In this edition, we go live to the Ritz-Carlton in White Plains, NY, where HfS held Cognition from September 14 – 16.

The event featured a broad discussion of the future of services—including Intelligent Automation, Digital Trust, the As-a-Service Economy, Design Thinking, and Digital. An enviable roster of thought leaders filled the room, eager to dig into the major issues facing the industry.

A highlight of the event was Gerd Leonhard, renowned futurist, author and humanist, who led off the general session on day 2 with a riveting keynote entitled: Human Ethics As An Evolutionary Compass

To follow along, you can download the slides Gerd used for his talk at futuristgerd.com.