ILTM 2017 Global Forum | David Rowan

David Rowan, keynote speaker and former editor-at-large for WIRED, discusses The Future of Technology at the ILTM Global Forum.

We are entering a fast-moving world of artificial intelligence, virtual reality, hyperloops and brain-controlled computing. How will these tech developments impact on luxury travel? David Rowan, founding editor of WIRED magazine's UK edition, takes 125 flights a year to investigate the research labs and startups building the future. He offers insights from the front line of innovation on how everything to autonomous travel to immersive experiences will change the expectations of tomorrow's discerning traveller. Already this year we have had Elon Musk promising to fly us from Europe to Australia in an hour; two German companies launching their flying cars; and AIs beating the world's best games players. Do you have a strategy to prepare for the demands of the near future?