If you’re coming to Defrag, make sure that you’re taking the 1 extra day to come to Blur as well (combo-tickets are available). Why? Because the frontiers that Blur walks into are truly breath-taking.
Take, for instance, this Gartner chart. If you look at the things that are 5 to 10 years and more than 10 years out, you’ll see things like volumetric displays, 3D bio printing, human augmentation, mobile robots, internet of things, augmented reality, 3D printing, NFC payments — namely, the kind of stuff we talk about and showcase at Blur.
Defrag focuses on the 18-24 month time horizon of technology. Blur focuses on the 5-10 YEAR time horizon. Blur is much harder to pull off and bring together because so much of it is still in labs and R&D. I can tell you that I’ve talked with people that have done 3D bio-printing (and food printing), and I know of people doing human augmentation, printing firearms, creating massive “thing” networks, and pushing the edge of blended realities and NFC. In short, this stuff *is* happening in corners and labs and research centers. It’s just *barely* starting to happen in startup land.
In short, if you wanna get a jump on the future, come to Defrag and stay for Blur. Nothing out there can give you that perspective. Bonus: early bird prices are still available!
