Dr Christina Yan Zhang

Our most lauded technologies—AI, quantum computing, digital twins—are a geological-scale paradox, devouring Earth’s resources while promising to save it. They demand colossal energy to power data centres that spew CO2 and drain water reserves, while discarded hardware churns toxic e-waste into landfills—yet these same tools could optimize energy grids, slash resource waste, and resurrect materials through circular economies.

The planet now faces two futures: one where innovation cooks the Earth under server farms and gadget graveyards, or one where it cools it by design. The pivot hinges on ruthless choices—renewable energy mandates, water-smart infrastructure, hardware built to last, and coding sustainability into tech’s DNA. Will we let “progress” accelerate collapse, or weaponize it as humanity’s greatest climate ally? The answer lies in who controls the code—and the conscience—of tomorrow’s breakthroughs.

Session Key Takeaways:

• Gain a clear understanding of the multifaceted environmental impacts of AI and frontier technologies, quantifying their footprint across electricity consumption, CO2 emissions, water usage, e-waste generation, and overall resource intensity.
• Identify the key technological, infrastructural, policy, and design factors—including energy sources, data center efficiency, hardware longevity, supply chain transparency, and the adoption of circular economy models—that determine whether innovation exacerbates or mitigates environmental harm.
• Explore actionable strategies, ethical frameworks, circular design principles, policy levers, and investment priorities needed to proactively steer frontier technology development towards minimizing its negative footprint (across energy, water, waste, emissions) and maximizing its role in achieving a sustainable and circular global economy.

Will we create tech that destroys or protects? The time to choose is here.

Step into the quantum revolution, where particles defy classical logic and supercharge industries. Discover how qubits, quantum algorithms, and entanglement aren’t just lab curiosities—they’re rewriting the rules of finance, logistics, medicine, and cybersecurity.

Dive into the Quantum Edge, where startups and Fortune 500 giants alike are harnessing quantum computing, sensing, and communication to solve problems once deemed impossible. Learn how quantum technologies are already optimizing supply chains, accelerating drug discovery, and cracking encryption challenges—while avoiding the hype traps of “quantum winter.”

Session Key Takeaways:

• Decode the quantum landscape: Cut through the noise to grasp near-term opportunities, from quantum-inspired algorithms boosting today’s profits to fault-tolerant systems reshaping tomorrow.
• Identify industry game-changers: Explore use cases in finance (portfolio optimization), logistics (route solving 100x faster), and pharma (molecular simulation breakthroughs).
• Build a quantum-ready strategy: Learn to pilot partnerships, upskill teams, and integrate quantum solutions without betting the farm on unproven hardware.
• Mitigate risks: Navigate ethical dilemmas, security threats (quantum hacking), and the “race to relevance” in a field where today’s prototype is tomorrow’s disruptor.
• Get ready to future-proof your business in a session blending boardroom pragmatism with scientific wonder. Discover how companies like IBM are monetizing quantum today, why governments are pouring billions into national quantum initiatives, and how to spot “quantum-ready” talent. The future isn’t just quantum—it’s profitable, and it’s closer than you think.

Bold enough to quantum leap? Let’s entangle.

The Humanoid Gold Rush ushers in an era where Physical AI—powered by groundbreaking advances in cognition, movement, and sensory fusion—transforms robots from tools into collaborators, unlocking a $50 trillion reimagining of global productivity. These adaptive machines will revolutionize industries from precision logistics to elder care, not by replacing humans but by amplifying our potential, tackling dangerous tasks, and sparking markets that defy today’s imagination. This is humanity’s cognitive leap: robots fluent in our world’s physical grammar, yet designed to elevate creativity, redefine value, and blur the lines between human and machine intelligence. The race isn’t about adoption—it’s about who dares to rewrite the rules first.

Session Key Takeaways:

• Gain a comprehensive understanding of the scale, scope, and potential timeline of the $50 trillion opportunity presented by humanoid robots and Physical AI across diverse global industries.
• Identify the core enabling technologies (AI, sensors, actuators, power systems) driving humanoid capabilities and the key near-term applications where they are expected to deliver significant economic impact and disruption.
• Learn the critical strategic considerations, investment pathways, ethical frameworks, and societal implications necessary to navigate the Humanoid Gold Rush responsibly and capitalize on its transformative potential while mitigating risks.

Ready to lead—or be left behind?

