Here’s a look at what you can experience at the GITEX 2019 event from the 6th to the 10th of October –
Future Mobility –
Exhibiting for the first time at GITEX, Virgin Hyperloop One is set to revolutionise long distance travel, with its electromagnetically levitated pods travelling through low-pressure tubes at speeds up to 760 mph (1,223.1 km/h). The silent, low turbulence means of travel will cut travel times from Dubai to Abu Dhabi to an astonishing 12 minutes. The system is expected to be entirely autonomous, direct-to-destination and on-demand.
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GITEX conferences: champions of change and digital truth –
GITEX’s conference agenda will feature world-renowned whistleblower Tyler Shultz, who played a huge role in forcing the closure of blood-testing startup Theranos, once valued at $10 billion. Shultzwill discuss the increasing importance of digital ethics, and how to establish boundaries for business founders and entrepreneurs. Also speaking at the conference are, Bozoma Saint John, CMO of Endeavor andformer Head of Global Marketing at iTunes and Apple Music, CBO at Uber and VP of Marketing at Pepsi, Connor Blakley, Chief Marketing Officer, Campus Agency, Phillip Raub, Co-Founder and President, B8ta & Co-CEO, Toys ‘R’ Us; as well as Vish Sankaran, Chief Innovation Officer, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Hans-Holger Albrecht, CEO, Deezer, the music-tech startup that is available in more than 180 countries and attracts 12 million active users and Zak Normandin, Founder & CEO, Iris Nova and many more.
All we can say is that visitors are going to walk away with a huge truck load of experiences and latest knowledge on emerging trends in technology.
Artificial Intelligence: the brains of technology’s future
World-leading AI expert and GITEX keynote speaker DrBen Goertzel, Chairman and Chief Scientist of Singularity Studio, and CEO and Founder of SingularityNET Foundation, will reveal how AI will merge with blockchain to create deep value for businesses and society, increase human life expectancy and support medical research.
TECHCHAT with the CEO – doing business in the digital age:
In an exclusive on-stage interview, Ronaldo Mouchawar, CEO and co-founder of leading e-commerce site Souq.com, which was sold to technology giant Amazon for $580 million in 2017, will tell his story of the behind-the-scenes work that went into completing the biggest technology acquisition ever in the Middle East.
