Interviews
(order by publication date)
Bob Noddin, Insurance Industry Executive, President and CEO, AIG Japan Holdings, Tokyo, Japan
This conversation took place in December 2017 with Bob Noddin, President and Chief Executive Officer of AIG Japan Holdings. http://www-154.aig.com/en/home Clips from the interview Stills
Takashi Kudo, Member of Digital Arts Collective teamLab, Tokyo, Japan
This conversation took place in December 2017 with Takashi Kudo, digital art collective teamLab in Tokyo, Japan. http://www.teamlab.art Clips from the interview Stills
Yueh-Hsuan Weng, Assistant Professor at the Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences at Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
This conversation took place in December 2017 with Yueh-Hsuan Weng, Assistant Professor at the Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences at Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan. http://www.fris.tohoku.ac.jp/fris/english/index.html Clips from the...
Yasuhisa Hirata, Professor of Robotics, Smart Robots Design Lab at Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
This conversation took place in December 2017 with Yasuhisa Hirata, Professor of Robotics and Leader of the Smart Robots Design Lab at Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan. http://www.mech.tohoku.ac.jp/e/labs/detail.php?cid=11&pid=124 Clips from the interview...
Tadahiro Kawada, Developer and Manufacturer of Humanoid Robots, President, Kawada Technologies, Tokyo, Japan
This conversation took place in December 2017 with Tadahiro Kawada, a pioneer in humanoid robot development and manufacturing and President of Kawada Technologies in Tokyo, Japan. http://www.kawada.jp Clips from the interview Stills
Mark Kasuya, Cyborg/Robotics Entrepreneur, Founder and CEO, Meltin MMI, Tokyo, Japan
This conversation took place in December 2017 with Mark Kasuya, a Cyborg/Robotics Entrepreneur and CEO of Meltin MMI (Man-Machine Interface) in Tokyo, Japan. http://www.meltin.jp Clips from the interview Stills
Yuko Harayama, Executive Member, Council for Science, Technology and Innovation, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
This conversation took place in December 2017 with Yuko Harayama, Executive Member of the Council for Science, Technology and Innovation of the Cabinet Office, Government of Japan. http://www.cao.go.jp/index-e.html Clips from the interview Stills
Chandran Nair, Founder & CEO, Global Institute for Tomorrow (GIFT), Hong Kong
This conversation took place in November 2017 with Chandran Nair, the Founder and CEO of the Global Institute for Tomorrow (GIFT) in Hong Kong, China. He is an outspoken critic of the Western economic model and has argued at numerous forums about the need for radical...
Eric Stryson, Managing Director, Global Institute for Tomorrow (GIFT), Hong Kong
This conversation took place in November 2017 with Eric Stryson, the Managing Director of the Global Institute for Tomorrow (GIFT), a pan-Asian think tank in Hong Kong that is skeptical of the Western development model in Asia. http://www.global-inst.com/ Clips from...
Yimin Guan, Biotech Entrepreneur, Head of Biotech at the Shanghai Industrial Microtechnology Research Institute (SITRI), Shanghai, China
This conversation took place in November 2017 with Yimin Guan, Biotech Entrepreneur and Head of Biotech at the Shanghai Industrial Microtechnology Research Institute (SITRI). http://www.sitrigroup.com/technologies/bio-tech/ Clips from the interview Stills
Richard Lemarchand, Game Designer, Associate Professor, Interactive Media & Games Division at the School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California
This conversation took place in September 2017 with Richard Lemarchand, Game Designer, Associate Professor, Interactive Media & Games Division at the School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California in Los Angeles. http://www.richardlemarchand.com Clips...
Peter Stone, Pioneer in Machine Learning, Multiagent Systems, and Robotics, Professor, Associate Chair, Department of Computer Science at The University of Texas in Austin
This conversation took place in August 2017 with Peter Stone, a Pioneer in Machine Learning, Multiagent Systems, and Robotics. Peter is David Bruton, Jr. Centennial Professor, University Distinguished Teaching Professor, Associate Chair, Department of Computer Science...
Bryon Jacob, Open Data Entrepreneur and Startup Mentor, Co-Founder, data.world, Austin, Texas
This conversation took place in August 2017 with Bryon Jacob, an Open Data Entrepreneur, Co-Founder at data.world and Startup Mentor at Capital Factory in Austin, Texas. www.data.world Clips from the interview Stills
Mark Halverson, Entrepreneur and Advocate of Moral and Ethical Boundaries in Technology, Founder and CEO, Precision Autonomy, Austin, Texas
This conversation took place in August 2017 with Mark Halverson, Founder and CEO at Human Ecology Holdings and Precision Autonomy. Mark envisions how exponential technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, nanotechnology, neuroscience, genetic engineering...
Hall T. Martin, Technology Investor, Startup Mentor, Entrepreneur, Founder, Texas Entrepreneur Network in Austin, Texas
This conversation took place in August 2017 with Hall T. Martin, Technology Investor and Founder of the Texas Entrepreneur Network. Hall also leads the TEN Funding Portal, the largest crowdfunding portal in Texas. www.tenfundingportal.com/blog/team/hall-t-martin/...
