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SUMMARY:Session seven : Hot topics roundtables
DESCRIPTION:This session will focus on the trends within different tech s
 ectors. You will have an opportunity to participate in two interactive r
 ound table sessions on two of the below topics. Share your experience wi
 thin the various sectors or take the opportunity to improve your knowled
 ge in a new field. We will learn some key take away points from each sec
 tor.\n\n1. Planet Positive – tech and tech-enabled companies are enablin
 g the transition to sustainable practices in fields such as energy\, wat
 er and chemicals.\n2. Frontier tech/Deep – tech is pushing the boundarie
 s of science and engineering through technologies such as artificial int
 elligence (AI)\, robotics\, blockchain\, advanced material\, biotech and
  quantum computing.\n3. Improving Health – tech companies are improving 
 patient welfare and thereby revolutionising health care and healthcare s
 ystems. Such improvements see the use of AI to predict certain illness a
 nd technologies being used in preventive care.\n4. The Future of Pharmac
 eutical and Biotechnology – insights from the pandemic\, the digital tra
 nsformation and applications of IoT\, AI and robotics to manufacturing p
 rocesses are challenging the traditional approaches\, practices\, and bu
 siness models of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.\n5. Future 
 Finance – new business models and technologies are powering financial an
 d insurance systems and leading to an explosion in fintech and insurtech
 . \n6. Digital Work – empowering workers and enhancing productivity. The
  digital workplace must help shape culture\, engage employees in the mis
 sion and simplify the way employees do their work.\n7. Empowered Individ
 uals/Education – championing new forms of online education and powering 
 the creation of personal productivity. Education plays a significant rol
 e in the empowerment of individuals and the use of new technology can ha
 ve a great impact here.\n8. Future of Food and Drink – new business mode
 ls and technologies are reinventing how food and drink is produced\, dis
 tributed and consumed.\n9. Mobility – the way people and goods are movin
 g is changing. Mobility is one of the key factors for how cities will de
 velop in the future. New technologies – if used the right way – can help
  to contribute to smart cities.\n10. Industrial Automation – industry\, 
 manufacturing\, production and construction processes are becoming more 
 efficient with the implementation of new technologies to control systems
 \, such as computers or robots as well as information technologies.\n11.
  Legal tech – new technologies such as blockchain and AI are being ident
 ified as technologies that many disrupt the legal profession in an unpre
 cedented way.\n
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