1. Faster, more transparent machine learning

Artificial intelligence (AI) will dramatically expand within the next 12 months. It is already changing the way people interact with a number of applications, platforms and services across both consumer and enterprise environments.

In the next couple of years, there will be new approaches on two fronts. Firstly, less data will be required to train an algorithm. This means an image recognition system that currently needs 100,000 images to learn how to operate will only need a small fraction of that number. This will make it easier to quickly implement powerful machine learning systems.

Secondly, the technology will become more transparent. Advances in technology will mean researchers will be able to open the black box of AI and more clearly explain why a particular model made the decision it did. Currently, a lot of academia and start-ups are putting much effort into understanding how a machine makes decisions, how the models are learning from the data and what are the parameters of data that influence the models.

Scott Phoenix, The CEO of Vicarious, makes a presentation about human-level intelligent robots at the Samsung CEO Summit last October in San Francisco. (source: www.vicarious.com)

Samsung plans to build an AI platform under a common architecture that will provide the deepest understanding of usage context and behaviors. This is one of the core strategies to make the user-centric AI ecosystem. Samsung NEXT has also invested in various companies innovating in the field, including Vicarious, a company developing neuroscience-based artificial general intelligence (AGI) for robots for simpler deployment with faster training and Bonsai, which develops an AI platform that empowers enterprises to create, deploy and manage AI models, and FloydHub, a start-up that has developed a cloud service for machine learning.

2. New AR and VR form factors and viewing models

Both augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are increasingly being relied upon to create more immersive worlds where technology enables users to get more hands-on with virtual overlays and environments. In the case of AR, devices won’t remove us from our world, but will rather enable us to have objects appear as if they were really there.

2018 will witness more developers embracing AR, starting to make interesting applications moving beyond the world of gaming. One such example is a furniture company planning to make its full catalogue available in AR. Samsung NEXT has invested in companies like 8i, which provides a platform that enables true 3D (fully volumetric) video capture of people, allowing viewers to walk around as real humans in VR and AR.

8i’s Holo augmented reality application enables digital recreation of people and characters to be seen in the real world through a smartphone camera. (source: www.8i.com)

Head Mounted Displays (HMDs) will see foundational technology improvements in the quality of their displays, sensors, and materials. In 2018, there will be a lot of excitement in the industry in the form of M&A and investment activities. “For VR, we will see more standalone devices, falling between existing HMDs powered by mobile phones, and high-end hardware connected to powerful PCs. This will enable more people to experience the technology in new ways,” said Ajay Singh, Samsung NEXT Ventures.

3. Blockchain to look beyond cryptocurrencies

“In 2017, we saw blockchain technology increasingly applied to develop unbanked countries and communities,” said Raymond Liao from Ventures. “With underpinnings in peer-to-peer transactions, blockchain has the power to democratize transactions by removing the middleman and reducing the needless fees that so frequently hamstring those deprived of banking services.”

Cryptocurrency is the dominant killer application for blockchain up to now. However, we will see blockchain entrepreneurs and decentralization idealists, freshly financed by token sales, marching to either empower consumers against the one-sided data monetization paradigm, or break up enterprise data silos in, e.g., supply chain and healthcare industries.

Samsung’s focus on security will be an advantage for the company as far as blockchain is concerned. The elephant in the room around blockchain is that the entire technology is only as secure as the users’ keys. Samsung’s technology enables enterprise customers to be assured of a certain level of security in how their employees interact with their blockchain-based apps. Furthermore, Samsung NEXT includes in its portfolio companies like HYPR that provides enterprise with enhanced security and user experience using blockchain and Filament that secures Internet of Things (IoT) devices with their blockchain protocol.

4. IoT to put power in the hands of healthcare patients

Healthcare is an industry that is ripe for disruption. We will begin to see the power of IoT in healthcare with the emergence of inexpensive, continuous ways to capture and share our data, as well as derive insights that inform and empower patients. Moreover, wearable adoption will create a massive stream of real-time health data beyond the doctor’s office, which will significantly improve diagnosis, compliance and treatment. In short, a person’s trip to the doctor will start to look different – but for the right reasons.

Samsung is using IoT and AI to improve efficiency in healthcare. Samsung NEXT has invested in startups in this area, such as Glooko which helps people with diabetes by uploading the patient’s glucose data to the cloud to make it easier to access and analyse them. Another noteworthy investment in this space from Samsung NEXT is HealthifyMe, an Indian company whose mobile app connects AI-enabled human coaches with people seeking diet and exercise advice.