Forget Digital Twins—Digital Cousins are here to revolutionize decision-making by simulating infinite what-if universes: rival factories, phantom cities, and supply chains that exist only in code. Paired with Large World Models (LWMs)—AI behemoths fusing physics, generative chaos, and real-time data—these tools don’t just predict the future; they let you stress-test it. Imagine war-room simulations where climate disasters hit megacities, competitors’ strategies are reverse-engineered in seconds, and global operations are optimized in hyper-realistic 3D sandboxes. Industries aren’t just adapting—they’re orchestrating chaos to out-maneuver it. The question isn’t if you’ll join this revolution—it’s whether you’ll lead it or get out-simulated.

Session Key Takeaways:

• Ditch Obsolete Models, Embrace the Ecosystem
  Unlock hidden value by evolving from static Digital Twins to dynamic Digital Cousins (simulating alternatives) and LWMs (modelling entire systems). Discover why isolated replicas are dead—and interconnected, AI-driven simulation ecosystems are the new battleground for innovation.
• Master the Tech Stack Powering the Revolution
  Harness the AI/ML fusion (foundation models, generative scenarios), cloud-native simulation platforms, and 3D photogrammetry reshaping industries. Learn how pioneers leverage these tools to predict supply chain meltdowns, design unthinkable products, and outpace rivals.
• Slash Risk, Seize Control
  Get the battle-tested playbook: future-proof your systems with interoperable data pipelines, governance frameworks to tame the data beast, and organizational shifts to turn engineers into “simulation strategists.” Walk away knowing how to deploy, not just dream.

The simulation age rewards the bold. Will you architect the future—or fade into its simulation?

We stand at the precipice of a biological rebellion: AI predicts diseases decades before they strike, CRISPR snips aging genes like faulty code, and new tools could fix faulty genes linked to aging. Silicon Valley titans and biotech pioneers are racing to turn 120 into the new 60—but this revolution isn’t just about living longer. It’s about who controls life itself. Will we engineer utopian societies where 100-year careers spark creativity and purpose, or dystopian hierarchies where billionaires hoard immortality while the rest inherit decay?

From creating new organs using 3D printers to finding ways to potentially reverse aging signs in our cells, the tools are being developed that could drastically change how long and how well humans live. The biggest question is: Are we prepared for the consequences of the future we are creating?

Session Key Takeaways:

• Truth vs. Hype: Cut through Silicon Valley’s fairy tales. AI health tools and CRISPR cures could save lives—but only if we dodge snake oil salesmen and demand proof. Is that “miracle app” real science… or just code?
• Life’s Control Panel: AI designs drugs, CRISPR edits genes, and science might soon reverse aging. But who gets to pull the levers? Will we cure diseases—or create genetic elites? Power this big needs rules, fast.
• The Ethical Minefield: What happens when the rich live 150 years—and others don’t? Can we stop “biological apartheid”? Spoiler: Ignore these questions, and the future gets ugly.
• Redesigning Life’s Playbook: If we all live to 100+, careers, pensions, and even purpose collapse. Reboot society’s rulebook—and arm yourself with tools to own your health data, genes, and future.

Will you be a pawn—or a pioneer—in the age of engineered life?

Our healthcare systems are in crisis, with WHO figures revealing a shocking truth: up to 98.5% of budgets in developed nations are spent on terminal illness and chronic disease. This isn’t healthcare; it’s crisis management, trapping millions in suffering and stretching resources to breaking point.

But what if we could radically rewrite this future? What if, instead of extending lifespan with pain, we unleashed breakthrough tech to maximize healthspan—vibrant, disease-free living well into old age? This isn’t just about longevity; it’s about life quality and fiscal sustainability.

The pivot is now: will we perpetuate reactive care, or weaponize frontier technologies to prevent, predict, and ultimately transform health?

