HP Innovation Journal Issue 14: Spring 2020 | Page 33

Fast-forward
to 2029. What
is your hope
for the future
of technology
and HP?
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ANNELIESE OLSEN
Global Head of Print Category
Palo Alto, California
Ten years from now, my hope is that I will proudly stand
alongside HP colleagues as we celebrate that we have met
all our sustainability goals. We will continue to be the most
sustainable technology company (well beyond just printing
and computing), having achieved carbon-neutral status.
We will have supplemented the world’s forests while still
empowering society’s enduring love of—and need for—print.
And more broadly across the technology landscape, the next
decade will also bring an answer to the urgent security and
privacy concerns we all feel today. Every device will be smart,
connected, contextually aware, and sustainable. We will see
an economy and culture of innovation that consumes fewer
resources while still meeting demand; that embraces
robotics and AI while still respecting the employability
of the world’s citizens; and that reimagines and
reinvents life as we know it. The changemakers of
the future, who are in high school and university today,
are studying for jobs that don’t even exist yet. HP will
help create a reality where everything is designed around
people engaging with technology on their own terms.
LESLEY SLATON BROWN
Chief Diversity Officer
Palo Alto, California
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My hope for the future of the technology industry is that it
will aggressively address the inequalities that are pervasive
through the system. HP is among the top technology
companies for women in executive positions, and our Board
of Directors is now the most diverse of any US technology
company. But we need astute, empathic leaders to drive
better hiring practices, invest in new pathways for diverse
talent, and create an inclusive, and equitable, culture. My
hope is that the entire technology industry will intentionally
set and reach diversity goals, as well as holistically address
both the lack of women and minorities in STEM fields, as
well as the structural factors that have led to this situation.
NATE HURST
Chief Sustainability and Social Impact Officer
Washington, DC
Trends such as driving efficiency through technology and
the economics of energy will help mold the next generation
of products and solutions HP develops to tackle societal,
economic, and environmental challenges. We can have
the greatest impact across all three challenges by helping
to bridge the labor gap through our educational and digital
learning solutions, and by providing access to business and
IT skill-building programs like the HP Foundation’s HP LIFE.
Enabled by educational solutions based on 3D, VR, and AR,
we can build and rebuild the skills for the workforce of the
future in large cities, small suburbs, and rural and remote
areas around the world, and create a more inclusive and
sustainable society.
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I’m encouraged by the advances we are making in materials
innovation within our product portfolio and expect that
we will continue to make strides over the coming years.
I’m excited by the continued expansion of partnerships
to address the global environmental and social challenges
we face today. Companies, like HP, recognize that tack-
ling these challenges requires a sense of urgency and
scalability that can only be achieved through collabora-
tion between companies, governments, nonprofits, and
non-governmental organizations.
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