Reimagining Growth

What Is Sci-Fi, What Is High-Tech?

January 24, 2025
09:00–09:45 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

Neurotechnology extends the possibilities of our brains, autonomous systems take us where we need to go and robots are becoming a part of our daily life. These technologies are not just the backdrop of futuristic novels, they are creating a world previously confined to the imaginations of science-fiction writers. What are the key future technologies that once seemed unbelievable and how are they...
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Speakers

NF
Nita Farahany
Robinson O. Everett Professor of Law and Philosophy; Director, Duke Science and Society
Duke University
AJ
Anthony Jules
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Robust.AI
TO
Thomas Oxley
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Synchron
RU
Raquel Urtasun
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Waabi
YV
Yossi Vardi
Chairman
International Technologies

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