Last week we took some time away to do some of the things we love, Chris went to DefCon to taste whiskey with folks, Evan took his beard and bike to Sturgis to make memories, one of his most favorite things to do and I took some time to visit with my wife and dog.

As I was reflecting on all the things that had happened in just a weeks’ time, it dawned on me we are at the beginning of a new era as a society and as an industry and even as I type this my news feed is full of new discoveries, new legislation, new science and change on a global scale that at times is hard to comprehend.

The scope and scale of work in front of us is daunting, old thinking and old methods must go, we must get creative, we must innovate, we must simplify.

What used to work is no longer working, what used to be acceptable is no longer acceptable, what used to be enough is no longer enough. We now must embrace these changes head on and take a whole new approach to a new world, especially in our industry.

Tonight, we will discuss some of the changes that have happened that affect our industry, pontificate on what we need to change to adapt and adjust to this new world.