Jimshade Chaudhari, VP of Product Marketing & Management at Sling TV, discusses the challenges, both business and technical, of live streaming television content; adapting content deliver to match customer profile and preferences; and the changing attitudes of programmers toward streaming vs traditional cable bundling.
Philipp Pieper, co-founder and CEO at Swarm Fund, explains how blockchain brings investors closer to their investments, how to reduce volatility in cryptocurrency, and how investors can collaborate without revealing their proprietary strategies.
Max Friefeld, co-founder and CEO of Voodoo Manufacturing, discusses AI and robotics are at the core of 3D printing; 3D printing can shave thousands of dollars and weeks of time off of product introduction; and Human labor is better suited to maintaining continuous flow production rather than being a component of the production line.
Dr. Bami Bastani, senior VP of the RF Business Unit at Global Foundries, discusses millimeter wave and sub 6GHZ spectrum deployment and the micro circuitry innovation needed to implement 5G.
Isaac Phillips, the co-founder of Siglo, discusses how the Siglo platform leverages pre-paid cell phones prevalent in emerging market countries; how to use blockchain and cryptocurrencies to eliminate financial barriers where computers and internet don't exist; and how stabilize the value of cryptocurrency to promote wider adoption and usage.
Ryan Jenkins, assistant professor of Philosophy at California Polytechnic State University, discusses ethical dilemmas manufactures face when building robots; the autonomous Uber vehicle accident that killed a pedestrian in Arizona; and ethics in military robot applications.
Philip Roan, senior engineer of robotics at BSH Home Appliance Corporation, traces the evolution of home robots beginning with vacuum cleaners, the challenges of merging IoT and home automation products from different manufacturers, and the last in artificial intelligence for the kitchen.
Peter Rubin, science editor at WIRED and author of "Future Presence," discusses how VR is being used in business and enterprises today.
Tim O'Reilly discusses Facebook's current state of affairs vis-a-vis Cambridge Analytica and privacy.
Alex Underwood, VP and global head of Strategic Partnerships and Verticals at Spotify, explains how they combine machine learning and human curation to suggest new songs and artists; the opportunities offered by IoT and voice interaction; and how culture and current events help shape playlists.
