Convergence of Technologies
FountainBlue's December 7 When She Speaks event was on the topic of 'The Convergence of Technologies'.
We were fortunate to have such a range of leaders on our panel, who were all able to blur the lines, shake up our thinking around both leadership and innovation! Although they represent a broad swath of backgrounds and industries, they have much in common:
They are passionate about continuous learning, in search of a greater self.
They embrace opportunities to stretch themselves, and accept that they can't be perfect, but they can learn from every opportunity.
They are curious about technology, and its ability to solve the problems of the customer.
They agree that many factors are leading to the convergence of technologies, including:
the established global network and infrastructure and communication channels
the preponderance of technologies we count on every day, across teams, companies, industries, countries
the proliferation of data generated by hardware and software solutions
the empowered users who keep raising the bar for personalized solutions for their everyday problems
The challenges to tech leaders are immense as technologies converge.
How do you invent and innovate faster and better in less time, with higher quality?
How do you collaborate and innovate while retaining your IP and core value?
How do you apply successful solutions in one sector to another sector?
But there are opportunities ahead as technologies and solutions converge.
Embrace open source technologies which are standardized.
Build win-win collaborations with trusted partners.
Empower select partners and customers to help define their needs and potential solutions.
Leverage the volumes of data to manage your innovations and solutions.
Embrace ML, AI, IoT, Edge and other solutions - they are our future.
Wellness and health will be top-of-mind for customers of all sizes and needs.
The following is advice from our esteemed panel on how to lead and innovate in these exciting times.
Have the confidence to keep reaching forward, the humility to know your value, the wisdom and self-awareness to listen to and integrate feedback and learnings.
Be a part of the solution, allowing more diverse perspectives, including your own, to be part of the critical conversations which will define the future of a program/product/solution.
Know and embrace who you are, where you fit in as technologies converge. Have confident that leaders will be needed as robots/machines/software/hardware can't run the world on its own.
Respect the data, but look for the implications of that data, and the actions and decisions which should take place based on that report.
Know your boundaries and enforce those boundaries so that you can stay on course for being the type of leader you want to be.
Own your destiny. Know how your choices will support your own health and welfare - a necessary and foundational part of making that difference.
The bottom line is that it takes a village of leaders and innovators to perpetuate this convergence of technologies. Be part of the solution!
Please join us in thanking our panelists for FountainBlue's December 7 When She Speaks event, on the topic of 'The Convergence of Technologies,' and our generous hosts at Flex.
Facilitator Linda Holroyd, CEO, FountainBlue
Panelist Gayathri Badrinath, Digital Health Entrepreneur and former Head of Global Marketing Services, Siemens Healthineers
Panelist Katherine Brown, Director of Manufacturing Engineering, Lam Research
Panelist Karthi Gopalan, Product Line Director, Mobile Power BU, Maxim Integrated
Panelist Sabitha Krishnamurthy, Director of Software Development, Enterprise Business Unit, Cisco
Panelist Mahsa Nakhjiri, Sr. Director Connectivity Center of Excellence, Innovation Technology & Integration, Flex
with opening remarks provided by Suruchi Sharma, VP of Corporate Strategy, Flex
See bios and details at https://www.tikkl.com/fountainblue/c/convergence