooches shaped like hamburgers, earrings shaped like cupcakes, and bracelets shaped like sushi rolls. We'll ask jewelry industry experts Victoria Wieck, Michele Lau, Susan Chandler and Haider Sayed for their take on The Future of the Jewelry Industry and Technology: All That Glitters?

We queried ChatGPT: What is Financial Literacy for kids? Response: Financial literacy for kids refers to the understanding and knowledge of financial concepts and principles, as well as the ability to apply these principles to make informed and responsible financial decisions.…Financial literacy can be taught through a variety of methods, including through classroom instruction, financial education programs, and by modeling good financial behavior at home. The Buzz 1: “A child's gotta do what a child's gotta do.” [Home Alone, 1990 film] The Buzz 2: “There's no better investment than investing in your children.” [Mrs. Doubtfire, 1993 film] The Buzz 3: “Money doesn't grow on trees, you know. It grows in banks. That's where you put it, to make more money.” [Mary Poppins, 1964 film] The Buzz 4: “It's not how much money you make, it's how much money you keep.” [The Wolf of Wall Street, 2013 film] We'll ask Karen Tenenbaum, Mac Gardner, Kelly Kirk-Xu and Rumbi Petrozzello for their take on The Future of Financial Literacy and Technology: Can We Raise Kids' ‘Money IQ'? – Part 2.

The Buzz 1: “I've got a patent on an idea. I don't think I'm asking too much to make a little bit of money off it.” [Tod (Bryan Cranston), Love the Coopers, 2015 film] The Buzz 2: “Patents. That's the whole problem. We have too many patents. They stifle progress.” [The Doctor (Christopher Eccleston), Doctor Who, 2005 TV show] The Buzz 3: “I own the patent on time travel. You mess with time, you mess with me.” [Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd), Back to the Future, 1985 film] The Buzz 4: “I can't believe I got a patent on something I stole from somebody else.” [Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), Iron Man 2, 2010 film] In 1790, after the U.S. Constitution granted Congress the power to “promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries,” Congress passed the first patent act and the USPTO was signed into law by President George Washington. In 2020, men were named as inventors on ~70% of all U.S. patents, women on ~30%. The future of patents may be influenced by advances in AI, global trade and intellectual property (IP) issues. We'll ask Louis Alex, Ryan Walsh, Chuck Byers and Alex Bäcker for their take on The Future of Patents: Protecting Your IP Genius or Not So Much?

The Buzz 1: “If you focus on what you left behind, you will never see what lies ahead!” [Gusteau in Ratatouille, 2007 film] The Buzz 2: “There's something happening here, what it is ain't exactly clear.” [What It's Worth, song by Buffalo Springfield, 1966] The Buzz 3: “If you don't like what's being said, change the conversation.” [Don Draper in Mad Men, 2007–2015 TV series] The Buzz 4: “Your problem is not technology. The problem is you. You lack the will to change.” (Klaatu in The Day the Earth Stood Still, 2008 film] If you're hoping to gaze into a crystal ball to see what 2023 holds, we've got the next best thing. Today, January 25, we welcome ten panelists from my many radio series in 2022. Our six-week LIVE Special wraps up today, bringing you predictions from a total of nearly 60 thought leader futurists covering the exciting technologies, strategies, and trends that can help your business, industry, career, family, community and the world thrive in 2023 and beyond. On February 1, Technology Revolution: The Future of Now begins our 2023 live programming season. Pour a mug of Joe, a cuppa Earl, a glass of Jack or a flute of leftover Dom and join us for Technology Revolution: The Future of Now 2023 Crystal Ball Predictions – Week 6 LIVE. Together, let's make 2023 a great year!

The Buzz 1: “Anything you want to find you type it in.” “I lost a really nice silk scarf in about 1912.” “Yes, now Google it.” (What We Do In The Shadows, 2014 mockumentary fantasy horror film) The Buzz 2: “Machines don't sleep. Start it up! Every second lost means money lost. And money lost means I scream a lot!” (Jetsons: The Movie, 1990 animated sci-fi comedy film) The Buzz 3: “Would that it were so simple.” (Hail, Caesar!, 2016 comedy film) The Buzz 4: “Inconceivable.” (The Princess Bride, 1987 romance-adventure film) If you're hoping to gaze into a crystal ball to see what 2023 holds, we've got the next best thing. Today, January 18, we welcome panelists from my radio series in 2022. In total on this six-week Special, you'll hear predictions from nearly 60 thought leader futurists covering the exciting technologies, strategies, and trends that can help your business, industry, career, family, community and the world thrive in 2023 and beyond. Mark your calendar! Our LIVE Special wraps up next week on January 25, 2023. Pour a mug of Joe, a cuppa Earl, a glass of Jack or a flute of leftover Dom and join us for Technology Revolution: The Future of Now 2023 Crystal Ball Predictions – Week 5 LIVE. Together, let's make 2023 a great year!

The Buzz 1: “Fasten your seatbelt. It's going to be a bumpy night.” [Margo Channing, All About Eve, 1950 film] The Buzz 2: “Do, or do not. There is no try.” [Yoda, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, 1980 film] The Buzz 3: “I guess you guys aren't ready for that yet. But your kids are gonna love it.” [Marty McFly, Back To The Future, 1985 film] The Buzz 4: “Joe, nobody knows anything. We'll take this leap and we'll see. We'll jump and we'll see. That's life!” [Patricia, Joe Versus the Volcano, 1990 film] If you're hoping to gaze into a crystal ball to see what 2023 holds, we've got the next best thing. Today, January 11, we welcome panelists from my many radio series in 2022. In total, you'll hear predictions from nearly 60 thought leader futurists covering the exciting technologies, strategies, and trends that can help your business, industry, career, family, community and the world thrive in 2023 and beyond. Mark your calendar! Our LIVE Special continues on Wednesdays throughout January 2023. Pour a cup of Joe or Earl, a glass of Jack or a flute of leftover Dom and join us for Technology Revolution: The Future of Now 2023 Crystal Ball Predictions – Week 4 LIVE. Together, let's make 2023 a great year!

