From advanced automation in the developed world to smart phone adoption in the developing world, global society is getting more information-driven at a mind-boggling rate. As John Chen says, “This is not science fiction. This is real-time stuff.” Chen, the CEO of BlackBerry, sat down with Techonomy’s David Kirkpatrick at our San Francisco dinner salon to talk about the future of tech and the trends he’s seeing in markets around the world. Chen’s longtime business leadership and experience both in the U.S. and Asia give him a unique perspective. In the developed world, Chen said, “all the players are talking about machine-to-machine, they’re talking about connected cars, they’re talking about making your life more automated.” But in the developing world, Chen added, people are just starting to get into the consumer space. “More and more people are moving into the middle class, more and more people are knowledgeable, are trained,” he said.
BlackBerry’s Chen: “This Is Not Science Fiction”
From advanced automation in the developed world to smart phone adoption in the developing world, global society is getting more information-driven at a mind-boggling rate. As John Chen says, "This is not science fiction. This is real-time stuff." Chen, the CEO of BlackBerry, sat down with Techonomy's David Kirkpatrick at our San Francisco dinner salon to talk about the future of tech and the trends he's seeing in markets around the world. Chen's longtime business leadership and experience both in the U.S. and Asia give him a unique perspective. In the developed world, Chen said, "all the players are talking about machine-to-machine, they're talking about connected cars, they're talking about making your life more automated." But in the developing world, Chen added, people are just starting to get into the consumer space. "More and more people are moving into the middle class, more and more people are knowledgeable, are trained," he said.