Session Key Takeaways:

• The Unbearable Cost of Sickness: Understand how staggering reactive healthcare spending is collapsing systems and demanding a radical shift to prevention.
• Tech That Transforms:
  • Nanobots: Unleash microscopic precision—DNA nanorobots targeting cancer cells with unprecedented accuracy, leaving healthy tissue untouched. Future nanobots could perform cellular repairs, clear arterial blockages, and deliver precision medicine at the molecular level.
  • Man-Made Worms (Active Matter): Witness self-propelled synthetic materials revolutionizing targeted drug delivery deep within the body, navigating complex biological environments to reach specific disease sites with unprecedented accuracy.
  • Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs): Restore the impossible—paralyzed individuals regaining speech, controlling prosthetic limbs with thought, and even experiencing sensory feedback. These interfaces promise not just to restore function but to redefine human interaction with technology.
  • Advanced Wearables & Biosensors: Go beyond smartwatches. Imagine smart contact lenses detecting glaucoma, sweat-monitoring patches analyzing biomarkers for early disease detection, and continuous glucose monitors integrated seamlessly into daily life, providing real-time data for hyper-personalized preventative care.
  • Organoids & Organ-on-a-Chip: Grow miniature, functional organs in a lab or create microfluidic devices that mimic organ function. These “models” revolutionize drug testing, allowing for rapid, ethical, and highly accurate screening of new therapies, reducing reliance on animal testing.
  • Regenerative Medicine & Bioprinting: Cultivate new tissues and organs from a patient’s own cells. Breakthroughs in stem cell therapy are already treating conditions like Parkinson’s and diabetes, while 3D bioprinting promises to create functional organs for transplantation, ending organ donor waiting lists.
• The Superhuman Era: Explore how extending healthspan could redefine human potential, enabling centuries of vibrant life and innovation, pushing the boundaries of what it means to be healthy and productive.
• Blueprint for a Healthier Future: Identify the ethical frameworks, policies, and investments crucial for deploying these technologies responsibly, ensuring a healthier, longer, and more equitable future for all.

The choice is stark: manage decline or engineer flourishing. The time to choose is here.

We stand at the edge of a digital revolution: AI trades faster than human thought, quantum computers crack encryption that guarded trillions, and blockchain morphs skyscrapers into tradable tokens. Silicon Valley disruptors and Wall Street titans are racing to rebuild money itself—but this isn’t just about faster transactions or bigger profits. It’s about who controls the lifeblood of the global economy. Will we forge a future where DeFi democratizes wealth and tokenization unlocks prosperity for billions, or descend into a dystopia of algorithmic oligarchs, quantum hacks, and CBDCs that monitor every cent you spend?

From AI brokers that predict crashes (or trigger them) to quantum-resistant blockchains and carbon-neutral crypto mines, the tools exist to reinvent finance as a force for good—or weaponize it into chaos. The trillion-dollar question: Will we code fairness into the system’s DNA, or let greed and bugs burn it all down?

Session Key Takeaways:

• Truth vs. Hype: Cut through crypto’s cults and Silicon Valley’s fairy tales. AI trading could stabilize markets—but only if we expose the pump-and-dump schemes hiding behind “decentralized utopias.” Is that NFT a masterpiece or a money-laundering tool?
•  Money’s New Rulebook: Quantum computing rewires security, DAOs replace CEOs, and CBDCs let governments freeze dissenters’ funds. Who writes the rules: coders, corporations, or you?
• The Ethical Detonator: What happens when AI denies mortgages to your ZIP code? When “green” crypto mines drain rivers? When quantum hacks collapse pensions? Ignore these landmines, and finance becomes a tool of oppression.
• Reboot or Collapse: Tokenize everything, democratize investing, and fireproof the system against quantum chaos—or watch it all implode. Arm yourself with tools to audit algorithms, demand transparency, and own your financial future.

Will you code the future—or get hacked by it?

Imagine a world where AI doesn’t just solve humanity’s greatest challenges—it reinvents them. Quantum neural nets partner with scientists to crack fusion energy in years, engineer self-decomposing electronics, and transform mountains of e-waste into treasure troves of reusable atoms, map dark matter’s secrets, and rewrite the laws of physics.  These algorithms aren’t rivals to Einstein… they’re his successors on hyperdrive, merging cosmic curiosity with Earth-first ethics to rewrite what’s possible.

The Frontier:

• Fusion in Our Lifetime: AI models predict plasma behaviour, produce new materials that are radiation resistant, turning sci-fi energy into reality—clean, limitless power to fuel a greener planet.
• Trash-to-Tech Revolution: Machines design 100% biodegradable electronics that dissolve harmlessly, replacing toxic e-waste with materials that nourish soil.
• Dark Matter Decoded: AI maps the universe’s invisible scaffolding, revealing alien physics that inspire ultra-efficient, carbon-negative nanomaterials.
• E-Waste Eden: Algorithms mine landfills for rare metals, then redesign gadgets to self-repair or compost, killing planned obsolescence forever.

