Preparing for the Spacefaring Economy with Elizebeth Varghese, Partner / Principal, Space Economy Acceleration Leader at Deloitte

Are CIOs prepared for the space age? In this episode, Yadin sits down with Elizebeth Varghese, Partner / Principal, Space Economy Acceleration Leader at Deloitte and the author of Stellar Singularity: Navigating the Spacefaring Economy. They discuss the impact that space technologies have on terrestrial companies and why every company will become a space company. They dive into the democratization of space and advice for CIOs.---------Key Quotes:“The democratization of space is here.”“The boundaries of technology and space and non-tech space are blurring. Whether it's telephone services or download speeds, latency of data computing, launch vehicles, infrastructure, data analytics, everything is starting to have a component of space tech in it.”---------Timestamps:(01:16) What will the space age look like? (03:35) How space technology transforms businesses(07:32) When are spaceports coming? (08:34) The democratization of space (10:02) The four value streams of space exploration (13:51) Are enough CIOs focused on the space economy? (15:41) Everyday things that stem from space tech (17:18) Challenges in space that mirror terrestrial challenges (22:44) Advice for CIOs talking to the board about space (26:48) Inspiration from space drives innovation (30:48) Choosing space technologies --------Links:Elizebeth Varghese on LinkedInCIO Exchange on TwitterYadin Porter de León on Twitter[Subscribe to the Podcast] On Apple PodcastFor more podcasts, video and in-depth research go to https://www.vmware.com/cio