Opening — intro by CEO Maiko and hosts Melvin & Minke
Speaker biography
Senior Lead Communications & Planning – WPP Media / Wavemaker | DEI – AMMA – VIA Netherlands. Host on stage.
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NextM 2026: Smart, Smarter, Smartest & The Future Of Intelligent Innovation
“What matters now is that we continue to build on the knowledge we bring together to make sure we keep getting just a little smarter ourselves.”
— Melvin Wongsodikromo, Minke Kliphuis
Description
NextM 2026 marks a decade of innovation, shifting focus from traditional search to AI-driven "answers" and future-gazing toward 2031. The event explores the "Smart, Smarter, Smartest" intelligence theme across four pillars: Smart Me, Society, Work, and City. Key discussions highlight the evolution of data integration and the adoption of spatial computing—specifically smart glasses—to overlay digital information onto the physical world. Balancing efficiency with quality remains the primary challenge in navigating rapid technological integration and evolving public expectations.
Summary
- The conference celebrates its 10th anniversary, reflecting on past themes like human-tech interaction and portfolio returns to build future insights.
- The core event theme, "Smart, Smarter, Smartest," focuses on how artificial intelligence and integrated data can enhance efficiency and daily life.
- Discussions emphasize shifting from traditional search methods to a model focused on the quality and completeness of AI-generated answers.
- The program is structured around four pillars: Smart Me, Smart Society, Smart Work, and Smart City to address individual, societal, and environmental evolution.
- Future innovation is explored through technologies like smart glasses, which aim to provide real-time digital overlays and data integration within the physical world.
Magazine article
“WHAT I AM MOST CURIOUS ABOUT IS NOT HOW WE ARE GOING TO SEARCH, BUT RATHER WHAT KIND OF ANSWER WE WANT TO GET.”
MELVIN WONGSODIKROMO
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