Session Key Takeaways:

You will have a comprehensive understanding on how AI have fast tracked scientific discovery and its next major impact in different industries.

• Merge Cosmic Genius with Earth-First Ethics: AI unites humanity’s brightest minds to crack fusion and kill e-waste—proving starry ambition and planetary survival aren’t rivals, but partners. What if saving Earth fuels our leap to the stars?
• Build a Self-Healing Tech Ecosystem: Design smartphones that sprout forests when discarded, solar panels that decompose into farm nutrients, and gadgets that self-repair—rewriting “waste” into “renewal.”
• Demand Open-Source Survival: Rewrite the rules: AI-designed biodegradable tech must be free to all. No patents, no paywalls—just shared blueprints to detoxify the planet. Profit or progress. You choose.

Can we unleash AI’s full power to crack science’s grandest challenges this decade to fundamentally revolutionise how we live, work, and thrive? The Time is Now, join us!

Imagine a world where AI doesn’t steal jobs—it unlocks superhuman potential, turning every worker into a creative genius, strategic mastermind, and innovation powerhouse. This isn’t about competing with machines… it’s about merging with them to redefine what humans can achieve.

The Frontier:

• The Hyper-Skills Revolution – While universities teach outdated skills, AI masters 50 languages overnight. Your edge? Adaptability as a superpower.
• The half-life of a “relevant” skill is now 18 months
• The Rise of the “Hybrid Mind”. Future jobs won’t be “human vs AI” – they’ll be human-AI fusion roles. A lawyer who uses AI to predict case outcomes while bringing uniquely human judgment. What impossible hybrid role could you invent?
• AI handles the mundane, unleashing a golden age of human creativity. Your future job might involve: Coaching AI to sound less robotic (yes, that’s a real career), Designing experiences no algorithm could imagine, Solving problems we don’t even know exist yet. The most valuable skill is learning how to learn – fast

Session Key Takeaways:

You’ll gain a strategic blueprint to thrive in the AI-powered workforce of tomorrow.

• Become an AI Alchemist – Fuse human ingenuity with machine intelligence to 10x your value in any industry.
• Master the 3 Future-Proof Skills – The abilities that will make you indispensable in an AI-dominated world.
• Lead the Adaptation Wave – Why the real divide isn’t human vs. machine—it’s those who evolve vs. those who stagnate.

Can we harness AI to not just transform work—but to elevate humanity to its highest potential? The Time is Now—join us!

A Bold Mandate for Visionary Organizations: The digital revolution’s true engine isn’t just technology; it’s the untapped, strategic genius of women at the helm. With current projections indicating it will take 300 years to achieve global gender equality, inaction is no longer an option. By 2040, the companies thriving won’t merely include women—they’ll be fundamentally reinvented by their equitable leadership. This isn’t just about fairness; it’s a non-negotiable strategic imperative for survival and dominance

Why This Keynote Ignites Audiences & Propels Gender Equality:

Beyond a “diversity talk,” this is a strategic masterclass on how female leadership, empowered by groundbreaking workplace design, is THE definitive competitive edge in the digital age, demanding immediate, transformative action. Featuring:

• AI-Powered Equity & Opportunity: Accelerating Change Beyond 300 Years.
  • Discover how bias-busting algorithms force-multiply female talent into leadership, rewriting promotion playbooks for authentic inclusion and peak performance across every industry—drastically shortening the 300-year timeline.
• Next-Gen Work-Life Integration: Building Sustainable Careers for the Future.
  • Explore how flexible work arrangements, generous maternity and parental leave policies, combined with humanoid robots for affordable childcare and eldercare support, are creating truly sustainable, lifelong careers for all, eliminating traditional barriers that slow progress.
• The Future of Reproduction & Society: Navigating Tomorrow’s Ethical Frontiers.
  • Engage with the profound implications of artificial womb technologies (“full ectogenesis”) – a horizon technology poised to reshape reproductive autonomy, societal structures, and our very concept of parenthood. This is a crucial conversation for future-forward organizations aiming for comprehensive equity.
• Inclusive Tech Design: Engineering for 100% of Humanity.
  • Witness how female leaders are championing ethical AI, quantum computing, and Brain-Computer Interfaces, ensuring these technologies serve 100% of humanity, not just half, by embedding universal design and addressing systemic inequalities from inception.
• Leadership Reimagined: Designing for Exponential Impact.
  • Learn how pioneering leaders are building new organizational paradigms with empathy-engineered algorithms, proving that systemic diversity doesn’t just fuel radical innovation and exponential profitability—it builds a more resilient, future-ready enterprise.

