With several global crises occupying our daily lives, it’s important to see where we can use technology to solve these hard human problems. Today, we have more access to data from wearables, medical devices, environmental sensors, video capture, and other connected devices than we have had at any point in the past. When combined with cloud technologies—like computer vision, machine learning, and simulation—we are starting to get a glimpse of where that powerful blend of information and application can take us.

The next wave of innovators and inventors—a few of whom I was fortunate to have met while filming Now Go Build—are already building solutions to reforest the planet, keep our youth active, and re-imagine the supply chain from the warehouse to delivery. And this is truly just the beginning. As access to advanced technology becomes even more ubiquitous—as every facet of life becomes data that we can analyze—we will see a torrent of innovation, and this will proliferate in 2023.

Prediction 1: Cloud technologies will redefine sports as we know them