Michael Gale's Futures In Focus

They discuss the transition from internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to clean air powertrain vehicles, and the importance of upcycling existing vehicles to reclaim economic and ecological value while reducing carbon emissions. The focus is on various vehicle classes, including consumer luxury cars, waste management vehicles, fire engines, and ambulances, with the aim of achieving a significant reduction in global emissions and breaking the cycle of replacing vehicles with new ones. They also touch on the potential for localized manufacturing and the incorporation of advanced technologies in the upcycled vehicles. Read Michael's corresponding article for Forbes here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelgale/2023/05/09/can-upcycling-spark-an-even-faster-ev-transformation/?sh=6ec555c76702

The guest speaker, Claus, who is the Chief Commercial Officer of Astellas, a global pharma company, discusses the history of pharmaceutical innovation in areas like cancer oncology and transplant mechanics. The discussion focuses on how the pharmaceutical industry has contributed to improving patient well-being over the years. The host and Claus delve into the future of pharmaceutical innovation, particularly in the next 10 years, where they anticipate significant advancements in biological and digital convergence. They highlight the potential of gene and cell therapies and mRNA technologies to revolutionize medical treatments. Additionally, they explore the impact of digitalization on drug development, patient interactions, and the healthcare system as a whole.

Mike Kisch, CEO Beddr, discusses the future of sleep management. We all sleep. We all at some points complain our sleep, the lack of it, the type of it. Sleep is something we do for at least one third of our lives, but we spend so little time thinking about how it should be measured and managed. Kisch is on a mission to eradicate all that is wrong about sleep ailments and poor sleep by bringing professional sleep experts to you.

Professor Shai Shen-Orr and David Harel of Cytoreason talk about the future of precision medicine. The idea of being able to go to your personal doctor and asking how your immune system is doing seems like science fiction, but is likely to be a reality soon. Hear from two leading experts using AI and cell-based research to reveal the future of medicine.

Bruce Rogers, CEO of the Sito Institute, has invested two decades at Forbes on the future of the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). There's a current tension in the definition of CMO. One role is demand expertise (the dominant form now) and the other morphing role is the CMO as a culture compass. Rogers shares his insights on where he thinks the role of CMO is going.

Mark Bunting, the entrepreneur behind Sky TV and the CMO of cloud pioneer Rackspace talks about the ideal CMO ten years from now and how AI is evolving.

Phil McKinney, former Head of Innovation at HP shares loads of ideas about the future of many things including the cable industry, how best to learn and healthcare for the elderly. Plus, Star Trek's wondrous holodecks might become real at last.

David Bray, former CIO of the FCC and executive director of the People Centered Internet Coalition. Listen as Bray talks about major shifts in how we should be thinking about governance of ourselves, our companies, our governments, and our communities. He puts some ideas out there that are vastly different to what we think now but make amazing sense.

Guido Jouret, Chief Digital Officer for ABB engineering, is right in the center of how we re-thing and re-engineer buildings and the power grid for the next decade. Neither will look or feel the same as now according to Jouret. Enjoy the idea of organistic buildings and rooms adjusting to you.

Mick Ebeling, founder of Not Impossible Labs, says technology should be far more focused on solving impossible challenges that will get only more challenging over time. Hear how tech can improve access, medical and social issues going forward.