In "AI May Be the Future, but What Does It Mean for Your Business?" David Rowan, visionary and founding editor of WIRED UK, takes us on an electrifying journey through the game-changing potential of artificial intelligence (AI). Far from a buzzword, AI is revolutionizing how we live, work, and create—and Rowan reveals the stunning opportunities and urgent challenges this brings to businesses today.

Imagine a world where your customers' emotions are decoded in real-time by AI-powered agents, or where education is tailored to each learner's pace, making "one-size-fits-all" a thing of the past. Rowan paints a picture of how AI will reshape industries:

• Entertainment: AI-generated actors could star in films, obliterating the limits of human availability.
• Healthcare: A breath analysis could save your life, detecting illnesses long before symptoms appear.
• Climate Solutions: Smarter resource management could be humanity's secret weapon against climate change.

But this future isn't all rosy. Rowan doesn’t shy away from the darker side—automation could displace jobs, and biases in AI systems could deepen societal divides. Then there’s the wild card: AI’s ability to generate misinformation on an unprecedented scale.

So what does Rowan suggest? Be bold. Be ready. Businesses need to embrace AI as a tool for innovation, not a threat. Stay curious, experiment fearlessly, and keep ethics front and center as you ride this wave of transformation.

AI is not just the future—it’s here, reshaping everything. Are you ready to evolve with it, or will you be left behind? David Rowan leaves his audience inspired, energized, and ready to act.

Netscape transformed what was an obscure academic and governmental hypertext network and opened the door to what became the multi-trillion-dollar internet economy.  DAVID ROWAN is convinced this is the Netscape moment in the Artificial Intelligence era: the very beginning of a massive series of disruptive industry upheavals built on AI that will create vast new wealth — and punish any business that underestimates the speed and depth of the shift to the new AI economy. You can already see the signals: from deepfakes, to ChatGPT, to medical AI’s reading patients’ CT scans, and more. So where do we go from here — and how should you prepare? David will translate how AI is being applied today in top university labs and in the most ambitious startups, and help you understand what is about to happen in your industry. Because you can't assume it will be business as normal.

In this eye-opening, actionable, and engaging talk, DAVID ROWAN takes audiences behind the scenes of the years of travel and research that went into his new book Non-Bullshit Innovation. Rather than innovate through jargon – with talk of change agents and co-creation gurus, ideas portals and webinars, make-a-thons and hackfests, paradigm shifts and pilgrimages to Silicon Valley – he reveals the companies and leaders that are truly and successfully thinking outside the box. From the bank that performs surgery to the country that’s an app store, Rowan’s talk is chock-full of engrossing stories collected on his 20-country journey from Peru to China. Packed with practical tips on radical ways to adapt and thrive in the digital age, Rowan’s talk reveals how to create genuine innovation regardless of your industry.

DAVID ROWAN is in-demand with groups Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, The World Economic Forum, TED Global, Google Zeitgeist, Fortune 100 businesses, and more. David’s recent presentations include: how smart companies are innovating, how to embrace transformative in an exponential era, how utilities will change in the decade ahead, the future of the customer experience, and actionable strategies and lessons from the world’s fastest innovators.

In this compelling talk, renowned tech journalist DAVID ROWAN shares the ten technology megatrends you can’t afford to ignore – and how they’ll transform manufacturing, hospitality, finance, insurance, entertainment, and travel industries. With a breadth of expertise and insider secrets from the world’s tech titans, Rowan reveals how to survive, prosper, and embrace transformation in a world of exponential technologies and what your business can learn from startup thinking.

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