Innovation Team presentation, March 1
Date and Time
Thursday Mar 1, 2018
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CST
Check in begins: 10:30 a.m.
Event begins: 11 a.m.
Event ends: 1 p.m.
Location
Blackstone LaunchPad at UT-Dallas
800 W. Campbell Rd.
Richardson, TX 75080
Fees/Admission
No cost to attend. Box lunch provided.
Registration deadline February 26 at noon.
Contact Information
Mike Skelton
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Description
Thriving in the Age of Disruption. Join the Tech Titans Innovation Team for the first in a series of events to provide members with the tools, techniques and best practices to manage the technology factors that are creating disruption across multiple industries.
Topics covered at this event will include:
On The Horizon--What disruptive trends are on the horizon now and how to respond.
Over the Horizon-- How and when will quantum computing, nano technologies and organic computing disrupt my industry?
Owning the Horizon--How organizations can create strategic plans that enable them to adapt to the changing horizon.
About the Speakers
Ty Harmon is the Founder and Chief of Technology Reconnaissance at 2THEDGE, an innovation and emerging technology consulting practice. Ty has developed and led multiple scenario planning events that develop a fact-based view of the future business market over the next 3-10 years to identify opportunities and risks. Prior to launching 2THEDGE, Ty served as Technology Fellow at AstraZeneca where he established a global innovation function focused on connected care and intelligent drug delivery solutions.
Geoff Novak is responsible for the creation and leadership of Comerica Bank's Innovation Practice. His primary focus is on identifying future technology solutions designed to enhance productivity, secure revenue and reduce risk and expenses. Since joining Comerica, Geoff has promoted rapid prototyping and innovation events, created and hosted podcasts focused on innovation topics, implemented a holistic, human-centered approach to product and service design and established a Digital Ethnography research practice focused on the exploration of the relationship between emerging technology and human behavior to define future trends and predict ripple effects across seemingly disparate industries.
Charlie Lewis is a senior partner with 2THEDGE. Prior to joining 2THEDGE, Charlie was the Director of Technology at BP where he co-ran the innovation technology program that applied emerging capabilities across BP global assets. Charlie co-lead the study around BP's future regarding technology changes that will greatly affect the oil and gas industry (e.g. quantum computing, edge computing, AI, big data,robotics, sensors, IOT, etc.)
