Leaders at the Forefront of Technology to Explore the Human Potential in the Augmented Workforce
BOSTON — (BUSINESS WIRE) — April 17, 2019 — PTC (NASDAQ: PTC) today announced that Peter Diamandis, MD, will keynote the LiveWorx® digital transformation event for the industrial enterprise, on Tuesday, June 11, at 5:30 pm. An entrepreneur, medical doctor, New York Times bestselling author, and MIT and Harvard graduate, Diamandis will discuss how cutting-edge technology like mixed reality, artificial intelligence, and robotics can transform the way companies and humanity will operate in the digital era.
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Peter Diamandis, MD, an entrepreneur, medical doctor, and New York Times bestselling author will be joining the LiveWorx main stage this June. (Photo: Business Wire)
As part of the four-day event, Diamandis joins a packed agenda of international influencers, experts, and technologists who will explore digital transformation, the augmented workforce, and how technology complements, rather than replaces, the human’s unique qualities and strengths.
Known for saying “The best way to predict the future is to create it yourself,” Peter Diamandis is a perfect addition to the LiveWorx lineup. Diamandis, who was recently named one of the World’s 50 Greatest Leaders by Fortune Magazine, is the founder and executive chairman of the XPRIZE Foundation, a world leader in designing and operating large-scale incentive competitions. He is also the executive founder and director of Singularity University, a global learning and innovation community using exponential technologies to tackle the world’s biggest challenges. Diamandis co-founded a venture fund that invests specifically in exponential technologies and has started over 20 companies in the areas of longevity, space, venture capital, and education. He is a New York Times bestselling author.
To experience his keynote presentation, as well as hundreds of breakout sessions and the Xtropolis™ interactive technology playground, register to attend LiveWorx from June 10-13 in Boston’s Seaport Innovation District at www.liveworx.com/register.
Leaders on the Forefront of Technology
In addition to
Diamandis and previously announced keynote speaker
Pattie
Maes, and Track Spotlight presenters
Cathy
Hackl and
Kat
Holmes, other influential
LiveWorx
Track Spotlight presenters include:
Jeff
Hojlo, the Program Director of Product Innovation Strategies for
IDC Manufacturing Insights, leading IDC’s research and analysis of the
PLM and collaborative innovation market.
Track: Digital
Engineering
Kathleen
Mitford, the Executive Vice President of Products at PTC.
Focus:
PTC Products
John
Nosta, the founder of NOSTALAB, a member of the Google Health
Advisory Board, and a blogger for Forbes and Psychology Today.
Track:
Life Sciences
Helen
Papagiannis, augmented reality expert and author of Augmented
Human: How Technology is Shaping the New Reality.
Track:
AR/MR/VR
David
Rose, a senior lecturer at MIT, author of Enchanted Objects,
and VP of Vision Technology at Warby Parker.
Track: IIoT & Smart
Connected Products
Max
Tegmark, author of Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of
Artificial Intelligence and a professor of physics at MIT.
Track:
AI & Robotics
Amy
Webb, a professor of strategic foresight at the NYU Stern School
of Business and the founder of the Future Today Institute.
Track:
IIoT & Smart Connected Products
New at LiveWorx19: Co-Located Events
LiveWorx has partnered
with leading organizations to provide attendees with additional
educational and networking opportunities during the conference.
Attendees are invited to attend one of many
co-located
events taking place on June 10 including:
CAD
& PLM Technical Day;
Enterprise
Blockchain Summit by Readwrite Labs and
VRARA
Enterprise Summit. In-depth
software
training courses for CAD, PLM, Industrial Automation, IoT, and AR
are also available at an additional cost.
Don’t Miss Out: Register Now
Register for LiveWorx and
co-located events at
www.liveworx.com/register.
Visit
www.liveworx.com
and join the conversation
@LiveWorx
on Twitter for up-to-the-minute agenda and event information.
To request a press pass, please contact Alexandra Puig at apuig@ptc.com.
Additional Resources
- PTC press release: Influential Global Industry Trailblazers to Share Expertise at LiveWorx
- LiveWorx Program Overview
- LiveWorx Speakers
- LiveWorx Sessions Overview
- Follow @PeterDiamandis on Twitter
About PTC (NASDAQ:
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with award-winning, market-proven solutions that enable companies to
differentiate their products and services, improve operational
excellence, and increase workforce productivity. With PTC, and its
partner ecosystem, manufacturers can capitalize on the promise of
today’s new technology to drive digital transformation.
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