New Future: Program Update. Early Bird expires friday
Dear Friends,
Trust this note finds you and yours safe and healthy.
Over the last decade, Mobile Future Forward has had the history of successfully peering into the future as to how the technology world and new revenue streams will evolve over time. The last decade was shaped by the synchronous S-curves of LTE, Smartphones, and Cloud. What will be the New Future synchronous S-curves?
We expect the “Connected Intelligence” companies to outperform the S&P Index by a good margin. In fact, just this year, CI Index has outperformed S&P by over 44%.
During our brainstorm sessions this year, we will dive deeper into how the New Future is being accelerated at a remarkable pace. There are new questions that are being raised about the future scenarios, trajectories, alliances and business models and our brilliant speakers will address them during in-depth candid conversations.
We are putting together a stellar program that will give you unvarnished view into the minds of the movers and shakers who will shape the coming decade. Your strategy and roadmap will be influenced by your participation.
New Future: 5G – Economics, Competition & Opportunities
Anne Chow, CEO, AT&T Business
Tami Erwin, Group CEO, Verizon Business
Neville Ray, President – Technology, T-Mobile
Ina Fried, Chief Technology Correspondent, Axios
Erik Ekudden, CTO, Ericsson
Pardeep Kohli, Founder and CEO, Mavenir
Craig Moffett, Founder, MoffettNathanson
Milo Medin, VP – Wireless Services, Google
New Future: Board Strategy – Governing through Crises
Dan Hesse, Former CEO, Sprint; Board – Akamai, PNC
Patricia Russo, Chairwoman, HPE; Board – GM, Merck, KKR
John Stanton, Founder – Trilogy, Board – Microsoft, Costco
New Future: Digitization of the Economy
Glenn Lurie, President & CEO, Synchronoss
Mohamed Kande, Vice Chairman, PwC
Ludwig Siegele, US Technology Editor, The Economist
Ralph Simon, CEO and Founder, Mobilium Global
Gary Miles, CMO, Amdocs
Ken Denman, Venture Partner, Sway Ventures
New Future: WFH Transformation and Implications
Rahul Patel, SVP and GM – Networking and Connectivity, Qualcomm
New Future: Rebooting Medicine
Dr. Kalil Abdullah, Neurosurgeon, UTSMC
New Future: Building Resilient Supply-Chains
Susan Johnson, EVP – Supply Chains, AT&T
Prakash Arunkundrum, Head of Global Operations and Manufacturing, Logitech
Biju Nair, CEO and President, HYLA Mobile
New Future: Rethinking CyberSecurity
Mike Kijewski, CEO & Founder, Medcrypt
Niloofar Razi Howe, former CSO – RSA; Board – Morgan Stanley, IREX
… more speakers to be announced
Over the course of the last 10 years, we at Mobile Future Forward have never shied away from exploring the future to understand the trajectories of technologies, business models and their impact on industries and societies. We firmly believe that our industry will lead the rejuvenation of the global economy.
It is shaping up to be the most consequential event of the year.
If you would like to partner with us, we would love to hear from you.
Registration (early bird is expiring friday)
Please join us for the New Future.
Best wishes,
Chetan Sharma
Verizon and Google are joining the New Future
Dear Friends,
Trust this note finds you and yours safe and healthy.
Mobile Future Forward is about answering questions that have deep strategic and tactical significance with data and insights. The annual summit attracts a group of senior executives, proven entrepreneurs, and excellent moderators who bring the best discussions of the year on a variety of topics such as 5G, Edge Internet, Connected Intelligence, Autonomous, Business Model Disruption, Monetization, Industrial Automation, Cybersecurity, VR and Interfaces, Competition, Investments, Economics, and much more.
As we have noted previously, Connected Intelligence is defined by a set of technologies that are going to alter the ecosystem stack of every industry. As a result, the next 10 years will be more disruptive than the previous 100. Amidst this period of synchronous S-curves and overlapping ecosystems, there are new questions that are being raised about the future scenarios, trajectories, alliances and business models.
We are putting together a stellar program that will give you unvarnished view into the minds of the movers and shakers who will shape the coming decade. Your strategy and roadmap will be influenced by your participation.
