The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Challenges and Opportunities for a New Era
Rapid technological advances in AI, IoT, robotics, autonomous vehicles and other areas are dramatically transforming the way we live, work, play and relate. While previous industrial revolutions (steam and water power, electricity and assembly lines, and computerization) have unfolded more gradually, the advancements of the Fourth Industrial Revolution are occurring at a more rapid pace, disrupting entire industry sectors and economies in almost every country. What are the opportunities for public-private collaboration arising from the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and what are the greatest risks of this transformation?
H.E. Mohammed bin Ali Al Mannai, Minister of Communications and Information Technology of Qatar
H.E. Paula Ingabire, Minister of Information and Communications Technology, Rwanda
Dr. Patrice Motsepe, Founder and Executive Chairman, African Rainbow Minerals, South Africa
H.E. Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme
H.E. Børge Brende President, World Economic Forum (chair)