What Your Corporate Audience Gains:

This isn’t just inspiration; it’s an actionable blueprint for future-proofing through genuine gender equality and cutting-edge technological leadership, moving beyond the 300-year waiting game.

• Future-Proof Strategy: Align with the #1 trend top investors are aggressively tracking—gender-smart tech leadership for superior ROI and unparalleled market resilience.
• Talent Revolution: Attract, empower, and retain the 67% of Gen Z who explicitly demand truly inclusive, innovative workplaces, securing your competitive advantage.
• Actionable Playbook: Implement concrete, immediate strategies from AI-powered bias-proof hiring to advanced family-support tech for a truly equitable, high-performing ecosystem that accelerates progress.

“After this keynote, your team won’t just ask if they need women leading tech—they’ll demand to know how fast and how effectively they can make it happen, embedding gender equality into their core strategy for undeniable competitive advantage and a future built on true potential.”

Ready to definitively future-proof your organization, lead with true gender equality, and unlock unprecedented potential in the digital age, without waiting 300 years?

Prepare for a seismic shift! Forget old models; AI, blockchain, biotech, and even quantum are catapulting the Global South into an era of unprecedented prosperity. This isn’t just closing gaps; it’s igniting a new global engine of innovation that redefines the 21st century!

The Frontier: Unlocking Unprecedented Potential.

• AI for Food & Climate: AI models are supercharging agriculture and predicting extreme weather, ensuring food security and resilience for millions.
• Decentralized Finance: Blockchain delivers affordable, transparent financial services to the unbanked, igniting micro-economies and equitable participation.
• Accessible Healthcare: AI diagnostics and biotech are smashing limitations to deliver high-quality, localized medical services with unprecedented speed.
• Sustainable Energy Autonomy: AI-optimized microgrids and renewables are providing clean, reliable power, fostering independence and leapfrogging fossil fuels.
• Empowered Digital Identities: Blockchain-based IDs are unlocking access to essential services and economic opportunities for vast populations.
• Localized Education: AI-driven learning and XR tools are democratizing world-class education, unlocking boundless human potential at scale.

Session Key Takeaways: Your Blueprint for Impact & Exponential Growth.

You’ll gain a comprehensive understanding of these technologies’ transformative power, revealing strategic and ethical opportunities your organization cannot afford to miss.

• Investment in Transformative Impact: Grasp the untapped market potential and moral imperative of investing in the Global South, where innovation creates new, thriving markets.
• Co-Creation & Local Ownership: Learn the critical importance of partnerships built on mutual respect and local co-creation, moving beyond outdated aid models.
• Redefine “Global Market”: Shift your perspective on “emerging markets” to powerful drivers and co-creators of global innovation, identifying groundbreaking partnerships.

Can your organization afford to miss out on leveraging frontier technologies to unlock the boundless potential of the Global South within this decade? The Time is Now. Join us!

Imagine a world where cutting-edge technologies like AI, digital twins, and quantum computing converge to create an urban living environment that truly responds to citizens’ needs and aspirations. Learn this UN initiative is now empowering how cities around the world are already harnessing technology to make everyday life smarter, greener, and more connected, shaping a future where cities work for their people, not the other way around. Get ready to reimagine urban living in this session brimming with innovative possibilities.

The Frontier:

• Responsive Urban Design: AI and digital twins create dynamic cityscapes that adapt in real-time to citizen feedback, traffic flows, and environmental needs, optimizing every aspect of urban life.
• Hyper-Connected Communities: Quantum computing powers seamless, secure, and instantaneous data exchange, fostering truly connected communities where services are anticipatory and inclusive.
• Empowered Citizen Governance: Technology provides accessible platforms for residents to actively participate in urban planning, resource management, and daily city operations, turning every citizen into a co-creator of their environment.
• Sustainable & Equitable Ecosystems: Cities become regenerative hubs, using AI to manage resources, reduce waste, and promote green living, ensuring a clean, healthy, and fair environment for all.

Session Key Takeaways:

You will have a comprehensive understanding of how cities will face the years and decades ahead, and how to harness technology for a citizen-centric future.

