Whether it’s smart homes, cars or wearables the Internet of Things has invaded our daily lives and will play an important role in our future. With the IoT market expected to reach $1.7 trillion by 2020, the ability for intelligent systems to parse through the explosion of personal data effectively will define the next wave of disruption, challenges and opportunities. In order to uncover how vast data sets will be further utilized and monetized, we’ll explore how the role of voice technology is evolving, AI is driving more personalization, and game changing legislation like GDPR affects innovation by challenging companies to put the power of data back in the consumers’ hands.

Private companies capture and hold the vast majority of data, using it to drive smarter and faster business decisions, but what they may not realize is that the data they are using for one purpose may actually be able to serve a myriad of others. Social impact organizations often lack the capacity, time, and resources to use data and technology to their benefit. Investigations into optimization and increased efficiency are on wish lists that get pushed aside and their attention is typically focused on delivering the necessary services to allow their organization to run successfully. Among the companies at the forefront, there is no set standard for corporate data philanthropy. As more organizations look to join the fold, it’s vital that Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives build a community within the space to increase their impact by collaborating and by sharing their varied approaches, and lessons learned. We'll garner insights from global leaders on the importance of joining the data philanthropy movement, how to address issues about what’s holding us back, and where companies can donate data and resources to help solve global challenges.

In the age of data overload, augmented reality is allowing us to interact with complex data in more natural and understandable ways than ever before. This helps us communicate insights faster and the technology has far reaching advantages for businesses and consumers, beyond just entertainment. From education and training, to simulative problem solving, and creating a digital alternate of your business reality and its risks we'll feature a leader who can give us a look at the landscape in which industry is putting this technology to work.

Some believe Blockchain will do for humanity what the internet did for information.
Blockchain could tackle the oceans plastic pollution problem, enable two billion unbanked people in the world to climb their way out of poverty and corporations like Walmart and Dole could reduce food borne illnesses by cutting the time it takes to track food packages from weeks to seconds.
The possibilities are endless, but are they realistic? While decentralized technology like Blockchain has a lot of potential, it still has a long way to go. Some say its vast adoption will depend on a multitude of companies adopting it or for government entity’s to require companies to use this technology. We’ll explore its future opportunities, current flaws and limitations, and the emerging use cases in order to consider what kinds of value will be created.

Connectivity, mapping and automation are transforming the auto industry and it won’t be long before self-driving cars go from being a news headline to being the norm. Implementing smart transportation on a broad scale will create promising societal and economic opportunities; new car manufacturing designs, improvement of America’s infrastructure and a more productive commute for passengers. But before these dreams become reality, technology still has a long way to go. Concerns about the cyber security of connected cars and reliability are major hurdles companies still have to overcome before the public will trust autonomous cars.
From mapping data to navigate roads and avoid obstacles to producing data from cameras, sonar and GPS systems, we’ll take a look at how companies are generating vast amounts of data. We’ll talk to innovators in the industry to explore how this data will be used to decode the environment and improve self-driving car functionality, security and connectivity to reinvent the transportation industry.

Imagine a world where you never had to look for a parking spot in a crowded city again, or fire fighters equipped with AR helmets would be guided with real-time sensor data, graphic visuals and audio through smoke, fire and rubble to save lives. As technology continues to mature enhancements in artificial intelligence and IoT combined with massive amounts of real time data is the fuel to bring Augmented Cognition to the public sector. In the next decade 5 billion people will live in urban areas, creating a massive challenge in how we build and manage cities. Smart city initiatives are crucial and both business leaders and government officials recognize the short and long-term benefits to save trillions of dollars and improve people’s lives by turning to technology. To begin to understand the future value AI can truly create, we’ll look at what types of data companies are capturing and how they will further apply this to technology to transform our cities, and reinvent industries such as transportation, construction and manufacturing.