Disruptive technologies such as AI, genomic research, robotics, blockchain and crypto currencies are rapidly changing the world we live in. This talk will present five breakthrough technologies revolutionizing industry, society and the government to citizen interface. The lecture will explain how these technologies are converging and put innovation and technological advance in the broader societal context. The lecture will ask how can Kuwait prosper by embracing change and what are some of the most important policies to enact to ensure that Kuwait can take advantage of this new reality?