5G: Economics, Competition & Opportunities
Anne Chow, CEO, AT&T Business
Neville Ray, President – Technology, T-Mobile
Tami Erwin, Group CEO, Verizon Business
Ina Fried, Chief Technology Correspondent, Axios
Erik Ekudden, CTO, Ericsson
Pardeep Kohli, Founder and CEO, Mavenir
Craig Moffett, Founder, MoffettNathanson
Milo Medin, VP – Wireless Services, Google
Board Strategy: Governing through Crises
Dan Hesse, Former CEO, Sprint; Board – Akamai, PNC
Patricia Russo, Chairwoman, HPE; Board – GM, Merck, KKR
John Stanton, Founder – Trilogy, Board – Microsoft, Costco
Digitization of the Economy: Industry 4.0
Ludwig Siegele, US Technology Editor, The Economist
Mohamed Kande, Vice Chairman, PwC
Glenn Lurie, President & CEO, Synchronoss
Ralph Simon, CEO and Founder, Mobilium Global
Dr. Kalil Abdullah, Neurosurgeon, UTSMC
Gary Miles, CMO, Amdocs
… more speakers to be announced
Over the course of the last 10 years, we at Mobile Future Forward have never shied away from peering into the future to understand the trajectories of technologies, business models and their impact on industries and societies. We firmly believe that our industry will lead the rejuvenation of the global economy.
It is shaping up to be the most consequential event of the year.
Please join us for the New Future.
Best wishes,
Chetan Sharma
New Future: 5G, Managing Crisis, Accelerating Industry 4.0
Dear Friends,
We are putting together a stellar program that will give you unvarnished view into the minds of the movers and shakers who will shape the coming decade. Your strategy and roadmap will be influenced by your participation.
Board Strategy: Managing through Crisis
Dan Hesse, Former CEO, Sprint; Board – Akamai, PNC
Patricia Russo, Chairwoman, HPE; Board – GM, Merck, KKR
John Stanton, Founder – Trilogy, Board – Microsoft, Costco
5G: Economics, Competition & Opportunities
Anne Chow, CEO, AT&T Business
Neville Ray, President – Technology, T-Mobile
Ina Fried, Chief Technology Correspondent, Axios
Erik Ekudden, CTO, Ericsson
Pardeep Kohli, Founder and CEO, Mavenir
Craig Moffett, Founder, MoffettNathanson
Digitization of the Economy: Industry 4.0
Ludwig Siegele, US Technology Editor, The Economist
Mohamed Kande, Vice Chairman, PwC
Glenn Lurie, President & CEO, Synchronoss
… more speakers to be announced
Over the course of the last 10 years, we at Mobile Future Forward have never shied away from peering into the future to understand the trajectories of technologies, business models and their impact on industries and societies. We firmly believe that our industry will lead the rejuvenation of the global economy.
It is shaping up to be the most consequential event of the year.
Please join us for the New Future.
Best wishes,
Chetan Sharma
Announcing Mobile Future Forward 2020
Dear Friends,
Trust this note finds you and yours safe and healthy.
We are living through history and uncertain times. Years of change is happening in days. There are more questions than answers.
We are planning our annual fall summit to help you address these questions in a thoughtful manner. This year, Mobile Future Forward Digital 2020 will be a two-day (Sept 9-10th) online event filled with exceptional insights and brainstorming on what the future will bring. It will provide you guidance on how to prepare for the altered landscape and reshaped supply-chains. We will be delving deep into how to think about the New Future, how to come out of the crisis inspired and emboldened.
The great recession of 2008 gave birth to over 150 new billion-dollar revenue streams. Catalyzed by cloud, LTE, and smartphones, the tech industry led the world out of the 2008 economic crisis. Historically, each major recession or a pathogen-initiated calamity ushers in a new era of creativity and innovation. Whether it was the Renaissance period in the 14th century or the golden age of mobile during the last decade, the disruption caused by unexpected events shape the future. While it is unclear how long the current pandemic will last or how we will go about rebuilding the infrastructure and technologies for the next decade, one thing is absolutely clear that our world will be shaped by the acceleration of Connected Intelligence. We have already gotten the glimpse of that world in a short few weeks.
With the help of our long-time partners and steadfast community, we are assembling some of the best minds and technologists to help us brainstorm the path forward. Their wisdom of dealing with past crises and inventive spirit to create something new will shape our dialog and roadmap.
