Mike Arbrouet

God did it!

A few books on my radar for 2026. Some new, some re-reads.

The Bible - God (re...re-read)
I Will Teach You to Be Rich — Ramit Sethi
The Singularity Is Nearer — Ray Kurzweil
Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI — Ethan Mollick
The Coming Wave — Mustafa Suleyman
Thinking in Bets — Annie Duke
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry — John Mark Comer (re-read)
The Giver — Lois Lowry
Brave New World — Aldous Huxley
The Phoenix Project — Gene Kim (re...re-read)
The Simulation Hypothesis — Rizwan Virk
The Obstacle Is The Way - Ryan Holiday
Mindset - Carole S. Dweck (re-read)

What a week! God is good!

From Afrotech on Wednesday to ITEN WIRED TechNet CyberCoast on Friday, it’s been a busy but energizing week on all fronts. Grateful for the opportunity to speak at both events, share ideas, and learn from so many brilliant minds.

At AFROTECH, we dove into Quantum and its growing impact on the future of secure computing. At ITEN Wired, the conversation around AI Security and the illusion of automation was lively and thought-provoking.

Finding out that IBM (my employer) was a Platinum Sponsor for ITEN Wired was a pleasant surprise. Love seeing that kind of support for local innovation and collaboration. Our (ITGulfCoast )is looking good.

To all the new connections and familiar faces, a humble thank you. It was good meeting you all. Learned so much from everyone. Let’s stay in touch and keep the momentum going. Both events are absolutely worth attending if you’re passionate about technology, innovation, and community.

Here are a few pictures from the week. (Too lazy to create a movie).

Huge thanks to my friends and AfroTech for capturing these pictures.

All the time!