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SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT
SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT
In this issue of Speaker Spotlight we look at some of the new names: the dynamic speakers involved in an array of future-
focused, exciting, cutting-edge areas. We highlight Hugh Herr, an athlete who suffered limb loss and then went on to design
his own high-tech walking solution, and we find out about Aric Dromi, the Chief Futurologist and Digital Philosopher at
Volvo Group. Also featured is Charles Armstrong, a social scientist specialising in large-scale social network analysis along
with Federico Pistono, a visionary technology entrepreneur. These are just a few of the visionaries and innovators who are
making changes to the world around us.
By considering challenges and opportunities and approaching them in a non-traditional way and, through the innovative use
of technology, they can then improve the lives of those around them – whether it is to make transport smarter, safer and
cleaner or change the lives of those with mobility restrictions.
Hugh Herr is an athlete, scientist, Aric Dromi is the chief futurologist Federico Pistono is a social
innovator and futurist at MIT Media at Volvo Group, a digital philosopher entrepreneur, computer scientist,
Lab. He focuses on developing and ‘professional troublemaker’, who award-winning journalist, author,
wearable robotic systems that serve to has spent the last 20 years helping scientific educator and activist. He is
augment human strength, endurance decision makers gain a better grasp of founder and CEO of Konoz, a website
and agility. He has advanced novel their objectives and future strategies. where you can learn anything for
bionic technologies, including a Aric’s work covers trend activity in free. In addition, he is a member of
computer-controlled artificial knee, the realms of science and technology, TEDxBologna, founder of TEDxVerona,
an active ankle-foot orthosis, and economics, politics, demographics and founder of Axelera as well as The
the world’s first powered ankle-foot environmental issues. Aric focuses on Zeitgeist Movement Italy. Federico is a
prosthesis which was placed in the possible future frameworks, sharing graduate of the Singularity University,
TIME top-ten list. His prosthetic knees, scenarios that could happen and California and his research has been
legs and ankles that fuse biomechanics helping develop concepts around utilised by major economic institutions,
with microprocessors restore normal what should happen. He helps people universities and think tanks. Federico
gait, balance and speed to improve the develop tools to reshape their future analyses the society of tomorrow
quality of life for thousands of people thinking. He facilitates organisations and aims to face humanity’s grand
with physical challenges, inspiring and individuals’ better understanding challenges by leveraging exponentially
them to take their mobility back. He of change, enabling them to gain growing technologies; he advises
demonstrates that the perceived a vision of a digitally enabled decision makers around the world on
limits of human performance can be autonomous future. He talks about the how to adapt in order to stay relevant.
overcome and that there is a new future of mobility, designs and entire
future for merging body and machine. cities.
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