(source: www.healthifyme.com)

Samsung is uniquely positioned among tech companies in that it already has a significant business in healthcare. The company has solutions in wearables, hospital screens and tablets, and X-ray and MRI machines. By tying all these solutions together and cooperating with other partners, it will enable patients to manage their health from their own devices.

5. IoT breaks free from homes and enters the city

In the next couple of years, one should expect to see IoT transform urban environments thanks to the combination of learnings from smart homes and buildings, and the proliferation of 5G. Transformation will happen in waves, starting with innovation that requires fewer regulations. It is expected to impact the daily life of the community in meaningful ways, such as parking solutions, mapping, and bike share schemes.

Samsung NEXT already has various IoT investments including Stae for data-driven urban planning, and Swiftly that provides enterprise software to help transit agencies and cities improve urban mobility.

The company has its own IoT platform SmartThings—an acquisition that came through the Samsung NEXT team. The platform is connected to ARTIK for enterprises and HARMAN Ignite’s connected car platform, creating a comprehensive IoT ecosystem. Based on its progress on IoT, Samsung showcased its vision for ‘Samsung City 2020’ at this year’s CES, which is on its way to realization.

Samsung Electronics today at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) outlined its vision and strategy for intelligent Internet of Things (IoT) experiences.

During today’s press conference, Samsung demonstrated its unique ability to make seamlessly connected consumer experiences across Samsung devices at home, at the office and on-the-go. Samsung has been working to make all Samsung products IoT ready by 2020. In addition, the company announced today its plan to advance IoT adoption via an open, consistent and intelligent platform.

“At Samsung, we believe IoT should be as easy as flipping a switch. With the new products and services announced today, we’re making IoT easier and more seamless,” said Hyunsuk (HS) Kim, President, Head of Samsung’s Consumer Electronics Division and Samsung Research. “We’re committed to accelerating IoT adoption for everyone and making all Samsung connected devices intelligent by 2020. These advancements will help consumers realize the benefits of a seamless and simple connected life.”

Hyunsuk (HS) Kim, President, Head of Samsung’s Consumer Electronics Division and Samsung Research

Intelligence of Things for Everyone

Samsung’s IoT philosophy is built on open innovation making it accessible to more people and when infused with intelligence, can personalize their experience. Today’s fragmented and complex IoT ecosystem is a barrier to adoption. For IoT to be approachable and accessible it requires scale and open innovation. Thanks to a robust portfolio of products including TVs, appliances and smartphones, and Samsung’s leadership to deliver 5G connectivity, Samsung is well-positioned to deliver an open IoT ecosystem via SmartThings.

Tim Baxter, President and CEO of Samsung Electronics North America

Samsung is working with partners such as the Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF) to set common industry standards. OCF is the largest IoT standardization body in the world and Samsung’s ARTIK chip, air conditioner and Family Hub refrigerator have already been certified by the association for interoperability criteria needed for IoT.

In spring 2018, Samsung will unite its IoT applications, including Samsung Connect, Smart Home, Smart View and more into the SmartThings app to connect and control any SmartThings-enabled device directly from their phone, TV, or car from a single application. Additionally, Samsung announced plans to connect HARMAN Ignite to the SmartThings Cloud, moving the IoT experience beyond the smart home to the car. As a result, consumers will be able to manage their connected home from the car and vice versa.

An integral part of Samsung’s vision is to connect devices and make them intelligent. With Bixby, Samsung is bringing its personalized intelligence service to more devices. In 2018, select Samsung Smart TVs and new Family Hub refrigerators will have voice control via Bixby to make everyday tasks easier. With devices and services working together and infused with intelligence, in-home activities become easier.

Yoon Lee (left), Senior Vice President of Samsung Electronics America and Joe Stinziano (right), Executive Vice President of Samsung Electronics America

An integral part of Samsung’s vision is to connect devices and make them intelligent. With Bixby, Samsung is bringing its personalized intelligence service to more devices. In 2018, select Samsung Smart TVs and new Family Hub refrigerators will have voice control via Bixby to make everyday tasks easier. With devices and services working together and infused with intelligence, in-home activities become easier.