The Buzz 1: “There's something happening here, what it is ain't exactly clear.” [What It's Worth, song by Stephen Stills, performed by Buffalo Springfield, 1966] The Buzz 2: “If you focus on what you left behind, you will never see what lies ahead!” [Gusteau, voiced by Brad Garrett in Ratatouille, 2007 computer-animated comedy film] The Buzz 3: “Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.” [Dorothy, played by Judy Garland, to her dog Toto, played by Terry, in The Wizard of Oz, 1939 American musical fantasy film] The Buzz 4: “If you don't like what's being said, change the conversation.” [Don Draper, played by Jon Hamm in Mad Men, period drama TV series, 2007–2015] If you're hoping to gaze into a crystal ball to see what 2023 holds, we've got the next best thing. Today, January 4, we welcome panelists from BMC's The Savvy Innovators Radio on the first Technology Revolution show of the new year – and Week 3 of our six-week 2023 Crystal Ball Predictions Special. Mark your calendar! Our LIVE Special continues on Wednesdays throughout January 2023. In total, you'll hear predictions from nearly 60 thought leader futurists covering the exciting technologies, strategies, and trends that can help your business, industry, career, family, community and the world thrive in 2023 and beyond. Pour a cup of Joe or Earl, a glass of Jack or a flute of leftover Dom and join us for Technology Revolution: The Future of Now 2023 Crystal Ball Predictions – Week 3 LIVE. Together, let's make 2023 a great year!

The Buzz 1: “Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming.” (Dory in Finding Nemo, 2003 computer-animated adventure film) The Buzz 2: “Would that it were so simple.” (Hobie Doyle in Hail, Caesar!, 2016 comedy film) The Buzz 3: “You're a wizard, ‘arry.” (Hagrid in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, 2001 fantasy film) The Buzz 4: “Inconceivable.” (Vizzini in The Princess Bride, 1987 romance-adventure film) If you're hoping to gaze into a crystal ball to see what 2023 holds, we've got the next best thing. Today, December 14, 2022, is Week 2 of our 2023 Annual Crystal Ball Predictions Special. We'll take a holiday break and resume in January 2023. In total, you'll hear predictions from nearly 60 thought leader futurists covering the exciting technologies, strategies, and trends that can help your business, industry, career, family, community and the world thrive in 2023 and beyond. Pour a cup of Joe, Earl, Jack or [leftover] Dom, and join us for Technology Revolution: The Future of Now 2023 Crystal Ball Predictions – Week 2. Together, let's make 2023 a great year!

The Buzz: Favorite quotes from Back to the Future, 1985–1990 American science fiction film movie trilogy – “Nobody calls me chicken.” – “Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads.” – “1.21 Gigawatts!?!” – “I guess you guys aren't ready for that yet. But your kids are gonna love it.” – “This Is heavy!” If you're hoping to gaze into a crystal ball to see what 2023 holds for your company, your industry and the world, we've got the next best thing. Today, December 7, 2022, we're kicking off our live six-week 2023 Annual Crystal Ball Predictions Special. In total, you'll hear predictions from 60 thought leader futurists covering the exciting technologies, strategies, and trends that can help your business, industry, community and the world thrive in 2023 and beyond. Pour a cup of Joe, Earl, Jack or Dom, and join us for Technology Revolution: The Future of Now 2023 Crystal Ball Predictions Special – Week 1. The Special continues on December 14, then takes a holiday break and resumes January 4, 2023. Together, let's make 2023 a better year!

The Buzz 1: “Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming.” (Dory in Finding Nemo, 2003 computer-animated adventure film) The Buzz 2: “Would that it were so simple.” (Hobie Doyle in Hail, Caesar!, 2016 comedy film) The Buzz 3: “You're a wizard, ‘arry.” (Hagrid in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, 2001 fantasy film) The Buzz 4: “Inconceivable.” (Vizzini in The Princess Bride, 1987 romance-adventure film) If you're hoping to gaze into a crystal ball to see what 2023 holds, we've got the next best thing. Today, December 14, 2022, is Part 2 of our 2023 Annual Crystal Ball Predictions Special. We'll take a holiday break and resume in January 2023. In total, you'll hear predictions from nearly 60 thought leader futurists covering the exciting technologies, strategies, and trends that can help your business, industry, career, family, community and the world thrive in 2023 and beyond. Pour a cup of Joe, Earl, Jack or [leftover] Dom, and join us for Technology Revolution: The Future of Now 2023 Crystal Ball Predictions – Week 2 LIVE. Together, let's make 2023 a great year!

The Buzz: Favorite quotes from Back to the Future, 1985–1990 American science fiction film movie trilogy – “Nobody calls me chicken.” – “Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads.” – “1.21 Gigawatts!?!” – “I guess you guys aren't ready for that yet. But your kids are gonna love it.” – “This Is heavy!” If you're hoping to gaze into a crystal ball to see what 2023 holds for your company, your industry and the world, we've got the next best thing. Today, December 7, 2022, we're kicking off our live six-week 2023 Annual Crystal Ball Predictions Special. In total, you'll hear predictions from 60 thought leader futurists covering the exciting technologies, strategies, and trends that can help your business, industry, community and the world thrive in 2023 and beyond. Pour a cup of Joe, Earl, Jack or Dom, and join us for Technology Revolution: The Future of Now 2023 Crystal Ball Predictions Special – Week 1. The Special continues on December 14, then takes a holiday break and resumes January 4, 2023. Together, let's make 2023 a better year!

