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Richard Lemarchand, Game Designer, Associate Professor, Interactive Media & Games Division at the School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California

Richard Lemarchand, Game Designer, Associate Professor, Interactive Media & Games Division at the School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California

by Manuel Stagars | Interviews

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

Peter Stone, Pioneer in Machine Learning, Multiagent Systems, and Robotics, Professor, Associate Chair, Department of Computer Science at The University of Texas in Austin

by Manuel Stagars | Interviews

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

Bryon Jacob, Open Data Entrepreneur and Startup Mentor, Co-Founder, data.world, Austin, Texas

by Manuel Stagars | Interviews

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

Mark Halverson, Entrepreneur and Advocate of Moral and Ethical Boundaries in Technology, Founder and CEO, Precision Autonomy, Austin, Texas

by Manuel Stagars | Interviews

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

Hall T. Martin, Technology Investor, Startup Mentor, Entrepreneur, Founder, Texas Entrepreneur Network in Austin, Texas

by Manuel Stagars | Interviews

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

Byron Reese, Serial Entrepreneur, Author, Futurist, Publisher of Gigaom, Austin, Texas

by Manuel Stagars | Interviews

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

Kyle Robertson, Artificial Intelligence Entrepreneur, Founder and CEO, NarrativeDx, Austin, Texas

by Manuel Stagars | Interviews

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

David Krakauer, Evolutionary Theorist, Mathematical Biologist, William H. Miller Professor of Complex Systems and President at Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico

by Manuel Stagars | Interviews

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

Geoffrey West, Theoretical Physicist, Distinguished Professor at Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico

by Manuel Stagars | Interviews

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

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

by Manuel Stagars | Interviews

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

Heather Desurvire, User & Player Experience Designer for Games, Founder, User Behavioristics, Los Angeles, California

by Manuel Stagars | Interviews

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

Nichol Bradford, Game Developer, Entrepreneur, Executive Director of the Transformative Technology Lab at Sofia University, Palo Alto, California

by Manuel Stagars | Interviews

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
John Markoff, Author, Senior Writer covering Technology and Silicon Valley at the New York Times, San Francisco, California

John Markoff, Author, Senior Writer covering Technology and Silicon Valley at the New York Times, San Francisco, California

by Manuel Stagars | Interviews

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

R “Ray” Wang, Author, Technology Analyst, Founder, Constellation Research, Cupertino, California

by Manuel Stagars | Interviews

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:...
Martin Ford, Author, Futurist, Software Developer/Entrepreneur, Sunnyvale, California

Martin Ford, Author, Futurist, Software Developer/Entrepreneur, Sunnyvale, California

by Manuel Stagars | Interviews

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...

