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Charles Schawrz is a group level senior executive with 20 years international financial services experience. He is an innovator and inventor, currently driving transformation of customer experience from within Barclays’ Group Design and Digital Office.
He graciously spoke about how technologies have evolved over the years and how we can combine them to enhance the consumer experience. Check out his presentation for more details.
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Sal leads human capital and operations at the Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm that funds for-profit and nonprofit businesses that fosters social change throughout the world. Prior to Omidyar, he served as the VP of HR for PayPal and eBay.
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https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
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Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
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2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
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3. The Hubble telescope is located outside our atmosphere and
is orbiting around the Earth at 593 km above sea level with
an orbital period of about 96 to 97 minutes at a speed of
28,000 km/h.
Its name is in honor of astronomer Edwin Hubble, it was
placed in orbit on April 24, 1990. It weighs about 11000 kg
in a cylindrical form with a 13,2 m length and a diameter of
4,2 m. This telescope can obtain images of the cosmos at
an 0,1 arc second of resolution.
7. This is the Sombraro Galaxie also called M104 in Messier’s catalog at a
distance of 28 millions light years. This is considered one of the best
pictures Hubble took.
8. Then we have the Ant’s Nebula so called because of its shape
and located 3000 and 6000 light years.
9. Then here is the Esquimo Nebula at 5000 light years.
11. Fifth place the Hour Glass Nebula located 8000 light years
the result of an exploding star.
12. In 6th place, we have a part of the Cone Nebula at 2,5 light years
13. In Seventh position, we find a protion of the Swan
Nebula located 5,500 light years described as an ocean
of hydrogen with small quantities of oxygen, sulfur and
other elements.
14. In 8th place, this beautiful image called “Starry night”
And also know as Light Echo.
15. In 9th place, two galaxies merging NGC 2207 and IC 2163 located
114 millions light years.
16. Tenth place, a fragment of the Trifid Nebula with
many stars at 9000 light years.
55. Words are escaping us when you discover these monumental pictures of
colors and light.
The Eagle Nebula or M16 can be found in the Serpent contallation, and it’s
like an open window at the centre of a starry night. At the centre, many
young stars forming creating a wonderful spectacle of gaseous emissions.
56. SHOWING ALL OF
THIS IN THIS
FASHION IS REALLY
FACINATING,
DEEPLY MOVING
AND DAZZLING.
60. I HOPE THIS HAS
ENLIGHTENED YOU .
BEYON OUR SUN,
THERE IS A VAST UNIVERSE
61. Our
Sunl Sirius
Jupiter at 1 pixel at the point of the
arrow.
The Earth is not visible at this scale. Arturus
62. Antares is the 15th most brilliant star in the night sky.
It is located at more then 1000 light years.
Beetlejuice
Sun – 1 pixel
63. AND NOW HOW BIG AND TALL ARE YOU ?
AND, ALL THOSE PROBLEMS THAT YOU
HAVE TODAY ?
WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE
IMPORTANT TO YOU SO THAT YOU
SQUABBLE ABOUT OR PICK FIGHTS?
KEEP YOUR LIFE IN
PERSPECTIVE!
68. Now you will see a picture for those
moments when you feel life is
overwhelming.
When you think your problems are
enormous…
…and when you think there is a immense
difference between the things you do and
those you don’t,
69. It’s also a picture when you have moments
as a human being you think you are powerful
and magnificent…
You are Homo Sapiens, Master of the
creation,
At the zenith of your technological power !
And you feel that with the other six billions
persons we are …
… So far we are unique in this universe.
70. And finally…
…a picture for those moments when you think
the world is so big where you live that it is
indestructible.
With its great cities, all the oceans, mountain
ranges and continents…
Invulnerable Planet…
…insensitive, with its size and greatness,
With our actions as men accomplishing… or
not.
Insensitive
71. Because, Earth has five hundred millions
square kilometres of surface!
Six thousands quadrillions tons of rocks!...
And more then one thousand trillions tons of
water!…
72. Contemplate this
picture for a few
moments.
Héla aquí, pues:
It was taken by the Cassini-Juygens
probe, in 2004, when it arrived at the
rings of Saturn.
73. This is your planet.
We are all in this little blue point.
All our wars…
All our problems...
All our greatness
and misery….
All our technology,
our art, our advances…
All our civilizations,
all our wildlife and flora...
All races, religions…
All governments, countries and states...
All our love… and hate…
Six billions souls in constant agitation…
74. It does make you think, no?
If we want, we can take this picture like a lesson in
humility…
And like a double message:
On one hand ,
how little we are in this universe,
with our problems and our differences,
when we see them on this scale...
But on the other side,
how fragile is our planet,
And the importance of taking care of
this little blue point,
…because its the only home we have.