Will Forbes Next Big Thing share real gems?

The human desire to know the future is enormous. We do not necessarily have to look at the night sky in space, we can only try to predict the near future that is connected with our profession. We want to be successful and we know that in today’s dynamic world, attention needs to be paid not only to “what is” but also to “what will”. Mainly so that we do not fall asleep business and the competition does not overtake us.

This field of education and entrepreneurship is close to me, so as soon as I discovered the two-day Forbes Next Big Thing conference , I knew I just had to go to this event.

And not only that!

I want to write about her because I know she can help many freelancers, whether they are starting or doing business for several years. Inspiration and know-how from the best is something we need to succeed, no matter what we do.

What will it all be about?

According to the official promo, the Next Big Thing conference is dedicated to the future, technologies and things that will change our lives and our work in the near and slightly distant future. This event is for people who want to know what is going on, want to be constantly ahead, have an overview of current trends and seek inspiration from business and technology leaders from the Czech Republic and the world.

Sounds too general, doesn’t it?

And what if I revealed the topic: What will the Czech Republic look like in 100 years?

Is it closer?

Maybe so, but how will this help you in your business?

Um and what is behind the scenes why AVAST offers a free antivirus version and how can this business model work? Do you offer your customers something for free? And what if you took a look at how they do it at AVAST and are inspired?

Why does IKEA pay people to come up with meaningless plans in the Danish office for part of their working time, not wasted money? How strong are your team? Do you delegate work and leave room for creativity for co-workers?

If you follow the latest trends, you are well aware that, in general, artificial intelligence (AI), autonomous cars, space travel, personal data priority and threats from cyberspace will be the main concern in the near future. The digital world is experiencing the most innovation, and millions more and more are flowing through e-commerce.

But what is valid for your online business?

I’m a big fan of the technologies of the future and I look at what will happen in two, three or five years. I’m interested in how the business will be done, how it will be sold online, where the marketing of the future is headed or whether Facebook will still be there.

But what often bothers me is that I am not able to use the collected information. In other words, I am not able to use the acquired knowledge for my business.

I don’t think it’s just my own feeling, but a lot of other people feel the same way.

I was amazed at what Forbes was coming up with! His The Big Thing 2018 event is different from the conferences you know.

Let’s start gradually, on Wednesday, September 19, Forbes organizes a day, which he called Next Company.

Unusual Wednesday: Go to Next Company

You will have the opportunity to spend the entire Wednesday, August 19, directly in the offices, halls, warehouses or showrooms of selected companies, and you will see under the cover of their business and daily operation.

Once again – you will be able to go directly to the company and they will show you how they do their business. You will look under their hands!

This sounds incredible to me for two reasons!

On the one hand, it is a unique and unrepeatable opportunity to enter areas that we do not otherwise have the opportunity to look at at all! For example, to the 3-storey Alzy logistics center with 80,000 products and more than a 2-kilometer conveyor belt .

Next, you will be able to talk to people who are not easy to reach otherwise. Every more experienced entrepreneur will confirm to you that networking and contacts are damn important in business.

How about talking to Avast’s CTO and security analysts? And you can also take part in an experiment in which you break into smart homes and find out how easily such an attack can be carried out today. You will enjoy this!

If you do marketing, you will be interested in the office of Socialbakers, who are the top digital in the field of advertising. Figures like 44 billion spent on online advertising in 2017 will put someone in the ass, but it will be important for you to find out how the guys at Socialbaker do it their way. Inspiration and know-how on one plate served without sauce. You just won’t read this from any article.

Do you feel that video is the future? So go to the List, where you will find out how the most popular shows are watched with a millionth of viewers and you will quite probably meet Kovy, Sabina Slonková, Josef Klím or Jindra Šídl.

If you don’t stay in the chair all day, this action Wednesday is made for you! And you can look forward to more workshops from companies such as GoodAI (neural networks and artificial intelligence), Cisco , Jaguar and more.

