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Jay Williams
Williams Technology Group Jay Boisseau Vizias DellEMC Austin CityUP Austin Forum Central Library 710 W. Cesar Chavez Downtown Austin 5:45pm Doors Open 6:15pm Presentation, Q&A 7:30pm Reception 
Thanks to Austin Public Library for their partnership.
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Technology is now fundamental to most every aspect of society, enabling almost everything we do. It is easy to take for granted how transformative some current technologies were, as we rapidly become used to innovations that seemed almost magical at the outset. Computers, the Internet, the Web, PCs, laptops & WiFi, smartphones, home AI devices, wearable devices, and more have moved from amazing to expected as innovations becomes mainstream. However, we always desire more: new, better ways to work, learn, be entertained, and to improve our health, safety, and mobility. What’s next? What technologies and innovations are poised to amaze us in 2019, to change our lives and society? Which technologies will then to become mainstream, leading the way to still more new ideas and innovations?
In what is becoming a favorite annual Austin Forum tradition, Austin’s leading technology experts, Jay Boisseau and Jay Williams, will share their insights and expectations at Technology Trends for 2019 (and Beyond). Come learn, discuss, debate, and meet a wide range of technology professionals and leaders, innovators and influences, and advocates and enthusiasts! Check out this related Austin Forum event. We welcome your participation! Please email us with your questions, answers and prognostications in advance.
Admission to the Austin Forum is always free. The Austin Forum accepts donations of used smart phones and tablets at all our events. All devices will have a factory reset and be set up as new by the team at Austin Pathways’ nationally-recognized “Unlocking the Connection” initiative, which will connect every public housing resident with a digital device, digital literacy, and a free or very low-cost internet connection. Your donated phone can change lives and help close Austin’s digital divide, thanks to Austin Pathways. |
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Jay Williams is the Chief Solutions Officer at Agile Stacks and the founder and managing partner of Williams Technology Group, and has been a chief technology officer and consultant to many of the Fortune 500. As a consultant, he developed a highly refined process for managing a company’’s technology infrastructure, including applications, security, and network assets. Jay is a highly sought-after, enterprise systems architect and problem solver. He has advised a number of high profile technology companies on their products and is known for a rare combination of deep technology expertise, expert problem solving ability and business acumen. Jay is widely respected by peers and has influenced many pivotal technology consortia and industry steering groups. He is frequently consulted by venture and capital investors for analyses of new technology strategies.
More on Jay Williams @pl8t0 |
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Jay Boisseau is a computing technologies leader and strategist, with more than 20 years of experience leading major computing-focused projects, departments, and organizations. Jay is the chief executive officer and co-founder of Vizias, a computing consultancy specializing in high performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence (AI), smart cities, and technology outreach. One of his major current projects is helping Dell EMC develop HPC and AI programs and future solutions. Jay is also the director and founder of the Austin Forum on Technology & Society, which he started in 2006, and the president and founder of the Austin CityUP Consortium, which he started in 2014 to help transform Austin into a smart city. Past experience includes creating the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) and leading it to world prominence, and working at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC). He has a PhD in astronomy from UT Austin, with a strong emphasis on computational astrophysics.
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