Risk Roundup

Risk Roundup


Smart Future

May 30, 2018

Dr. James Canton, a leading Global Futurist, Advisor, Keynote Speaker, Entrepreneur, Author of Future Smart, The Extreme Future and TechnoFutures, and Chairman and CEO of the Institute for Global Futures based in United States participates in Risk Roundup to discuss – Smart Future.
Overview
The rise of intelligent machines is upon us. As we see around us, smart technology is already on its way challenging and changing, not only the way we live, learn, and work; but also how entities across nations: its government, industries, organizations and academia (NGIOA) construct their concept to commercialization.

Smart Future – Key Questions
Irrespective of cyberspace, geospace or space, the smart future—the autonomous future is not pre-ordained by intelligent machines—as it is the human intelligence that is fundamentally creating the smart technologies—at least for now. Since the smart technology that we are creating today is simply an enabling tool that is being used in numerous ways to define and determine our ideas and initiatives –

* How are we using smart technology to help us create not just prosperity, but shared prosperity?
* How are we using smart technology to help us define human destiny and not destroy humanity?

Smart Future – Impact Evaluation
The discussion today is not about the feasibility of smart technologies—it is rather about understanding its drivers, goals, security risks, impact on nation and all its components, the evolving human ecosystem beyond cyberspace, geospace and space and the need for managing change effectively.
Let us evaluate this further:

* Understanding Smart Future
* Key requirements of a smart future
* Smart decision-making process
* Market forces and trajectory for smart future
* Smart Future Readiness

Conclusion – Smart Future
In this episode of Risk Roundup, our concept of smart is about bringing intelligence in all actions and decisions we as individuals and entities across nations: its government, industries, organizations and academia for the future we envision individually and collectively. Time is now to talk about smart future and its associated security risks!

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About the Guest

James Canton, Ph.D. is a Global Futurist, Advisor, Keynote Speaker and Entrepreneur. Author of Future Smart, The Extreme Future and TechnoFutures. His current focus is on: Blockchain, AI, FinTech, Internet 3.0, digital biz, robots, Longevity, IoT. And Globalfuturist.com. He is recognized by the Economist as a leading global futurist. He is also a social scientist, and sought-after business adviser for startups, entrepreneurs, enterprises and governments. He has been forecasting the impact of future trends on business, markets and society for 25 years.
He is the Chairman and CEO of the Institute for Global Futures, a world renown San Francisco think tank he founded in 1990. He advises clients on how to shape the future- on innovation strategy in tech, economics, biz, health care, work, climate, energy, security and demographics.  His past expertise is in startups, investment banking and government.
He was Head of business at Apple with Steve Jobs. He has also been Director, Swiss Occidental AG investments. In addition, he has also been the CEO of UmeCorp first AI controls venture. SLFC, First cloud loan transaction portal, First Nanotech private sector US advisor pre NNI.
He has advised the World Bank, US, Malaysia, Indonesia, Mexico, Columbia, Canada & South Africa governments. He has been Adviser to three White House’s on innovation policy,