Wolfgang Singer

 

Trends in IT Technologies:
IT technologies are changing rapidly influencing the ways companies will (have to) work in the future. 
Digital communities, social networks, Virtual Worlds with connections to real business worlds will be enabled by new system designs, advances in chip technologies, nanotechnology and several new storage technologies such as Racetrack and Atomic Storage. The presentation will also cover aspects of the Internet evolution, the value of the Watson/Jeopardy challenge (DeepQA), new developments in the energy sector, Nano technology and Ray Kurzweil's exciting Nanobot predictions.

 

IBM Research & Development Focus for the Next 10 Years:
This presentation describes the views of John Kelly III (Head of IBM Research and Development) about four main focus areas: 
Nanotechnology, Exascale Computing, Big/fast Data and Cognitive Computing and how these will shape the future of IT.

 

How Future Technologies Might Affect Our Lives:

This presentation covers advances in storage, nanotechnologies, Internet of Things, Big Data, 3D printing, Cognitive Computing and advances in Artificial Intelligence. It also discusses the 'mapping of the brain' project and Ray Kurzweil's Nanobot predictions and their potential influence on society.

 

The 'World Brain' Google Books Project:
This presentation describes the ambitious Google Books project, how it is done, what can be expected and what are the problems with the copyright laws, the 'fair use' approach and the open issues.

 

Soft Skills:
This presentation, covers how to become self-confident (without becoming arrogant), communication skills, the value of positivism, openness, honesty and a positive attitude, how to cope with stress and disappointments, etc..

 

How to Avoid Burn-out:
This presentation tries to cover a problem which is increasingly affecting several companies (and their employees).
It describes what the reasons for burn-out are, what are the typical symptoms, and what can be done to avoid burn-out.

 

Presentation Hints and Tips:
this presentation from a several times highest rated SNIA tutorial speaker and the CMG 'Speaker of the Year 2009' should give you an insight about how to give great presentations. You will receive several valuable hints and tips how to prepare for presentations, how to run presentations and keep the attention of the attendees and how to field questions.

 

Short CV:
Wolfgang Singer worked for IBM's Systems and Technology Group in Vienna, Austria.
He specializes in future technologies. 
He worked for four years at the International Technical Support Center in Raleigh, USA, 
was a member of IBM's "Technical Experts Council", submitted patents, is the author of several books, gave interviews to magazines, radio and TV, and addressed audiences in 30+ countries.

(He received in the US seven times the Top Speaker Award (out of 50-60 speakers) and was the CMG Austria 'Speaker of the Year 2009').