• Navigate Urban Evolution: Gain a full understanding of the key challenges cities will face in the years and decades ahead, from climate change to social equity.
• Empower Citizen Co-Creation: Identify cutting-edge technologies that empower citizens to play an active role in the daily management and development of cities that are sustainable, resilient, and equitable.
• Master Ethical Urban Tech: Learn how cities can create the governance arrangements and planning roadmaps necessary to ensure these cutting-edge technologies genuinely benefit citizens’ lives, while proactively mitigating the risk of unwelcome outcomes.

Can we build cities that truly listen, adapt, and empower their inhabitants through the thoughtful integration of frontier technologies? The Time is Now, join us!

Imagine a continent transformed, where the African Union’s Agenda 2063 blossoms into a full-fledged African Renaissance. By 2100, nearly half of the world’s youth will be African (UN data), and as The Economist has proclaimed, this is how we make the “African Century” inevitable. This session explores how Africa will harness frontier technologies to redefine prosperity, governance, peace, and human potential, creating a global superpower that serves as a beacon for humanity by 2063, in full alignment with the African Union’s aspirational vision.

The Frontier: Accelerating Agenda 2063

• A Prosperous Africa: Tech-Driven Abundance. Africa transcends poverty to create the world’s first post-scarcity societies, leveraging AI-optimized continental free trade generating trillions in value, CRISPR-enhanced super crops making Africa the global breadbasket, and a Thorium energy revolution powering 100% clean industrialization.
• An Integrated Continent: The United Africa in Action. The African Economic Community is fully realized with a single digital currency (Afro) enabling instant cross-border transactions. Pan-African cloud infrastructure hosting 90% of continental data locally, fostering seamless political and economic unity.
• Good Governance: The Blockchain Democracy Revolution. Governance is revolutionized through AI-assisted systems featuring smart constitutions that auto-update based on real-time citizen sentiment, guaranteeing unparalleled democracy, rule of law, and human rights.
• People-Driven Development & Innovation: Addressing the digital divide and foundational literacy, Africa pioneers an education revolution. This involves scaling accessible digital learning platforms, integrating practical coding and biotechnology fundamentals, and deploying African-designed educational technologies. This nurtures local talent from an early age, creating compelling opportunities that reverse brain drain and establish Africa as the premier destination for its brightest minds.
• Cultural Renaissance & Global Influence: Digital twin museums preserve Africa’s 3,000+ cultures, AI-generated Afro-futurist content dominates global streaming, and Swahili becomes a dominant global language. The African Space Agency aims for a lunar base, launches Made-in-Africa satellites, cementing Africa’s place as a strong global player.

Session Key Takeaways: Africa’s Transformative Journey

You will gain a comprehensive understanding of how Africa will face the years and decades ahead, transforming into a global leader by 2063.

• Witness Unprecedented Prosperity: Gain a full understanding of how Africa will eradicate poverty and achieve post-scarcity, driven by innovative energy solutions, agricultural breakthroughs, and a thriving digital economy, delivering inclusive growth and sustainable development.
• Explore Revolutionary Governance: Identify how AI, blockchain, and quantum technologies will fundamentally reshape governance, ensuring unprecedented levels of transparency, participation, security, and the upholding of human rights across the continent.
• Discover Human Potential Unleashed: Learn how educational and cultural revolutions, combined with breakthroughs and strategic investments in talent, will unleash Africa’s youth, driving global innovation, redefining human capabilities, and solving the brain drain issues by creating a magnet for top talent.
• Master the Blueprint for a Superpower: Understand the strategic pillars and accelerators of Agenda 2063, seeing how this vision moves beyond development to establish Africa as a fully integrated, peaceful, prosperous, culturally rich, and influential global leader.

Can we build an Africa that redefines what’s possible for humanity, leading the world into an era of abundance, peace, and advanced civilization by 2063? The Time is Now, join us!

WAKANDA ISN’T FICTION – IT’S OUR VISION FOR THE NEXT FEW DECADES, ALIGNED WITH AGENDA 2063. Join the movement. The African Century starts now.

Prepare for a revolutionary reset of global travel! Based on Christina’s groundbreaking UN Tourism report, this isn’t just about vacations; it’s a radical redefinition of human connection and discovery. Frontier technologies like AI, the Metaverse, haptics, Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI), and robotics are transforming tourism into hyper-personalized, sustainable, universally accessible adventures that transcend physical limits and cater to every passion—from spiritual quests to cosmic voyages, deep-sea exploration, and even the booming world of esports. This is where travel transcends the living, bringing legacies to life, and experiences become truly mind-driven.