Byron Reese, Serial Entrepreneur, Author, Futurist, Publisher of Gigaom, Austin, Texas
This conversation took place in August 2017 with Byron Reese, a Serial Entrepreneur, Author, Futurist, and Publisher of Gigaom. www.byronreese.com Clips from the interview Stills
Kyle Robertson, Artificial Intelligence Entrepreneur, Founder and CEO, NarrativeDx, Austin, Texas
This conversation took place in August 2017 with Kyle Robertson, Founder and CEO of NarrativeDx in Austin, Texas, a platform that uses artificial intelligence to collect comment data about patient care experiences in hospitals. http://www.narrativedx.com Clips from...
David Krakauer, Evolutionary Theorist, Mathematical Biologist, William H. Miller Professor of Complex Systems and President at Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico
This conversation took place in August 2017 with David Krakauer, an Evolutionary Theorist and Mathematical Biologist. David is President and William H. Miller Professor of Complex Systems at Santa Fe Institute. His research focuses on the evolutionary history of...
Geoffrey West, Theoretical Physicist, Distinguished Professor at Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico
This conversation took place in August 2017 with Geoffrey West, a theoretical physicist whose primary interests have been in fundamental questions in physics, especially those concerning the elementary particles, their interactions and cosmological implications. Prior...
Mirta Galesic, Psychologist with research focus in online communities and complex social phenomena, Professor in Human Social Dynamics at the Santa Fe Institute, , Santa Fe, New Mexico
This conversation took place in August 2017 with Mirta Galesic, a Psychologist with research focus in online communities and complex social phenomena. Mirta is Professor and Cowan Chair in Human Social Dynamics at the Santa Fe Institute, and Adjunct Researcher at the...
Heather Desurvire, User & Player Experience Designer for Games, Founder, User Behavioristics, Los Angeles, California
This conversation took place in August 2017 with Heather Desurvire, User & Player Experience Principal at User Behavioristics Research in Los Angeles. www.userbehavioristics.com Clips from the interview Stills
Nichol Bradford, Game Developer, Entrepreneur, Executive Director of the Transformative Technology Lab at Sofia University, Palo Alto, California
This conversation took place in July 2017 with Nichol Bradford, Game Developer and Executive Director of the Transformative Technology Lab (TTL) at Sofia University in Palo Alto. www.transtechlab.org Clips from the interview Stills
Don Tapscott, Author, Futurist, Associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, Founder, Blockchain Research Lab, Toronto, Canada
This conversation took place in July 2017 with Don Tapscott, best-selling Author, Futurist, Associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, and CEO of the Tapscott Group. www.tapscott.com Clips from the interview Transcript...
John Markoff, Author, Senior Writer covering Technology and Silicon Valley at the New York Times, San Francisco, California
This conversation took place in July 2017 with John Markoff, Author and Senior Writer with a focus on technology and Silicon Valley at the New York Times in San Francisco. www.nytimes.com/by/john-markoff Clips from the interview Stills
R “Ray” Wang, Author, Technology Analyst, Founder, Constellation Research, Cupertino, California
This conversation took place in July 2017 with R "Ray" Wang, the Author, Principal Analyst and Founder of Constellation Research in Silicon Valley. www.constellationr.com Clips from the interview Transcript The Startrek Economy R "Ray" Wang: "What we're all trying to...
Steve Wilson, Digital Identity Innovator, Technology Analyst at Constellation Research, Cupertino, California
This conversation took place in July 2017 with Steve Wilson, Digital Identity Innovator & Analyst at Constellation Research. www.constellationr.com Clips from the interview Transcript Information in the Digital Economy Steve Wilson: "Maps, search engines,...
Martin Ford, Author, Futurist, Software Developer/Entrepreneur, Sunnyvale, California
This conversation took place in July 2017 with Martin Ford, NY Times best-selling author of "The Rise Of The Robots", keynote speaker, futurist, software developer/entrepreneur. www.econfuture.wordpress.com/about Clips from the interview Transcript The AI Future "What...
David Edgerton, Professor of the History of Science and Technology and Professor of Modern British History, King’s College London, UK
This conversation took place in June 2017 with David Edgerton, Hans Rausing Professor of the History of Science and Technology and Professor of Modern British History at King’s College London. www.kcl.ac.uk Clips from the interview Transcript The Place of Technology...
Lars Thomsen, Chief Futurist at Future Matters, Zurich, Switzerland
This conversation took place in May 2017 with Lars Thomsen, Chief Futurist & Founder of Future Matters. www.future-matters.com Clips from the interview Transcript A New Kind of Machine Lars Thomsen: "I have had this computer for quite a few years. I spend more...
Lino Guzzella, President of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) and Professor of Thermotronics, Zurich, Switzerland
This conversation took place in April 2017 with Lino Guzzella, President of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) and Professor of Thermotronics. http://www.ethz.ch Clips from the interview Transcript Digital Transformation in Science "Was there a point...
Johann Schneider-Ammann, Head of the Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research, Bern, Switzerland
This conversation took place in May 2017 with Federal Councillor Johann Schneider-Ammann, Head of the Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research, and one of the seven members of the Federal Council, Switzerland’s executive body....