Bus Zoom: 4th Industrial Revolution

The 4th Industrial Revolution: The Technology That’s Reshaping Tomorrow’s World
Four Zoom Sessions
Thur., Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 2024, 6:30-8:30 pm MT

This course, originally introduced in 2022, has been comprehensively updated to reflect the rapid advancements in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, where cutting-edge technologies are dramatically transforming our everyday lives and the broader future. Topics covered include generative artificial intelligence, innovative energy solutions, robotic process automation, the metaverse, smart(er) devices, drones, edge computing and extended reality. Professor Michael Myers leads the course, bringing a passion for understanding and leveraging transformational technologies to educate students on these evolving environments. In class one, review the concept of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, detailing its significance and the merging of digital, biological and physical innovations. Class two examines generative AI, new energy solutions and robotic process automation. In class three, discover the ecosystems evolving from the metaverse, smart devices, drones, edge computing and extended reality. Myers wraps up with a forward-looking perspective of how technology may shape the future while touching on ethics, the role of entrepreneurship in the tech space, and how business and culture can leverage technologies for future opportunities

Michael Myers is the academic director for the full-time MBA program and associate professor for the Marketing Department at the University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business. He has 18 years of experience in digital marketing and has been consulting for the past 12 years—creating value for clients such as Intuit, Tory Burch and Sony.