Discussion will focus on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Digital Manufacturing and how this affects industry and jobs around the world

Mountain View, CA (January 19, 2012)– Advances in fields such as artificial intelligence, robotics, and digital manufacturing are undoubtedly going to revolutionize manufacturing during this decade, enabling us to design and “print” complex products and “manufacture” these in our own homes. Exponentially advancing technologies will provide major new opportunities for entrepreneurs to create world-changing technologies, but they also may threaten industries and jobs around the world.

What are these technologies, where exactly do the opportunities lie, and where will the jobs go? These are some of the topics that Autodesk CEO Carl Bass and Singularity University VP of Academics and Innovation Vivek Wadhwa will discuss in the next Which Way Next? live webcast.

All participants must register in advance to participate online or in person at www.singularityu.org. Questions can be submitted in advance and during the webcast on Twitter (#whichwaynext).

Carl Bass is President & CEO of Autodesk, Inc. (www.autodesk.com), a leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software. Prior to serving as CEO, Bass was Autodesk’s COO, responsible for worldwide sales, marketing, and product development. Earlier roles included CTO and EVP of product development. Prior to Autodesk, Bass co-founded Ithaca Software, the developers of HOOPS, which was acquired by Autodesk in 1993. Bass serves on the Board of Directors of Autodesk, E2open, the Art Center College of Design, and the Rocky Mountain Institute.  He is also a member of the Executive Advisory Boards of Cornell Computing and Information Science and UC Berkeley’s School of Information. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Cornell University.

Vivek Wadhwa is Vice President of Academics and Innovation at Singularity University. Wadhwa is also a fellow, Arthur & Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University; Director of Research, Center for Entrepreneurship and Research Commercialization, and Exec in Residence, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University; Senior Research Associate, Labor and Worklife Program, Harvard Law School; and a Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Halle Institute of Global Learning, Emory University. He also serves as an advisor to several startup companies, and is a columnist for The Washington Post and Bloomberg BusinessWeek, and writes occasionally for several international publications.  Prior to joining academia in 2005, Wadhwa founded two software companies. Vivek Wadhwa recently wrote a Washington Post column on what this means to China: Why it’s China’s turn to worry about manufacturing.

Singularity University’s Which Way Next? is sponsored by VentureBeat (www.venturebeat.com).

About Singularity University

Singularity University’s mission is to assemble, educate, and inspire a new generation of leaders in business, science, finance, and government who strive to understand and utilize exponentially advancing technologies to address humanity’s grand challenges. Founding Partners include Autodesk, Cisco, Google, the Kauffman Foundation, Nokia, and ePlanet Ventures.  Since its founding in 2009, Singularity University has hosted students and industry leaders from 40 countries at its campus at NASA-Ames Research Park, Calif.

SU offers both graduate studies and executive programs focused on the impact and incubation of exponentially growing technologies in six key areas: medicine and neuroscience, networks and computing systems, artificial intelligence and robotics, biotechnology/bioinformatics, nanotechnology, and energy and environmental systems. Through lectures, interactive workshops and site visits, SU shows executives what is in the lab today and where these technologies will be within the next 3-20 years. Which Way Next? webcasts, sponsored by Venture Beat, are produced monthly from the Mountain View campus.

For more information, visit: www.singularityu.org or media contact: Diane Murphy (diane@Singularityu.org).

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Technology executive known for pioneering change and innovation will lead Academic and Research Programs and expand SU’s global network

Mountain View, CA (December 1, 2011) — Singularity University (SU) has announced the appointment of Vivek Wadhwa, a highly respected international scholar, entrepreneur and writer, as Vice President of Academics and Innovation. Mr. Wadhwa will oversee faculty and curriculum development and international outreach for Singularity University, which uniquely focuses on the impact and incubation of exponentially growing technologies to solve humanity’s grand challenges.

“I’m thrilled to have Vivek as a senior member of the Singularity University team.  His global vision and network will allow SU to fulfill its mission of inspiring and working with business leaders, scholars and innovators around the world,” said Dr. Peter H. Diamandis, Co-Founder and Chairman of Singularity University.  “Vivek will lead SU in building and strengthening both its academic and its research programs.”

“Vivek brings a perfect blend of entrepreneurship and academics to this newly established role at Singularity.  He is active in thinking about the future of technology and education and how we can develop these strengths to solve the grand challenges that face humanity,” said Singularity University CEO Rob Nail.

Wadhwa is equally enthusiastic.  “I am joining SU because I strongly believe it to be one of the few institutions in the world that can positively affect humanity by teaching current and future world leaders, CEOs, entrepreneurs, and innovators about exponentially advancing technologies,” he said.  “Few are aware of the rapid advances occurring in the diverse fields of robotics, artificial intelligence, medicine, biotechnology, and computing or of how these technologies are rapidly converging to enable solutions to our world’s grand challenges.”

Vivek Wadhwa has also accepted a fellowship at the Arthur & Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance, Stanford University.  He will act as a bridge between Stanford and Singularity Universities.  Additionally, Wadhwa is Director of Research, Center for Entrepreneurship and Research Commercialization, and Exec in Residence, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University; Senior Research Associate, Labor and Worklife Program, Harvard Law School; Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Halle Institute of Global Learning, Emory University; and Visiting Scholar, School of Information, UC-Berkeley.  He is also an advisor to several start-up companies and a columnist for The Washington Post and Bloomberg BusinessWeek, and writes occasionally for several international publications.

