This list celebrates changemakers creating meaningful impact through leadership, innovation, fresh perspectives, transformative mindsets, and lessons that resonate far beyond the workplace.
Vint Cerf
Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist
Google
Sir Tim Berners-Lee
Inventor of the World Wide Web
Wendy Hall
Regius Professor of Computer Science, Pro Vice-Chancellor
University of Southampton
Public blockchain consensus algorithms – the most famous of which is Bitcoin’s “Proof of Work” – literally create order out of chaos. They produce an agreed ordering of potentially contentious entries made in real-time on a shared ledger, in a special case where we choose to have no administrator to rule on the sequence in which entries are received, creating an official account of all transactions (and that's actually all the Bitcoin blockchain does).
We had the opportunity to attend Amazon AWS reinvent user conference, held from November 26th till 30th 2018, across Las Vegas. With over 50k attendees, reinvent has become the yearly come and get together of the IT industry, a unique position that AWS first achieved in 2017 and has more than well defended in 2018.
Reflecting on Our Digital Future – Insights from Mei Lin Fung | DisrupTV Ep. 131
In this episode of DisrupTV, hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar sit down with Mei Lin Fung, Co-Founder of the People-Centered Internet, to discuss the #OurDigitalFuture initiative and review the digital developments of 2018.
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Mei Lin Fung – Co-Founder, People-Centered Internet
On December 10, 2018, Constellation Research hosted a historic event with key Internet pioneers, the People-Centered Internet coalition, as well as the next generation of positive change agents. Titled “Our People-Centered Digital Future,” the event recognizes that 50% of the world is now connected to the Internet. This inflection point marks an important moment for examining the “unfinished work” of the Internet and discussing the community norms, human rights and social contracts required in this exponential digital era.
We had the opportunity to attend Ultimate Software's yearly analyst summit, held November 13th and 14th 2018 at the vendor's headquarters in Weston, Florida. Good attendance from the key influencers and a great evening program with a cooking demonstration.
What's in a name? That which we call Notes
by any other company name would smell as sweet;
So Notes would, were it not IBM call'd,
Retain that dear perfection which it owes
Without that title.
We had the opportunity to attend Kronos' yearly user conference, Kronos Works, held from November 4th till 7th 2018 in Las Vegas at the Aria Resort. Attendance was similar like the year before with 3k+, usual influencer presence.
Transforming Customer Relationships: Insights on CRM, CX & Digital Innovation | DisrupTV Ep. 130
In this episode of DisrupTV, hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar engage with CRM thought leaders Brent Leary, Esteban Kolsky, Jesús Hoyos, and Paul Greenberg to explore the future of Customer Relationship Management (CRM), customer experience (CX), and digital transformation.
Taking a look back, we had the chance to attend AWS reInvent in Las Vegas in 2017. The conference grew beyond the original limits of the Sands Convention Center and sprawled all over Las Vegas - from the Mandalay Bay all the way to the Encore. reInvent has become the get together of the IT industry, effectively wrestling that crown from VMware's VMWorld.
The Future Of The Internet And Human Rights In A Digital Age
In an era where some believe privacy is dead and that human rights will be taken over by dystopian AI, the pioneers of the internet are convening on the 70th international human rights day to talk about the future of the internet and human rights in a digital age.
We had the opportunity to attend Ceridian's yearly user conference Insights 2018, held from October 15th till October 19th at Cesar's Palace Hotel in Las Vegas. Attendance was over 3k, a new record for Ceridian, which has outgrown the Aria, the location of previous Insights conferences.
We had the opportunity to attend Workday's Rising conference, held from September 30th till October 3rd, 2018, held at the Mandalay Bay resort in Las Vegas. The event had record breaking attendance, in every dimension: Attendees, hotel, partners, expos, conference program etc. always a sign of a growing vendor.
Sales and marketing. Cats and dogs. Chalk and cheese. Oil and water.
For as long as there have been sales teams and marketing departments, there’s been friction. And yet, there’s magic in a simple vinaigrette, Vouvray and an aged chevre, even a cross-species best friendship. The same kind of synergy can and should exist between sales and marketing.
So why do they seem further apart than ever before?
Two new Constellation Research reports of mine cover data protection, looking at the heightened need for privacy in the face of artificial intelligence and Big Data, and the sorts of systemic infrastructure needed to safeguard data supply in future.
How Accessibility, Digital Strategy & Customer Experience Are Redefining Tech | DisrupTV Ep. 129
In this episode of DisrupTV (Episode 129), hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar host Mark Miller (Author & Chief Strategy Officer at The Legacy Lab), Cindy Zhou (Chief Marketing Officer at Level Access), and Nicole France (VP & Principal Analyst at Constellation Research).