Alanna Cotton, Vice President of Samsung Electronics America

Because increased connectivity requires improved security, Samsung announced that it has incorporated its trusted Samsung Knox technology into its connected devices, including Smart TVs and Smart Signages, additional mobile products and Smart appliances. Knox technology includes a hardware security system and firmware updates to help ensure devices are protected.

Dinesh Paliwal, President and CEO of HARMAN International

Building the Connected Future

Samsung highlighted its ongoing commitment to investing in breakthrough technologies. In 2017, Samsung spent more than $14 billion on R&D. The company also increased investments through Samsung NEXT – a key initiative to accelerate its transformation into an integrated hardware and software company.

Samsung also created a new AI Center as part of its newly consolidated Samsung Research unit. The AI Center, which includes four labs in Toronto, Montreal, Cambridge (UK) and Russia in 2018, will be coupled with Samsung’s ongoing work in Korea and Silicon Valley and the company’s M&A activities to drive its AI ambitions forward.

Seamless Device Experiences

New products and services announced at CES 2018 highlight exactly how Samsung is making progress to create seamless IoT experiences.

• Home:Starting this year, Samsung Smart TVs will create a connected fabric between devices to provide effortless log-in for users from the moment the TV is unboxed. The new Family Hub refrigerators offer a wide range of smart features like syncing food storage with meal preparation, and keeping family members better connected and organized. Samsung Smart TVs and Family Hub refrigerators features Bixby, giving TVs greater access to applications, the ability to easily search movies by genre and actors, and display personal photos while Family Hub refrigerators will be able to recognize individual voices of family members and give personalized information such as news, weather and calendar updates. Samsung Smart TVs and Family Hub refrigerators will also operate on a single connected cloud platform, the SmartThings Cloud, serving as a smart dashboard to monitor and control connected devices.

• Office:Samsung is redefining the concept of the traditional office with flexible solutions that fit the needs of the modern mobile workforce. The Samsung Notebook 9 Pen brings power, portability and performance to the notebook PC for those whose jobs don’t end when they leave the office. The 55-inch Samsung Flip interactive digital flip chart, simplifies office collaboration by connecting seamlessly with group members’ smartphones and notebooks for faster content and idea sharing. Up to four different participants can introduce content or annotate directly on screen at the same time using either their fingers or an embedded pen.

• Mobility:Samsung is helping to lead the transition to 5G networks that will usher in a new set of connected experiences. Samsung is partnering with wireless carriers and broadband providers to conduct the first customer trials of 5G connectivity with up to 100 times faster speeds than the 4G LTE available on phones today. With 5G connectivity, Samsung demonstrated its vision for more comfortable driving. The Samsung Digital Cockpit shows how cars will become seamlessly connected with other ‘things’ as part of IoT. The new dashboard design, along with Bixby, allows drivers to easily control the in-car experience and connected devices at home through voice, touch, gesture and context-based triggers. Passengers can also enjoy ultra-fast streaming movies on the go. The industry-first 5G-capable Telematics Control Unit (TCU) can download and upload data faster and enables vehicle-to-everything communications, laying the groundwork for better autonomous driving.

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The visual of IoT is a compelling one: With a simple command or touch of a button, you can control the light bulbs in your living room, lock your back door and set the alarm for the garage door. And while developers and manufacturers all around the world are working hard to create their own smart IoT devices and solutions, few are compatible with each other. What this means for consumers who are keen to make their homes “smart” is a lot of work: how many different apps and what level of tech expertise will they need in order to have their devices work in sync? There are also concerns around privacy and security – surely all this technology means more risk of exposure. While there’s great appeal in the fantasy of the “smart” home, the barrier is all the work it will take to make this a reality.

Samsung believes in a future where our digital world is as ubiquitous and essential as electricity, with security so effective you almost won’t have to think about it. It will just work, on demand and just the way you want it; no need to interact with many different apps to achieve results. With our unified approach, we will deliver a truly integrated experience that touches every single “thing” around our customers – while ensuring privacy and security.