The Frontier: Engineering the Next Era of Exploration.

This keynote reveals how cutting-edge tech is reshaping every facet of the travel experience across all sectors:

• XR Immersion: Experience destinations virtually (“try-before-you-buy”), access impossible sites, and redefine MICE and religious tourism with immersive hybrid events and digital pilgrimages. Even “digitally resurrect” beloved celebrities for unique shows, just like the ABBA Voyage phenomenon.
• AI-Powered Hyper-Personalization: AI anticipates your every need, curating bespoke itineraries, providing intelligent concierge support, and optimizing medical tourism logistics for seamless, stress-free journeys.
• Beyond Earth & Into the Deep: Explore the tech making space tourism and deep ocean expeditions a reality, opening up humanity’s next grand frontiers.
• Nanobots & Micro-Exploration: Envision “tourism of your body”, where nanobots allow virtual exploration of cellular landscapes for unparalleled educational and wellness journeys.
• Esports & Gaming Tourism: Discover how major esports tournaments are driving significant travel and economic impact, while gaming platforms become new avenues for destination marketing.
• Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI) & Conscious Travel: Experience travel with the power of thought alone. Imagine navigating virtual worlds, controlling avatars, or even influencing your immersive environment directly with your mind. Explore how BCIs will unlock new levels of accessibility and truly mind-blowing, personalized exploration, potentially allowing for “telepresence tourism” in unprecedented ways.
• Ethical & Sustainable Tourism: Tech ensures reduced over-tourism through virtual access, optimizes resource management, and empowers local communities via transparent blockchain payments, fostering responsible growth across all segments.

Session Key Takeaways: Your Blueprint for the Future of Travel.

• You’ll gain a comprehensive understanding of how these frontier technologies drive unparalleled innovation, sustainability, and profit across all forms of tourism, from traditional to transcendent.
• Unlock New Revenue Streams: Monetize virtual experiences, hybrid models, and data-driven personalization in space, internal exploration, AI entertainment, and esports.
• Future-Proof Your Business: Seamlessly integrate AI, XR, robotics, haptics, nanotech, and BCI strategies to enhance customer experiences and optimize operations for evolving demands.
• Master Ethical & Sustainable Growth: Design technology that promotes cultural authenticity, environmental responsibility, and inclusive access.
• Redefine Customer Engagement: Deepen traveller connection and loyalty, creating unforgettable journeys that begin before departure and extend far beyond return, with experiences driven by thought and imagination.

Can your organization afford to miss out on the unparalleled opportunities to redefine travel, delight customers, and lead the future of tourism in this exciting, immersive, and increasingly intelligent age of boundless exploration? The Time is Now. Join us and revolutionize your journey!

Prepare for a revolutionary reset of how humanity eats! With 2.8 billion unable to afford a healthy diet and 30% of food wasted annually (costing $1 trillion, 10% of GHG emissions), traditional models are failing. We must boost production by 70% by 2050. This isn’t just growing food; it’s engineering unprecedented abundance and global resilience. AI, advanced biotech, drones, blockchain, space agriculture, and ocean farming are transforming food systems into hyper-efficient, sustainable, and equitable engines of nourishment that secure humanity’s future.

The Frontier: Engineering a Hunger-Free Future.

This keynote reveals how cutting-edge tech is reshaping food production, distribution, and consumption:

• AI for Precision & Prediction: AI supercharges yields, predicts climate shocks, and optimizes resources for maximum output, minimal waste.
• Biotech for Resilience & Nutrition: CRISPR, vertical farms, and lab-grown alternatives create climate-resilient, nutrient-dense foods. (e.g., Microalgae: 70% protein, 10X faster growth, poised to meet 2050 global protein demand.)
• Space & Ocean Farming: Space breeding (2bn kg grain, $14bn annually in China) and advanced aquaculture provide new frontiers for massive, sustainable food sources.
• Automation & Blockchain: Drones and robotics drive unrivaled efficiency, while blockchain ensures transparent, trusted supply chains, combating fraud and waste.
• CitiVerse Integration: Leveraging our UN-approved People-centred CitiVerse framework, technology enables hyper-localized food production in urban centres.
• Waste-to-Resource: Tackle the $1 trillion food waste problem by transforming waste into valuable resources, fueling a circular food economy.