Of course, you will not have free passage throughout society, you will not look at everyone’s hands and you will not have unlimited time. But even the little bit that these companies offer you is something extra!

Digital nomads and entrepreneurs who like to delegate work will appreciate the workshop from STVR. He will reveal proven work tricks on how to work in a team across time zones with the greatest efficiency. Prague and San Francisco are divided by over 9,000 kilometers and at the same time 9 time zones. When the STVR team spends over 2,000 hours on the flight path, STVR is 100% qualified to share my own know-how and I am convinced that I will take something useful.

What about you? Do you also want to work remotely?

Forbes Next Big Thing 2018 is tailor-made!

This is not all! The universe is within reach!

When the conference is said, I know that a lot of goosebumps from long and boring lectures will come. Sometimes even panel discussions can be uninteresting, I’ve experienced a few. One does not have to think long to figure out why they are boring.

Either the topic is boring or the presenter is not interested in the audience.

A brief but true answer.

Fobres made sure that this conference exceeded all expectations. Last year was the first year and see for yourself how it went.

On Thursday, September 20, you can be sure that the individual presentations are for a maximum of 20-minute blocks. That is very reasonable.

Actually, there are exceptions, but I’ll tell you why right away!

Speaker Stephen Attenborough will have one of the longer time blocks. His name may not tell you anything now, but when I mention that he is one of Virgin Tribal’s regular employees, you will already know! Stephen Attenborough has been the Sales Director at Virgin Galactic since 2004, founded by Richard Branson. The company is dedicated to the commercialization of space flights. In other words, their company will offer space flights for anyone (er, whoever pays). Your chin will fall here, I promise you!

If you are on the numbers, you can note that over 600 applicants from 50 countries have already deposited a total of $ 80 million. If people want anything today, go into space!

While Space X has almost 2 million followers on Youtube, Virgin Galactic only 39,000. Although Virgin Galactic has 185,000 fans on Facebook, SpaceX, over several pages, adds up to tens of thousands. However, Google will show us an incredible 38 million results when asked by SpaceX, for Virgin Galactic it is only 11 million, ie more than two thirds less.

Why?

Elon Musk attracts too much media attention and his business is to some extent based on that. Virgin Galactic, on the other hand, is overlooked by the mainstream.

You probably know Elon Musk and SpaceX, Richard Branson probably, too, but how much do you know about the Branson space project?

And if anyone is talking about innovation, breaking the status quo and creativity in billion-dollar projects, look at Virgin Orbit.

But enough arguments, I just wanted to say that I’m incredibly happy that Forbes arranged for Stephen Attenborough to have his own lecture block at the conference.

This lecture probably won’t give you tips and advice on how to move your current business from Monday to Friday. But it will give you inspiration, long-term vision, incredible experience and literally cosmic energy.

And I know you’re looking for the business advice and know-how you can apply perfectly right now.

That’s why Forbes has prepared a number of speakers who have reached the top of the Czech business community. You can look forward to Tomáš Čupr (Rohlik) or Ivo Řehák (Jaguar). I am also curious about Andrea Gontkovičová, who will talk about the importance of innovation, and given her work experience at Phillip Morris, this looks like an interesting block. We will hear from Honza Pichl about his chat Alquist, which is linked to Amazon Echo.

Honza together with five CTU students evaluated their studies and hard work and participated in the finals of the Amazon competition in Las Vegas. And then that Czech education is nothing! Of course, I also have reservations about the Czech way of education, but it is mainly our own approach!

This is a thrown glove, this Forbes event The Next Big Thing offers something truly unique.

As Nike claims, uniqueness is not hidden in one place! That is why you will be able to choose and go to the companies that fit you on Wednesday. And see you at the conference in Cubex center on Thursday!

I’ll be there and be sure to let me meet and talk!

I haven’t revealed a lot, this article is such a taste for those interested in Early Birds! You can buy a few more tickets at a reduced price (see below). Then the price will be full and at the same time you will see the full detailed program.