For over 40 years, the user experience is what has driven Samsung to develop technologies that – to put it simply – make people’s lives easier. While the features and products are important, the inspiration behind our IoT offering is the same: the tangible benefits for consumers. With Samsung Connect bringing together our appliances, TVs and other everyday items (such as light bulbs and locks) to one touch control on your smartphone, ARTIK as our secure IoT platform, and of course, with SmartThings’ open and easy integration solution , we are closer than ever in transforming the “smart” home fantasy into a reality. What’s more, with the introduction of new cellular network infrastructure that can better support IoT, we are looking to expand the IoT experience beyond the boundaries of the smart home. Most importantly, we are removing the barriers and bringing them all together in one, integrated IoT experience.

Recently at the Samsung Developer Conference (SDC 2017), we announced SmartThings Cloud, which will unite all of our IoT clouds into a single powerful platform. Through this new platform and vision for more powerful intelligence through Bixby 2.0, also announced at SDC 2017, we are working to democratize IoT with intelligence that is easy to use and accessible for everyone.

The newly united SmartThings will be an open ecosystem, ready to work with not only Samsung devices, but a wide range of connected devices. From early next year, consumers will have the freedom to choose from the world’s broadest range of IoT devices and control them using just a single app. Whether it’s price or design or functionality driving their purchase decision, consumers can now select devices that suit their budget and lifestyle with no constraints.  This spirit of simplicity is also relevant to developers, as they need to code for just one single API to give their products and services instant compatibility across over 1 billion devices. Additionally, it’s a cloud that is designed for intelligence not as a bolt-on. The end result is a seamless experience that will enhance the lives of our consumers in a way they’ve only dreamed of.

As part of the world’s largest open ecosystem of IoT devices, with products that ‘Works with SmartThings’ or even ‘Works as SmartThings Hub,’ our partners are integral in delivering this ultimate seamless experience to consumers. Many are already harnessing the power and simplicity of the SmartThings Cloud to bring next-generation solutions to their customers. We want to help them drive change through scale and have a unique opportunity to grow their IoT business.

With the new and – most importantly – open SmartThings Cloud, Samsung is connecting the fabric of the IoT experience and leading the democratization of the Internet of Things. Imagine turning on your favorite playlist, adding a few items to your shopping list and dimming the living room lights with simple voice commands, all in quick succession. Imagine devices from different manufacturers and service providers no longer jostling for supremacy – they all just simply work together. This is what meaningful changes in technology ultimately delivers: A better, more enhanced experience that exceeds consumers’ expectations and simply delivers more. For more information on SmartThings Cloud, please visit our SmartThings Developer Website.

Samsung today is an unquestioned global technology leader – yet, in this complex and competitive global landscape, the company has been embarking on an active course to transform itself, navigating emergent challengers and new technology categories, as it sets course for the future.

A major driver in this transformation has been Samsung’s expansion in Silicon Valley, where the company has had roots for over 30 years. Since 2012, Samsung has been investing heavily to broaden its operations and strategic partnerships in the valley, assembling a cadre of area veterans and innovators to cultivate emerging areas such as AI, health, IoT, and the cloud, and at the macro-level, to transform Samsung’s own organization and operations.

From the decision to expand operations in Silicon Valley, to the current efforts there, to Samsung’s relentless mission to remain at the forefront of technology change, this three-part special feature hears directly from Samsung leaders in the valley on what the company is doing there.

As part of Samsung’s efforts to lead in emergent, the company has established two major operations, SSIC and Samsung NEXT, in Menlo Park, San Jose and Mountain View, respectively. While SSIC focuses on the development of core technologies and components and Samsung NEXT into software and services, their driving approach is similar: openness and agility. With a series of transformative successes from both units, Samsung, throughout the organization, has taken notice of the effectiveness of this approach with traditional businesses from mobile to home entertainment benefiting from the wellspring in innovation.

“There is the perception that what we are doing at Samsung NEXT and SSIC is untraditional approach to the core culture of Samsung, but from my perception, that couldn’t be further from the truth,” said Jacopo Lenzi, who heads business development and M&A at Samsung NEXT. “Samsung is a company that has an amazing history of innovation, of breaking the rules and reinventing itself constantly. This is simply the next chapter in that.”

SSIC, Investments Driven by Open Innovation

To understand SSIC as a typical funding vehicle is only a partial picture. Gaining access to the resources of a technology giant such as Samsung is a huge boon for startups, and when SSIC determines to invest in a company, it does so with strategic reciprocity in mind: how will this investment contribute real value, particularly in open innovation, to Samsung at-large?