Some of the confirmed executives are:
- Anne Chow, CEO, AT&T Business
- Neville Ray, President – Technology, T-Mobile
- Glenn Lurie, President & CEO, Synchronoss
- Ina Fried, Chief Technology Correspondent, Axios
- Erik Ekudden, CTO, Ericsson
- Mohamed Kande, Vice Chairman, PwC
- Pardeep Kohli, Founder and CEO, Mavenir
- Dan Hesse, Former CEO, Sprint
- Patricia Russo, Chairwoman, HPE; Board – GM, Merck, KKR
- John Stanton, Founder – Trilogy; Board – Microsoft, Costco
- Ludwig Siegele, US Technology Editor, The Economist
Over the course of the last 10 years, we at Mobile Future Forward have never shied away from peering into the future to understand the trajectories of technologies, business models and their impact on industries and societies. We firmly believe that our industry will lead the rejuvenation of the global economy.
We plan to cover the following discussion areas:
- Acceleration of Connected Intelligence
- Impact on Society, Consumers, and Technology
- 5G: Learnings from the field
- 5G: Service Monetization
- 5G: Economics, Competition & Opportunities
- Reimagining Healthcare • Industrial Automation and Manufacturing
- Transformation of Cities and Transportation
- Distributed Edge Internet
- Technologies shaping WFH
- AI/ML in the age of Data
- AR/VR – Expanding Horizons
- Robotics: Integration of Man and Machine
- Globalization and Policy: Conflict and Convergence
- Redrawing the Cybersecurity map
It is shaping up to be the most consequential event of the year.
Please join us for the New Future.
Best wishes,
Chetan Sharma
Mobile Future Forward Digital 2020: New Future
Dear Friends,
Trust this note finds you and yours safe and healthy.
We are living through history and uncertain times.
Years of change is happening in days.
Supply Chains. Consumer Behavior. Enterprise Muscle Memory.
Threats. Partnerships. Competition. Talent. Economics. Trade.
There are more questions than answers.
We are planning our annual fall summit to help the industry address these questions in a thoughtful manner. This year, Mobile Future Forward Digital 2020 will be a two-day (Sept 9-10th) online event filled with exceptional insights and brainstorming on what the future will bring. It will provide you guidance on how to prepare for the altered landscape and reshaped supply-chains. We will be delving deep into how to think about the New Future, how to come out of the crisis inspired and emboldened.
150 year of economic history tells us there is a 20% chance the companies that start during the next 12-24 months will help shape the decade to come.
Over the course of the last 10 years, we at Mobile Future Forward have never shied away from peering into the future to understand the trajectories of technologies, business models and their impact on industries and societies. We firmly believe that our industry will lead the rejuvenation of the global economy.
With the help of our long-time partners and steadfast community, we are assembling some of the best minds and technologists to help us brainstorm the path forward. Their wisdom of dealing with past crises and inventive spirit to create something new will shape our dialog and roadmap.
Please join us for the New Future.
Registration and more details to be announced next week.
Thanks, and best wishes.
Mobile Future Forward Team
World’s First Live Remote VR Surgery Demo
At Mobile Future Forward, we always strive to be at the cutting edge of how we understand technology evolution and disruption. This year was no different. We partnered with our friends at a very innovative startup – Proprio Vision. They are some phenomenal work in bringing VR to Healthcare, more specifically to surgery. The main theme of this year’s Mobile Future Forward was to explain how different technologies are coming together to create disruption. We chose a perfect use case to illustrate that – Live Remote VR Surgery. That it happened to be the first such demo in the world made it all the more gratifying. The demo showed that by using Computer Vision, Light Field Imaging, 5G, AI/ML, Edge Computing, VR, and IoT, one create some really compelling roadmaps for disruption. We can go on and on .. best is to experience it yourself through this video from this year’s summit.
Thank You
Dear friends and colleagues of Mobile Future Forward,
Hope you got back to your respective destinations without much trouble or delay.
It was such a thrill to have all of you at our special 10th year summit earlier this week. We are humbled by the positive feedback we have been receiving from all of you.
Last night, I received a note from one of our guests. It perfectly captures what we try to do with MFF, its essence, aspiration, and ambition.
“I appreciate the force of your collective wisdom, guidance, and quantification efforts to place the emerging innovation arrays of so many different technological and commercial trajectories in graspable contexts and suggestive characterizations. Bravo!”
Our thanks to the amazing partners
Until next time, our best wishes to you in your own Connected Intelligence journeys.
