Dan Catchpole

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  • 032<br /> FORTUNE Brainstorm Tech<br /> December 1st, 2021<br /> Half Moon Bay, CA 10:20 AM<br /> WHY ACCESSIBILITY SHOULDN’T BE AN AFTERTHOUGHT<br /> The wheelchair industry has stagnated for years. But these founders/brothers are upending the $2.7 billion motorized wheelchair market with an accessory that prevents tips, collisions, and falls before they happen.<br /> Speakers:<br /> Barry Dean, Co-founder and CEO, LUCI<br /> Jered Dean, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, LUCI<br /> Moderator: Rachel Lobdell, Editorial Director, FORTUNE Photograph by Nick Otto for FORTUNE BRAINSTORM TECHTech

    These brothers invented ‘smart’ motorized wheelchair tech to prevent collisions and injuries

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  • David Limp, senior vice president for devices and services at Amazon, speaking at Fortune Brainstorm Tech in Half Moon Bay, Calif. on Wednesday, December 1, 2021.Tech

    Ambient computing is subtly—and powerfully—changing how we use technology

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  • Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger at Fortune Brainstorm Tech in Half Moon Bay, Calif on Wednesday, December 1, 2021.Tech

    Intel aims to vault ahead of competition during chip shortage

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  • 047<br /> FORTUNE Brainstorm Tech<br /> December 1st, 2021<br /> Half Moon Bay, CA 3:35 PM<br /> A LOOK AHEAD: 2022 AND BEYOND<br /> What have we learned from the pandemic, especially when it comes to our approach to healthcare? Where does investment and innovation in the sector go next? And how do we keep pushing for greater access and affordability for all? We discuss technology’s role and hear what those in the trenches say is on the horizon.<br /> Speakers:<br /> Eren Bali, Co-founder and CEO, Carbon Health<br /> Othman Laraki, Co-founder and CEO, Color<br /> Emily Melton, Co-founder and Managing Partner, Threshold<br /> Additional speakers to be announced<br /> Moderator: Michal Lev-Ram, FORTUNE Photograph by Stuart Isett for FORTUNE BRAINSTORM TECHConferences

    COVID-19 accelerated health care innovation, and it isn’t slowing down

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  • 017<br /> FORTUNE Brainstorm Tech<br /> November 30, 2021<br /> Half Moon Bay, CA 4:25 PM<br /> A MORE PERFECT UNION: WHAT CEOS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ORGANIZED LABOR<br /> Today, even tech CEOs need to know how to work with unions. Why are so many companies seeing their employees unionizing, or attempting to unionize? And what can we learn from past movements, and from other sectors? How can both corporate and union leaders evolve to meet the demands of the modern workplace—and the modern worker? We delve into this tough but timely conversation.<br /> Roy Bahat, Head, Bloomberg Beta<br /> Mary Kay Henry, International President, Service Employees Union International<br /> Moderator: Michal Lev-Ram, FORTUNE Photograph by Stuart Isett for FORTUNE BRAINSTORM TECHConferences

    Why greater worker participation in organized labor is ‘inevitable’

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  • Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in conversation with Robert Hackett of a16z Crypto at Fortune Brainstorm Tech in Half Moon Bay, Calif on Wednesday, December 1, 2021.Tech

    Why the U.S. plans to lean on the hacker community to bolster ‘cyber hygiene’

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  • 012<br /> FORTUNE Brainstorm Tech<br /> November 30, 2021<br /> Half Moon Bay, CA 2:15 PM<br /> SPACE FOR THE REST OF US<br /> The new space race is all about the private sector. The first female “space tourist,” and the Commander of the 2021 SpaceX Inspiration4 crew give us their behind-the-scenes looks at what’s driving innovation and investment in new space startups, and where the most promising advances in space tech can take us next.<br /> Speakers:<br /> Anousheh Ansari, Chief Executive Officer, XPRIZE<br /> Jared Isaacman, Chief Executive Officer, Shift4<br /> Moderator: Terri Burns, GV Photograph by Stuart Isett for FORTUNE BRAINSTORM TECHConferences

    Private space travel pioneers explain why space exploration is about more than putting people into orbit

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  • Hans Vestberg, chairman and CEO of Verizon Communications, in conversation with Michal Lev-Ram, Fortune senior writer at Brainstorm Tech 2021 in Half Moon Bay, Calif. on Tuesday, November, 30, 2021.Tech

    Verizon CEO on what’s next for 5G in 2022

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  • Tekedra Mawakana, co-CEO of Waymo, at Fortune Brainstorm Tech in Half Moon Bay, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021.Tech

    Waymo’s co-CEO on the next stop for driverless cars: curbside grocery delivery

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  • An American Airlines plan flying.

    What does the American Airlines labor shortage mean for your holiday travel plans?

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  • Fortune Brainstorm A.IConferences

    How Spotify and Amazon are using A.I. to learn your preferences—and even read your mood

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  • Emirates Airbus A380 Flying Over EuropeEnvironment

    The airline industry pledges to get to net zero by 2050—but it’s already running out of time

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  • Fortune Brainstorm AI 2021<br /> Boston, MA<br /> Monday, November 8, 2021<br /> 2.20–2.45 PIPELINE, PROCESS, PERFORMANCE: USING A.I. TO TRANSFORM BUSINESS<br /> A.I. is not just for data scientists and machine learning engineers. It can utilize intelligence to solve problems across industries and business functions. Leaders from two iconic American companies discuss the continuous deployment of A.I. across the value chain in global manufacturing—from back offices and factory floors to supply chains and digital platforms.<br /> Sheila Jordan, Chief Digital Technology Officer, Honeywell <br /> Dr. Athina Kanioura, Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer, PepsiCo<br /> Moderator: Verne Kopytoff, Senior Editor, FORTUNE; Co-chair, Fortune Brainstorm A.I. Rebecca Greenfield for Fortune MagazineConferences

    How Honeywell and PepsiCo are adding digital tools to boost cross-team collaboration

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  • Southwest Airlines

    From Delta to Southwest, the airlines in the best—and worst—shape going into a chaotic holiday season

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  • A worker directs a Southwest Airlines Co. Boeing 737 passenger jet pushing back from a gate at Midway International Airport (MDW) in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. Southwest Airlines Co. disruptions moved into a fourth day, with 355 canceled flights, or 10% of its daily schedule, on Monday, the latest in a series of setbacks at the carrier.

    Why Southwest Airlines suffered its big meltdown

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