It’s jokingly said that “prediction is hard – especially when it’s about the future.”
But what if you could know today what tomorrow holds, at least partially? Innovation timelines offer a glimpse of new features, functions, and business models that will be available to you, your customers, and competitors. When will Apple’s thinner, lighter VR glasses be in the market, and will they connect with your self-driving car or sidewalk robot? Will animal-free meat be available in your city’s supermarkets in 2025, how many people will still be working from home, and will we have kicked our addiction to oil? And how will all of this affect our businesses, policies, and our lives?
Please join Lab Agent Mark Bünger for an exciting view of the next three years and beyond, and a discussion of strategies you can employ to make them successful.
Take aways:
- You’ll find out about specific new features, technologies, and companies that will enter the market in the next few years.
- You will see what the end of the innovation lifecycle looks like and how to avoid it.
- You will learn how to look farther into the future, to make better predictions and plans.

Mark researches science-based technologies, aka Deep Tech, ranging from synthetic biology to quantum computing, to help companies develop and deploy them. Over 20 years and across 40 countries, he has worked as a management consultant, technology analyst, lab researcher, and entrepreneur at Accenture, Forrester Research, UCSF, Lux Research, and several startups. He has served as chairman of the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce and guest lectures at the University of California Berkeley. Mark brings together his background covering artificial intelligence and works with clients in artistic, engineering, and innovative industries. He curates and co-develops AI-based systems for creating humor, visual and musical arts, and human-machine co-innovation.