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The Future of Business: Section 5 Sneak Peek

SECTION 5 – Disruptive Developments

How might new technologies enable business innovation?

The Decentralization of Everything – Exploring The Business of the Blockchain
In this chapter Alexandra Whittington and Rohit Talwar introduce the nuts and bolts of blockchain technology and explore its potential disruptive impacts for society, business and economies.

The Future of the Phone Call
Dean Bubley, a UK-based technology analyst and authority on the future of telecommunications, explore the potential evolution of the humble phone call and considers the implications of ever-more fragmented – but more functional and customized – forms of telecommunication.

Will AI Eat the World?
Calum Chace, a highly acclaimed author, international authority on artificial intelligence (AI) and experienced business executive examines the likely benefits and risks of AI and so called “conscious machines” for business and society.

From Clouds to Networks Without Infrastructure
Dr. Peter Cochrane is a seasoned technology innovator and entre- preneur and former head of research and Chief Technology Officer for BT in the UK. Peter outlines the radical innovations required in networking infrastructures to support the projected growth in internet users, connected objects and internet traffic.

Future Developments and Opportunities for Deep Learning Artificial Neural Networks
Elias Rut, a freelance software engineer and student of computational intelligence at the Vienna University of Technology and Martin Dinov, a computational and experimental neuroscience PhD researcher at Imperial College. The authors introduce us to the power of deep learn- ing Artificial Neural Networks as a tool that can have a transformative impact in fields as diverse as understanding the brain to financial decision making and economic risk analysis.

How Massive Simulation Models could Transform Decision Making in Business, Government and Society
Vinay Gupta’s career has seen three distinct phases: software nerd, ecologist, and revolutionary. He is now the release manager for Ethereum – a new “trustless software platform for developing and running decentralized applications on the internet”. He discusses the challenge of valuing complex assets such as ecosystem services and explores how large scale simulations could enabled us to value the impact of everything from climate change to a new business model.

The Future of Events and Networking
Tiana Sinclair is a UK based product manager, futurist and an advocate of emerging technologies and runs the Future Tech Track event for early technology adopters. Tiana highlights how a range of advanced technology developments could be deployed to augment the live experience for attendees, event owners, sponsors, and planners.

Revolutionizing Interactive Entertainment and Marketing in Public Places through Ambient Interactivity
Michael Mascioni is a market research consultant, writer, and conference planner in digital media and clean energy. He provides an overview of how the use of ambient interactivity could play out to enhance user experiences and marketing effectiveness in public places.

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