The Buzz: Favorite quotes from Back to the Future, 1985–1990 American science fiction film movie trilogy – “Nobody calls me chicken.” – “Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads.” – “1.21 Gigawatts!?!” – “I guess you guys aren't ready for that yet. But your kids are gonna love it.” – “This Is heavy!” If you're hoping to gaze into a crystal ball to see what 2023 holds for your company, your industry and the world, we've got the next best thing. Today, December 7, 2022, we're kicking off our live six-week 2023 Annual Crystal Ball Predictions Special. In total, you'll hear predictions from 60 thought leader futurists covering the exciting technologies, strategies, and trends that can help your business, industry, community and the world thrive in 2023 and beyond. Pour a cup of Joe, Earl, Jack or Dom, and join us for Technology Revolution: The Future of Now 2023 Crystal Ball Predictions Special – Week 1. The Special continues on December 14, then takes a holiday break and resumes January 4, 2023. Together, let's make 2023 a better year!

Buzz 1: Smart home is a massive market, growing at 25.3% per year [Mordor Intelligence], expected to hit $314Bn a year by 2026.… Apple's Home app, Google's Nest, Google's Home app, Airthinx for air quality monitors, myQ for smart garage doors, Asmart bed app, Dyson app, Wemo app, Nanoleaf, Govee Home app. [forbes.com] Buzz 2: Safewise surveyed 1,000 Americans 18 and older about tech spending habits. Between May 2021–May 2022, three in four bought a smart home device. 65% purchased cameras or locks, comprising 28% of all smart home tech purchases. Despite inflation, 70+% of home tech spending increased or stayed the same as previous years. [safewise.com] Buzz 3: Security.org's research found 7 in 10 homebuyers are looking for a smart home, with 78% willing to pay more for a home with smart devices – millennials more than older generations. A majority of homeowners use smart devices for convenience and time savings, followed by safety and security. Two in 3 Americans – twice as many women as men – desired a smart home security-related device more due to past 12 months' events. [security.org] We'll ask Bill Pugh at Smart Connections Consulting, Mary Nitschke at RealPage Smart Building, Leonard Lee at neXt Curve and Lee Miller at RealPage for their take on The Future of Consumer Smart Home Tech Trends 2022 and Beyond.

The Buzz 1: “Reading and ‘riting and ‘rithmetic – taught to the tune of the hick'ry stick.” School Days, song written in 1907 by Will D. Cobb and Gus Edwards, is about a couple looking back sentimentally on primary school. The Buzz 2: “In the past, financial literacy has been pushed aside within K-12 schools. There has been a lack of agreement about how and what to teach.…Because financial education prepares students for the realities they'll face in the real world and contributes directly to their future success, it deserves to hold the same priority as any other K-12 subject.” [Alice Lee fastcompany.com] The Buzz 3: “Students in states with financial education curricula are more likely to save and less likely to pay credit cards late…also more likely to be banked…Digital financial literacy is more front and center….” [ibid] The Buzz 4: “Preschool-aged children are capable of learning simple spending plans. Early training in categorizing money establishes patterns for future money-management behavior… the concept of dividing their money into categories – save, spend, share… understand money is limited in quantity…” [incharge.org] We'll ask Karen Tenenbaum, Rumbi Petrozzello, Kelly Kirk-Xu, Mac Gardner and Annamaria Lusardi for their take on The Future of Financial Literacy: Can We Raise Our Kids' ‘Money IQ'?

The Buzz 1: Holography is a photographic technique that records the light scattered from an object, and then presents it as three-dimensional. The development of hologram technology began in 1962, when Yuri Denisyuk, of the Soviet Union, and Emmett Leith and Juris Upatnieks, at the University of Michigan, developed innovative laser programs that recorded objects in 3D on silver halide photographic emulsions. [iqsdirectory.com] The Buzz 2: Medical students are being taught using new “mixed-reality” training, learning from life-like holograms. In the entertainment industry, performers can be beamed around the world or even into a mobile game. [lamasatech.com] The Buzz 3: As CEO of Columbia Shipmanagement Ltd., Mark O'Neil travels to far-flung locales for meet-and-greets with the 17,000 crew members of the 400 vessels his company operates. But in January 2022, he showed up in 3D, 6-foot life-size splendor at a conference in Manila—interacting with the audience via a screen in Cyprus. “It was a real ‘beam me up' moment. They felt I was really there.” [bloomberg.com] The Buzz 4: Companies from Google to WeWork want to help employers reduce Zoom fatigue with holograms for the workplace. Alphabet Inc.'s Google revealed Project Starline, a video-chat system with screens that give participants three-dimensional depth. WeWork announced a partnership with hologram technology company ARHT Media Inc. to bring holograms to 100 WeWork buildings in 16 locations around the world. Microsoft Corp. introduced Microsoft Mesh, a mixed-reality service integrating three-dimensional images of people and content into the compatible displays of smart glasses or other devices. [wsj.com] We'll ask Joe Ward / CEO at IKIN, Allen Proithis / CEO at GXC, James Brehm / CTE at James Brehm Associates and Taylor Scott / CTO at IKIN for their insights on The Future of Holograms in Business and Industry: The Better to See You, My Dear?

