SLASSCOM to hold EmTech Conference 2023 from 7-8 June

Dijital Team Managing Director Peter Ward
SpaceIn Sdn Bhd Founder and CEO Dr. Norilmi Amilia Ismail
Microsoft New Zealand Azure NZ Digital Innovation Lead Isuru Fernando
MeshMinds and The MeshMinds Foundation Founder and Chief Connecting Officer Kay Vasey

In today’s fast-paced landscape, understanding and embracing emerging technologies is not a luxury but a necessity. Recognising this, SLASSCOM is excited to announce the return of the EmTech Conference for its second year. Building on the resounding success of its inaugural event in 2021, the EmTech Conference 2023 is set to be an even more enlightening journey into the technological advancements that are moulding our future.

Slated for 7 to 8 June the theme of this year’s conference is ‘Driving Innovation and Sustainable Growth’. This theme encapsulates the conference’s commitment to spotlighting the transformative potential of emerging technologies in catalysing business innovation and fostering sustainable societal progress.

The upcoming conference promises to be an exciting gathering of experts from various fields, each bringing their unique insights and perspectives on cutting-edge technology topics. With this impressive line-up of distinguished speakers, attendees can look forward to gaining valuable knowledge and inspiration.

Dijital Team Managing Director Peter Ward will kick off the event by delving into the untapped potential of data through prompt engineering. Just in Time Technologies Ltd. CTO Neranjan Dissanayake will provide an insightful glimpse into the next revolution of the web – Web 3.0 – and the future of decentralised technologies. Dr. Franz Georg Fuchs, a senior researcher at SINTEF, will demystify the fascinating realm of quantum computing, while SpaceIn Sdn Bhd Founder and CEO and Senior Lecturer at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Dr. Norilmi Amilia Ismail will discuss the emergent field of pocket satellite and IoT. Additionally, Nagarro Peter AI and Data Science Practice Lead Europe Ahnert will shed light on the increasingly influential field of Large Language Models (LLM), offering a fresh perspective on the potential of this technology. Microsoft New Zealand Azure NZ Digital Innovation Lead Isuru Fernando will explore the sustainable future through AI design, emphasising humanistic and ethical approaches.

MeshMinds and The MeshMinds Foundation Founder and Chief Connecting Officer Kay Vasey will provide insights on the untapped potential of the Metaverse in the Asia-Pacific region, opening up pioneering opportunities.

The EmTech 2023 Conference, in essence, will act as a guiding light for participants, leading them through the intricate maze of emerging technologies. It aims to demystify these technologies, highlighting their ability to bring about transformation and illustrating how they can be effectively utilised to fuel innovation and foster sustainable growth. As such, this conference represents a unique opportunity to stay abreast of the technologies that are shaping the future of our industries and our world. Further details about the conference, is available on www.slasscom.lk/emtech

The conference is supported by Dijital Team and Zone24x7, as the knowledge partners where they will collectively provide essential support by leveraging their expertise and extensive experience, thereby enriching the shared knowledge with greater depth and breadth. The EmTech Conference 2023 serves as a convergence point where technology, innovation and sustainability intersect to shape the path forward, guaranteed to enlighten, inspire and ignite fresh ideas for a sustainable technological future.