Here are links to presentations from some major players on their vision of the future.  What do you think?

IBM
Microsoft
Apple
Dr. James Canton

To find out about how Social Media plays into this, be sure to watch the live stream of the 140 Characters Conference Northwest in Vancouver, WA at http://nw2011.140conf.com/  on Thursday starting at 8:00 AM PST. Check out the schedule for the list of speakers and topics.  Bruce Elgort and Chris Martin will be speaking around 10:15.  I will be presenting around 8:55 AM.  If you miss the live feed, watch for the rebroadcast posts.

Twitter #140confNW
To quote from the conference website:

WHAT IS THIS CONFERENCE ALL ABOUT? The key focus of this conference is on how real time technology (like Twitter and Facebook) is changing business, government, healthcare, social services, media, education, celebrity – and everything.
There will be over 40 different presentations with nearly 70 speakers, all presenting back-to-back and all without the aid of powerpoint.   This is Storytelling 101.
For those who cannot attend in person, this conference will be live streamed on the internet.
WHEN & WHERE? Join us May 19, 2011, for the first Pacific Northwest 140 Character Conference at the Hilton Hotel in Vancouver, Washington.