Session Key Takeaways: Your Blueprint for a Sustainable & Abundant Food Future.

You’ll gain a comprehensive understanding of how these frontier technologies drive unparalleled innovation, sustainability, and profit in global food.

• Invest in Global Abundance: Grasp the immense market opportunities and ethical imperative of investing in tech-driven solutions, transforming insecurity into sustainable wealth.
• Future-Proof Your Supply Chain: Integrate AI, biotech, space/ocean agriculture, and automation to optimize resilience and secure global food access.
• Master Resource Optimization: Achieve radical efficiency in water, land, and energy, driving profitability while slashing food waste costs.
• Redefine Consumer Trust: Build unparalleled confidence through transparent tech and personalized nutrition, creating new avenues for engagement.

Can your organization afford to miss the unparalleled opportunity to revolutionize food systems, ensure planetary nourishment, and lead the charge in creating a truly abundant and secure future for all, without waiting until 2050? The Time is Now. Join us and feed the world!

The future of cybersecurity is a race against time: will we innovate fast enough to defend against these escalating threats, or will we succumb to a new era of pervasive digital chaos? The pivot hinges on revolutionary defenses, robust legal frameworks, and a collective commitment to ethical technology. Will we build a digital world where trust is paramount and safety is assured, or will we let unchecked technological advancement create a lawless cyber-wilderness? The answer lies in who controls the code—and the conscience—of tomorrow’s breakthroughs.

The Frontier: Securing Our Digital Future

• This keynote reveals how cutting-edge technology is reshaping the landscape of digital threats:
• Securing the Mind & Body (BCIs & Wearables): Confront the terrifying prospect of cyberattacks on Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) – imagine data exfiltration of thoughts or manipulation of motor control. We analyse vulnerabilities in advanced digital wearables and medical implants, where a breach could compromise intimate physiological data or even physical health, creating a vast attack surface.
• Quantum-Proof Defenses: As quantum computers threaten to shatter current encryption, we’re urgently developing Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) like NIST’s CRYSTALS-Kyber to resist future attacks, forming the bedrock of secure digital world.
• Battling Deepfakes: AI-generated deepfakes are weaponized for sophisticated phishing, executive impersonation, and disinformation. We’ll explore cutting-edge AI-driven detection and forensic strategies to combat deepfakes.
• Protecting Digital Identity & Privacy: Digital identity is evolving beyond passwords to multi-factor authentication, AI-powered biometrics, and Verifiable Credentials on blockchain. Discover the shift to Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI), where individuals own and control their digital identities.
• Navigating Uncharted Legal & Ethical Waters:
  • Legal Liability of Avatars & AI: Grapple with the complex legal landscape surrounding actions by user avatars in virtual worlds and AI-generated content.
  • Virtual Harms: Address the harrowing reality of “virtual rape” and other severe forms of digital harassment in metaverse platforms, and the urgent need for new legislation and platform accountability.
  • Cyber Warfare & Autonomous Weapons: Examine the escalating complexities of state-sponsored cyberattacks, the blurring lines between espionage and acts of war, and the challenging questions of national sovereignty and proportionate retaliation.
  • Data Colonialism & Digital Rights: Discuss the growing power imbalance as large tech companies and nation-states control vast user data, raising concerns about data sovereignty, pervasive surveillance, and the erosion of individual digital rights.

Session Key Takeaways: Your Blueprint for Digital Resilience & Trust

You’ll gain a comprehensive understanding of how these frontier technologies shape the future of cybersecurity and digital trust.

• Master the Quantum Shift: Grasp the urgency of quantum-safe migration and understand strategies for building robust, future-proof encryption.
• Defend Against Synthetic Realities: Develop actionable strategies for identifying and mitigating threats from deepfakes and AI-generated content.
• Fortify Personal Digital Frontiers: Learn how to secure the expanding attack surface presented by BCIs, digital wearables, and interconnected devices.
• Navigate the Legal & Ethical Minefield: Understand the emerging legal liabilities and ethical dilemmas posed by AI, avatars, autonomous systems, and virtual harms.
• Build a Trust-Centric Digital World: Gain insights into fostering robust digital identities, advocating for data sovereignty, and ensuring responsible AI development.

Can your organization afford to miss the unparalleled opportunity to understand and shape the future of cybersecurity, ensuring digital trust and safety in an increasingly complex world? The Time is Now. Join us and secure the future!