2021 EmTech Next

Thursday, June 1011:30 AM EDT

Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN

HELP DESKHelp Desk Office Hours11:30 AM – 12:00 PM EDT Nicole Silva, MITTRMIT Technology ReviewAssociate Director of Events

12:00 PM EDT

MAINSTAGEThe Future of Productivity12:00 PM – 1:30 PM EDT Erik BrynjolfssonStanford UniversityProfessor and Director, Stanford Digital Economy LabAnthony Chang, MD, MBA, MPH, MSChildren’s Hospital of Orange CountyChief Intelligence and Innovation Officer, Medical DirectorAashima GuptaGoogle CloudDirector, Global Healthcare Strategy and SolutionsDavid RotmanMIT Technology ReviewEditor at LargeJulie ShahMITProfessor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, CSAILJennifer StrongMIT Technology ReviewSenior Editor for Podcasts and Live Journalism

REAL TIME COVERAGE

Erik Brynjolfsson Stanford UniversityProfessor and Director, Stanford Digital Economy Lab

AI –>>> Productivity and Future of Work

Rethink processes x10 bigger than technology
Top Decile lead the the rest 90% lag.
productivity has a J – shape curve
Technology & wages: Substitution, Complementarity,
950 Occupations: Radiology – threat from automation, 27 task they do many are not to be done by the amchine
Not entire occupations will disappear; Top 1% will will benefit more cashiers: ML will do the job
Technologies very powerful ready for deployment
changes in business processes
Wellbeing and Productivity by Type
GDP – nominator and # Hours of Work is the denominator

Julie Shah MIT Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, CSAIL

Reverse Engineer the human mind in robot design

use of robot in automotive and electronics is prevalent

economic competitiveness depends on robotics at OEM

Automation engineers are expensive for medium size firms

Collaborative robots are not well accounted in the equation of labor replacement

Human-Robot Integration Models are a challenge: Step by Step understanding

1:30 PM EDT

MIT INSIDE TRACK If These Walls Could Talk: An Inside Look at Ambient Monitoring1:30 PM – 2:00 PM EDT Brian Anthony MIT Associate Director, MIT.nano, Faculty Lead of the MechE AllianceSiobhan RobertsMIT Technology ReviewSenior editor, Computing

2:00 PM EDT

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MIT INSIDE TRACKThe Future of Work in the Health-First Era3:20 PM – 3:50 PM EDT Joseph AllenHarvard UniversityAssociate Professor, Harvard Chan School of Public HealthEben HarrellHarvard Business ReviewSenior Editor

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MAINSTAGELeading with Innovation3:50 PM – 5:00 PM EDT Will Douglas HeavenMIT Technology ReviewSenior Editor for AIAdi IgnatiusHarvard Business ReviewEditor in ChiefHubert JolyHarvard UniversityFormer Chairman & CEO, Best Buy; Senior Lecturer, Harvard Business SchoolAndrew McAfeeSloan School of Management, MITCofounder and Co-Director, Initiative on the Digital Economy; Principal Research ScientistMichael ReillyMIT Technology ReviewExecutive EditorDavid RotmanMIT Technology ReviewEditor at LargeJennifer StrongMIT Technology ReviewSenior Editor for Podcasts and Live Journalism