Kind regards,
Mobile Future Forward Team
Connected Intelligence 2030
We are really excited to announce that the special 10th Edition of our Mobile Future Forward Book for 2019 will be published and become available exclusively to the Mobile Future Forward participants on Sept 4th. As is the tradition, the book has some brilliant essays from our speakers – the thought leaders and mobile industry senior executives, on trends, opportunities, innovations, and user experiences. More importantly, these thought-pieces highlight how some of the leading companies are gearing themselves to execute in the Connected Intelligence Era. The book provides a perfect platform for our day long brainstorm about what the next 10 years in the technology industry will look like. We have extraordinary speakers and am really looking forward to the discussions throughout the day.
- Connected Intelligence 2030: Quantifying the Disruption for the Next Decade, Chetan Sharma, CEO, Chetan Sharma Consulting
- Positioned for growth: Investing in 4IR (Fourth Industrial Revolution) to come out ahead in the next decade, Mohamed Kande, Vice Chairman, PwC
- Six Trends Shaping the Internet of Things, Chris Penrose, President – IoT Solutions, AT&T
- Thriving in 2030: Cloud-Based Digital Marketplaces are the Future for Communications Service Providers, Doug Suriano, SVP and GM, Oracle Communications
- OpenRAN: The New Mobile Network Economics, John Baker, SVP, Mavenir
- The Edge Internet: Sparking a Reconfiguration, Dr. Ganesh Sundaram, CEO and Co-founder, AlefEdge
- Policy, Politics, and the Growth of Technology in a Connected Intelligence World, Sarla Sharma, COO, Chetan Sharma Consulting
- Future of Cybersecurity: The Growing Battle for Information Control, Dr. Andrea Little Limbago, Chief Social Scientist, Virtru
- 5G Policy – A Guide for Governments, Chetan Sharma, CEO, Chetan Sharma Consulting
- The Future of Healthcare is Connected and Convergent, Gabriel Jones, CEO and Co-founder, Proprio
- Mobile Future Forward – Last 10 years, Editorial Team, Connected Intelligence 2030
The goal of the Mobile Future Forward Summit is to explore the future of the mobile industry, to create new connections, to openly discuss and debate new ideas. By bringing together a really diverse group of individual leaders – both speakers and audience, we are able to create an environment for constructive dialogue that will hopefully help in formulating your own strategies and product plans.
Thanks to all the authors and their respective organizations for making this year’s book possible.
10 Reasons
Greetings,
We are two weeks away from this year’s Mobile Future Forward Executive Summit and we are busy putting the final touches on the agenda. If you are still thinking about it, here are 10 great reasons to attend and participate:
- Easily the year’s best 5G brainstorm about roadmap, use cases, business models, and monetization with the industry heavyweights and startup entrepreneurs to understand how the new technology curve impacts you.
- Did we say, the top three 5G CTOs will be there to share what they have learned from 5G deployments so far and what’s to come?
- Edge Internet is not a fashion statement; it is a paradigm shift. Don’t believe it? Learn from the startup CEOs who are early on this GDP-changing, industry-altering cycle.
- Cybersecurity is everyone’s problem. Hear from an exceptional panel on the topic that will win you kudos from your CEO and CISO.
- Strategists keep an eye on the technology roadmap but miss the business model disruptions. Learn from the startup entrepreneurs on how they are using tech, data, and insights to disrupt your business.
- Amidst all the talk about Connected Intelligence, where are the top VCs investing their $s – an early indicator of things to come. Meet the top VCs who were previously successful entrepreneurs.
- AR/VR is getting a lot of ink but how does it shape the interfaces of the future? What’s Future Reality (FR)? Prepare to be blown away.
- Your Customers, Partners, Investors, and Competitors will be there. Will you?
- Mobile Future Forward is the only strategy event that brings together some of the brightest minds in the industry and empowers the forum to discuss the future scenarios, trajectories, disruptions, and business models at a deeper level.
- Over the years, Mobile Future Forward has played a key role in the discussion of opportunities many years before they become mainstream – the mobile data tsunami, the 4th wave, Connected Intelligence, Privacy and Security, IoT and Connected Devices, AI and Verticals, Autonomous, 5G, Edge Computing, and much more. Stay ahead of the curve.
Bonus
- Mobile Future Forward has been a proud host of numerous industry partnerships, alliances, and business relationships that germinate at the summit. Make your mark by being there.
I along with our wonderful partners invite you for an extraordinary day of insights, brainstorming, and networking.
Best wishes,
Chetan Sharma