- Joseph RaczynskiJoseph Raczynski - Technologist & Futurist
Joseph is an innovator and early adopter of all things computer related. His primary focus is around the future of technology, and speaks globally about Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, DAOs, the Metaverse, Legal Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Future Work, and Robotics (drone technology). He also writes about the future of technology as it impacts the crossroads of our personal and professional lives, especially in the legal sector. Under the umbrella of Thomson Reuters, The Hearing a Legal Podcast, Joseph hosts a show with a technology focus. He also serves as a mentor with the Columbia | IBM Blockchain Accelerator, a Cybersecurity Committee Member at the University of South Florida, and is a presidential committee appointee to the American Bar Association, Center for Innovation Governing Council.
Joseph founded wapUcom, LLP, consulting with companies in web and wireless development. As a side project DC WiFi was created to help create a web of open wireless WiFi access points across cities and educate people about wireless security. Currently Joseph is with Thomson Reuters Legal managing a team of Technologists for both the Large Law, Corporate, and Government divisions in the US. Joseph serves the top law firms in the world consulting on legal trends and customizing Thomson Reuters legal technology solutions for enhanced workflows. He graduated from Providence College with a BA in Economics and Sociology and holds a Masters in eCommerce and MBA from the University of Maryland, Global Campus.
My Predictions
For Fun - Based on Years of Observations & Research - Predicted in 2015
Wireless Power
2020
Wireless power will illuminate lights and charge your devices without, yes, wires. Using electromagnetic waves, our smaller, and later larger components, will no longer require cords plugged into the wall for power. It will start with phones and smaller everyday devices and later grow to lights, larger screens, and move onto the electric car.
Drones
2020
You will be receiving small packages via drone at your house. Certainly by this year these devices will fill the sky with photographers, capturing impressive angles previously only caught by helicopter or plane. These quad-copters will eventually be utilized by delivering emergency goods like a heart defibrillators or rescue buoys to those in need. When the highways in the sky are regulated for drone traffic later in the 2020's, shipments will be a common occurrence.
Digital Currency
2025
There will be a world currency – Bitcoin or like cryptocurrency. With the blockchain revolution about to take hold on a massive scale, which is the creation of secure, transferable assets via the internet, one key aspect will be the "privatization" of money. Both government agencies and private institutions can both create value using a 'tokenized' system based on blockchain technology. So you will eventually see a "Digital Dollar", or likely China, Russia or Iran doing this first. A company or a government agency will create a digital asset that can be sent around the world with easy in seconds, for low-no fee, and likely without using a bank - but could be far more traceable than cash, depending on how the currency is initiated.
Autonomous Vehicles
2025 - 2035
Your car insurer will incentivize you to NOT drive your car as driverless cars dominate. Starting in the cities first, slower ride-shares will allow for the picking up and dropping off of people by cars without drivers. On the highways you will see larger trucks without drivers delivering goods across their respective continent.
In 2035 it will be illegal for humans to drive. At this point, statistics will prove out that humans make far more errors when driving and on some roads, it will be illegal for humans to operate the cars without computer assistance. For those people that enjoy their driving, designated tracks and roads will be available - more for sport and leisure.
Cable Companies
2025
Cable TV will not exist. As content becomes digitized through a multitude of outlets, control over how people receive this content will expand. Creative individuals will begin to create professional content to be consumed by anyone globally via mobile devices and eventually virtual reality headsets. The options for content will only expand and decentralize the traditional model as next generation access 5th Gen comes into play.
Power Companies
2025
Massive power companies will be almost unnecessary – sub stations will reign. If you live in a sunnier than not area, your roof will be a cheap power source. Your home will get a batter to store the energy earned throughout the day. Increasingly roads will also supply cheaper power to cities and towns around the world.
Law Firms
2025
Many of the Am Law top 200 law firms will no longer exist. Considerable consolidation of law firms will likely happen in the 2020's. As technology takes hold and some firms do not adjust by leveraging newer, cheaper, and more efficient means, their best practice areas will be picked up and the other portions might fade away.
Higher Education
2030
A significant number of traditional colleges will no longer exist. As online learning takes flight, having the multitude of ever dollar skyrocketing universities and colleges around the world will be seen as less attractive and valuable. The ability to bottle lectures by the best teachers online, at a fraction of the cost, because of scale, will dominate. It is only a matter of time when people elect to stop paying significant sums of money for the colleges of yesteryear.
