1. Baldev Singh Global trends in technology implications for STEM

3. There is a crisis! Globalisation and the future economic prosperity

4. Some facts!

6. Population World Map

7. Slide 7 BLOODHOUND-Breaking the land speed record 1000 MPH http://www.bloodhoundssc.com/

8. Slide 8 Technology clusters where STEM is making an impact Intelligence built into environments (biometrics, sensor networks) Bespoke material design (3D printing/fabrication) Energy (fisson, fusion, hydrogen) Display technologies (brain-computer interface) Materials (nano materials) Energy scavenging (smart materials) Computer-brain interface Next generation healthy foods (agriculture technologies) Synthetic biology (genomics) Tailored medicine (scanning) Robotics (modelling human behaviour)

9. The rules are changing From: The Next Silicon Valley Leadership Group – Innovation & Competition