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Thursday Lunch & Learn Webinar Series
6/6/2019

Event Description
Artificial Intelligence…Automation…Blockchain…Drones…Robotics…The Internet of Things. These technologies are—individually and collectively—reshaping our world and fundamentally altering the global economy and private-sector firms operating within it.

It is impossible for economic developers to understand the private-sector—to meet their evolving needs and expectations—without first understanding the opportunities and threats facing these businesses. Today, the vast majority of these opportunities and threats are rooted in technology and rapid technological change. In order to remain relevant to the private-sector, economic developers must understand how technology is disrupting and reshaping our world.

This four-part “lunch and learn” webinar series will examine major global technology trends are impacting our world, economies and private-sector. These technologies will be examined in detail—where they are today…and where they are going. These technology trends will be dissected against the backdrop of real-world economic development realities and scenarios.This four-part webinar series should prompt thought and discussion about how technology fundamentally challenges, and changes widely accepted economic development practices, goals, objectives and metrics.

The webinar series will be conducted by Laith Wardi, CEcD. Laith is a longstanding instructor for both the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) and Oklahoma University Economic Development Institute (OU EDI). He is a frequent speaker and presenter for economic development audiences across Canada and the United States and has also done presentation and training work in both Europe and Mexico.