Gigaom Change Join us and 300+ visionary leaders along with 20+ global experts for the Gigaom Change Leaders Summit We have very intentionally created a structure around 7 key technologies that over an immersive 2.5 days will explore what's happening today, what's coming next, and as we look to the future what we need to know to begin confidently applying these ideas. 
Helping bridge the gap between today's business operations and tomorrow's demanding expectations, our carefully curated league of 20+ innovative speakers will showcase how business leaders can stop wondering what is happening... and instead start building what the future is inviting forward. We're excited to introduce five of the visionary speakers you'll be spending time with at Gigaom Change Leaders Summit 2016!  | Speaking on the subject of virtual & augmented reality is Jacquelyn Ford Morie Ph.D., Founder and CEO of All These Worlds LLC and Founder & CTO of The Augmented Traveler Corp. Dr. Jacquelyn Ford Morie is widely known for using technology such as Virtual Reality (VR) to deliver meaningful experiences that enrich people's lives. |
| Discussing the subject of artificial intelligence is Rob High, IBM Fellow, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of IBM Watson. Rob has overall responsibility to drive Watson technical strategy and thought leadership. As a key member of the Watson Leadership team, Rob works collaboratively with the Watson engineering, research, and development teams across IBM. |  |
 | Addressing nanotechnology is Dr. Michael Edelman, Chief Executive Officer of Nanoco. Through his work with Nanoco, Dr. Edelman and his team have developed an innovative technology platform using quantum dots that are set to transform lighting, bio-imaging, and much more. Using real insights and examples, Edleman will share how this technology is currently disrupting entire industries. |
| On the artificial intelligence panel, Manoj Saxena, Executive Chairman of CognitiveScale and a founding managing director of The Entrepreneurs' Fund IV, a $100m seed fund, will address the cognitive computing space; specifically, a new class of machine intelligence powered software that revolutionizing customer engagement, decision-making and productivity via complex, multi-structured Dark Data. |  |
 | And last but not least, our opening night keynote speaker will be internet/ethernet pioneer Robert Metcalfe, Professor of Innovation, Murchison Fellow of Free Enterprise at The University of Texas. |
| We're at a point in time where our collective ability to solve some of the biggest business and social challenges has the potential to literally reshape our world. In bringing together the builders, the practitioners and the visionaries, we're extending a bold invitation for us all to become more confident innovators. 
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