Background
Technology is evolving faster than ever before in human history. We are at the intersection of several cutting edge technologies that are redefining interactions between the physical and virtual world, driving disruption and enabling new business modes. These trends such as Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Things, Quantum Computing, Edge devices hold significant promise in trade facilitation. Given these cutting edge developments in technology, it becomes important to keep up to date with the latest trends to evaluate which trends and approaches may be viable for future developments, investments and practical implementation.
We would like to keep UN/CEFACT community updated about the latest news and trends in technology field, and the potential impact these trends may have on different industry sectors and trade facilitation in general.
Objective
The goal of this event is to introduce and discuss the latest technology innovations and trends that have the potential to challenge and change the established trade practices. During the event experts and practitioners from different industries will present their knowledge on these topics, projects that have been implemented, and use cases in enabling trade facilitation with a focus on benefits derived and challenges they foresee in implementation.
Target Audience
All interested in finding out more about how strategic technology trends could be used to support trade facilitation.
- UN/CEFACT Experts knowledgeable and interested in the latest technology trends and their application in Trade facilitation.
- Technology Developers and Analysts from governments, the private sector, academia and international organizations.
- End users, implementation champion and practitioners.
- Decision makers in the field of Trade Facilitation.
Agenda PDF
9:00 – 9:15 – Opening Address
Ms. Maria Rosaria Ceccarelli, UNECE Trade Division Director-in-Charge
Mr. Vint Cerf, Google - Welcome Message PDF
9:15-10:15 Session 1: The Latest Technology Trends in Data Sources
Moderator: Mr. Todd Frazier, FedEx BIO
Mr. Davide Scaramuzza, University of Zurich – Autonomous Flying Drones BIO
Mr. Francois Guichard, UNECE Transport – Intelligent Transport Systems BIO
Mr. Jörg Jermann, Rapp AG – Autonomous Driving BIO
Mr. David Woudenberg, Xomnia B.V. – From #selfdrivingboat to autonomous shipping BIO
10:15-10:30 – Open Discussion
10:30 – 11:00 COFFEE BREAK
11:00-11:30 Session 2: The Latest Technology Trends in Data Communication
Moderator: Dr. Jan Hoffmann, UNCTAD BIO
Mr. Steve Capell, Australian Government Department of Home Affairs
– API and Programmable web BIO
Mr. Laurent Vieira de Mello, Astrocast
- Global IoT communication with nanosatellites BIO
Mr. Nikolai Vassiliev, ITU – 5G Networks BIO
11:30-12:00 Session 3: The Latest Technology Trends in Data Computation
Moderator: Mr. Kaushik Srinivasan, eMudhra BIO
Mr. Federico Carminati, CERN – Quantum Computing BIO
Mr. Marc Stampfli, Nvidia – Artificial Intelligence BIO
Mr. Masamichi Tanaka, Uhuru Corporation – Edge Computing and Data Exchange BIO
12:00-12:20 – Open Discussion
12:20-12:30 Conclusion
Mr. Jan Hoffmann, UNCTAD BIO