Ad Age's largest annual event returns to take on innovation in a tech-obsessed world. From voice assistants to bread-making robots to self-driving cars, we'll dive deep into the ways that tech is already reshaping lives—and we'll inform your approach to what's next. Expert and inspiring speakers from a variety of industries will unpack what's next in areas such as AI, food, creativity, transportation, privacy, agency models and finance. With ample networking, candid debates and ideas you can use as soon as you get back to your desk.
Featuring Next: Titans, a new live experience that will celebrate the beginning of 6 startup companies from various industries seeking funding to support their growth and visibility. They will pitch live to industry leaders Bonin Bough, Cheryl Cheng, Beth Comstock and Gary Vaynerchuk, but with a twist: Using Indiegogo, the in-studio and streaming audience will also be able to purchase products and compete with the Titans to become a marketing partner.
Speakers include:
Kass Dawson, global head of marketing and communications at Softbank Robotics, and the Pepper robot, on the future of human-robotics information
Tony Magee, founder, Lagunitas, on cannabis at Lagunitas and more broadly in the culture
David Shing, digital prophet, Verizon's Oath, on screens and our mental health
Ralph Santana, executive VP and CMO, Harman, on the 65 mph living room
Sharmeen Browarek, senior director of viewer engagement, Amazon's Twitch, on using machine learning to fight bias in gaming
Jason Mars, CEO and co-founder, Clinc, on what's next in conversational AI and voice
Randy Wilkinson, president, Wilkinson Baking Company, on his bread-baking "robot" Mini Bakery and the future of food
Jess Carbino, sociologist at Bumble, on the new workforce
Delane Parnell, CEO and founder, the PlayVS high school esports league, on the future of professional gaming