
Matt Eastwood
Senior Vice President at International Data Corporation (IDC)
Musings on Tech, Business & more. Note, these tweets are mine and do not reflect my employer's opinions! Work: @IDC SVP worldwide research.
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new.techtalksummits.com | Kevin Prouty |Christopher Tozzi |Matt Eastwood |Dora Boussias
Monday, Feb 5 8:00 AM - Registration & Breakfast 8:45 AM 8:45 AM - Welcome Remarks - Mike Healy 9:00 AM 9:00 AM - Opening Keynote - Kevin Prouty, IDC 9:25 AM AI’s Transformation of the Relationship between Technology and BusinessThe PC, the internet, outsourcing, and the cloud have all progressively contributed to how the business uses technology and how it works with the business.
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In 2000, Japan’s GDP was $5T. In 2025, it’s $4.4T. In 2000, U.S. GDP was $10T. In 2025, it’s $30T. One country aged and shrank. The other grew—powered by innovation and immigration. If U.S. wants to keep growing, it must stay open to talent, ambition & people who fuel progress. https://t.co/DDala9m9TG

Wild mammals: used to roam the Earth. Humans: decided Wi-Fi and parking lots were more important. 100,000 years ago: 20 million tons of wild mammal biomass. Today: just 3M. But hey, at least there’s a Chick-fil-A on every corner. We rose to top by wiping out everything else. https://t.co/oiVTwt154R

Nearly 450,000 U.S. manufacturing jobs are still unfilled—even after a sharp drop from the 2022 peak. A sign of skills mismatch, demographic shifts, or a warning shot for industrial policy? The labor gap isn’t going away. https://t.co/DAYn10yjTL