“We have to wear two hats,” said Shankar Chandran, Head of the Samsung Catalyst Fund(SCF), which is the investment arm of SSIC. “We have to think about how to make each company successful. But as employees of Samsung, we also have to think about how to add value back into Samsung. We have to wear both these hats at the same time.”

SCF’s lean team of just 10 people is strict in its approach. Each year, the team meetswith 1,500 startups , but selects only 100 for a second meeting, and then 15-20 businesses for ultimate funding. When it comes to choosing which startups to invest in, the business approach of the SCF team has been developed with deliberate intent and is spreading enthusiasm for its effectiveness.

Promoting collaboration makes up the largest proportion of SCF’s investment decisions. It’s linked clearly to the ethos around open innovation – the initiative to identify and grow the technologies and infrastructure of the future. Another key reason behind an SCF investment is to establish a toehold in a company, to find out its way of working and the competency of its leadership before an acquisition takes place. Finally, SCF also decides to invest in order to learn about a new, growing area, , such as AI. SCF might not work with the company immediately, but it might invest so that it can learn about the sector, the technology driving it and be in a leading position to work with the company in the future.

Chandran provides an illustration from a current project: “We’re investing in a company at the moment that does proteomics; technology that has the ability to measure thousands of proteins in the blood with high accuracy. If you can do that, you can tell when there are early signs of cancer. It’s possible that there may be opportunities if the company gets productized with a chip, as we’re the world’s largest chip company. We can’t work with the company today, but we may be able to in the future and when they are ready, we will be first in line.”

Carefully Selected Technology Domains for Large-Scale Samsung Growth

When it comes to focus areas, SSIC has the big picture in mind. “We’ve chosen five strategic technology domains in response to core questions: how does Samsung best become a fast leader, and how do we most aerodynamically achieve enormous growth?” said Chris Byrne, Head of IP Strategy at SSIC.

Described by Byrne as “working together like the five fingers of the hand,” the strategic technology domains are not distinct, but interactive, with one enabling the other:

• Internet of Things: Seen by Samsung as not just as a concept, but practical necessity given the company’s diversity of products
• Cloud and Data Storage: Tactically key because so much of cloud and data storage is being migrated to flash and semiconductor storage, traditional strengths for Samsung where innovation can enable new business models
• Smart Machines: Leveraging Samsung’s competence in smart technology and a huge potential boon area, expansion into a new character of smart machines which possess the ability to sense their environments, understand their learnings, and, ultimately, interact and engage
• Smart Health: Exploration based on two key synergistic trends, technology devices becoming increasingly biological, and at the same time, human biology becoming more computerized
• Privacy and Security: Beyond a product, the concept and assurance which will be interwoven into all new innovations

To elaborate on how these domains are meant to interact, Byrne provides an example, “You could be wearing a smart watch, and it detects something in your biology, which it then sends to be analyzed in the cloud as well as interact with other connected devices — an IoT phenomenon. Throughout this process, privacy and security provide the ultimate assurance and protection.”

Based on its strategic technology domains, the SSIC team has made several key moves which have already paid off to the larger Samsung ecosystem. For instance, SSIC created a partnership with Imec, a Belgian microelectronics company specializing in wearables, which soon was transitioned into Simband, an open developer platform for creating wearable health applications. SSIC is also currently working with Nestle to look at the science behind the food we eat to investigate ways of giving better recommendations for how we can be healthier—just another example of open innovation, with two leading companies in their respective fields working together for the greater good.

Samsung NEXT, and the Evolution of Samsung into a Comprehensive Tech Company

The Samsung NEXT team has deep roots in entrepreneurship. This stems from the leadership team’s collective 80+ years of first-hand experience in building, growing and scaling startups. The company’s intimate knowledge and drive to innovate through software and services startups is core to its mission: to help Samsung expand as a comprehensive technology company, beyond the proposition it’s consumers have traditionally known.

“Samsung has built itself as an incredible hardware company with great work being done in the software and services side, but the DNA and way it approaches its work is very much from its hardware core,” said Jacopo Lenzi, senior vice president at Samsung NEXT. “At NEXT, our mission is to co-drive the evolution of Samsung from a hardware manufacturer to a comprehensive tech company that ultimately is focused on delivering experiences and solutions for consumers, beyond devices.”

