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Vik Kachoria - Supersonic Flight 2.0: A vision for sustainable, faster-than-sound travel
Vik Kachoria, President and CEO of Spike Aerospace, is leading the development of the world’s first QUIET supersonic business jet, the Spike S-512. The luxurious, state-of-the-art aircraft cuts travel times in 1/2 so passengers can enjoy more destinations. Mr. Kachoria is a seasoned executive with over 35 years international business experience as a successful entrepreneur and in corporate development, general management and mergers & acquisitions with Fortune 50 and high growth ventures.
Mr. Kachoria launched Computer Connection in the late 80s, selling CAD systems and installing computer networks. The company was successfully sold and led to his second venture, International Solutions, developing and selling sales force automation software to the petroleum industry.
In addition to leading Spike Aerospace, Mr. Kachoria serves as an advisor in several early stage technology companies.
Kachoria studied at MIT Sloan School of Management and Boston University, has an MBA and a BA in Physics and Mathematics.
Vik Kachoria spoke at Ideas Abu Dhabi 2019, as part of Moonshot 4: “Faster, further, For All? The Future of Transport”
In March 2019, Ideas Abu Dhabi welcomed some of the brightest and most interesting minds from the UAE and around the world to discuss four of the most important moonshot challenges facing our planet. The event was inspired by the world-famous Aspen Ideas Festival that has been taking place in Colorado since 2005, as a place for scientists, artists, politicians, business leaders, historians and educators to discuss some of the most fascinating ideas of our time. Ideas Abu Dhabi 2019 topics included: “From New World Order to None: Evolution and crisis in global relations”, “The Brain: Unfolding the mystery”, “Cyber: The new battleground?” and “Faster, Further, For All? The future of transport”.
To learn more about Spike Aerospace, please visit: www.spikeaerospace.com
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Ideas Abu Dhabi 2019 - Highlights
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Over the last three years, Ideas Abu Dhabi has created a vibrant platform for thinkers, innovators, and policy makers to consider 'moonshot' ideas for changing the way we think of the world and our place in it.
Bill Emmott & Kishore Mahbubani - A Clash or Fusion of Civilisations? The state of our world
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Bill Emmott is a writer and consultant best known for his 13 years as editor in chief of The Economist in 1993-2006, a publication he first joined in 1980. In 2017-18 he was a Visiting Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford, and is an honorary fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford. He is now chair of the board of Trinity College’s Long Room Hub for Arts & Humanities, chair of the Japan Society of the...
Josh Giegel - How Hyperloop will transform your life and your city
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Meet Josh Giegel, the CTO and Co-Founder of Virgin Hyperloop One, and formerly of SpaceX, to uncover how hyperloop not only travels faster than a commercial plane, but how this revolutionary technology could transform the way you live, the cities you live in, and the entire region. For more information on Virgin Hyperloop One, please visit: hyperloop-one.com
Josh Giegel - Virtuous Loop: How Hyperloop will transform society
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Josh Giegel is the CTO and Co-Founder of Virgin Hyperloop One, leading a world-class team of engineers making Hyperloop a reality. Josh’s background is unmatched in thermodynamics, heat transfer, compressible fluid mechanics, power cycles, turbomachinery, nonlinear structural analysis, and hardware-based development. He leads the design, analysis, and innovation for thermodynamic elements of th...
José del R. Millán - Merging brains and machines
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Join José del R. Millán, one of the world’s leading experts in robotics and brain-machine interfaces, as he explains how in the next few years your brain could be merging with your computer. Discover how he has transformed the lives of his patients with physical disabilities by giving them the power to move robotic arms or electric wheelchairs with just their minds.
Daniel Tammet - Limitless: Lessons from an extraordinary mind
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With Daniel Tammet, an essayist, novelist and poet, you will meet a man with extraordinary mental abilities, someone able to learn an entire language in just one week, or recite from memory the number Pi to over 22,000 decimal places without a single error. Daniel has these gifts as an autistic savant, and he will reveal to you what exactly is going on in his brain when he uses these amazing ta...
Sen. Matteo Renzi - Reformists v Populists: The dangers of difficult change
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Sen. Matteo Renzi is an Italian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Italy from February 2014 until December 2016. Renzi served as President of the Province of Florence from 2004 to 2009 and as Mayor of Florence from 2009 to 2014. Renzi is the youngest person to serve as Italian Prime Minister and was the youngest leader in the G7. He was also the first serving Mayor to become Prime M...
Mina Al Oraibi - From New World Order to None: Evolution and crisis in global relations
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Mina Al Oraibi is the Editor in Chief of The National, a daily English language regional newspaper based in Abu Dhabi. An Iraqi-British journalist, Mina has over 15 years of experience covering Middle Eastern, European and American affairs. Prior to assuming her role at The National, Mina was a Senior Fellow at the Institute for State Effectiveness (ISE) and a Yale World Fellow. At ISE, Mina is...
