Preparing for the next industrial revolution, Marcus Weldon Former President of Bell Labs, Corporate Chief Technology...

Fascinating interview by Rachel Robinson with Marcus Weldon Former President of Bell Labs, Corporate Chief Technology Officer, Nokia, who will be speaking at the Cork TechFest 21, taking place on 25 – 27 May 2021, see here itcork.ie for tickets.
Prepare to join us on the 25-27 May for our annual Tech Conference to hear from legends, luminaries and thought leaders on everything tech and future forward. We are lining up a superb 3-day event of keynotes, panels and workshops for you to choose from. 
More about Marcus Weldon
Technology and scientific leader with the ability to define and execute on a compelling vision of a better techno-economic future across an extraordinarily broad array of subjects and domains
Biography
Marcus is currently working on his “next big thing” and, in the meantime, helping a number of small, medium and large companies and institutes formulate their technical and innovation strategies for the next industrial revolution.
Until March 2021, Marcus Weldon was the Corporate Chief Technology Officer for Nokia and was responsible for coordinating the technical strategy and driving technological and architectural innovations into Nokia’s end-to-end networking systems and software portfolio. In addition, as President of Bell Labs, Marcus was responsible for defining and creating the next disruptive innovations and the pioneering research that will form the foundation of the future ICT industry.
Marcus is considered one of the luminaries in the ICT industry in terms of the clarity, depth and breadth of his vision. He combines his vision with the power of Bell Labs, to create a unique innovation engine whose goal is to ‘invent the future’ of the networking and communications industry.
Marcus holds a Ph.D. (Physical Chemistry) degree from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a Bachelor of Science (Computer Science and Chemistry) joint degree from King’s College in London, UK. But more than these formal academic credentials, Marcus has a relentless curiosity that, coupled with a very analytical mind, drives him to continuously learn and to understand any problem from a wide array of different angles, and in remarkable depth, across a diverse array of disciplines, including:
Wireless and wired networking technologies, protocols and systems
Artificial Intelligence systems and methodologies
Novel computing systems (including quantum computing)
Cloud infrastructure and web systems and platforms
‘Silicon’ device technologies and materials
Chemical and biochemical systems
New materials and sensing technologies and systems
Advanced machine and robotics technologies
Next generation internet routing and transport networks and systems
Emerging industrial and enterprise systems
Cybersecurity technologies and end-to-end systems and networks
Advanced communications and AR/VR technologies and systems
Marcus has won numerous technical, scientific and engineering society awards for his work and technical vision and leadership throughout his career, but is arguably best known for his ability to distill complex, multi-dimensional problems into the essential ‘simple’ answer or solution that should be pursued. For this reason, he is highly sought after as an advisor to governmental agencies and departments in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and around the world, as well as to industrial and enterprise CxOs, to venture capitalists and private equity funds, and the larger investment community.