The emerging tech Europe can’t afford to ignore, with Joakim Skog | Builders
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Which emerging technologies deserve more attention beyond generative AI, and is Europe ready for them?In Part 2 of this conversation, our host Lee Haynes sits down again with Joakim Skog, at Vinnova, Sweden’s innovation agency, based in Silicon Valley. Joakim explores where robotics, autonomy and neurotech are heading, why tech has become the new frontier of geopolitics, and what Europe and Sweden need to do to stay in the race.Joakim works with strategic foresight and early-stage emerging technologies, bridging the innovation ecosystems of Sweden and Silicon Valley. He holds an M.Sc. in computer science and has also studied neurology and cognitive psychology.In this episode:• Emerging tech beyond generative AI• Robotics, autonomy and riding in a self-driving Waymo• Neurotech and who will protect your brain data• Why adaptability is the most important skill in tech• What Silicon Valley does well with talent and research commercialization• Why tech is the new frontier of geopolitics• How Sweden punches above its weight• The role of government in shaping innovation• How builders can shape the future instead of reacting to itSubscribe to Builders for more conversations with the people building the future of technology, AI, and engineering.Chapters(00:00) Introduction(01:04) Emerging tech beyond generative AI(02:22) Robotics, autonomy and riding a Waymo(04:47) Where Swedish companies should look next(06:26) Who will protect your brain data?(07:26) Why adaptability matters most(10:11) What Silicon Valley does well with talent(11:28) Turning research into companies(13:52) Bridging academia, industry and the public sector(16:21) Tech as the new frontier of geopolitics(19:40) Why Sweden punches above its weight(22:58) The role of government in innovation(24:56) Where public-private investment matters most(26:44) How to build the future, not just react to it
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