The Buzz 1: Raising kids is tough enough. Add the prospect of dating to the equation, and you've got quite a challenge. But regardless how your circumstance arose, you deserve to date… Divorced dads are usually dealing with limited time with their kids, so they can feel guilty about dating.…You'll know it's too soon to date if you need to talk incessantly about your former wife in glowing or not-so-glowing terms. [menshealth.com] The Buzz 2: “If you got married pre-Tinder and other dating apps, you might feel…like you're a pager guy in a world of smartphones. Apps can be great for some people, but it's important to remember they aren't the only way to find a partner… More conventional methods, like meeting someone through friends, are always an option.” [inverse.com] The Buzz 3: Dating can be difficult enough, right? Let alone with all the competition there seems to be in the dating world. The normal thing to do now is online dating, but how does online dating work when you are a single dad? What are the things you need to know and look out for when dating as a single father? With so many variables you need to consider, your children and your lifestyle and routine, how would an outsider fit into that routine and jive with your family's dynamic? [healthyframework.com] We'll ask Karen Gibson, Jason Blount, Ben Trushkov and Dustin Droen for their take on The Future of Single Dads & Technology: Back Into the Dating Pool!

I LIKE IT. NO I HATE IT. IT FITS, NO IT DOESN'T FIT. I'M RETURNING IT! The Buzz 1: Retailers expect 17.8% or $158Bn of merchandise sold during the 2022 holiday season will be returned, according to the National Retail Federation. Returns have become a major headache in ecommerce, cutting into profit and straining resources. [www.digitalcommerce360.com] The Buzz 2: 37% of American households' financial situation is worse than last year. But consumers will cut non-essentials to give gifts and socialize. They plan to pull back on the number of gifts purchased, visit fewer instore and online retailers, shrink the shopping window to 5.8 weeks vs. 6.4 weeks in 2021, and start shopping in October. [www2.deloitte.com] The Buzz 3: Customers during the 2022 holiday shopping season are looking for brands that can provide personalized, convenient solutions…and having an experience around the product versus just purchasing the product. [www.forbes.com] We'll ask Matt Laukaitis, Navjit Bhasin, Praful Karanth and Victoria Wieck for their take on The Future of Retail and Technology: How Many Happy Returns? – Part 2.

Looking ahead to 2030: How will we work? How will we travel? What will we eat? How will we dress? Will we have ANY privacy? Will we all be space travelers? What old and new challenges will we face? The Buzz: The top 7 emerging future technology booms that will redefine the future and the world we live in – from https://unboxingstartups.com: *** Per Statista, 2,028 AI companies in 2018 were working in the US. The number of AI startups could reach 9,000 by the end of 2030. *** The growth rate of self-driving cars may reach 20-30% by 2030. Tesla, Toyota, Google, BMW are developing self-driving cars with an encrypted software system. *** Oxford Economics: Up to 20M manufacturing jobs worldwide could be replaced by robots by 2030. *** American brand Tommy Hilfiger's clothing embedded with smart Bluetooth chips that link to a mobile app and game, will let wearers earn rewards points. *** Researchers in Japan in 2018 experimented with space elevators at the International Space Station. This could open up space to the average person. *** By 2030, cloud computing will be so widespread it will be hard to remember when it didn't exist. *** IDTechEx predicts by 2030, the augmented, virtual, and mixed reality optics and display markets will top $28Bn. And there's much more. We'll ask Colin Dunn, Jon Clay, Debbie Taylor Moore, Derek Harp and Mike Schroeder for their take on Our Cyber Future In 2030: Will The Livin' Be Easy? Part 2.

The Buzz 1: Drones have been around for more than two decades, but their roots date back to World War I when the U.S. and France worked on developing automatic, unmanned airplanes…The last few years have seen significant drone adoption by individuals, commercial entities, and governments: Aerial photography for journalism and film; Express shipping and delivery; Gathering info or supplying essentials for disaster management; Geographic mapping of inaccessible terrain; Building safety inspections; Precision crop monitoring; Unmanned cargo transport. [businessinsider.com] The Buzz 2: Drone Headlines: Drones are helping to restore power in Puerto Rico. Google's drone service will deliver library books. Guy sends drone to rescue his drone. Drone flying cars soar over Dubai. Submarine drone can swim for months and then fly away. Drone waiters will take your restaurant order. People enjoy watching drones crash over and over. ESPN shot the X Games with drones. The military wants a dancing drone that can fly through windows. [popularmechanics.com] The Buzz 3: If you grow tired of flying your drone above your property, try other fun, legal things: Join a Flying Club or Drone Racing League; Create a DIY Obstacle Course; Take Aerial Photos and Videos of Your Hikes; Create a 3D Property Map; Help Locate Lost Pets; Capture Special Events Footage; Start a Freelance Aerial Photography Business; Take Unique Holiday or Travel Photos; Volunteer for Scientific Data Collection and Surveying; Check Your Roof and Gutters for Damage or Debris. [aerocorner.com] We'll ask Chuck Byers, Pharns Genece, Ryan Walsh, Steve Philpott and Alex Backer for their take on The Future of Drones: Landing on a Roof or Planet Near You Soon? – Part 4.

