Future of technology

If you don’t use technology to disrupt the market, then someone else will.

Any innovation journey starts with unchartered territories. To stay ahead of competitors, businesses must apply technologies to the challenges and opportunities they encounter.

Technology has always been a key lever in a company’s arsenal, but new consumer behaviors and macro trends mandate tech-driven innovation as part of any development strategy. Looking to understand metaverse, blockchain, AI, quantum technologies or other new and disruptive tech? If you’re considering the impact of new and emerging tech on your business strategy, these insights help executives anticipate trends and assess their potential.

By understanding how to select, adopt and deploy innovation in a fluid manner, businesses can navigate a route to a sustainable and profitable future.

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Preparing for the next wave of technology

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Top Tech Trends of 2025: AI-powered everything

In today’s fast-paced business environment, understanding emerging technologies is essential for future planning. Our Top Tech Trends of 2025: AI-powered Everything report explores five critical technology trends and their implications for organizations and provides a comprehensive look at innovation and technology priorities through the eyes of business decision-makers.

Gen AI
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Generative AI in organizations

Organizations are accelerating their use of generative AI, and there has been an increase in investment in the technology over the last 12 months.

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TechnoVision: Aerospace and defense

The report is a review of the top technologies being used today alongside the predicted forecasts and trends in this unprecedented time where A&D demand is at an all-time high. 

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TechnoVision: Financial services

With the rise of generative AI and substantial advancements in computing power and digital connectivity, extensive transformation is happening at a rapid pace across the financial services industry.

    Metaverse

    Ready to immerse yourself in a new digital experience? Swipe for more.

    The convergence of AI and immersive environments

    It’s not just a technological trend but a paradigm shift in the digital landscape, in how we interact with digital environments and each other.

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    Tommy Hilfiger

    Fashion meets metaverse.

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    Metaverse with Tommy Hilfiger Brazil

    Industrial metaverse

    How can we navigate the path to achieve operational excellence in the industrial workplace?

    A metaverse city

    Seoul paves the way for metaverse city.

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      Business model innovation

      Partner story

      Transforming quantum conundrums into quantum capabilities

      Traditional computing methods are often insufficient for solving complex, non-binary problems. Our partnership with Pasqal brings together deep industry expertise and advanced quantum technologies to integrate quantum solutions into high-performance computing workflows.

      Together, we empower businesses to harness quantum solutions, accelerating their ability to tackle complex challenges efficiently and sustainably, giving them a competitive edge in a changing technological landscape.

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      Gen AI in software

      Discover how the future of software engineering is being shaped by Gen AI.

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      Conversations for Tomorrow

      The 9th edition of Conversations for Tomorrow delves into Gen AI’s potential to affect organizations, the workforce, and society at large.

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      Developing sustainable Gen AI

      Explore environmental impact of Gen AI and a roadmap for developing sustainable Gen AI practices.

        Innovation champions

        Our teams all around the world are building an inclusive and sustainable future for all, enabled by technology. Swipe for more.

        A vision for speech

        Helping those living with a neurodisability practice their speech and language therapy.

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        Value from waste

        How our teams created an app to boost plastic waste recycling in South East Asia.

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        Making waves

        Project manager Matthieu reveals how his team created a boat powered by hydrogen and solar power to compete in the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge.

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        Breaking boundaries

        We asked Fella Benaziza what it takes to be a successful technology entrepreneur in today’s complex world.

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        Undersea intelligence

        Our colleagues helped the Lofoten-Vesterålen (LoVe) Ocean Observatory to identify anomalous data recorded by its ocean-sensing equipment.

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        Sustaining a national wonder with AI

        Using AI to protect the Mojave Desert.

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        A nobel view of innovation

        Three colleagues had the opportunity to speak with Canadian astrophysicist and Nobel Prize laureate Professor Arthur McDonald.

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          Product and service innovation

          Client story

          Dijon: smart city cuts the mustard

          Digital technology has ushered in a new era of development within the business world. However, it is no longer limited to manufacturing plants and offices. Continuous innovation has seen digital solutions increasingly impact daily life and change the way cities are viewed. The French city of Dijon saw an exciting opportunity in this development, envisioning a future in which all urban equipment, maintenance services, security systems, and transit are connected and function in synchronization upon a single network. To pursue this vision, Dijon launched an ambitious smart city project that included all 23 municipalities of the city’s metropole, covering a population of no less than 260,000.

          Client story

          Using AI to protect whales

          A self-learning AI solution that can more effectively identify matches between images of sperm whale tails and make it easier to draw a picture of migration going back decades.

          Client story

          An intelligent data platform to resolve global food shortages

          Global demand for food is anticipated to increase by 60% by 2050. Today, a great percentage of the world’s population is fed by small-scale farmers, using traditional methods.

          Article

          The metaverse is one of the most hyped concepts in technology right now – and with good reason. If your business is going to ensure it can serve its customers, consumers and connect to its employees in the future, then it must start investigating the metaverse.

            Process innovation

            Rethinking the modern-day enterprise. Swipe for more.

            Embedded quality engineering for auto manufacturer

            What do you do when you’re dealing with production quality issues and high production costs?

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            Revolutionizing the management of bioproduction processes

            Developing a new generation of tools to revolutionize R&D and the management of processes.

            Banking on the metaverse

            Banks need to rationalize use cases aligned to their strategies.

              Meet our experts

              Alexandre Embry

              VP – CTIO – Head of ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½â€™s Metaverse-Lab and Immersive Technologies
              Alexandre Embry is CTIO, member of the ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Technology, Innovation and Ventures Council. He is leading the Immersive Technologies domain, looking at trends analysis and developing the deployment strategy at Group level. He specializes in exploring and advising organizations on emerging tech trends and their transformative powers. He is passionate about enhancing the user experience and he is identifying how Metaverse, Web3, NFT and Blockchain technologies, AR/VR/MR can advance brands and companies with enhanced customer or employee experiences. He is the founder and head of the ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½â€™s Metaverse-Lab, and of the ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Andy3D immersive remote collaboration solution.

              Kary Bheemaiah

              Chief Technology and Innovation Officer (CTIO), ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Invent
              Kary is Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Invent where he helps to define the business and sectorial implications of emerging technologies that are of strategic importance to ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½â€™s clients. Kary informs go-to-market implementation plans, aids in the creation of new client-specific solutions & services and contributes to thought leadership on innovative technologies. He further connects the world of emerging technology to all ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Invent practices, clients, and sectors.
              Julian van Velzen

              Julian van Velzen

              Quantum CTIO, Head of ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½â€™s Quantum Lab
              I’m passionate about the possibilities of quantum technologies and proud to be putting ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½â€™s investment in quantum on the map. With our Quantum Lab, a global network of quantum experts, partners, and facilities, we’re exploring with our clients how we can apply research, build demos, and help solve business and societal problems that till now have seemed intractable. It’s exciting to be at the forefront of this disruptive technology, where I can use my background in physics and experience in digital transformation to help clients kick-start their quantum journey. Making the impossible possible!