Live
From commuting to work to communicating with family, our daily routines will be redefined in fascinating ways.

Work
Long distance collaboration and interaction will be transformed, offering incredible ways to connect in real time.

Learn
Media rich lessons will help transform students’ ability to learn in captivating new ways.

Play
Entertainment will be fully immersive—mixed media will help create experiences unlike anything before.

This exclusive event brought together today’s influencers in technology, policy, media and more for an exclusive look at a future that is closer than you think.
Speakers
Paul Debevec
Senior Staff Engineer, Google VR
Wyatt W. Decker, M.D.
Vice President, Mayo Clinic
Timothy Dodd
Senior Vice President, Head of Corporate Development and Strategy, Technicolor
Justin Fishkin
Chief Strategy Officer, Local Motors
Peter Hirshberg
Chairman, The Re:Imagine Group
Rob High
CTO, IBM Watson
Liam McKinley
Founder, Skoolbot
Ricardo Poupada
CEO & Co-Founder, 5th Wall Agency
Ted Schilowitz
Futurist, 20th Century Fox
Dirck T. Schou, Jr.
Co-Founder, Taqtile
David Traum
Director, Natural Language Research, USC
Eric Yuan
CEO, Zoom
Interactive Demos

Birdly – VR Flight Simulator
With a high-res virtual landscape, precise sensory-motor coupling and regulated wind feedback, the Birdly VR Flight Simulator by Somniacs provides The Near Future participants with the ultimate flying experience.

Voyager Cinematic VR Chair
Delivering a one-of-a-kind cinematic experience, the Voyager by Positron organically connects gentle motion and haptic feedback to visual storytelling, providing a full-motion personal VR theater.

Starship Technologies - Delivery Robot
From making grocery deliveries to small package drop-offs, delivery robots are just around the corner. The Near Future participants will get a sneak peek at the future of personalized delivery.

USC's New Dimensions in Testimony
USC will demonstrate an interactive Q&A with an a/v recording of a Holocaust survivor, providing participants the chance to interact with a hologram in real-time.

Dolby - Immersive Experience
Dolby's technology delivers breathtaking audio that flows all around and color depth that match reality providing a truly immersive VR experience.

Amdocs Digital Entertainment Experience
Experience how consumers will engage with and manage the digital world using augmented reality in the near future using Admocs platform and a Microsoft HoloLens to consume digital entertainment and control connected devices.

Taqtile Holomaps
The first app of its kind for navigating through a holographic model, displaying topography, infrastructure, and buildings in 3D, while simultaneously overlaying real-time data.







Schedule
- 11:30am Pop-Up Lunch, Collaborative Networking & Interactive Exhibits
- 12:30pm PLAY: The Future of Games, Sports and Storytelling
- 1:30pm WORK: The Future of Remote Collaboration & The Workforce of Tomorrow
- 2:30pm Break and Interactive Exhibits
- 3:00pm LEARN: The Future of Human Learning & Artificial Intelligence
- 4:00pm LIVE: The Future of Connected Care, Smart Cities and Autonomous Vehicles
- 5:00pm - 7:00pm Drinks & Interactive Exhibits
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