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From Open Source Mindset to Mindflex - How Flexing Perceptions of OSS Can Change the World In this session Clare explores how open source can be a way to construct alternative systems of innovation and remove some of the friction that is plaguing current efforts of "digital transformation". Open source can help build trust, promote openness and collaboration, and provide alternative pathways to get involved with technology. It can help ensure that technology is not something that is built for people but instead built with people to help us digitally transform to a world we all actually want to [...]

The Darker Side of Digital 'The Darker Side of Digital' outlines the premise that our digital tools are starting to control us, the tool users. When it comes to digital platforms how many decisions have been made for you before you get to make a choice? In today's digital age, our ability to see the boundaries of our choices is being eroded. This is not a new challenge for our profession. The extent of it, and the way in which we contribute towards it, is.

A Fireside chat with Michael Nelson ​As we move into the digital future, there is a greater need to build policies that support and address greater digitalization. The adoption of digital business and possibly even digital government are necessary to achieve greater equality between social classes. At the same time, forces are taking advantage of the digital platform to shape our future. Censorship and media control have a broad influence. In this two-part question and answer discussion, Michael Nelson will address issues around who is shaping our digital future and steps that we need to take to safeguard our [...]

Robin Christopherson; Out with Accessibility - In with Inclusive Design Widely recognized as a leading expert on accessibility and digital inclusion, Robin Christopherson of leading UK tech charity AbilityNet will explore the 'mental 180' we all need to undergo when it comes to considering accessibility in this mobile-first world. Packed with practical illustrations and demos - attending this one's a no-brainer. If you've not come across him, Robin is a regular inspirational speaker at a wide range of events in Europe and the US, raising awareness of the power and potential of technology to transform people's lives. His work [...]

Panel Discussion about Conscious Architectural Choices with Oliver Cronk, Gunnar Menzel, Nathan Allchin, Mina Frost, Bianca Garcez and Chris Lockhart Architects are responsible for advising organizations on business and technology choices. The Architecture of tomorrow needs to be compatible with Conscious Capitalism (which needs to consider the triple bottom line of social and environmental concerns as well as profits). Architects therefore need to consider the wider impacts of their recommendations and choices. Join this cross industry panel discussion to learn more about how to start the required mindset shift towards and to ensure these choices are made consciously and [...]

Paul Preiss interviews Jeanne W. Ross with a talk on Architecture Jeanne W. Ross conducts academic research that targets the challenges of senior level executives at CISR's nearly 100 global sponsor companies. She studies how firms develop competitive advantage through the implementation and reuse of digitized platforms.

The Immersive Technology Frontier We're all familiar with technologies such as Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) and the recent exponential increase in wearables to track our vitals, our movement, and even our sleep. The application of these technologies in our personal and professional lives is starting to become a daily occurrence for so many of us. The question being posed in this thought-provoking session by Poppy Crum, Chief Scientist at Dolby Laboratories and Adjunct Professor at Stanford University, is "What's next?" In this informative discussion, Poppy speaks to advancements in sensors and AI, that can use the space [...]