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AI, Cybersecurity, and Leadership Will Be Center Stage at Info-Tech LIVE 2025 This June in Las Vegas

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May 6, 2025

As the highly anticipated industry event Info-Tech LIVE 2025 rapidly approaches, the latest round of speaker announcements reflects the growing focus on practical, executive-level insights for technology leaders. Taking place June 10–12 at Bellagio in Las Vegas, The sessions will explore how CIOs and IT teams can navigate complex transformation priorities, lead AI-driven innovation, and strengthen organizational resilience through digital strategy and security modernization now and into the coming year.

TORONTO, May 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Info-Tech Research Group has announced the latest additions to its speaker lineup for Info-Tech LIVE 2025, the firm’s premier annual IT conference taking place June 10–12 at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. The recently released speakers are set to deliver high-impact sessions that reflect the current topics IT leaders care most about in 2025, including executive leadership, cybersecurity, AI, privacy, and the future of IT operating models. The announcement builds on the firm’s earlier agenda reveals and further showcases the breadth of strategic insight that will define this year’s event.

Info-Tech LIVE 2025 is built around the theme “Transform IT. Transform everything.” The event will feature keynote presentations, peer panels, analyst-led breakouts, and networking opportunities tailored to help technology leaders solve real-world problems and set a forward-looking strategy. With disruption accelerating across industries, these sessions will equip the over 4,000 CIOs, CDOs, CISOs, and IT leaders expected for this year’s conference with the tools and insights they need to lead transformation from within.

“At LIVE 2025, we’re not just talking about change; we’re providing the frameworks and tools to drive it,” says Chief Research Officer at Info-Tech Research Group, Gord Harrison. “This next set of speakers brings practical expertise and strategic insight that reflects the real-world challenges technology leaders are facing today, from enabling innovation and AI-driven change to building more secure, resilient, and responsive organizations.”

Newly Announced Speakers for Info-Tech LIVE 2025 in Las Vegas:
The latest additions to Info-Tech’s 2025 speaker roster bring a wealth of expertise shaped by decades of hands-on leadership, consulting, and innovation. Their sessions will offer attendees fresh perspectives on current enterprise challenges, from navigating emerging technologies and compliance demands to scaling transformation strategies and aligning IT investments with business growth. The newly announced speakers include:

Jack Hakimian, SVP, Research & Advisory Services, Info-Tech Research Group
Jack Hakimian brings over 30 years of technology and consulting experience across financial services, energy, telecommunications, and government sectors. Hakimian has led global strategy and transformation programs at firms such as Accenture, Deloitte, EY, and IBM, with deep expertise in AI, CRM, ERP, and M&A consulting.

Rob Meikle, Executive Counselor, Info-Tech Research Group
Rob Meikle is a recognized leader in public sector innovation, having served as CIO for the City of Toronto and the City of Brampton. Meikle has been honored globally for IT leadership and transformation and brings a rich cross-sector perspective to building high-performing, future-ready teams.

Geoff Nielson, SVP, Brand, Info-Tech Research Group
Geoff Nielson currently leads Info-Tech’s Brand & Content team and previously spearheaded the firm’s Executive Services and digital transformation initiatives. Nielson brings a decade of experience helping CIOs translate research into actionable strategies, including launching multiple SaaS solutions for IT leaders.

Jeremy Roberts, Senior Director, Research & Content, Info-Tech Research GroupJeremy leads research initiatives spanning AI, cloud, infrastructure, and user experience. A frequent keynote speaker and media contributor, he combines deep academic expertise with practical guidance to help organizations navigate fast-moving technology trends.

Aaron Shum, Vice President, Research & Advisory, Info-Tech Research Group
With over 25 years in IT, InfoSec, and privacy, Aaron Shum guides organizations through security modernization and regulatory compliance. Shum’s leadership in areas such as GDPR and Exponential IT supports enterprises looking to build resilient, secure operations at scale.

Tom Zehren, Chief Executive Officer, Info-Tech Research Group
Tom Zehren brings a global perspective to IT strategy, with past roles as Chief Product Officer at Info-Tech and a decade at McKinsey. With a PhD in Technology Management, Zehren has advised high-growth tech firms and VC funds and now leads the firm in its mission to deliver measurable outcomes for IT leaders.

With the reveal of more highly anticipated industry thought leaders to take the stage June 9-12 in Las Vegas, Info-Tech LIVE 2025 continues to shape up as a must-attend event for IT decision-makers looking to transform their organizations. Further speaker announcements will be released in the weeks leading up to the conference.

For the latest details, visit the Info-Tech LIVE 2025 in Las Vegas page, and follow Info-Tech Research Group on LinkedIn and X.

