Disruption Right Here Right Now

Digital technologies are re-engineering how industry works, channeling the power of the cloud into the Internet of Things (IoT), and revolutionizing how we experience and interact with everything around us.

After a quarter century at Ford Motor Company, Mark Fields took over as CEO in July 2014 and is guiding the brand's evolution from automaker to multi-faceted, next-generation mobility business.

In today's congested cities, people often need to go from A to B in a hurry, but may not want to return to A again. Ford is rethinking mobility from A to Z, studying car-use behavior and introducing pilot programs to help users get to where they want to be.

Do you know who your car is talking to? It could be a parking meter, traffic signal, the emergency services, or even other vehicles. Driven by the potential benefits of the Internet of Things, automakers are among the earliest adopters in the fast lane.

Luca de Meo was named head of SEAT last November and now aims to transform the Barcelona-based manufacturer into a front-runner in connectivity.

The brainchild of Japan's Nissan Motor Corporation, part of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, the LEAF was not just the first mass-market, all-electric car, but remains the biggest seller by miles.

Empowerment is the name of the game in the disruptive new partnership between Nissan and Enel to develop Vehicle- to-Grid (V2G) technology with the potential to provide power anywhere four wheels can take you.

Naguib Sawiris has always been a force to be reckoned with, in business, politics and even international relations. Charismatic and forthright, the Egyptian entrepreneur is a visible catalyst of change in the Middle East and North Africa.

Alternative payment methods, like peer-to-peer providers PayPal and Square Cash, and smartphone digital wallets, are disrupting an industry which long offered just three options: cash, check, or card.