Slides of my keynote on the next 10 years: the case for optimism at LeWeb 2013 in Paris

1. The Case for Optimism

2. We are bombarded with depressing news
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3. It feels like we are headed for a dire future
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4. Dictatorships are on the wane
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5. 82% decrease in global poverty in only 40 years
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6. 650M people came out of poverty in China in 30 years
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7. Shenzen in the 1980’s and 2013
1980’s
2013
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8. Increasing oil reserves despite record consumption
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9. Fundamental changes in our way of life
Office work in the 1970’s…
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and in 2013
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10. Over the long run recessions barely register
Oil Shocks
The Great
Depression
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11. Our lives have been transformed for the better
Life expectancy 2X
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Per capita income 3X
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Childhood mortality /10
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12. We have redefined “poverty”
Americans in poverty have:
• 99% have electricity, water, toilet & refrigerator
• 95% have a television
• 88% have a mobile phone
• 70% have a car and air conditioning
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13. The world is more peaceful than ever before
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14. Africa is rising
Source:: GSMA AFRICA MOBILE OBSERVATORY 2011
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15. Estonia is setting an example for other countries to follow
• 24% of people voted online in 2011
• 93% fill personal tax returns online
• Companies can be setup online
• Online school reports including homework, grades, etc.
• Online medical records
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16. 3D Printing is revolutionizing manufacturing
3D Printing has already
revolutionized prototyping…
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is being increasingly
used to make final parts…
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and may revolutionize medicine
with the printing of organs
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17. Healthcare is finally becoming computerized
Watson is better at diagnosing certain
cancers than traditional doctors
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Star Trek-like medical tricorders
should enter the market within 5 years
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18. Robots are invading factories and our lives
Atlas Robot is designed to
save lives in disaster zones
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The Da Vinci Robot is more
precise than the best surgeon
for non-invasive surgeries.
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Drones will reduce by over
90% the average shipping
time we experience today
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19. The Internet of Things will improve our daily lives
Egg-minder tells us when
eggs are going bad
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Nest learns our habits and adjusts
our home’s temperature accordingly
and gets smarter every time we use it
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20. Education is also finally entering the technology age
From traditional classrooms…
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to computerized classrooms…
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and “global” classrooms
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21. Transportation will be significantly improved
Average Driver: 1.8 accidents every 300,000 miles
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Self driving car: 0 accidents every 300,000 miles
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22. Communications are headed for a revolution
Movie reconstruction from brain activity
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First example of human brain-to-brain communication
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23. Energy is abundant, the issue is accessibility
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24. Aluminum was more expensive than gold in the 1800’s
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25. Solar energy is increasingly becoming cost competitive
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26. Innovations are happening in water purification…
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27. … and farming
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