Vint Cerf, father of the Internet and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google, shares his views on challenges and progress in self-driving cars and quantum computing. While both are yet to be rush trends, the “new normal” in the world we live in has contributed to significant advancements over the past 18 months.

It is no surprise that, over the past decade, the Big Five Over-the-Top (OTT) service providers have been the force in ushering in new trends and developments across the digital infrastructure space. What is happening to the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) value chain? OTTs have started building their own cables and data centers. Will that be the end of ICT as we know it, or are these huge new requirements driven by OTTs giving us new models of collaboration? Will growth across the ICT sector continue into the near future?

In this Spotlight episode of Digging Into the Future, Jonathan Atkin, technology analyst & Managing Director of RBC Capital Markets joins Bill Barney in a candid discussion on the OTTs, emerging markets and views on how the ICT sector will play out over the next three years…

Over the past year, Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) continue to gain momentum, especially in Asia Pacific where SPAC IPO structures are surpassing that of traditional IPOs.

In Part 2 of Raising Tech Capital via SPACs, Chris Laskowski, CEO, MSA Capital Acquisition Corp. joins Bill Barney in a more in-depth discussion on how the SPAC vehicle works. Why are SPACs gaining momentum across the tech sector as a faster and more cost-efficient way to raise financial capital? How do companies engage in discussions with SPAC investors and what does it take to get a deal completed? Are SPACs here for the long run or are traditional IPOs still the way to go?