While many other tech companies in the valley may have disparate incubation, investments and acquisitions efforts that work independently to one another, Samsung NEXT deliberately eliminates these siloes and houses all of their functions under one organization. This unique approach gives early-stage software and services startups the opportunity to work with Samsung at any step in their journey and also allows NEXT to partner with entrepreneurs throughout the entire lifecycle of their startup, from idea to scale.

“If our Ventures investment group sees a startup that has a talented product and team, but may be a bit too early in development and haven’t quite found product-market fit, they may pass the company along to our Start team for an opportunity for that group to invest in the team at the incubation level.” said Lenzi. “This level-agnostic approach gives us the best opportunity to work with great entrepreneurs and provide Samsung’s rich resources to as many strong startups as we can. It’s our way of being able to utilize the right levers and tools to maximize achieving results for Samsung and startups everywhere.”

Strategic Objectives, the Key Aim Driving Startup Investments & Acquisitions

Samsung NEXT makes investments through the Samsung NEXT Fund, a USD 150 million vehicle for empowering early stage companies with capital. The Fund seeks to invest in startups—both their talented teams and ideas–that align with Samsung’s focus areas and objectives. Post investment, the NEXT team works closely with these startups to create partnerships that deliver strategic returns to Samsung and big financial returns to entrepreneurs and investors. Investments support Samsung’s current business initiatives, but more importantly, have the potential to create new, large business opportunities.

“Given the scope of Samsung’s interests, we invest in a variety of areas. We’re especially focused on AI, IoT, AR/VR, security, mobility and health,” said Brendon Kim, Managing Director of Samsung NEXT Ventures. “But, more than any specific tech category, we look for startups that have strong teams and disruptive solutions – startups where we can accelerate success and help us chart Samsung’s future.”

A majority of Samsung NEXT’s investments include companies based in the US, but the company has also invested in startups in Tel Aviv and are looking into Asia and Europe.

“Great ideas and entrepreneurs are definitely not limited to the US. They are found in all corners of the world and we are committed to finding and empowering great startups wherever they are,” said Kim.

In the case of acquisitions, Samsung NEXT will not only lead the purchase of a startup, but also the integration ofits management team and employees. Therefore, in the process of evaluating whether a company is a good fit for Samsung, Samsung NEXT needs to ascertain how well its product, people and processes will integrate into the larger fold.

One example of how the team at Samsung NEXT was able to do this successfully is with the acquisition of Loop Pay in 2015. Samsung NEXT identified that legacy systems were an obstacle in getting into the mobile payments market, so they found a company addressing this issue in a unique and scalable way. But the first step was to look for the right partner they could work with to build organically. It started with an investment before progressing through to a relationship with Samsung’s mobile business.

Lenzi explains, “In the case of Loop Pay, we didn’t immediately go for the acquisition. We didn’t see it as the ideal way to create a relationship with their company initially. It’s always about organically getting to the right place and solving the problem in the way that makes sense for both Samsung and the startup. It requires very close work with the startup, business units and our internal teams. That can only happen when all the right people are in one place and share a similar vision.”

Loop Pay became Samsung Pay and is now being rolled out around the world.

In other notable examples, late last year, Samsung NEXT spearheaded the acquisition of Viv Labs, the open AI platform, intended as a bold move to position Samsung firmly in AI and deliver down the line. In 2016, Samsung NEXT drove the acquisition of cloud-computing company Joyent to grow Samsung’s cloud-based services and capabilities for smartphones and internet-connected devices.

Samsung NEXT believes an acquisition is about finding the right fit within Samsung and that could be in a business unit or within Samsung NEXT’s own house. The latter is the case with connected and smart home IoT player, SmartThings which Samsung NEXT purchased in 2014.

These acquisitions as Lenzi explains should not be viewed in isolated verticals, but as part of the comprehensive evolution Samsung NEXT is seeking to effect throughout Samsung:

“In the transformation of Samsung to a comprehensive tech company, we have the opportunity to assemble and ultimately scale all the components of a software and services consumer stack. When looking at Viv, Joyent and Loop Pay, they may seem like three disparate dots on a very large map. It’s difficult to understand how they connect. But in thinking about the consumer experiences Samsung can deliver, these various acquisitions start to paint an amazing and surprising pointillistic picture. It’s Samsung NEXT’s job to execute against that vision.”

In the final part of this series, we’ll look at how Samsung plans to continue to spread the spirit of change being nurtured in Silicon Valley throughout its entire organization.