The Buzz 1: Dozens of song titles have “Edge” in the title, including: Darkness on the Edge of Town by Bruce Springsteen, Edge of Seventeen by Stevie Nicks, and Living on the Edge by Aerosmith. But what does EDGE mean in our tech-driven world? The Buzz 2: Edge computing reduces the volumes of data to be moved and the distance that data needs to travel for quicker movement of data and a reduction in transmission costs. [theceomagazine.com] Now imagine your own connected home, car, and energy provider work together to run more efficiently, lower your energy bill, and help reduce the impact on climate change. Sounds good? That day is coming faster than you think. This is where the edge in technology comes into play. As part of a digital-first evolution, organizations in every industry are beginning to seize opportunities presented by edge computing and IoT – from doorbell cameras and smartwatches to sensors on windmills and in fleets of cars. An IDC January 2022 report predicted worldwide edge spending to hit $176Bn this year—up 14.8% over 2021—and nearly $274Bn by 2025. Soon, edge and IoT infrastructure, pervasive connectivity, and lower technology costs will ensure that people like you, devices, and data can communicate, collaborate, and innovate efficiently and affordably. We'll ask Dr. Angela Nicoara, Ali Benfattoum, Aditya Varma and Sam Lakkundi for their insights on The Future of IoT and Edge Computing: What's In It For YOU?

Buzz 1: For some, a ‘smart house' is chock-full of gadgets that automate or monitor almost every conceivable part of a house. For others, a smart house is extreme simplicity with only the slightest of technological intrusions as necessity demands…Apple's Home app, Google's Nest, Google's Home app, Airthinx air quality monitors, myQ smart garage doors, Dyson app, Wemo app, Nanoleaf, a Govee Home app. [forbes.com] Buzz 2: Managing smart home is hard. “You do need an ecosystem, fundamentally, because you can't say, ‘Oh, here's your brand-new house, but oh, now you've got 300 apps with 300 passwords and you now need to connect them all up yourself, and you've got to figure out how all these things attach to your wireless network.” [KB Home VP Dan Bridleman Bridleman] Buzz 3: Increasingly, what makes a home smart…is the fundamentals of what a home is supposed to provide: heat, light, shelter, power…a smart house does its job. Even when your power provider doesn't, or can't. Buzz 4: At CES 2020, CTA's Steve Koenig suggested the IoT needed a rebrand to the “Intelligence of Things” for the decade ahead…to smartly integrate all these devices in a secure way that makes consumers comfortable sharing the data required to make smart homes truly smart. Builders are front and center in smart home technology conversations. [forbes.com] We'll ask Lee Miller at RealPage Smart Building, Pierre Calzadilla at Local Logic, Leonard Lee at neXt Curve and Mary Nietschke at RealPage for their take on The Future of Smart Homes & Sustainability: Your Intelligent App Ecosystem?

The Buzz 1: “Reading and ‘riting and ‘rithmetic – taught to the tune of the hick'ry stick.” School Days, song written in 1907 by Will D. Cobb and Gus Edwards, is about a couple looking back sentimentally on primary school. The Buzz 2: “In the past, financial literacy has been pushed aside within K-12 schools. There has been a lack of agreement about how and what to teach.…Because financial education prepares students for the realities they'll face in the real world and contributes directly to their future success, it deserves to hold the same priority as any other K-12 subject.” [Alice Lee fastcompany.com] The Buzz 3: “Students in states with financial education curricula are more likely to save and less likely to pay credit cards late…also more likely to be banked…Digital financial literacy is more front and center….” [ibid] The Buzz 4: “Preschool-aged children are capable of learning simple spending plans. Early training in categorizing money establishes patterns for future money-management behavior… the concept of dividing their money into categories – save, spend, share… understand money is limited in quantity…” [incharge.org] We'll ask Karen Tenenbaum, Rumbi Petrozzello, Kelly Kirk-Xu, Mac Gardner and Annamaria Lusardi for their take on The Future of Financial Literacy: Can We Raise Our Kids' ‘Money IQ'?

The Buzz 1: “Reading and ‘riting and ‘rithmetic – taught to the tune of the hick'ry stick.” School Days, song written in 1907 by Will D. Cobb and Gus Edwards, is about a couple looking back sentimentally on primary school. The Buzz 2: “In the past, financial literacy has been pushed aside within K-12 schools. There has been a lack of agreement about how and what to teach.…Because financial education prepares students for the realities they'll face in the real world and contributes directly to their future success, it deserves to hold the same priority as any other K-12 subject.” [Alice Lee fastcompany.com] The Buzz 3: “Students in states with financial education curricula are more likely to save and less likely to pay credit cards late…also more likely to be banked…Digital financial literacy is more front and center….” [ibid] The Buzz 4: “Preschool-aged children are capable of learning simple spending plans. Early training in categorizing money establishes patterns for future money-management behavior… the concept of dividing their money into categories – save, spend, share… understand money is limited in quantity…” [incharge.org] We'll ask Karen Tenenbaum, Rumbi Petrozzello, Kelly Kirk-Xu, Mac Gardner and Annamaria Lusardi for their take on The Future of Financial Literacy: Can We Raise Our Kids' ‘Money IQ'?

The Buzz 1: Women in technical roles are less likely than men to win promotions early in their careers, and many are exiting the field. Only 86 women are promoted to manager for every 100 men at the same level…in technical roles, only 52 women per 100 men. Diversity is crucial to help de-bias the technologies in our modern life. [McKinsey's Women in the Workplace 2021 report, coauthored with LeanIn.org] The Buzz 2: The label 'woman in tech' seems redundant…how many women would refer to themselves as ‘a female engineer' or ‘the company's female CTO'? However, there still exists a disparity in the pay scales and ability to climb the career ladder between men and women in the technology sector. [codemotion.com] The Buzz 3: At current rates, it will take 100 years for women in technical and non-technical roles to reach parity with men at the C-level [Anita Borg Institute, ‘Advancing Women Technologists into Positions of Leadership'. [content.techgig.com] We'll ask Lisa Dalesandro DiChristofer, Kylie Woods, Debbie Scott and Lori Rosano for their take on The Future of Women in Tech Careers: Should I Stay or Should I Go?

