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SUMMARY:The Future World Symposium 2010
DESCRIPTION:The Future World Symposium is a two day conference and sho
 wcase of international appeal where thought leaders and industrialists
  engage the world of digital technology, innovation and opportunity. E
 xploring and debating the issues from the chip to the application, FWS
 -2010 takes place at the world famous Lord’s Cricket Ground, London 
 UK.\n\nAbout FWS-2010\nThe digital age is disruptive; it is global, it
  is mainstream and it is very much upon us. The world we live in today
  is significantly different to just twenty years ago and connecting in
 to the cloud of capability unleashes unprecedented opportunity for inn
 ovation to reshape almost every avenue of our lives. Digital technolog
 ies are at the very heart of social, economic and political change. Th
 e trend is set to continue as products and services proliferate, advan
 ced economies consider access to the Internet a fundamental utility an
 d emerging economies seek advances in education, health provision, com
 munications and the multitude of benefits on offer.\nBut what will the
  next ten years look like? Who will be shaping the future? What will o
 ur electronically enabled industries be capable of and how must organi
 sations work together to deliver the potential? What are the barriers,
  both technical and non-technical, that lie in our way and what hazard
 s must we navigate?\n\nAudience\nFWS-2010 is a professional conference
  and showcase intended for CxO’s, researchers, technologists, design
 ers, engineering managers, planners, policy makers, business developme
 nt managers - indeed anybody who has a stakeholder interest in the dig
 ital future.\nFWS-2010 Themes\nThemes which are expected to feature st
 rongly in this year’s conference are:\n• Connectivity / more and m
 ore connected devices / the Cloud / the Crowd / platforms for innovati
 on\n• User communities, platforms and eco-systems\n• Energy Effici
 ency / Low Power / Low Carbon / Greener products\n• Emerging Technol
 ogies\n\nFWS-2010 Outline Agenda\n1. The Next Ten Years\nA look to the
  future opportunity for digital, connected markets and applications. A
 reas of particular interest include:\n• Mobile, Wireless & Communica
 tions\n• Personal Computing\n• Digital Media & Home\n• Transport
 \n2. Design and Technology: Creating the future\nExamines how companie
 s are seeking to influence the future, the application of technology a
 nd the delivery of tomorrow’s products.\n3. Business Matters\nThis s
 ection will explore the non-technological dimension; how business need
 s to evolve, why change is important and how new models may work.\n\nP
 anel Sessions\nA lively set of panel sessions will debate such issues 
 of innovation sustainability, wireless opportunity and open business m
 odels.\n\nShowcase\nFacilitating business connections and exposing the
  latest technology are also primary objectives of FWS. The showcase of
 fers an opportunity to glimpse new technology up close and to make new
  contacts with the movers and shakers shaping the future.\n\nDinner\nA
  networking dinner accompanies FWS, held on the evening of September 1
 5th in the Thomas Lord Suite at Lords Cricket Ground.\n\nRegistering\n
 FWS-2010 is a 2 day event on September 15th and 16th at the world famo
 us Lords Cricket Ground, London. Availability is limited and intereste
 d parties are encouraged to book early to avoid disappointment.\nTo re
 gister\n\nFor more information visit http://www.nminet.org/events/the-
 future-world-symposium
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CATEGORIES:conference
LOCATION:Lord's \"the home of cricket\"
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