The Future World:

Conference on Emerging to Converging Technologies

Conference on Emerging to Converging Technologies and the Future World

June 25th & 26th 2019 x Johannesburg, South Africa

"A two day event packed with important information for senior management"

Now more than ever, technology has the potential to revolutionize the world as we experience it. The digital breakthroughs of the last decade have set the foundation for a future that is safer, happier, and more efficient. But now we must harness these technologies to turn this potential into reality.

Worldwide, there is a focus on the use of emerging technologies in such areas as sustainable crop yield improvement, remote disease diagnoses and treatment, the emergence of new entrepreneurial ventures and creation of new businesses and the creation and use of affordable energy sources. Several of the emerging technologies are, one, converging and, two, have application in our future world of work and in society in general, and will have a significant impact on our future.

The Emerging to Converging Technologies Conference explores today’s and tomorrow’s technologies that are shaping the world by impacting businesses, societies and consumers. Hear experts share their perspectives on how cutting-edge concepts like Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things and Sensor Technology, Blockchain, and Biotech will create a better future.

Organizers: Sebastian Pokutta (Georgia Tech) and Lew Roberts (Gordon Institute of Business Science)