Insight Story: Tech Trends Unpacked Kaspersky

AI can make your business, but can also break it. How do you harness the power of this exciting new technology while staying inside ethical boundaries? Our guests have some answers:
● Tomoko Yokoi (Switzerland,) senior business executive and researcher at Global Centre for Digital Business Transformation, IMD Business School
● Andy Crouch (UK,) consultant and co-founder of ethical-AI Natural Language Processing company, Akumen
Dr. Amin Hasbini of Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team talks about the need for security-by-design, transparency and public oversight of AI.

Data fuels your business. Digital sovereignty is the control and regulation of data, digital assets and technologies. Understanding what it means for your company will make all the difference to your future profitability. Our experts’ insight will help you do business better in an increasingly interconnected world. With:
● Ben Farrand (UK) – Professor in Law and Emerging Technologies, Newcastle University
● Sille Sepp (Finland) – Director of Operations, MyData Global
Dr. Amin Hasbini of Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team talks about the role of business transparency in digital sovereignty and why we need improved global standards for safeguarding data.

Recent research found that, GE, Ford and other major players poured 1.3 trillion US dollars into digital transformation. 70 percent of it – $900 billion – went into programs that failed. You know you need tech for competitive advantage – but which tech? And when you’ve got it, how do you ensure it’s used effectively? We get answers from two digital transformation experts:
Olivier Blanchard (US) – Research Director for future analysts The Futurum Group
Arun Narayanan (US) – Chief Digital Officer at renewable energy service providers RES
Some businesses are approaching tech investments in the wrong way – for example, trying to find uses for every new tech that comes out. Olivier and Arun expand on the approaches to choosing the right tech that they’ve seen work in many sectors.
Dr. Amin Hasbini of Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team talks about how to leverage employee ‘cyber hygiene’ training to ensure the success of new tech.

In 2019, Google’s quantum computer made a calculation in four minutes that would’ve taken the fastest supercomputer 10,000 years. That’s 158 million times faster. What does quantum computing mean for business? What should you do about it now? We find out from two experts – Dr. Oliver Thomson Brown and Dr. Henning Soller – working at the heart of this new technology and its applications.

Businesses now widely use internet-connected smart devices – Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) – to optimize processes. But these devices are often vulnerable to attack. Experts from Medtronic, Kaspersky and Hypasec explain how to benefit from IIoT while keeping your business protected.

Headlines about the power of generative AI (gen AI) are everywhere. Is it genuinely game-changing? Or just the latest fad? Either way, how can your business make the most of it? Find out in this first episode of our new series. With Shagun Sachdeva (GlobalData Plc) and Karen Quinn (Finastra).