The World Summit on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The 13th Edition of The World Summit on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (WSIE) takes place April 9 and 10, 2019, at FIT. The summit is an engaging experience that intersects the brilliance and innovations of chief executives, entrepreneurs, artificial intelligence leaders, social leaders, heads of design, and innovation captains from top brands and social businesses. The 2019 theme is “Designing Intelligence, Shaping Work,” exploring solutions to alter the course of business in the age of intelligence.

FIT students and employees are invited to attend and engage in this interactive experience. This is a unique opportunity to gain insights from top executives representing the world’s most powerful brands on how design and AI will impact future products, businesses, cities, and lives.

Some of the confirmed attendees include:

•  President of the Fashion Institute of Technology, Dr. Joyce F. Brown
•  Chief Digital Officers of IBM and BASF
•  Chief Technology Officers of Mastercard and Uber
•  Chief Brand Officer of Nu Skin
•  Chief Innovation Architects of Verizon
•  President and CEO of The Dalai Lama Center
•  CEOs of Sidewalk Labs, Lark Health, SAMAD Power and founders of game-changing companies
•  Top social, design, wellness, AI, and space scientists from DARPA, NASA Yale, Stanford, New York University, University of California, and MIT

If you are a member of the FIT community and would like to attend, please confirm your pass at thewsie.com/fit and visit thewsie.com for more information. 

Summit events will take place in the Katie Murphy Amphitheatre and the John E. Reeves Great Hall.