"All innovation is about doing things differently - improving people's lives"

Telecom companies become media houses. Food retailers become banks. Computers become phones and video stores.

While we will see convergence in products and services on price, features and quality, we will also see huge new investment in diversity.

Everyone is talking about convergence, yet few corporations fully understand the real threats and opportunities. 

Mark Thompson, Director General BBC in session chaired by Dr Patrick Dixon, looking at BBC online future.  Dr Dixon gave a Futurist keynote of his own in a later session.

Future of traditional TV and radio broadcasting, new channels, digital distribution, video on demand, cable and satellite broadcasting. Public broadcastors and competition with private media companies - falling advertising revenues. Future BBC online strategy and impact on other media companies - state subsidies and unfair competition? Future of schedules and programme commissioning.

Find out how Chad felt after meteoric success of YouTube in just 15 months to become a 200 million downloads a day blockbuster media company, bought by Google for $1.6bn.

YouTube is now the world's largest TV station with over 3 billion video views a day. Impact of Web 2.0 online communtiies on marketing, consumer trust and branding. Viral videos - why they work. Lessons for every corporation wanting to be successful online. Google Zeitgeist CEO Summit 2007 - session part of Entertain Me.

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The impact of next-generation technology on personal and business life. How RFID and other innovation is driving a new wave of change. Good and bad use of technology. Winners and losers for the future. Interview with Patrick Dixon on Monday, May 16, 2005 - before keynote speech for IBS - see slides and video