Agenda
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| VIP Dialogues Curated VIP discussions with invited observers. For policy officials, corporates and world leading technologists |
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| 14:00 - 15:00 |
Industry 4.0 |
| 15:30 - 16:30 | Trade and Technology How trade in industrial technology connects Europe and China Digital trade and the expansion of communications networks The impact of e-commerce on Financial Services in Europe and China How geopolitics intersects with technology trends Transport, Mobility and Logistics |
| 16:30 - 17:30 | The Digital Silk Road Travel and Tourism Education and Skills Culture: promoting and digitalising heritage Earth monitoring and big data for sustainable development The information silk road The development of technology infrastructure along the Belt and Road Opportunities for international cooperation on establishing technology and industrial parks along the Belt and Road Prospects for smart city development along the belt and road Artificial intelligence and people-to-people communications Innovation-driven development of nanotechnology, quantum computing, big data and cloud computing |
| 18:30 - 21:00 | RAID Gala Dinner (by invitation only) |
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| 08:30 | Registration and Coffee |
| 09:00 | Welcome speeches |
| 09:15 | 1. VIP Opening Panel: Is it too late for Europe to capitalise on AI? Chinese, European and US perspectives on RAID’s potential to boost productivity and create sustainable, widespread economic growth The role of government in a new productive age How will current and future technology change the geopolitical landscape in the 21st century? Opportunities on the digital silk road How can governments accelerate innovation by releasing larger civic data pools |
| 10:15 | 2. Global digital trade: is digitisation helping or hindering globalisation? Is digitisation accelerating protectionism and the anti-trade movement? How will new bilateral models transform digital trading relationships, particularly between US, Europe and post-Brexit UK? The role of ecommerce in new regional alliances such as China’s Belt and Road |
| 11:00 | Networking break and refreshments |
| 11:30 | 3. From the digital age to the post-human age How is digitalisation changing the role of humans in work and society? How big is the existential risk posed by AI? How can governments and businesses work together to ensure a framework for the harmonious development of humanity in tandem with automation and AI? The impact of automation in Europe, China and along the belt and road |
| 12:15 | 4. Professional Services in the new digital age The impact of AI on professional service industries How can law and policy be enacted more efficiently through digital means The impact of digitisation on the legal sector and legislative process |
| 13:00 | Networking lunch |
| 14:15 | 5. VIP Panel: Leadership – change or disappear How to manage and shape a large company for the future Will companies buy or build new technologies? How can companies in established industry sectors compete with technology giants |
| 15:00 | 6. Industry 4.0: towards a new productive age Can you adopt Industry 4.0 alone or do you need to work with a technology partner? What do big investors consider when thinking about the companies of tomorrow? How do investors assess the opportunities in Europe as compared to China and the US – and what does Europe need to do to catch up? What do investors expect to happen to the largest companies and industries – what are their models anticipating? |
| 15:45 | Networking break and refreshments |
| 16:15 | 7. Cities and citizens Is RAID impacting the pace and character of urbanisation, and if so where and how? Which cities are leading the way in maximising the potential of technology and people? The impact of RAID on urban infrastructure and services such as mobility, energy and healthcare The role of smart cities in the development of the digital silk road |
| 17:00 | 8. From hardware to software to cloud – where next for technology? Which hardware will be superseded by software next and in which industries? Why is the cloud the best platform for big data? With software and data both migrating to online, how can businesses retain full ownership of their assets? |
| 18:30 | VIP Dinner (by invitation only) |
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About
RAID Conference and Exhibition addresses new innovations and disruptive technologies in areas of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Internet-of-Things and Data
WHERE TO FIND US
- Cavendish Group
2nd Floor Front, 116-118 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PP, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)203 675 9530
Email: raid@cavendishgroup.co.uk