Media Passes for Info-Tech LIVE 2025 in Las Vegas
Media professionals, including journalists, podcasters, and influencers, are invited to attend Info-Tech LIVE 2025 to gain exclusive access to research, content, and interviews with industry leaders. For those unable to attend in person, Info-Tech offers a digital pass option, providing access to live-streamed keynotes, select sessions, and exclusive virtual interviews with speakers and analysts.

Media professionals looking to apply for in-person or digital passes can contact pr@infotech.com to secure their spot and cover the latest advancements in IT for their audiences.

Exhibitor Opportunities
Exhibitors are also invited to be part of Info-Tech LIVE and showcase their products and services to a highly engaged audience of IT decision-makers. For more information about becoming an Info-Tech LIVE exhibitor, please contact events@infotech.com.

About Info-Tech Research Group
Info-Tech Research Group is one of the world’s leading research and advisory firms, proudly serving over 30,000 professionals. The company produces unbiased, highly relevant research and provides advisory services to help leaders make strategic, timely, and well-informed decisions. For nearly 30 years, Info-Tech has partnered closely with teams to provide them with everything they need, from actionable tools to analyst guidance, ensuring they deliver measurable results for their organizations.

To learn more about Info-Tech’s divisions, visit McLean & Company for HR research and advisory services and SoftwareReviews for software-buying insights.

Media professionals can register for unrestricted access to research across IT, HR, and software and hundreds of industry analysts through the firm’s Media Insiders program. To gain access, contact pr@infotech.com.

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BlueNexus Technologies Unveils AquaX Hub at SIWW 2026 — AI Autonomous Operations Extended to Legacy Water Assets

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June 21, 2026

SINGAPORE, June 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — At Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) 2026, BlueNexus Technologies unveiled the global debut of AquaX Hub™ — a compact plug-and-play edge device that brings full AI-powered autonomous operation to standalone water equipment and legacy treatment plants. The launch drew sustained engagement from utilities, industrial operators and engineering firms.

The water sector confronts converging pressures: aging infrastructure, a critical shortage of skilled technicians, and relentless operational cost escalation. AquaX Hub™ answers these directly — extending the AI autonomous operation already proven plant-wide by AquaX Robot™ to a single asset, and delivering comparable monitoring and operational management without a control-system overhaul.

“The industry cannot hire its way out of this problem,” said Jack Zhang, CEO of BlueNexus Technologies. “AI autonomous operation is no longer a future concept — the barrier to entry is gone.”

The AquaX Ecosystem

BlueNexus has built the industry’s first fully integrated AI autonomous water operation platform, spanning three complementary pillars:

AquaX Robot™ is the flagship plant-wide AI agent, built on large language models with proprietary vision, acoustic and infrared multimodal sensing. It optimizes treatment processes 24/7 and predicts equipment failures. Live deployments show up to 90% reduction in on-site staffing, a 50% drop in equipment breakdowns, and approximately 35% lower O&M costs.

AquaX Hub™, making its global debut at SIWW 2026, is a lightweight edge terminal extending that capability to any water system. With an independent local processing module, it monitors and inspects equipment through multimodal sensing and runs a self-contained processing loop. The device integrates seamlessly with existing SCADA, cloud and enterprise platforms via standardized APIs.

i-WaterHub™, the company’s standardized modular treatment plant, operated autonomously by AquaX Robot, delivers 2,500 to 40,000 m³/day for municipal and industrial applications.

Market Momentum

SIWW 2026 convened nearly 500 exhibitors from over 65 countries. BlueNexus has identified priority markets for AquaX Hub™ in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa. “The conversations this week have already translated into concrete business opportunities and we expect rapid deployment in the coming months.” Zhang confirmed.

About BlueNexus Technologies

BlueNexus Technologies is a Singapore-based water-technology company building intelligent, AI-operated systems for the world’s most water-intensive industries. We design and deliver modular water treatment infrastructure that is smarter to run, faster to deploy, and built to operate autonomously.

Web: www.bluenexus.tech

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VIVATECH 2026 CELEBRATES ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY WITH A RECORD EDITION SURPASSING 200,000 VISITORS

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June 20, 2026

With the presence of Emmanuel Macron and Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India

PARIS, June 20, 2026 /CNW/ — From June 17 to 20, 2026 at Paris Porte de Versailles, VivaTech celebrated its 10th edition, surpassing the exceptional milestone of 200,000 visitors from 165 nationalities, with more than 15,000 startups present, 1,155 speakers and over 5 billion cumulative impressions on social media. Europe’s largest tech and innovation event has reached a new dimension, consolidating its status as an unmissable global gathering.

