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SHIFTING PATTERNS

IFA+ Summit – The Next Level Of Thinking

IFA's THINK TANK to share ideas and visions for the digital future
Expanding IFA's key technologies which shape our future:
Smart Living/IoT, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, VR & AR, Future Mobility, Digital Health
The exclusive platform for leading thinkers, global trendsetters and creative visionaries
Part of IFA NEXT – the global innovation hub

What is IFA NEXT?

IFA NEXT brings together researchers, industry, start-ups and retailers
for a dynamic transfer of knowledge, information and business ideas It comprises a large exhibition and extensive conference program:
IFA Keynotes, IFA⁺Summit, SHIFT automotive, Innovation Engine pitches IFA NEXT takes place annually during IFA

IFA⁺Summit brings together the world's leading thinkers, global trendsetters and creative visionaries, who share their new ideas of our digital future. The two-day convention stands for new visions and inspiring entertainment for the digital society.

This IFA NEXT convention is yearly host to more than 550 international experts and leading professionals. At IFA⁺Summit you meet academics, artists, developers, researchers and digital pioneers within your field.

More and more we live in a scripted world that is generated, driven and governed by data. Algorithms scan data from a variety of sources in search of patterns that reveal something about our future selves.

From various angles this year’s IFA⁺ Summit will scrutinize today´s comprehensive datafication and will anticipate future results – the good and the potentially bad, that are ahead of us.

Follow the data stream to the IFA⁺Summit 2019!

DAY ONE, 8 September 2019

Our entire lives are increasingly transformed into bits and bytes in this dawning age of all-encompassing data collection and analysis. This session asks about the social consequences, the potentials, but also the threats of datafication.

Key Technologies: Commercial Data Collection, Data Privacy and Security, Social Media, Future of Work, Ethics of technology

Blockchain technology, the fifth generation of cellular mobile communications, and new mobility solutions promise completely new possibilities of interaction and exchange. This session will showcase future technologies that will change our human interconnection.

Key Technologies: Blockchain Technology, Smart Mobility Concepts, 5G

DAY TWO, 9 September 2019

In terms of its revolutionary power leading experts refer to Artificial Intelligence as “the new electricity”. This session is intended to trace and anticipate this promising and controversial technology.

Key Technologies: AI, Data-driven Smart Technology, Smart Robots

Virtual and Augmented Reality are on their way to expand our experience space and to transform our experience in general. The Experience session will explore the technologically enhanced and expanded spaces of experience.

Key Technologies: VR/AR, Brain-Computer Interface, Smart Design

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