Global manufacturing is at the cusp of a massive transformation as the new economics of energy and labor plays out and a set of new technologies robotics, artificial intelligence, 3D printing, and nanotechnology are advancing rapidly.

FORBES: The Boeing Debacle: Seven Lessons Every CEO Must Learn

The professional media and entertainment industry has undergone a massive transformation over the last 15 years, from an analog world defined largely by video tape and film to one defined by digital formats and metadata (information about the video content and its production history).

FORBES: Lights, Cameras and Digital Storage

As some of the later speakers at the conference pointed out, particularly Avi Reichental, Chief Executive Officer, 3D Systems and Neil Gershenfeld, Director, MIT Center for Bits and Atoms, global manufacturing is at the cusp of a massive transformation as the new economics of energy and labor plays out and a set of new technologies robotics, artificial intelligence, 3D printing, and nanotechnology are advancing rapidly.

FORBES: Decoding Jeff Immelt and GE's New Act: U.S. Manufacturer

"We can't argue that globalisation is a massive transforming force, but then pretend that the transformation is always and in every way benign, " he says.

BBC: Cameron visit takes in both sides of India

The mobile revolution will inevitably transform your business in the next decade, too not because mobile will generate massive direct revenues but because it will trigger a more radical transformation toward systems of engagement.

FORBES: The Mobile Revolution Will Extend Your Business Model Faster Than The Web Did