Prior to joining academia in 2005, Wadhwa founded two software companies.  As Vice President of Information Services for CS First Boston, he spearheaded the technology development of new computer systems that became the product of Seer Technologies.  As Seer’s Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Wadhwa helped grow the nascent startup into a $118 million publicly traded company.  Subsequently, Wadhwa founded Relativity Technologies, in which Forbes.com named him a Leader of Tomorrow.  Fortune Magazine named Relativity one of the 25 coolest companies in the world.

Vivek Wadhwa earned an MBA from New York University after completing a B.A. in Computing Studies from the University of Canberra, in Australia.  He is founding president of the Carolinas chapter of The IndUS Entrepreneurs (TIE), a non-profit global network intended to foster entrepreneurship.  He has been featured in thousands of articles in publications world wide, including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes Magazine, The Washington Post, The New York Times, U.S. News and World Report, and Science Magazine, and has appeared on U.S. and international TV stations, including CNN, ABC, NBC, CNBC, and the BBC.

About Singularity University

Singularity University’s mission is to assemble, educate, and inspire a new generation of leaders in business, science, finance, and government who strive to understand and utilize exponentially advancing technologies to address humanity’s grand challenges. Founding Partners include Autodesk, Cisco, Google, the Kauffman Foundation, Nokia, and ePlanet Ventures.  Since its founding in 2009, SU has hosted students and industry leaders from 40 countries at its campus at NASA Research Park, Moffett Field, CA.

SU offers both graduate studies and executive programs focused on the impact and incubation of exponentially growing technologies in six key areas: medicine and neuroscience, networks and computing systems, artificial intelligence and robotics, biotechnology/bioinformatics, nanotechnology, and energy and environmental systems.

For more information, and participation in SU programs, visit www.singularityu.org. Join SU discussions at www.twitter.com/singularityu.

Silicon Valley’s Premier Program Exploring the Impact and Potential of Exponential Technologies on the Future of Health and Medicine: Scheduled for February 6-11, 2012

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—Singularity University (SU) today announced the dates for the upcoming FutureMed, a specialized executive program for physicians, healthcare executives, innovators and investors interested in exploring the impact and opportunities of rapidly developing technologies in the fields of health and biomedicine.

“Few fields have the potential to evolve more dramatically through disruptive, rapidly advancing technologies than healthcare”

The intensely informative and interactive 5-day program will be held February 6-11 on the SU campus at NASA Research Park, Moffett Field, CA, and will include lectures, discussions, workshops and site visits, led by notable SU faculty and experts in the fields of medicine, biotechnology and innovation.

“Few fields have the potential to evolve more dramatically through disruptive, rapidly advancing technologies than healthcare,” said FutureMed Executive Director Daniel Kraft MD, a Stanford and Harvard University trained physician/scientist and Chair of the SU Medicine Track. “For example, the integration of 3D printing with regenerative medicine and stem cells is emerging as cells replace ink in our printers and the possibility to develop personalized tissues and organs emerges. This is just one example of how our lives and medicine may be impacted by convergent, fast moving technologies.”

FutureMed is a unique program that looks at the potential applications of low cost genomic sequencing and proteomics, ever-faster, high-resolution imaging, artificial intelligence, telemedicine, robotics, 24/7 wearable body sensors, stem cells, synthetic biology, gene therapy, and crowd sourced health data and examines how these technologies are radically changing how we think about wellness, prevention and the delivery of medical care.

FutureMed has been described by past attendees as “a mind-opening voyage into the future with the people who are creating it; absolutely incredible; and intellectually invigorating with practical business benefits.”

Faculty and Speakers for the February 6-11 FutureMed Program include:

• Peter Diamandis MD, Chairman, X PRIZE Foundation, SU Co-Founder
• Ray Kurzweil, futurist, inventor; author of “The Singularity Is Near,” SU Co-Founder
• Dan Barry MD PhD, roboticist, NASA physician and three-time Space Shuttle Astronaut
• Catherine Mohr MD, Director of Medical Research, Intuitive Surgical
• Stephen Quake PhD, Professor and Co-Chair, Dept. of BioEngineering, Stanford University
• Alex Jadad MD, Chief Innovator and Founder, Centre for Global eHealth Innovation
• John Mattison MD, Chief Medical Information Officer, Kaiser Permanente
• David Sayen, CMS Regional Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Alan Greene MD, Pediatrician thought leader, Founder of DrGreene.com
• Dale Bredesen MD, Professor and Founding President, Buck Institute for Age Research
• Kevin Stone MD, Orthopedic Surgeon and Chairman, Stone Research Foundation
• Neil Jacobstein, SU Co-Chair for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
• David Ewing Duncan, Author of ‘Experimental Man,’ and ‘Personalized Medicine Manifesto’
• Richard Satava MD, pioneer in surgical robotics and telemedicine, Professor, Dept of Surgery, University of Washington

About FutureMed

FutureMed, an executive program at Singularity University (http://www.singularityu.org), prepares physicians, health care executives, entrepreneurs, innovators and investors to recognize and leverage disruptive influences of exponentially growing technologies in the fields of medicine and healthcare. Core tracks include Information and Data-Driven Health, Internet-Enabled Healthcare, Genomics and Personalized Medicine, Regenerative Medicine, Robotics and Future Interventional Approaches, NeuroMedicine, Device and Drug Development, and Biomedical Entrepreneurship.

To apply for FutureMed 2012, visit: FutureMed2020.com.
Follow FutureMed on Twitter @FutureMedTech and on Facebook.com/FutureMed

 

Contacts

Singularity University
FutureMed Executive Producer:
Robin Farmanfarmaian, +1 650-204-0647
robin@singularityu.org
or
Communications:
Diane Murphy, +1 202-361-9681
diane.murphy@singularityu.org