Future Decoded 2017: in pictures
Future Decoded, Microsoft’s largest UK enterprise event, was held at ExCeL in London on October 31 and November 1.
The two-day conference was attended by tens of thousands of business leaders, journalists and analysts, and featured speakers such as Panos Panay, Vice-President for Surface at Microsoft; Cindy Rose, Microsoft UK Chief Executive; Chris Bishop, Lab Director at Microsoft Research Cambridge; former Manchester United footballer Gary Neville and comedian David Walliams.
Among the announcements were the Surface Book 2 coming to the UK, a new Surface LTE device and HoloLens being rolled out to 29 new countries. You can read a full round-up of the event, here.
Click on the pictures below to see everything that happened:
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- A glorious dawn on the first day of Future Decoded
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- The event attracted tens of thousands of people
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- Held at the ExCel in London, Future Decoded is aimed at helping people learn more about the future of business and technology
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- The Excel was filled with stands from Microsoft and its partners and customers
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- The talk from Surface chief Panos Panay was so popular, many had to watch a live feed of it from the expo hall
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- Panos Panay announced the Surface Book 2 was coming to the UK. Here, some early fans are trying it out
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- Dr Krysta Svore, who leads Microsoft’s quantum computing team, gave a popular talk
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- A band greeted attendees as they entered the venue
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- The ExCel was packed with people keen to learn about the latest technology Microsoft and its partners were working on
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- Chris Bishop, Lab Director of Microsoft Research Cambridge, talks AI
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- There were some very colourful and creative stands
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- The Surface Studio wasn’t the only popular device on show
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- Lorraine Bardeen, General Manager of HoloLens and Windows Experiences, announced some mixed reality news
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- Mixed reality was one of the most popular attractions at this year’s Future Decoded
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- People could try out HoloLens and a range of third-party headsets
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- HoloLens allows users to place 3D, digital objects in the real world
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- Julia White, Vice-President of Microsoft’s Cloud Platform
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- The LinkedIn stand, in the middle of the Expo Hall
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- Nick Ogden, founder of ClearBank – the first new UK clearing bank in 250 years
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- London Midland set up a model trainset in the Expo Hall
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- VFX company Jellyfish, which worked on Star Wars: The Last Jedi, brought a mini-cinema
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- The LinkedIn stand offered to give people the perfect profile picture
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- Help was on hand to show people what Microsoft devices can do
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- Haiyan Zhang, Innovation Director at Microsoft Research, spoke about accessibility in technology
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- Former footballer Gary Neville talks to Microsoft UK CEO Cindy Rose about his new university – UA92
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- Former Manchester United star Gary Neville
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- Cindy Rose, Microsoft UK CEO