The Buzz 1: “What will be the most coveted skill of the future?…Creativity…A computer lacks imagination or creativity to dream up a vision for the future.…the emotional competence a human being has… We must embrace and develop our creativity, and then use technology creatively to solve problems of the world.” [forbes.com/sites/annapowers] The Buzz 2: “When you think about old masters of art such as Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, Van Gogh, you can clearly understand why their paintings are valued at a high premium: because of their inherent innovation and creativity…Leonardo Da Vinci's painting Salvador Mundi sold for $450M – buying a trace of Da Vinci's genius, his vision, his creativity through the painting.” [ibid] The Buzz 3: “During the global pandemic, creativity has arguably never been so rich, whether it is advertisers producing innovative ways to reach their consumers, to businesses finding ways to operate under unprecedented circumstances, to people looking for ways to communicate, entertain and feel close to their loved ones. Sir John Hegarty: “Creativity can change the way we feel about something and will stay with us for eternity.” [thefutureofcreativity.co.uk] The Buzz 4: “Employers from all domains make their way to creative colleges to hire people who can bring innovation and design thinking into their organisations.…sit up, take note and make the required shifts to ensure they are ready to be leaders in the Future Economy.” [medium.com] We'll ask Meg, Hafdahl, D. C. Gomez, Charles Breakfield and Mark L. Lefebvre for their take on The Future of Creativity: Is Technology Helping or Hindering?

The Buzz 1: “NFTs are not just for digital art—and their popularity is growing. Now The Economist is experimenting with an NFT, to raise money for a good cause. – One candidate for the Oxford English Dictionary's “Word of the Year” for 2021 will surely be “NFT”. Non-fungible tokens—cryptocurrency chits which represent digital images or videos—have been around since 2014, but took off in popularity in March [2021] when Christie's, a British auction house, sold an NFT of “Everydays—The First 5,000 Days”, art by Mike Winkelmann, for a cool $69m.…On October 25, The Economist will auction off the cover of our issue from September 18: Alice in Wonderland embarking on a journey into the world of decentralised finance (DeFi)—in which NFTs form part of the foundation of the digital economy.” [economist.com] The Buzz 2: “Like it or not, the music industry has embraced NFTs …In March 2021, the album heralded as the first to be released as a non-fungible token was Kings of Leon's barrel-scraping When You See Yourself—and people who bought the shiny new digital widget got their actual copies of the record as old-fashioned MP3s and vinyl records. Snoop Dogg announced his newly acquired Death Row Records, a hip-hop brand venerable enough for the Super Bowl halftime show, would become the first NFT label. [pitchfork.com] The Buzz 3: “Sotheby's offers a curated array of NFT's from Digital Art, Luxury, Collectibles, Sports and Pop Culture…In 2021, records were broken: the most expensive Bored Ape Yacht Club ever sold in October 2021 for $3.4M…the second most expensive Cryptopunk ever sold achieved $11.7M.” [sothebys.com] Within the next couple of years, some of our favorite establishments or even community groups might start to implement this technology to better interact with us. What kinds of new possibilities will be created with NFTs for both the creator and us, the consumer? We'll ask Connor Borrego, Amina Touati and James Shannon for their take on The Future of Your Digital Identity: All About The NFTs?

The Buzz 1: “The science of social selling actually originated from academia. In a 2009 paper…'The Persuasive Role of Incidental Similarity on Attitudes and Purchase Intentions in a Sales Context,' researchers concluded that a purchase is more likely to take place when the buyer and seller happen to share things in common…sales practitioners began putting the science into practice and thus became the ‘social selling' approach.” [Tony Restell, social-hire.com] The Buzz 2: “To stand out today, you must be original…add your own story to your content. There is only one you.” [Mark Schaefer, Schaefer Marketing Solutions] The Buzz 3: “Success on social media platforms, including LinkedIn, relies on your ability to make true connections… build relationships.” [Kim Garst, KG Enterprises] The Buzz 4: “It's a dialogue, not a monologue, and some people don't understand that. Social media is more like a telephone than a television.” [Amy Jo Martin, Author: Renegades Write the Rules] We'll ask Steve Watt, DeJuan Brown, Ashley Coghill and Darren McKee for their take on The Future of Business Social Selling: Crickets or Ca-Ching?

The Buzz 1: In 1440 – 600 years after The Diamond Sutra, the world's oldest printed book – Gutenberg invented the wooden mass-printing press. In 1845 Richard Hoe invented the rotary press and first paperback. In 1993, Peter James published the thriller Host on 2 floppy disks – the first electronic novel – and BiblioBooks launched a website to sell eBooks. Along came the 2gb Kindle, able to hold 1,100 books. Today, print books still make up 65+% of sales in the $113Bn annual book market. To be competitive, some print books have covers with gold gilded edges, metal and transparent overlays, and some eBooks let you choose adventure story lines and have animated and interactive covers. [adazing.com] The Buzz 2: “When people ask me about the future of publishing, my answer always starts with: There's no such thing as a single future of publishing … traditional publishers release fewer nonfiction books…total number of nonfiction books is going way up because more Authors are self-publishing.” [scribemedia.com Tucker Max is co-founder of Scribe] We'll ask publisher/writer Patricia Wooster, novelists Matt Cost and BJ Magnani, and publisher Eddie Vincent for their take on The Future of Publishing and Technology: Read All About It!