Exceptional speakers

VivaTech welcomed the greatest figures in global tech: Jeff Bezos (Amazon & Blue Origin), Dave Limp (Blue Origin), Bernard Arnault (LVMH), Henna Virkkunen (European Commission), Ekaterina Zaharieva (European Commission). Germany, Country of the Year 2026, was represented by a ministerial delegation, while India, AI Country Partner 2026, was led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as a continuation of the AI Summit in New Delhi.

Innovation and business at the heart of the event

More than 4,500 exhibitors, 61% of whom were international, showcased their latest innovations. Among the standout innovations: the smart contact lens by XPANCEO, the thought-controlled humanoid robot by Unitree x HABS, and the 3D-printed resorbable implants by Lattice Medical. New formats such as the Business Plaza and Investors Office Hours further accelerated business connections.

The VivaTech x Bloomberg Awards

For the first time, VivaTech presented the VivaTech x Bloomberg Awards, recognising the most influential figures in global tech, including Sir Tim Berners-Lee (Visionary Award), Joe Tsai (Leadership Award) and Yann LeCun (Momentum Award).

Innovation open to all

VivaTech also took over the Champs-Élysées on June 14th for an open-air technology showcase, before opening its doors to the general public on June 20th with astronaut Thomas Pesquet as guest star.

“This 10th edition was not a celebration of the 9 previous years, but the opening of a new decade full of promise.” — Maurice Lévy, Michèle Benbunan & François Bitouzet, VivaTech

See you from June 16 to 19, 2027 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles for VivaTech 2027!

About VivaTech

VivaTech accelerates innovation by connecting startups, tech leaders, major companies, and investors responding to our world’s biggest challenges.

Each year, over four exciting days in Paris, VivaTech creates Europe’s biggest startup and tech event, exploring the most disruptive topics in tech with world-premiere demos, launches, and conferences in a collaborative ecosystem. This is where business meets innovation. Join us for the eleventh edition of VivaTech 16-19 June 2027.

For more information go to our website at https://vivatech.com/media or follow us on social media @VivaTech.

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Pope Leo XIV embraces paediatric patients at CNAO in Pavia

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12 hours ago

June 20, 2026

PAVIA, Italy, June 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The National Center for Oncological Hadrontherapy (CNAO) served as the first stop today during Pope Leo XIV’s pastoral visit to the city of Pavia. His choice to begin his journey at this center reflects a profound commitment to fostering meaningful dialogue between advanced scientific progress and the alleviation of human suffering.

CNAO President Gianluca Vago and General Manager Sandro Rossi received His Holiness, illustrating the center’s distinctive capabilities. CNAO stands out as a unique reality in Italy, remaining one of the very few facilities worldwide capable of delivering hadrontherapy using both protons and carbon ions. The technological core of the facility is its synchrotron, a subatomic particle accelerator that generates ultra-high-precision beams to treat complex, inoperable and radioresistant tumours. This cutting-edge technology allows for the targeted eradication of diseased cells while meticulously preserving surrounding healthy tissues, drastically improving patients’ survival and quality of life.

Furthermore, CNAO is expanding its capabilities as a premier multi-center utilizing new ion species, like Helium, later Oxygen and Neon. Soon, treatments will incorporate the Leo Cancer Care upright positioning and imaging system. The immediate future also includes beginning therapies with a Hitachi dedicated proton accelerator and gantry and a BNCT system for metastatic diseases, equipped with an electrostatic accelerator produced by TAE Life Science. With these new technologies, CNAO will become one of the most technologically advanced center in the world.

To date, over six thousand individuals, including approximately three hundred children and adolescents, have benefited from these life-saving treatments.

During his visit, the Pope engaged with CNAO’s Board of Directors, a collaborative body uniting national universities, clinical institutions, and research centers. He also extended his heartfelt greetings to the two hundred employees of the center. These doctors, physicists, engineers, and researchers tirelessly operate the advanced technologies in the service of oncology patients.

The emotional pinnacle of the day was the Holy Father’s private gathering with a delegation of young children who underwent treatment. The paediatric patients and their families shared a deeply touching moment of closeness, receiving the Pope’s comforting embrace.

“The visit of Pope Leo XIV honours us and represents a moment of extraordinary human value”, stated CNAO President Gianluca Vago. “In his encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, the Holy Father emphasizes the necessity of a science that constantly safeguards the centrality of the person and directs technology toward the common good. In a time marked by global tensions, CNAO testifies daily how the incredible power of the atom can be used not to destroy, but to heal. The particle beams we utilize against disease are, symbolically, Rays of Hope, sharing and supporting the IAEA project bearing this name. The embrace the Holy Father reserved for our children reminds us that scientific research finds its most authentic purpose when it encounters listening, compassion, and hope”.

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