The fourth industrial revolution (4IR), has the potential to create impressive, new and sometimes unimaginable business and skills opportunities for those who are innovative and agile. Given the complexity of this phenomenon and the breadth of its impact, no one organization can provide all the support and knowledge needed to find solutions for the 4IR.

At this solution finding conference we bring together universities, Leading Intenational scientists, innovators, business, industry and civil society and activists to debate, discuss and share solutions together to achieve a common purpose for the 4IR.

The technology of the 4IR is bringing us to the edge of a new era, but it must be carefully managed if we want to control the impact and ensure that society benefits. The 4IR brings several opportunities and challenges and we need new alliances to ensure that we are producers of innovations and state of art solutions. Collaboration and partnerships are the foundation of economic success in the 21st century. Business and industry need innovative start-ups, universities need industry partnerships and academic research needs the test of reality at every step towards the future, therefore business, industry, government, universities and civil society need to work together in common pursuit of solutions for the 4IR.