Man and Superman: Human History Bifurcates – Talk at RKM Kolkata (Video)

Artificial intelligence enabled automation is sweeping through society and it will have a species level impact on humanity during this century. Sramana Mitra explores this evolution and the nuances of humanity’s future during a keynote address she gave on August 22, 2019, at the Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture in Kolkata. Here is the recording:

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Thought Leaders in Online Education: Paul Kellenberger, CEO of zSpace (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: Let’s elaborate on the platform and your own applications versus third-party applications. What’s in the platform? What part of that platform is yours versus from Unity? Where are the third-party developers adding value to this? Paul Kellenberger: Let me start at the bottom and I’ll talk about the technology from a hardware perspective.

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Building a Mission-Driven Company from Sweden: Anders Ankarlid, CEO of A Good Company (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: What is your hottest selling product? Anders Ankarlid: Every new product that we are launching goes up as the new blockbuster. We have an assortment of stone paper notebooks. It’s a replacement for pulp-based stationery products. You take leftovers from the construction industry. You cross the stones. You make it into pellets and

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Catching Up On Readings: Top 10 Gov Tech Trends 2020

This feature from Gartner looks at the top 10 government technology trends for 2019-2020 that have the potential to transform public services. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.

Thought Leaders in Online Education: Paul Kellenberger, CEO of zSpace (Part 1)

AR/VR is changing education. In our TLOE series, this interview delves into the trends and the white spaces. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to yourself and to zSpace. Paul Kellenberger: I’m the CEO of zSpace. zSpace is a very innovative technology company that has been in the market and focused on education

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October 24 – 462nd 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 462nd FREE online 1Mby1M mentoring roundtable on Thursday, October 24, 2019, at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/5 p.m. CEST/8:30 p.m. India IST. If you are a serious entrepreneur, register to “pitch” and sell your business idea. You’ll receive straightforward feedback, advice on next steps, and answers to any of your

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461st Roundtable Recording on October 17, 2019: With Roz Lemieux and Rachel Hutchisson, Blackbaud

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Building a Mission-Driven Company from Sweden: Anders Ankarlid, CEO of A Good Company (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: What was the next step? How did you get to this company? Anders Ankarlid: I always had this sense that I will some day come back to e-commerce and bring all of the experience I have gained. Then in the summer of 2018, it was extremely hot in Europe.