Saturday Luncheon Speaker

Geordie Rose

creator of the D-Wave One
July 28, 2012

Using Quantum Computers to Build Artificial Brains

When most people hear the phrase quantum computing, they usually think of spooky physics, complex mathematics, or maybe some technology that will come into existence in the far future. But quantum computers are here with us today, and they offer a promising path toward building artificially intelligent systems. This talk will outline how D-Wave is laying the groundwork toward a new type of computing.

D-Wave builds quantum computer hardware and software. Recent developments are for the first time allowing developers to program quantum computers without any underlying knowledge of quantum physics. D-Wave One creator Geordie Rose will describe how this nascent field of computing is being applied to some of the hardest problems in artificial intelligence. These advances are enabling us to explore systems that mimic the behavior of humans in many areas of life, such as teaching, medical diagnosis, genetics, defense, and even scientific discovery.

Sunday Luncheon Speaker

Edie Weiner
president, Weiner, Edrich, Brown, Inc.
New York, New York
July 29, 2012

The Immediate Importance of Imagination

future sector: Humanity
The world is going through a fundamental economic transformation, and the galloping speed of change is bringing on the new faster than we can get rid of the old. Instead of using our energy to fix outmoded systems and institutions, we need to imagine the new possibilities, grow those enterprises and processes, create those jobs, and build a completely different future. The concept of imagination has to emerge from the "fun to do," and become the "essential to do." Imagination is not a luxury—it is now an urgency that we cannot ignore. One of the prime examples of this is in the world of health care and well-being, one of the concepts this presentation will explore, to be followed by a panel on the subject.

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