Supernova 2008: because technology is everyone's business
Supernova 2008
June 16-18, 2008
San Francisco, CA
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SPEAKERS
Supernova attracts the most dynamic, influential people in tech.
Supernova 2008 confirmed speakers include:
- Jonathan Schwartz (Sun)
- Esther Dyson (EDventure)
- Clay Shirky (NYU)
- Lili Cheng (Microsoft)
- Raffi Amit (Wharton)
- Susan Crawford (Michigan)
- Charlene Li (Forrester)
- David Morin (Facebook)
- Ozzie Diaz (HP)
- Joe Kraus (Google)
- Joi Ito (Neoteny)
- JP Rangaswami (BT)
- Bob Iannucci (Nokia)
- Bruce Schneier (BT Counterpane)
- Noshir Contractor (Northwestern)
- Axel Schmiegelow (Sevenload)
- Bernardo Huberman (HP Labs)
We welcome speaking inquiries at info@supernovagroup.net. Speakers are invited on a rolling basis, to fit the sessions we develop and to produce the best mix of participants. There is no formal call for presentations or submission deadline.
Redefining Technology Conferences
When was the last time an event made you think?For seven years, the Supernova conference has anticipated critical developments on the path to the Network Age. At Supernova, CEOs and bloggers, entrepreneurs and academics, practitioners and visionaries, policy experts and industry thought leaders share insights and build relationships. Only Supernova connects Wharton, one of the world’s foremost business schools, with deep understanding of technology.
Supernova embraces the changes sweeping our world, and the tools that often make the “former audience” better connected and informed than the experts. Join us to find the people and ideas that will shape the future of your business.
- Ten Challenges for the Network Age
(Kevin Werbach outlines the key themes for Supernova 2008.) - Session Video: Marketing S.O.S!
- Session Video: All the World’s a Game
- Session Video: Monetization for Today’s Internet… and Tomorrow’s
Subscribe to the Conversation Hub RSS Feed.Supernova 2008: Challenges for the Network Age
We’re at a turning point. The “web 2.0” boom has lasted longer than its “web 1.0” predecessor, and there are storm clouds ahead for the global economy. Battles over the future of software, the data center, broadband, the media, the social ecosystem, and the planet have been joined in earnest. This is not the time for small ideas or business as usual.
So, following our most successful event ever, we’ve challenged ourselves to re-invent Supernova. We’ve kept all the intelligence, networking, and fun, and added more interactive sessions at Wharton West, more “out of the box” speakers, more open forums, and more social media to complement the physical event.
Session topics will include:
The Theory and Practice of Networks • Does Telecom Have a Future? • Networked Business Models • Whose Social Graph? • The Internet is People: What We Know, and What it Means • Cyberspace Constitutional Moments • The Meaning of Openness • All the World’s a Game: What the Web can Learn from Virtual Worlds • Liquid Conversations and Distributed Content • Going Green: Toward a More Sustainable Technology Industry • Who is Driving Marketing Innovation? • Monetization for Today’s Internet… and Tomorrow’s • Wireless Disruption • Privacy and Security in the Network Age • Does the Media Get the Message?
The shift to network-based computing, services, business processes, marketing, entertainment, social relationships, connectivity, and culture will challenge our assumptions about how the world works. Those who fail to appreciate the complex implications are at risk. Those who can take advantage of the power of the new network face extraordinary opportunities.
Follow the buzz!
Supernova is a hub for press, analysts, and bloggers who follow developments in connected technologies."As we continue to sift through the rapid changes in the tools and techniques for managing in a decentralized world, Supernova will remain one of our prized filters." -- Conferenza
"Great stuff. Great meeting." -- Richard O'Neill, President, The Highlands Group
"I LOVED the conference. I've been raving about it to people here." -- Lili Cheng, Director, Windows User Experience, Microsoft
"I found Supernova, and the Wharton Day to be an invaluable experience...." -- Robert Massoudi, Managing Director, New Media Practice, Cisco
"Bottom line: I thought it was great." -- Raph Koster, former Chief Creative Officer, Sony Online Entertainment
"A delightful conference with a list of participants that rivaled the quality of the presenters." -- Pierre Wolff, VP, Business Development, Tribe Networks
Supernova:
Be challenged. Be provocative. Be productive.
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