Cassandra Kelly & Betsy Cooper - Threats or Theatrics? From cyber-warfare to peacefare
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Betsy Cooper is the founding Director of the Aspen Tech Policy Hub. A cybersecurity expert, Ms. Cooper joined Aspen’s Cybersecurity & Technology Program after serving as the Executive Director of the Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity at the University of California, Berkeley. Previously, she served at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as an attorney advisor to the Deputy Genera...
Jack Stewart - Faster, Further, For All? The Future of Transport
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Jack Stewart is a senior reporter at Marketplace, an American Public Media radio show heard by 14.8 million people across the US, and available by podcast around the world. Based in Los Angeles, he covers transportation and sustainability, examining how new modes of mobility will impact our lives, cities, and wider environment. Previously Jack was a senior transportation writer at WIRED. He has...
Toomas Ilves & Dr. Antonio Missiroli - National Cyber Strategies: Challenges and solutions
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Toomas Ilves served as President of Estonia from 2006 to 2016. In this post, he was key in driving the initiatives in e-government and cyber security for which the country has been acknowledged as a world-leader. Educated in the United States, President Ilves graduated from Columbia University in New York City in 1976 and received his Master’s degree in Psychology from the University of Pennsyl...
Nick Thompson - Cyber: The New Battleground?
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As the editor-in-chief of Wired, Nicholas Thompson is staking out a bold, optimistic vision for covering, and responding to, the changing realm of digital culture. From artificial intelligence to entertainment, privacy to social media, ethics to war, Thompson leads the news cycle. Thompson served previously as a senior editor at Wired from 2005-2010. Thompson has also played a pivotal role with...
Nicolas Sarkozy - View Point: A Global Perspective (Russia Highlights)
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Nicolas Sarkozy served as the President of the French Republic from 2007 to 2012, a position that culminated from years spent dedicating his life to a highly esteemed and richly diverse political career. Prior to his presidency, Sarkozy occupied various ministerial posts including Minister of State, Minister of the Interior, Minister of the Economy, and Minister of Budget. From November 2014 to...
Nicolas Sarkozy - View Point: A Global Perspective (China Highlights)
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Nicolas Sarkozy served as the President of the French Republic from 2007 to 2012, a position that culminated from years spent dedicating his life to a highly esteemed and richly diverse political career. Prior to his presidency, Sarkozy occupied various ministerial posts including Minister of State, Minister of the Interior, Minister of the Economy, and Minister of Budget. From November 2014 to...
Nicolas Sarkozy - View Point: A Global Perspective (Brexit Highlights)
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Nicolas Sarkozy - View Point: A Global Perspective (Brexit Highlights)
Dr. Martin Jacques - How China will change almost everything
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Dr. Martin Jacques - How China will change almost everything
Yann LeCun & Dr. Lily Peng - Artificial intelligence will take over your life
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Yann LeCun & Dr. Lily Peng - Artificial intelligence will take over your life
Yasheng Huang & David Rothkopf - On the Road: A global economic 'super solution'?
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Yasheng Huang & David Rothkopf - On the Road: A global economic 'super solution'?
Noah Raford - Artificial Intelligence: Our super-intelligent friend?
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Noah Raford - Artificial Intelligence: Our super-intelligent friend?
Terry Virts & Dr. Andrew Aldrin & Alia Al Mansoori - Have you got what it takes to live on Mars?
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Terry Virts & Dr. Andrew Aldrin & Alia Al Mansoori - Have you got what it takes to live on Mars?
Rt. Hon. David Cameron - Bridging the gaps (Highlights)
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Rt. Hon. David Cameron - Bridging the gaps (Highlights)
Erik Huggers & John Tate - The future of tech, media and entertainment
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Erik Huggers & John Tate - The future of tech, media and entertainment
David Sandalow & Elizabeth Economy - Behind the Belt: The lesser-known sides of China's big push
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David Sandalow & Elizabeth Economy - Behind the Belt: The lesser-known sides of China's big push
Yann LeCun - The Power and Limits of AI: Present and Future
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Yann LeCun - The Power and Limits of AI: Present and Future
Rana El Kaliouby - Inside Out: Will AI know us better than ourselves?
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Rana El Kaliouby - Inside Out: Will AI know us better than ourselves?
Ambassador Nancy Brinker - An end in sight?
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Ambassador Nancy Brinker - An end in sight?
Dr. Rakesh Suri & Dr. Dale Shepard - Tailored Cures: The power of personalised medicine
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Dr. Rakesh Suri & Dr. Dale Shepard - Tailored Cures: The power of personalised medicine
Highlights - Abu Dhabi Ideas Weekend 2018
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Highlights - Abu Dhabi Ideas Weekend 2018
Mohamed Amine Belarbi - Cracking the code: How to build a winning company
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Mohamed Amine Belarbi - Cracking the code: How to build a winning company

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