The Digital Transformation Agenda: Leadership & Strategy In The 4IR
12:30 Session 3: The Network That Supports The 4th Industrial Revolution
5/18/23, 12:30 PM - 5/18/23, 1:30 PM (Africa/Harare) (1 hour)
12:30 Session 3: The Network That Supports The 4th Industrial Revolution
Evanna Hu
Chief Executive Officer, Omelas
Evanna Hu
Chief Executive Officer, Omelas

Evanna Hu is the CEO of Omelas, an AI/ML company that empowers national security professionals with the cultural intelligence to understand and anticipate global challenges by combining AI and subject matter expertise, starting with the information environment. She is also the Senior Advisor for Digital Security at the International Republican Institute, a nonprofit that advances democracy globally, and a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security where she focuses on emerging technology policies, with a specialization in AI and 5G.



The 4th Industrial Revolution is a fusion of advances in  artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, the Internet of Things (IoT), Web3, blockchain, 3D printing, genetic engineering, quantum computing , and other technologies. It's the collective force behind many products and services that are fast becoming indispensable to modern life.  A robust and reliable information communication technology (ICT) infrastructure is an important ingredient of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) that plays a pivotal role in stimulating socio-economic growth. In this key note and the following panel, Evanna Hu speaks to the major building blocks of the network that will drive the 4th industrial revolution. The panel will explore the challenges and modalities of implementing this in a Zimbabwean context.