Tech Transforming the World: The Game Changers Roundtable

Our panel of experts discuss the emerging technologies set to transform the way we live, work, and connect.

While AI grabs headlines, it’s just one part of a larger tech revolution.

From breakthroughs in clean energy to advancements in human longevity, the next decade promises innovations that will reshape industries, economies, and societies.

What impact will these technologies have? And who are the key players driving them forward?

Our analysts are diving into the answers in this roundtable discussion, and sharing the cutting-edge tech poised to redefine the world over the next 5-10 years.

Your panel

Isabelle Selles

Senior Editor & Analyst

Isabelle Selles develops and writes actionable research on tech market trends and competition.

Prior to joining CB Insights, Isabelle worked in venture capital focusing on edtech. Isabelle holds a BA from Calvin University.

Isabelle Selles develops and writes actionable research on tech market trends and competition.

Prior to joining CB Insights, Isabelle worked in venture capital focusing on edtech. Isabelle holds a BA from Calvin University.

Ellen Knapp

Senior Intelligence Analyst

Ellen Knapp is a healthcare analyst at CB Insights with an emphasis on emerging therapeutics.

Before joining the CB Insights team, Ellen worked in early-stage oncology drug development at Pfizer where she focused on enabled formulations and biopharmaceutics modeling.

Ellen received her PhD in Chemical Engineering from The City College of New York with a thesis focused on colloids and interfacial science.

Ellen Knapp is a healthcare analyst at CB Insights with an emphasis on emerging therapeutics.

Before joining the CB Insights team, Ellen worked in early-stage oncology drug development at Pfizer where she focused on enabled formulations and biopharmaceutics modeling.

Ellen received her PhD in Chemical Engineering from The City College of New York with a thesis focused on colloids and interfacial science.

Thomas Hodson

Senior Intelligence Analyst

Thomas Hodson is an industrials analyst at CB Insights focusing on the energy transition and the future of oil & gas.

Prior to joining CB Insights, Thomas was a postdoc at Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy and helped develop policy framework for a more sustainable energy future.

Thomas received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Princeton University and has experience in semiconductor manufacturing and patent examining.

Thomas Hodson is an industrials analyst at CB Insights focusing on the energy transition and the future of oil & gas.

Prior to joining CB Insights, Thomas was a postdoc at Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy and helped develop policy framework for a more sustainable energy future.

Thomas received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Princeton University and has experience in semiconductor manufacturing and patent examining.

Chris Sekerak

Senior Analyst

Chris researches the global insurtech landscape at CB Insights.

Prior to joining CB Insights, Chris was the Innovation Leader at Argo Group — a specialty insurance company in the property and casualty market.

Chris is a graduate of Syracuse University, where he majored in both Information Management & Technology and Supply Chain Management.

Chris researches the global insurtech landscape at CB Insights.

Prior to joining CB Insights, Chris was the Innovation Leader at Argo Group — a specialty insurance company in the property and casualty market.

Chris is a graduate of Syracuse University, where he majored in both Information Management & Technology and Supply Chain Management.