Technological innovation is happening at a rapid - and consistently accelerating - pace, and it's happening all over the globe. In this session, we're going to explore what the key trends in technology will be in the near future, and which European companies are ahead of the curve in their field and best positioned to take advantage of the shifts we can identify. More details on: http://2013.howtoweb.co/

1. Big technology trends in 2014
(+ examples of small European companies blazing trails)
@robinwauters / founding editor of Tech.eu

2. A little bit about me
@robinwauters / founding editor of Tech.eu

3. Trends do not necessarily equal innovation

4. Sometimes, big companies set the trends
(as in: not startups)

5. Sometimes, startups set the trends
(as in: decidedly not the big tech companies)

6. Accurately predicting future trends in
tech is almost impossible ... fortunately

7. Trend #1- The Internet of Everything

8. Trend #1- The Internet of Everything
Cisco's definition:
“IoE brings together people, process, data, and
things to make networked connections more
relevant and valuable than ever before —
turning information into actions that create
new capabilities, richer experiences, and
unprecedented economic opportunity for
businesses, individuals, and countries.”

9. Trend #1- The Internet of Everything
- 30+ billion connected devices by 2020 (ABI)
- dozens of trillions connections between them
- huge anticipated impact on supply of water
and food, education, fitness and healthcare,
climate change, and countless other 'things'

10. Trend #1- The Internet of Everything
Lock8 (UK)

11. Trend #1- The Internet of Everything
CubeSensors (Slovenia)

12. Trend #1- The Internet of Everything
Tado° (Germany)

13. Trend #1- The Internet of Everything
Intellectronics / iSocket (Finland)

14. Trend #2- Lean Hardware & Robotics

15. Trend #2 - Lean Hardware & Robotics
- More and more entrepreneurs take the 'lean',
agile approach to hardware manufacturing
- using “modern tools of digital fabrication,
online collaboration and e-commerce to create
a new way to make and distribute things”
- Minimize waste and risk to maximize chances
of success and return on investment

16. Trend #2 – Lean Hardware & Robotics
Raspberry Pi (UK)

17. Trend #2 – Lean Hardware & Robotics
Jolla (Finland)

18. Trend #2 – Lean Hardware & Robotics
Geeksphone (Spain)

19. Trend #2 – Lean Hardware & Robotics
Kano (UK)

20. Trend #3- Smart Wearable Technology

21. Trend #3- Smart Wearable Technology
- Wearable computers, meet ubiquitous
computing. Be nice to each other.
- Making technology pervasive in all aspects of
life, in ways no other computer would be able to
- Realtime everything: monitoring + recording

22. Trend #3- Smart Wearable Technology
MuteWatch (Sweden)

23. Trend #3- Smart Wearable Technology
Now Computing / Stormfly (Spain)

24. Trend #3- Smart Wearable Technology
ShoeSense (France)

25. Trend #3- Smart Wearable Technology
Memoto (Sweden)

26. Trend #4 – Connected Cars & Fleets

27. Trend #4 – Connected Cars & Fleets
- Car as Internet-connected platforms
- Allowing drivers to connect with their cars via
smart devices, even from a distance
- Opportunities for entertainment, data,
location and network sharing, etc.

28. Trend #4 – Connected Cars & Fleets
High Mobility (Estonia)

29. Trend #4 – Connected Cars & Fleets
Cloud Your Car (Poland)

30. Trend #5 – Personal Health Monitoring

31. Trend #5 – Personal Health Monitoring
- Rising 'Quantified Self' wave
- It's not just about 'lifelogging', it's about using
data to improve and maintain our health
- Fitness and activity tracking, genetics,
personal analytics, sleep monitoring

32. Trend #5 – Personal Health Monitoring
Runtastic (Austria)

33. Trend #5 – Personal Health Monitoring
Scanadu (Belgium)

34. Trend #5 – Personal Health Monitoring
Withings (France)

35. Trend #6 – Gesture Recognition & Control

36. Trend #6 – Gesture Recognition & Control
- Interpreting and acting on human gestures via
mathematical algorithms
- Will make text and graphical user interfaces
look primitive over time (for certain things)
- Opportunities for entertainment but also
education, healthcare, and more

37. Trend #6 – Gesture Recognition & Control
Omek Interactive (Israel)

38. Trend #6 – Gesture Recognition & Control
SoftKinetic (Belgium)

39. Trend #6 – Gesture Recognition & Control
PrimeSense (Israel)

40. Trend #7 – 3D Printing

41. Trend #7 – 3D Printing
- From digital model to three-dimensional solid
object in no time (additive manufacturing)
- Both for mass production, domestic
(hobbyist) use - fashion and art
- Applications in architecture, engineering,
construction, industrial design, automotive,
aerospace, military, healthcare, etc.

42. Trend #7 – 3D Printing
Materialise (Belgium)

43. Trend #7 – 3D Printing
GrabCAD (Estonia)

44. Trend #7 – 3D Printing
BEEVERYCREATIVE (Portugal)

45. Trend #7 – 3D Printing
Leapfrog (The Netherlands)

46. Trend #8 – Collaborative Consumption

47. Trend #8 – Collaborative Consumption
- 'Sharing economy': shift from ownership to
access, both businesses and consumers
- Enables distribution, sharing and reuse of
excess capacity in property, goods and services
- Rise of social media usage, broadband
penetration and information technology

48. Trend #8 – Collaborative Consumption
HouseTrip (UK)

49. Trend #8 – Collaborative Consumption
FON (Spain)

50. Trend #8 – Collaborative Consumption
BlaBlaCar (France)

51. Trend #8 – Collaborative Consumption
Carpooling (Germany)

52. Trend #9 – Digitization of Finance

53. Trend #9 – Digitization of Finance
- Not just payments, but banking, accountancy,
currency exchange, expense management etc.
- Smart connected devices + faster
connectivity + financial tech improvements
- Impacting consumers, merchants, large
retailers and corporations alike

54. Trend #9 – Digitization of Finance
SumUp (Germany)

55. Trend #9 – Digitization of Finance
iZettle (Sweden)

56. Trend #9 – Digitization of Finance
Paymill (Germany)

57. Trend #9 – Digitization of Finance
TransferWise (Estonia/UK)

58. There are many stories left to be told ...
@robinwauters / founding editor of Tech.eu