Fujitsu ActivateNow Technology Summit

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Fujitsu ActivateNow Technology Summit, Silicon Valley

Turning Crisis into an Opportunity: Technologies Powering Sustainability Transformation

Agenda

8:30 am – 9:00 am

Registration & Continental Breakfast

Master of Ceremonies  

Asif Poonja, Regional CTO and Head of Customer Markets, Fujitsu North America

9:00 am – 9:30 am

Welcome & Fujitsu Technology Strategy

Vivek Mahajan, Global Chief Technology Officer, Fujitsu 

9:30 am – 10:20 am

Morning Keynote: “A New Golden Age for Computer Architecture: History, Challenges, and Opportunities”

Prof. David Patterson, Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley

10:20 am – 6:40 pmTechnology Showcase at the Grand Hall
10:20 am – 10:50 amNetworking Break and Technology Showcase
10:50 am – 12:00 pm

Panel Session #1:“Role of Computing in Enabling Next Generation Sustainability Initiatives”

Moderator: Durga Kota, Enterprise Architect, Fujitsu North America

Panelists:
Guðbjörg Rist, CEO, Atmonia
William Thigpen, Asst. Div. Chief of High-End Computing Ops., NASA Ames Research Center
Sarvagya Upadhyay, Principal Researcher, Fujitsu Research of America

12:00 pm – 1:20 pmLunch and Technology Showcase
1:20 pm – 2:30 pm

Panel Session #2:   "Impact of AI on the Future of Sustainability Transformation"

Moderator:  Mike Starkey, VP, Fujitsu Intelligence Technology

Panelists:
Guido Imbens, Professor of Economics, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, 2021 Nobel Laureate in Economics
Lorenzo Speranzoni, CEO, LARUS
Hiro Kobashi, Project Director, Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Fujitsu Research of America

2:30 pm – 3:40 pm

Panel Session #3:   "Web 3.0 Powering Next Generation Sustainability Initiatives"

Moderator:  Winnie Tsou, Director, Fujitsu Research of America

Panelists:
Hart Montgomery, CTO, Hyperledger Foundation
Heather Dahl, CEO, Indicio
Indradeep Ghosh, CEO, Fujitsu Research of America

3:40 pm – 4:10 pmNetworking Break and Technology Showcase
4:10 pm – 5:00 pm

Evening Keynote: "Not So Simple Matter of Software"

Prof. Jack Dongarra, Professor Emeritus, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

5:00 pm – 5:10 pm

Wrap-up and Closing Remarks

Hideto Okada, Head of Technology Strategy Unit, Fujitsu

5:10 pm – 6:40 pmNetworking Reception and Technology Showcase

 
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