Last night I had the opportunity to participate on a panel about Near Field Communications (NFC) technology hosted by the MIT Enterprise Forum Northwest. This was a great event and a really enjoyable experience for me. The panel had some great participants with focused industry experience. At Blink we are just starting to work with clients who are preparing NFC apps and devices - but much has to happen before this technology will have the impact it should.

I was invited to the MIT event because I told Geekwire in an interview that NFC was the most interesting technology on the horizon. That somehow made me an expert…

I started by introducing the topic with a high-level overview of NFC, for audience members who lacked hands-on experience. Check out my video of the presentation:

After the moderated panel discussion, the audience had a chance to ask questions. Some of the best ones included:
Technology is always used in unanticipated ways. What do you see as the unanticipated uses for NFC? How would a drug dealer use it? Isn’t this just a big ad platform?

If you missed last night’s event and would like more information, you can download a copy of the Companion Paper MIT prepared for the event.