Raquel Yam Speaks at NEXT MBA 2025 in Almaty

On April 12, Raquel Yam, Executive Director of the Interactive Technologies Institute (ITI), took the stage at NEXT MBA 2025, one of the world’s leading educational business forums. Held at the iconic Almaty Arena in Kazakhstan, the event brought together global experts, business leaders, and innovators to explore the forces shaping the future of business, education, and society.

This year’s edition positioned Almaty as the epicenter of global business education, welcoming thousands of participants eager to engage with the most pressing challenges and breakthroughs across technology, leadership, and personal development. With a focus on actionable insight and visionary thinking, the forum delivered a platform for exchanging ideas that are already redefining industries and institutions worldwide.

Raquel Yam contributed to this dialogue with a keynote titled “Navigating the Future: Key Technologies Shaping Our World.” In her talk, she unpacked how a powerful wave of converging technologies — including Generative AI, Agentic AI, Physical AI, Robotics, Quantum Technologies, Ambient Computing, and Immersive Experiences — is transforming the way we live, work, and create.

“We are living through a technological inflection point,” Raquel noted during her presentation. “These innovations are not only accelerating change — they are fundamentally reshaping human agency, interaction, and potential. Understanding their interplay is critical to designing a future that is both intelligent and humane.”

Raquel’s participation at NEXT MBA 2025 reflects the Interactive Technologies Institute’s commitment to international leadership in innovation, human-computer interaction, and future-oriented research. With over two decades of experience in digital media and technology — including leadership roles at Viacom, Daily Motion, and Barnes & Noble — Raquel now oversees the strategic and operational direction of ITI, fostering collaboration and technological impact at a global scale.