IT : The Dawn of the Smart World, Connecting Innovations
2011.05.25
Visionaries :
- Nani BECCALLI-FALCO [President & CEO, GE Europe & North Asia]
- Heung-Nam Kim [President, ETRI (Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute), Korea]
- Michael AFERGAN [Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President, Akamai Technologies]
- Naveen Selvadurai [Co-founder of Foursquare]
Symposiarch : Dae-Je Chin [President & CEO, Skylake Incuvest / Former Minister, Ministry of Information and Communication of Korea]
After the many paradigm-shifting breakthroughs in technology such as electricity, the telephone, the TV, and the computer, the time has finally come for 'smart' innovations that connect and collect all of these breakthroughs into one.
Companies are not only fighting to produce more convenient and intelligent devices like smartphones and smart TVs, but also focusing on creating an environmentally-friendly smart atmosphere, reducing costs and environmental waste through connecting smart devices.
This connected revolution is a new challenge and opportunity and its success is imperative if we are to achieve the sustainable growth of human civilization.
What are the smart initiatives that we should explore and collaborate on?
How can humans and technology more seamlessly coexist in a smart IT ecosystem?