My Latest Events, Presentations, and Seminars
Upcoming & Previous Events
University of Toronto Legal Hackers - Legal Start-up Pitches
Judge: Start-up Ideas
Webinar, February 19, 2022
Speaker:
Joseph Raczynski - Technologist & Futurist
Panel of Federal & Appellate Judges
Presenter: Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, DeFi, NFTs and the Metaverse in Legal
Webinar, February 16, 2022
Speaker:
Joseph Raczynski - Technologist & Futurist
Fordham University School of Law - The Metaverse & Blockchain in Legal
Presenter: Emerging Technology in Legal
Virtual - February 1 and 24, 2022
Speaker:
Joseph Raczynski - Technologist & Futurist
The 29th Annual Marketing Partner Forum - Startup Alley
ModeratorPresenter: Emerging Technology in Legal
Ritz Carlton, Amelia Island - January 21, 2022
Speaker:
Joseph Raczynski - Technologist & Futurist
ALANYC: Association of Legal Administrators of New York City
Presenter: Emerging Technology in Legal
New York - January 13, 2022
Speaker:
Joseph Raczynski - Technologist & Futurist
Thomson Reuters
Presenter: Breaking Down AI - The Underlying Language and Technology of Artificial Intelligence
National - December 1, 2021
Speaker:
Joseph Raczynski - Technologist & Futurist
ArbTech - The Metaverse & NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens)
Panelist: The Latest Technologies & Their Impact
Global Webinar, November 17, 2021
Speaker:
Joseph Raczynski - Technologist & Futurist
GPLLA Institute - GPLLA 2021 Institute
Presenter: Artificial Intelligence and the Law - Metaverse, AI and Blockchain
Global - November 12, 2021
Presenter:
Joseph Raczynski - Technologist & Futurist
Thomson Reuters – The 2021 Emerging Legal Technology Forum
Moderator: – Blockchain in Legal
Boston, MA - November 4, 2021
Moderator:
Joseph Raczynski - Technologist & Futurist
PLI (Practising Law Institute)
Panelist: – Litigation 2021: Advanced Techniques & Best Practices
New York, NY - October 27, 2021
Panelist:
Joseph Raczynski - Technologist & Futurist
Thomson Reuters Tax & Accounting
Presenter: The Latest Technologies & Their Impact
Global Webinar, September 15, 2021
Speaker:
Joseph Raczynski - Technologist & Futurist
SLA Annual Conference - Cryptocurrency's Impact
Panel: Cryptocurrency and NFTs
Virtual - August 18, 2021
Panelist:
Eric Bergman, Sr Legal Editor, Thomson Reuters
Joseph Raczynski, Legal Technologist/Futurist, Thomson Reuters Legal
Plumia
Speaker: Future Worlds – Metaverse & World Collide
US Webinar
Global Webinar - August 10, 2021
Presenter:
Joseph Raczynski - Technologist & Futurist
Forte Markets: Emerging Technology & Its Impact on Business
Presenter: The Impact of Technology on Business
Global Webinar - July 28, 2021
Speaker:
Joseph Raczynski - Technologist & Futurist
Thomson Reuters – Legal Platforms, APIs, and the (R)Evolution of Whizzbang LegalTech
Presenter
National Webinar - July 28, 2021
Speaker:
Joseph Raczynski - Technologist & Futurist
ILTA – Dauntless Ascent: Adapting to Accelerating Technology Change in a Global Pandemic
Moderator
National Webinar - July 27, 2021
Moderator:
Joseph Raczynski - Technologist & Futurist
AALL – Preparing Now for the Legal Technology Landscape in the Decades Ahead
Speaker
National Webinar - July 22, 2021
Speaker:
Joseph Raczynski - Technologist & Futurist
Allegheny County Bar Association – Emerging Technology and Its Impact on Legal
Presenter
State Webinar - July 14, 2021
Legal Value Network – The Evolution of the Office
Panelist
National Webinar - June 29, 2021
Panelist:
Joseph Raczynski, Legal Technologist/Futurist, Thomson Reuters Legal
Thomson Reuters – Innovation in Corporations – A Bridge to Legal
Moderator
National Webinar - June 29, 2021
Moderator:
Joseph Raczynski, Legal Technologist/Futurist, Thomson Reuters Legal
Thomson Reuters – Odd Wednesdays – Future of Contracts in Legal
Speaker
National Webinar - June 16, 2021
Speaker:
Joseph Raczynski, Legal Technologist/Futurist, Thomson Reuters Legal
ILTA – Blockchain in Legal
Speaker
National Webinar - June 9, 2021
Speaker:
Joseph Raczynski - Technologist & Futurist
SYNERGY2021
Presenter: 10 Sessions
Global Webinar, June 1 - 3, 2021
10 Session Topics
- Blockchain Introduction
- Blockchain Advanced
- Digital Identity
- AI & Exponential Tech
- Cybersecurity
- Dark Web
- Innovation
- Cloud
- Legal Platform
- AI Deep Dive
ArbTech - NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) Overview and the Coming Tokenization of Finance
Panelist
Global Virtual - May 4, 2020
Panelist:
Federico Ast, CEO, Kleros
Joseph Raczynski, Legal Technologist/Futurist, Thomson Reuters Legal
ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (TIPS)
Panel: The Future is Now - The Impact of Technology on the Practice of Law
Virtual - April 7, 2021
Panelist:
Diana Iketani Iorlano, Esq.
Founder and Managing Attorney, Iketani Law CorporationJoseph Raczynski
Technologist and FuturistThomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters Tax & Accounting
Presenter: The Latest Technologies & Their Impact
Global Webinar, March 10, 2021
Speaker:
Joseph Raczynski - Technologist & Futurist
Forte Markets: Emerging Technology & Its Impact on Business
Presenter: The Impact of Technology on Business
Global Webinar - March 8, 2021
Speaker:
Joseph Raczynski - Technologist & Futurist
Advanced Uses of Automation Series 1-3
Panel
Moderator
Europe & United States (Virtual) – February 5, 2021 - March 5, 2021 - April 9, 2021
Thomson Reuters Tax & Accounting
Presenter: The Latest Technologies & Their Impact
Global Webinar, December 9, 2020
Speaker:
Joseph Raczynski - Technologist & Futurist
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