Attendees should make travel plans to ensure they arrive for lunch on Monday afternoon to experience the Plenary Session Luncheon. In addition to the keynote presentation, you will also share lunch with colleagues, hear welcome remarks from IWCS, and experience awards recognizing the Outstanding Technical Paper, Best Presentation, and Outstanding Poster Paper from last year’s conference. The Plenary Luncheon is open to full-access attendees.
This visionary keynote will explore the compelling and unconventional future in the transfer and transport of data and energy to unlock the true capabilities of AI and Quantum Computing. While existing transmission pathways continue to evolve, enabling hyperscale and edge/neighborhood data centers to deliver high-speed, low-latency information technology to businesses, campuses and homes, we should anticipate and plan for what lies beyond the copper and fiber realm. It is clear that we do not have enough data centres, power stations, grid connections, AI accelerators and chips, or fiber optic cabling routes to achieve a sustainable, efficient, resilient and reliable network. Forecasting and resource planning matters!
Demand has never been greater, and the delivery gaps are widening. The convergence of powering and data infrastructure needs to be reimagined! And make no mistake, investors have noticed the mission-critical cable and connectivity industry! Instead of mergers, private equity investment is now circling around you and your innovations to make all of this happen. The key to this future is to ultimately move from the pricing per drop to pricing the Network Lifecycle of Design, Install, Integrate, Operate, and Maintain.
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About the Annual Forum
Matthew Griffin is a multi-award winning Futurist and expert in Disruption and Innovation, Geopolitics, Leadership, and Technology, who NASA have described as a “walking encyclopedia of the future” and a “futurist Polymath.” 15-time best-selling author of the “Codex of the Future” series, Matthew is the Founder and Futurist in Chief of the 311 Institute, a global Futures and Deep Futures advisory firm working with royal households, world leaders, G7, G20, and G77 governments, NGOs, and multi-national mid and mega cap firms to help them explore, shape, and lead the next 50 years of business and society.
An award-winning YouTube creator with over a million followers, with an unrivalled global reach and impact, Matthew is a highly sought-after international keynote speaker, lecturer, and mentor who collaborates with global leaders through the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to shape pivotal initiatives such as the UN’s AI for Humanity program, the United Nations Conference of the Parties (UN COP), and the World Economic Forum in Davos.
As the former Global Head of Cloud, National Security, and Enterprise Sales for companies including Atos, Dell-EMC, and IBM, Matthew has a proven track record of building multi-billion dollar business units and turning failing divisions into market leaders. His ability to identify, analyze, and communicate the implications of hundreds of emerging technologies and trends is unparalleled, and his insights are trusted by many of the world’s most respected organizations, including ABB, Accenture, Adidas, AON, ARM, BCG, Centrica, Citi, Coca-Cola, Dentons, Deloitte, Dow Jones, EY, Google, KPMG, Lego, Legal & General, LinkedIn, Microsoft, PepsiCo, Qualcomm, RWE, Samsung, Siemens AG and Siemens Energy, T-Mobile, UBS, VISA, Walmart, Workday, Worldpay and many others.
Regularly featured in the global media, including the AP, BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC, Discovery, Forbes, Khaleej Times, Telegraph, TIME, ViacomCBS, WIRED, and the WSJ, Matthew’s mission is to help organizations create a fair and sustainable future whose benefits are shared by everyone irrespective of their ability, background, or circumstances.
