BEENA AMMANATH has been at the forefront of emerging technologies for some of the largest and most prestigious enterprises around the world. A computer scientist by education, she is an award-winning senior business executive with a career that has spanned leadership roles in finance, marketing, e-commerce, telecom, retail, software products, service, and industrial manufacturing domains with companies such as Deloitte, GE, HPE, BT, Bank of America, and numerous start-ups. She is also the founder of Humans for AI, a nonprofit focused on increasing diversity and inclusion.Beena has advised start-ups, taught as a professor, supported a variety of nonprofits, and served on several executive boards. In all these roles, she has helped organizations pursue tech transformations that deliver innovation, competitiveness in the marketplace, and the ethical use of emerging technology. Her work has been acknowledged with numerous awards, like the Women Super Achiever Award from World Women Leadership Congress and WITI’s Women in Technology Hall of Fame. She is the author of the groundbreaking book Trustworthy AI. BEENAMMANATH.COM

• ForewordPart OneIntroduction History of Change The Impact of Modern TechnologiesPart TwoQuantum Computing Blockchains, NFTs, and CryptocurrenciesAugmented Reality and Virtual RealityThe Metaverse Genetic Engineering Robotics Edge Computing and 5G3-D PrintingArtificial IntelligencePart ThreeThe Next Evolution of Humans with Emerging TechnologyLeadership in the Era of Rapidly Emerging TechConclusionAbout the AuthorAcknowledgments

BEENA AMMANATH has been at the forefront of emerging technologies for some of the largest and most prestigious enterprises around the world. A computer scientist by education, she is an award-winning senior business executive with a career that has spanned leadership roles in finance, marketing, e-commerce, telecom, retail, software products, service, and industrial manufacturing domains with companies such as Deloitte, GE, HPE, BT, Bank of America, and numerous start-ups. She is also the founder of Humans for AI, a nonprofit focused on increasing diversity and inclusion.Beena has advised start-ups, taught as a professor, supported a variety of nonprofits, and served on several executive boards. In all these roles, she has helped organizations pursue tech transformations that deliver innovation, competitiveness in the marketplace, and the ethical use of emerging technology. Her work has been acknowledged with numerous awards, like the Women Super Achiever Award from World Women Leadership Congress and WITI’s Women in Technology Hall of Fame. She is the author of the groundbreaking book Trustworthy AI. BEENAMMANATH.COM

• ForewordPart OneIntroduction History of Change The Impact of Modern TechnologiesPart TwoQuantum Computing Blockchains, NFTs, and CryptocurrenciesAugmented Reality and Virtual RealityThe Metaverse Genetic Engineering Robotics Edge Computing and 5G3-D PrintingArtificial IntelligencePart ThreeThe Next Evolution of Humans with Emerging TechnologyLeadership in the Era of Rapidly Emerging TechConclusionAbout the AuthorAcknowledgments

BEENA AMMANATH has been at the forefront of emerging technologies for some of the largest and most prestigious enterprises around the world. A computer scientist by education, she is an award-winning senior business executive with a career that has spanned leadership roles in finance, marketing, e-commerce, telecom, retail, software products, service, and industrial manufacturing domains with companies such as Deloitte, GE, HPE, BT, Bank of America, and numerous start-ups. She is also the founder of Humans for AI, a nonprofit focused on increasing diversity and inclusion.Beena has advised start-ups, taught as a professor, supported a variety of nonprofits, and served on several executive boards. In all these roles, she has helped organizations pursue tech transformations that deliver innovation, competitiveness in the marketplace, and the ethical use of emerging technology. Her work has been acknowledged with numerous awards, like the Women Super Achiever Award from World Women Leadership Congress and WITI’s Women in Technology Hall of Fame. She is the author of the groundbreaking book Trustworthy AI. BEENAMMANATH.COM

• ForewordPart OneIntroduction History of Change The Impact of Modern TechnologiesPart TwoQuantum Computing Blockchains, NFTs, and CryptocurrenciesAugmented Reality and Virtual RealityThe Metaverse Genetic Engineering Robotics Edge Computing and 5G3-D PrintingArtificial IntelligencePart ThreeThe Next Evolution of Humans with Emerging TechnologyLeadership in the Era of Rapidly Emerging TechConclusionAbout the AuthorAcknowledgments