Holly and the team at Ingram Micro asked Matthew to be the keynote speaker at this year's Ingram Micro ONE partner conference, attended by more than 50,000 people from around the world. His brief was to show how people will be able to harness increasingly powerful exponential technologies to unleash their own human potential in new ways and achieve even greater things. This is the long-form, 'special edition' version of that keynote, with more futuristic content than the original.
Held every year, Ingram Micro ONE brings Ingram's staff, customers and partners together to 'Imagine Next', and to see for themselves how technology is changing the world and helping them re-imagine their businesses and prospects. The event is normally held in Colorado, but COVID-19 meant all four days were re-envisioned and moved online, complete with virtual stages, breakout sessions, roundtables and behind-the-scenes previews.
"Many people see AI and automation as a threat to jobs, but change your perspective and it's also an entrepreneurial opportunity."Matthew Griffin, Virtual, November 2020
Matthew spoke straight after Ingram's CEO, Alain Monié. He showed the many ways emerging technologies, from artificial intelligence and creative machines to digital humans, will help companies transform their businesses and help people unleash their own exponential potential.
His closing message was about perspective. Many people see AI and automation as a threat to jobs, but looked at differently they are also an entrepreneurial opportunity for anyone willing to use them.
