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MIT Enterprise Forum

MIT Enterprise Forum of NYC Presents: Wearables 2.0 ... Tuesday, September 29, 2015 from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM (EDT)

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Peter Burgess

Panel: Wearables 2.0 MIT Enterprise Forum of NYC Tuesday, September 29, 2015 from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM (EDT) New York, NY Anchin, Bock & Anchin 1375 Broadway 18th Floor New York New York, NY 10018 US MIT Enterprise Forum of NYC Presents: Wearables 2.0 A Look into the Future of How Wearables Will Shape How we Experience Life, Communication, Education, Media and Beyond Today, most of us think of wearables as devices to monitor and enhance wellness – heart rate, sleep patterns, footsteps and the like. And we’ve witnessed early experimentation like Google Glass shaping the way we see and connect with the world. What seems certain is that as wearable technology evolves in the next five years, it will affect our lives in ways we can only imagine -- changing our ideas of wellness and medical treatment, how we work, experience entertainment, shop, and what we wear. With trillions of new sensors coming on line each year, and with more than 3 billion people connected to the Internet, and those who have access to it will also become increasingly 'aware' of the wearables themselves, the people wearing them and the environment in which they live. How will this play out? How do we keep data safe while also staying on the bleeding edge of technology? Join the MIT Enterprise Forum of New York City and our panel of experts as we explore the ecosystem that will result from the wearable revolution! Our speakers are visionaries in their respective fields of neuroscience, virtual reality, social interaction, art and music who are taking wearable technology to places that are fascinating for each of us to get a glimpse of …and imagine what’s possible. Schedule 5:30 - 6:00 pm Registration and Networking 6:00 - 7:30 pm Panel Discussion and Q&A 7:30 - 8:30 pm Drinks and Networking Moderator Dan Rosenblum President & Editor-in-Chief Center Ring Media Publisher of Wearable Tech Insider A technology journalist for more than 30 years and an award-winning writer, Dan Rosenbaum is president and editor-in-chief of Center Ring Media, which publishes the web sites Wearable Tech Insider and Health Tech Insider, which cover new products, corporate news, and technology developments in the world of in wearable technology. Panelists Cori Lathan Board Chair and CEO at AnthroTronix Corinna E. Lathan, founder and CEO of AnthroTronix, was named on of the “Top 100 World Innovators” by MIT's Technology Review Magazine and one of Fast Company Magazine's “Most Creative People in Business.” She is at the forefront of human performance engineering, medical device design, and assistive technologies. Vickie Nauman Principle and Owner CrossBorderWorks Consulting & Advisory Firm Vickie Nauman is a thought leader on the intersection between wearable technologies and the entertainment and music industries. She has over 15 years of experience working with some of the biggest names in music and entertainment. Ken Perlin Professor of Computer Science NYU Media Research Lab Director, Games for Learning Institute Academy Award-winning computer graphics legend Ken Perlin now directs Future Reality research at NYU’s Media Research Lab. Dr. Perlin’s approach to VR is unique because of the focus on social interaction, freedom of movement, and seamlessly blending the virtual with the physical. Jocelyn Scheirer Founder, CEO at Bionolux, LLC Jocelyn was one of the handful of female pioneers working on wearables at the MIT Media Lab in the 1990s. Her “Galvactivator” glove (of which a limited series of 2000 were created and partially mass machine-tooled in 1999) was the very first patented wearable, machine-washable, textile sensor.