Innovation for Jobs i4j ECO Summit

MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Innovation for Jobs ECO Summit will convene more than 200 entrepreneurs, investors, media, thought-leaders, executives, policymakers and educators.

January 28 - 29, 2016 at the SRI in Menlo Park, California.

It will include a series of Keynotes, Interactive Workshops, Startup Pitch Contest, Deal-flow Sessions, Social Events and more.

REIGISTER: http://www.i4jsummit.com/attend/

Speakers include: Allen Blue - Co-Founder, LinkedIn; Monique Morrow - CTO, Cisco; Joon Yun - President, Palo Alto Investors; John Hagel - Co-Chairman, Deloitte Center for the Edge; Steve Jurvetson - DFJ, Dan Harple - Managing Director, Shamrock Ventures; Vivek Wadhwa - Tech Entrepreneur; Yossi Vardi - Chairman, International Technologies; Esther Wojcicki - Educator; Mei Lin Fung - Co-founder, Franchise for Humanity

http://www.i4jsummit.com/speakers/

Tracks Include: Analytics, Job Matching, Innovation, Emotional Drivers, Healthcare, On-Demand Economy, Business Ideas and Models, Technology Disruption, Public Policy, Storytelling, Case Studies

http://www.i4jsummit.com/tracks/

"The convergence of accelerating technology is disrupting many industries, such as healthcare," said Robin Farmanfarmaian, President of the i4j ECO Summit. "For example, sensors, AI and Point of Care Diagnostics can replace the need for many doctor visits, which offsets a number of jobs in the process. We need to identify the opportunities to create jobs during this technological transition."

All people can create value. With smartphones, cloud computing, big data, social networks and other technology trends, it's time for innovation to provide meaningful work and help people earn better.

"Innovation can disrupt unemployment," said i4j CEO David Nordfors. "All people can create value, but the labor market is dysfunctional and ready to be disrupted. It’s an emerging multi-trillion dollar market for innovative companies."

Innovation can be used for tailoring jobs that match people’s skills, talents, and interests. It is already revolutionizing the economy, education, business, and government. It’s time we factor in the people.

"Devices, processes, appliances and even our very persons seem to be ingesting software at a prodigious rate," said Vint Cerf, i4j co-chair and co-founder. “And everything is getting connected to everything else. The stage is set for the re-invention of work in the 21st Century.”

A complete transformation of the economy that is “people-centric” and not just for “the innovation of things” will take in-depth conversations, skilled planning, and willingness for extraordinary change in how we think about the “jobs economy.” http://www.i4jsummit.com/attend/

View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150914006141/en/

i4j ECO Summit President
Robin Farmanfarmaian, 408-821-6256
[email protected]

Source: i4j ECO Summit

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