The Intelligent Retail sub-theme focuses on leveraging artificial intelligence, machine learning, automation and data analytics to radically transform physical and digital commerce experiences. This encompasses innovations across hyper-personalized promotions, frictionless payment systems, efficient inventory management and speedy last-mile delivery by predicting consumer needs and optimizing retail operations from end-to-end.

Leverages data and AI for improved diagnostics and personalized care. Seeks to make quality healthcare more preventative, accessible, and affordable. Involves solutions like digital therapeutics tailored to genetics, sensors enabling telemedicine, and hospital flow optimization. Aim is predicting and shaping health outcomes through data insights and intelligent systems.

The Immersive Learning theme aims to reimagine education and training by leveraging extended reality technologies like virtual and augmented reality. The goal is to build highly engaging, pedagogically sound learning experiences that leverage immersive simulations, intelligent content recommendation engines, and gamification elements to maximize engagement and outcomes. Participants could develop VR field trips that transport students to any time and place, or use game mechanics and scoring to motivate learning etc

The Sustainable Tourism theme challenges creating solutions to promote responsible practices in the tourism industry. Participants could build AI-powered itinerary planners that optimize routes and transportation for minimal environmental impact, AR/VR cultural heritage experiences that support preservation. The goal is to balance tourism growth with conservation, community inclusion, and authenticity. Innovations from this theme could provide the insights needed to make sustainable tourism an achievable reality globally.