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Recent Interviews

  • Bob Noddin, Insurance Industry Executive, President and CEO, AIG Japan Holdings, Tokyo, Japan
  • Takashi Kudo, Member of Digital Arts Collective teamLab, Tokyo, Japan
  • Yueh-Hsuan Weng, Assistant Professor at the Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences at Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
  • Yasuhisa Hirata, Professor of Robotics, Smart Robots Design Lab at Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
  • Tadahiro Kawada, Developer and Manufacturer of Humanoid Robots, President, Kawada Technologies, Tokyo, Japan
  • Mark Kasuya, Cyborg/Robotics Entrepreneur, Founder and CEO, Meltin MMI, Tokyo, Japan
  • Yuko Harayama, Executive Member, Council for Science, Technology and Innovation, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
  • Chandran Nair, Founder & CEO, Global Institute for Tomorrow (GIFT), Hong Kong
  • Eric Stryson, Managing Director, Global Institute for Tomorrow (GIFT), Hong Kong
  • Yimin Guan, Biotech Entrepreneur, Head of Biotech at the Shanghai Industrial Microtechnology Research Institute (SITRI), Shanghai, China
  • Richard Lemarchand, Game Designer, Associate Professor, Interactive Media & Games Division at the School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California
  • Peter Stone, Pioneer in Machine Learning, Multiagent Systems, and Robotics, Professor, Associate Chair, Department of Computer Science at The University of Texas in Austin
  • Bryon Jacob, Open Data Entrepreneur and Startup Mentor, Co-Founder, data.world, Austin, Texas
  • Mark Halverson, Entrepreneur and Advocate of Moral and Ethical Boundaries in Technology, Founder and CEO, Precision Autonomy, Austin, Texas
  • Hall T. Martin, Technology Investor, Startup Mentor, Entrepreneur, Founder, Texas Entrepreneur Network in Austin, Texas
  • Byron Reese, Serial Entrepreneur, Author, Futurist, Publisher of Gigaom, Austin, Texas
  • Kyle Robertson, Artificial Intelligence Entrepreneur, Founder and CEO, NarrativeDx, Austin, Texas
  • David Krakauer, Evolutionary Theorist, Mathematical Biologist, William H. Miller Professor of Complex Systems and President at Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico
  • Geoffrey West, Theoretical Physicist, Distinguished Professor at Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico
  • 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
  • Heather Desurvire, User & Player Experience Designer for Games, Founder, User Behavioristics, Los Angeles, California
  • Nichol Bradford, Game Developer, Entrepreneur, Executive Director of the Transformative Technology Lab at Sofia University, Palo Alto, California
  • Don Tapscott, Author, Futurist, Associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, Founder, Blockchain Research Lab, Toronto, Canada
  • John Markoff, Author, Senior Writer covering Technology and Silicon Valley at the New York Times, San Francisco, California
  • R “Ray” Wang, Author, Technology Analyst, Founder, Constellation Research, Cupertino, California
  • Steve Wilson, Digital Identity Innovator, Technology Analyst at Constellation Research, Cupertino, California
  • Martin Ford, Author, Futurist, Software Developer/Entrepreneur, Sunnyvale, California
  • David Edgerton, Professor of the History of Science and Technology and Professor of Modern British History, King’s College London, UK
  • Lars Thomsen, Chief Futurist at Future Matters, Zurich, Switzerland
  • Lino Guzzella, President of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) and Professor of Thermotronics, Zurich, Switzerland
  • Johann Schneider-Ammann, Head of the Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research, Bern, Switzerland

Digital Transformation

Technology permeates everything we do, and its development and impact have accelerated exponentially in recent years. This leads to fascinating opportunities, but also known and unknown challenges for nation states, companies, and individuals.

Filmmaker Manuel Stagars portrays the journey into digital transformation in conversations with corporate decision makers, consultants, scientists, entrepreneurs, and others around the world.

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The Blockchain And Us (2017)

Blockchain-and-Us
Interviews with software developers, cryptologists, researchers, entrepreneurs, consultants, VCs, authors, politicians, and futurists from the United States, Canada, Switzerland, the UK, and Australia. A conversation starter about how blockchain technology may benefit the economies of nations, change society, and what it means for each of us.


FinTech Made In Switzerland (2016)

FinTech-Made-in-Switzerland
The first documentary film about Swiss FinTech. Swiss bankers, politicians, investors and FinTech startups describe how the traditional bankers’ nation is coming to terms with technological change and plans to catch up in the digital future.

Latest Interviews

  • Bob Noddin, Insurance Industry Executive, President and CEO, AIG Japan Holdings, Tokyo, Japan
  • Takashi Kudo, Member of Digital Arts Collective teamLab, Tokyo, Japan
  • Yueh-Hsuan Weng, Assistant Professor at the Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences at Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
  • Yasuhisa Hirata, Professor of Robotics, Smart Robots Design Lab at Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
  • Tadahiro Kawada, Developer and Manufacturer of Humanoid Robots, President, Kawada Technologies, Tokyo, Japan
  • Mark Kasuya, Cyborg/Robotics Entrepreneur, Founder and CEO, Meltin MMI, Tokyo, Japan
  • Yuko Harayama, Executive Member, Council for Science, Technology and Innovation, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
  • Chandran Nair, Founder & CEO, Global Institute for Tomorrow (GIFT), Hong Kong
  • Eric Stryson, Managing Director, Global Institute for Tomorrow (GIFT), Hong Kong
  • Yimin Guan, Biotech Entrepreneur, Head of Biotech at the Shanghai Industrial Microtechnology Research Institute (SITRI), Shanghai, China
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