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How Technology Can Bring Breakthroughs to Every, Single Bedside
As innovation accelerates across the healthcare field, these leaps forward are perhaps nowhere more pressing than in the fight against cancer. In this 2023 SXSW Fast Company panel discussion, discover how revolutionary advancements in healthcare are unlocking new paradigms and methods—especially for cancer control and […]

How Technology is Helping Revolutionize Real-Time Collaboration
Watch My Panel at The Fast Company Innovation Festival in New York, here. If we can take away one positive from the pandemic, it was that it inspired companies to fast-track their use of technology. This digital transformation is fundamentally changing the way firms operate, […]

Travel Innovation: Earning Customer Loyalty in a Digital World
As the world gets back to travel, the customer journey is evolving. Innovative digital capabilities, fintech, and travel products are meeting customers throughout their journey, from the earliest planning stages all the way to the hotel lobby. In this video, you’ll learn how top industry […]

Faster, safer, smarter: How AI and other innovations are securing the movement of money
As digital transformation accelerates, money still moves at the speed of trust. In this panel discussion, senior executives and thought leaders uncover the cutting edge innovations that are ensuring unprecedented trust at every scale, with AI-fueled transactions that move money quickly and securely at every […]

Why is human-centered design so important in a post-pandemic world?
These days, providing exceptional convenience is the rule rather than the exception. So, in this high-touch era, how can companies continue creating a brand-differentiating customer experience? One way is by designing emotional experiences that put humans at the center. That was the topic at a […]

How Tech Companies are Working With Academics to Understand Climate Change
Watch my interview with the CTO of Analog Devices and the President of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute at Fast Company. What if we harnessed the best and brightest of business and scientific research to work together to help address the challenges facing the ocean? […]

World Changing Ideas: Sustainable Technology Design & Diversity and Inclusion in Technology Design
I had the joy of hosting two podcasts called World-Changing Ideas for Fast Company. Check them both out below. EPISODE 1: Innovation Unrestricted: Designing products and communities with sustainability and innovation in mind In this podcast episode, I’m is joined by Lenovo’s Vlad Rozanovich to […]

Envisioning a Future Powered By Digital Currencies
There are so many major trends that are reshaping the business and consumer worlds—changes that are occurring at unparalleled speed. Digital transformation and the adoption of digital currencies are two of these key transformative shifts. This explosion is leading to significant innovation but also a […]

How the Pandemic Has Changed the Way We Shop
The global pandemic brought major changes to consumer shopping behaviors, some that may surprise you. Klarna’s CEO and Co-founder, Sebastian Siemiatkowski, joins Fast Company’s Innovation Festival to share the latest data on this evolving world of retail. In this panel for Fast Company, I sat down […]

The Talent Equation: The Future of Women in STEM
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in unprecedented scientific strides. As the world’s attention turned to scientific discovery to stop the virus’s spread, many burgeoning doctors, scientists, engineers, and technicians were inspired to pursue careers in research. In this custom episode of Innovation Festival 360, Fast Company […]

Transforming the Next Era of Agriculture Through Innovation
From collaborative public-private partnerships to widespread adoption of the latest technology, today’s farms are using surprising methods to meet demand and find new ways to improve farming’s environmental footprint. This panel looks at what it takes for farmers to maintain, develop and improve their crops […]