How Tech Can Solve the Number One Worry for Americans–Financial Stress
Presented by SunTrust
SPEAKERS: ED DORAN, Director Product Management, Microsoft Research; WILLIAM ‘WHURLEY’ HURLEY, founder and CEO, Strangeworks; and KEN MEYER, CTO for consumer banking, SunTrust
MODERATOR: BIZ MITCHELL, Editor, FastCo Works
Technology is responsible for improving our lives in countless ways, from how we get around town to improving disaster relief. But can it address one of our greatest worries: financial stress? More than 80% of Americans lie awake at night worrying about money—and 40% don’t have $2,000 saved for an emergency. How can technology be unleashed to ignite financial confidence? Can this groundswell of innovation—from AI and 5G to personalization and the internet of things—be harnessed to combat financial stress in America?