The in-person experience of car buying has always been alluring, letting you inhale the new car scent, examine the shiny power under the hood, literally kick the tires, ask questions of a human salesperson, and feel the road in a test drive. Now online car sales are offering a new experience: click it, order it, pick it up, keep-or-return it – and the automotive industry mostly isn't ready. The Buzz 1: Nearly 30% of U.S. new car sales in 2020 were completed online, compared to 2% of vehicles pre-pandemic. The overall car shopping experience took less time and was more efficient…the number of dealerships visited dropped. [abcnews ] The Buzz 2: 53% of car buyers would consider buying a car online. [Accenture report in Readers Digest Mar. 16, 2022] The Buzz 3: Prospective buyers, especially age 55–70, are less inclined to want to interact with sellers at car dealerships. [mckinsey] The Buzz 4: Swedish electric performance car brand Polestar, 50% owned by Volvo, is focusing on a digital-first retail model, with company-owned stores in city centers selling directly to consumers. Volvo's electric C40 Recharge compact SUV will only be available online. Online car retailer Carvana sold 244,111 cars in 2020, a 37% jump from 2019. We'll ask Daniel Grimm at SAP, Guenter Lasser at proaxia, Christos Maglousidis at OneDealer and Moncombu Raju at SAP for their take on The Future of Automotive Retail and Tech: How Will YOU Buy A Car Tomorrow?

The Buzz 1: “Privacy and security are those things you give up when you show the world what makes you extraordinary.” [Margaret Cho, comedian] The Buzz 2: “Millions of people are unaware of and uninformed about how their personal information is being used, collected or shared in our digital society.” [staysafeonline.org/data-privacy-week] The Buzz 3: “Digital freedom stops where that of users begins... Privacy is not for sale, it's a valuable asset to protect.” (Stephane Nappo, Société Générale International Banking) The Buzz 4: “The fact the number of data breach events in Q1 represents a double-digit increase (14%) over the same time last year is another indicator that data compromises will continue to rise in 2022 after setting a new all-time high in 2021.” [Eva Velasquez, President and CEO, Identity Theft Resource Center, consumeraffairs.com] We'll ask Shane Faria, Mike Audi, Eric Simone and Eli Herrick for their take on Data Data Everywhere: Is Data Privacy In Your Future? – Part 2.

The Buzz 1: “There is such a thing as a glass ceiling…the invisible barrier which prevents women from advancement in their profession. Do we have an unacknowledged barrier that is an obstacle for women in Tech who are indeed skilled and experienced but can't get a promotion?” [huddle.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com] The Buzz 2: “The label 'woman in tech' seems redundant these days – how many women would refer to themselves as ‘a female engineer' or ‘the company's female CTO'? However, there still exists a disparity in the pay scales and ability to climb the career ladder between men and women working in the technology sector. [codemotion.com] The Buzz 3: In 2015, the National Center for Women & Information Technology found women hold only a quarter of computing jobs, even though they make up about half of the total workforce. Unfortunately, statistics like these remain unsurprising and slow to change. [datacenterdynamics.com] The Buzz 4: “Due to gender discrimination, men tend to advance in their career merely on the ‘potential' they exhibit whereas actual ‘performance' determines how far women in technology proceed in their respective careers.…At current advancement rates, it will take 100 years for women in technical and non-technical roles to reach parity with men at the C-level. [content.techgig.com/leadership] We'll ask Lisa Dalesandro DiChristofer, Lori Rosano, Debbie Scott and Kylie Woods for their take on The Future of Women in Tech: Time to Smash the Glass Ceiling?

The Buzz 1: While the majority of solo parents are single mothers, up to 2.6 million families in the US are headed by single dads…The research on single fathers is limited. [healthline dot com] The Buzz 2: As a single dad, keeping a strong relationship between you and your child after a divorce is essential for your child's wellbeing.…children are less likely to engage in delinquent behavior if their father is actively engaged in their upbringing. [Licensed psychologist Robert Goldman, pittsburghparent dot com] The Buzz 3: “I've experienced all the different roles you have to play when there's nobody else around: a parent, a dad, a father, a stand-in mum, a confidant, always a butler or maid, a teacher and, most crucially, a friend.” [The Single Dad's Guide to the Galaxy by Roger McEwan] The Buzz 4: Support solutions specifically designed for single fathers are scarce. ACM research uses the Human-centered design methodology to engage single fathers in multiple research activities to gain insight into their support needs to inform potential designs for support interventions. [dl.acm dot org] The Buzz 4: In today's digitally connected world, parents have to manage their own relationship with the internet and mobile devices, along with managing their children's use of and exposure to the same technology. [pewresearch dot org] We'll ask Karen Gibson, Dustin Droen, Jason Blount, and Reggie Waterman for their take on The Future of Single Dads & Technology: Family Ties?

