Ian Beacraft | Futurist | Keynote Speaker | Creative Technologist (Chicago, USA) powered by Hrvatski Telekom
Are you looking to learn more about Web3, synthetic media and the Metaverse? By one of the world’s leading voices on these topics at that? Well then, what a treat we have for you. At DK2023 you will get the chance to listen to Ian Beacraft, a futurist known for making bleeding-edge technology understandable and monetizable even when best practices are scarce.
Previously responsible for P&Ls and innovation departments at the largest agencies in the world, Ian now heads the strategic foresight agency Signal & Cipher, guiding companies through the rapidly changing technology landscape and helping them find meaningful routes to innovation that impact the bottom line, inspire cultural change, and create new products and services.
How does he do it? Well, you have to have a knack for pushing the boundaries of technology and culture. Ian does just that – as the co-owner of a production studio designing virtual worlds, he was the first person to ever host a globally syndicated news segment as a synthetic human. There may not be robots at Ian’s DK2023 talk but you can definitely expect a lot of discussions about all things that the future of technology holds.
Creative Machines: How Technology Will Shape Our Future
What happens when society experiences tectonic shifts that shatter established norms? When the outputs of fields from art and music to law and science are commoditized? The coming wave of creative destruction will coincide with a creative revolution. This transformation will benefit society, but our assumptions of what it takes to succeed and to create value will be challenged. Many things we hold to be true today will cease to function as truth. In this DK2023 session, Ian will explore how the inevitable dominance of artificial intelligence across artistic and intellectual pursuits will prompt the age of the Creative Generalist and push creativity into new mediums, giving rise to new institutions, priorities, and a revised social contract.