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The Global Future: WDF emphasises societal impact of technology (30/3/2005)

The preliminary session in London on Monday, 21st March, of the Wolfsberg Digital Future (WDF) forum organised by the mi2g Intelligence Unit, seeks to highlight the impact of modern technology on present and future society, government and the global economy in the context of new opportunities and emerging threats. The event is now fully subscribed.

Unique Perspectives

The WDF forum recognises that traditional divisions between robotics, nanotech, biotech, rapid manufacturing, Internet & ICT, adaptive home automation, lasers & optic technology as well as telecommunications are withering away as one field increasingly impacts the other. The WDF forum fulfils the need amongst Chief Executives and senior decision makers because a lot of quality events look at each of these specialist areas and none embrace the holistic impact completely. WDF participants from a select set of professional backgrounds - banking, insurance, government, defence, energy, health care, applied science and general management - can gain a unique perspective and insight into future challenges and key developments in all important technologies and their combined impact on society, government and the global economy. Not only that, WDF also debates what the latest developments mean for ethics, family-life and the evolution of leadership.

Chair and Panel

The round table will be chaired by Prof Prabhu Guptara, Executive Director, Wolfsberg, Switzerland and the Guest of Honour will be His Excellency Ferej Al-Owedi, Deputy Head of Mission, Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, London. The exclusive event will be attended by senior decision makers from banking, insurance and reinsurance as well as the Houses of Parliament, government agencies and centres of excellence. The panel of speakers includes:

1. Dr Patrick Dixon, Futurist, Chairman, Global Change; 2. Prof William Dutton, Director, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford; 3. Prof Jim Norton, eBusiness and eGovernment Adviser - Institute of Directors (IoD), Board Member - Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology (POST) and Council Member of the UK Parliamentary IT Committee (PITCOM); and 4. DK Matai, Executive Chairman, mi2g & Chairman, Asymmetric Threats Contingency Alliance (ATCA).

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