The Buzz 1: “85% of the women I interviewed make money in ways that really aren't any different from how women made money in 1980: a third have jobs that pay salaries and bonuses, perhaps with a bit of a twist; about a quarter make money off of direct drive sales (a business model I remember well from selling photocopiers for Xerox in 1986!) and another quarter provide some sort of fee for service. A mere 15% have the “many sources” model for money making.…” (Barbara Stewart, Rich Thinking® global research papers http://barbarastewart.ca) The Buzz 2: “Approximately $30 trillion in wealth is set to change hands in the next decade and women are poised to inherit a sizable share, according to research by McKinsey & Company published in 2020.” (investopedia.com) The Buzz 3: “According to Consultancy group Boston Consulting Group (BCG), women hold nowadays an average of 40% of global wealth, and this could rise at a compound annual growth rate of 7.2% by 2023, outpacing the 5.2% compound annual growth rate projected for men.” (juliusbaer.com) The Buzz 4: “In many ultra-high-net-worth families, the roles of women are still hindered by long-standing conventions and complex intergenerational dynamics. Although these women control a significant percentage of the world's wealth ($10.9+ trillion in assets in the U.S.), serve as CEOs…and play an increasing role in shaping the philosophies and priorities of future generations, their contributions are often overlooked.” (nasdaq.com) We'll ask Barbara Stewart, Eva Grønbjerg Christensen, Iris ten Teije and April Rudin for their take on The Future of Women's Wealth & Technology: Innovators, Investors and Influencers.

The Buzz 1: “Coming up with a great name for your characters is one of the hardest tasks you'll ever complete as a fiction writer… going too ‘creative' with your name choices can distract or even confuse your reader.” (nybookeditors.com) The Buzz 2: “Instead of calling the pizza delivery guy ‘Bob,' if you give him an interesting ethnicity, a cowboy hat and a name like Galveston Ngyen, readers will remember him when he shows up dead 50 pages later. But beware. There can be pitfalls.” (Anne R. Allen, Naming Fictional Characters) The Buzz 3: “One sci-fi writer recently joked on Twitter that the worst part of publication is being asked by readers and interviewers how to pronounce characters' names.…” (lithub.com) The Buzz 4: Popular character names: Captain Holly Short from the Artemis Fowl series; Mia Thermopolis from The Princess Diaries; Maggie from Inkheart. (www.bustle.com) We'll ask writers Catriona McPherson, Clea Simon, Carolyn Marie Wilkins, Sarah Smith and Edwin Hill for their take on The Future of Fictional Characters: What's In A Name?

The Buzz 1: Sustainability is no longer just a buzzword, but an environmental, economic and social driver that's changing our day-to-day lives… committing to sustainable practices is no longer a “nice to have” but a “must do”…. [forbes.com] The Buzz 2: Technologies shaping the sustainability agenda: Public electric transport. Electric trucks. Cheap energy storage. Plastic recycling. LED light efficiency. Accessible solar power. Carbon capture and storage. Hydrogen in the energy transition. [mckinsey.com] The Buzz 3: “I came up with idea of a solar airplane flying around the world with no fuel – that would be a beautiful message in terms of technology, the energy of the future and the environment.” [Bertrand Piccard FRSGS, Swiss explorer, psychiatrist, environmentalist] The Buzz 4: “Unfortunately, in the environment, I don't see as much willingness to invest heavily in R&D as I do in consumer technology. And that's a pity.” [Ramez Naam, American technologist, sci-fiction author: Nexus Trilogy] The Big Question: Can we achieve Sustainability through data-driven processes, technology, collective mindset, government mandates, individual action or a combination of the above? We'll ask Don DeLoach, Debra Lam, Geoffrey Kasselman, and Rob Tiffany for their take on The Future of Sustainability and Technology: Enough for Tomorrow? – Part 2.

The Buzz 1: ** “If you want to be a rock star or just be famous, then run down the street naked, you'll make the news or something. But if you want music to be your livelihood, then play, play, play and play! And eventually you'll get to where you want to be.” [Eddie Van Halen, songwriter and musician] ** “Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.” [Maya Angelou, memoirist, poet, playwright] ** “Every song is like a painting.” (Dick Dale, The King of the Surf Guitar] The Buzz 2: “From synthesizers to DAWs or from CD players to iPhones, the landscape of music has changed and is very different from the days of your parents.” (interestingengineering.com) The Buzz 3: Albert Einstein was the Princeton Symphony vice president from 1952–1955. He said that, had he not been a scientist, he would have been a musician. (cbc.ca/music) The Buzz 4: “…The future of music in the digital age is focused on how streaming services will differentiate themselves from the competition, how artists will reach their fanbase, and revisiting popular music industry trends of the past with innovations, such as the modern record player.” (Rolling Stone Magazine) We'll ask Serge Hoffmann, Drew Wieloch, Nelson Malléus, Scott Campbell and Ross Campbell for their take on The Future of Music and Technology: The Sweetest Sounds?! – Part 2.

The Buzz 1: Sustainability is no longer just a buzzword, but an environmental, economic and social driver that's changing our day-to-day lives… committing to sustainable practices is no longer a “nice to have” but a “must do”…. [forbes.com] The Buzz 2: Technologies shaping the sustainability agenda: Public electric transport. Electric trucks. Cheap energy storage. Plastic recycling. LED light efficiency. Accessible solar power. Carbon capture and storage. Hydrogen in the energy transition. [mckinsey.com] The Buzz 3: “I came up with idea of a solar airplane flying around the world with no fuel – that would be a beautiful message in terms of technology, the energy of the future and the environment.” (Bertrand Piccard FRSGS, Swiss explorer, psychiatrist, environmentalist] The Buzz 4: “Unfortunately, in the environment, I don't see as much willingness to invest heavily in R&D as I do in consumer technology. And that's a pity.” (Ramez Naam, American technologist, sci-fiction author: Nexus Trilogy] BIG QUESTION: Can we achieve Sustainability through data-driven processes, technology, collective mindset, government mandates, individual action or a combination of the above? We'll ask Don DeLoach, Debra Lam, Geoffrey Kasselman, Rob Tiffany and Chris Rezendes for their take on The Future of Sustainability and Technology: Enough for Tomorrow? – Part 2.