On The Hunt
But, in 2020, Zuckerberg has set a decadal target for himself. This includes focusing more on funding and giving a platform to younger entrepreneurs, scientists and leaders to enable change; helping small businesses; and see if you could live anywhere and access any job anywhere else Relli picked up an interest in cooking in his teens while making, as he says, an improvised version of Maggi with some vegetables Sajjan Jindal's son Parth is a trained squash professional who attends court every morning, especially when he is not sweating it out in the gym
Re-invigorate the Mind
Eventually everything rests on the Future of the Economy. Former RBI Deputy Governor Viral Acharya reminds us that an inter-dependent, inter-connected world is vital to the growth of the global economy
Firming Up Farms With Science
Combining billions of data points with their own intuition, farmers will be able to produce high-quality harvests using less land, energy, water and synthetic fertilisers AI will forecast demand trends, companies will strive to use far less water/chemicals while the new-age environmentally aware consumer will buy clothes that do not have to be dumped after a short period From using technology to sell financial products to being tech companies that use AI, Big Data and analytics for offering customised services, the banking industry will see a major shift With network speed which are 10 to 100 times faster than 4G, robots can be controlled, monitored and reconfigured remotelyDrones, Robots to Take Over Disaster Response
AI and social media will fast-track disaster management systemS; 3D printing, Internet of Things to minimise human intervention, accidents Mining of huge data will enhance the probability of finding new drugs, making India the laboratory of the worldFree Trade to Decide Future of World Economy
In an interdependent world, all countries need to do well Digital technologies will fill the gaps in our education system, be it virtual field trips, use of AR/VR in experiments or online lessons on-the-goNumber Crunching to Drive Consumer Insights
Companies will have to deal with shift in demand due to WFH, fall in conspicuous consumption, rise of a more socially aware consumerImmunity Foods Will Drive Demand
Grandma's recipes will form an integral part of the platter; cooking to get more experimentalMoney Will Move to Risky Assets
Low-interest rates and return on investment means people will chase yield, go for complex, leveraged productsLeveraging Global Supply Chains
Using big data and analytics, factories of the future will marry the physical and digital worldsGet Ready for Social Business Banks
Allowing MFIs to take deposits and run like a social business will unleash the power of the micro entrepreneur sectorRenewables to Power 'Green' Recovery
Shift from fossil-based energy sources, decarbonisation of industrial sectors will drive changeInclusive Tech to Power Businesses
More demand for tech-enabled jobs across industries; cybersecurity, privacy measures to be beefed up for protecting critical dataMass Transit at Airliner Speeds
The first paradigm shift in transportation in over 100 years since the airplane could connect Mumbai and Pune in this decade, revolutionising travel across the globe
