Special Guests
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Chris Anderson, Editor-in-chief, Wired Magazine As editor-in-chief of Wired magazine, Chris Anderson is one of the most knowledgeable and articulate voices at the center of the new economy. He has written an important and exciting new book that defines an entirely new economic model for business. The book: The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More explores the tremendous business potential of the long tail—the rise of the niche as a powerful new force in our economy. The message: New efficiencies of distribution, manufacturing and marketing allow us to deliver to customers many more products in the “tail”—outside the usual demand curve dictated by shelf space and other limiting factors. Collectively, these niche products create a new market as big as the one we already know. Background: Before taking the helm at Wired, Chris worked at The Economist for seven years in various positions in London, Hong Kong and New York, ranging from Technology Editor to US Business Editor. He also served as an editor at the two premier science journals, Science and Nature. Education background: physics, including research at Los Alamos. |
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Luke Georghiou PhD, BSc, Professor of Science & Technology Policy and Management, Associate Dean of Research, Faculty of Humanities and Director PREST Luke is a Director of PREST and has been on its staff since 1977. His research interests include evaluation of R&D and innovation policy, foresight, national and international science policy, and management of science and technology. Recent projects include several studies of industry-science relations, policy for international scientific co-operation, evaluation of foresight, public procurement for innovation and changes in public sector research institutions. |
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Michael Jackson, VP Telecom & Skype for Business With more than 20 years of competitive telecommunications experience, Michael heads Skype's Paid for Services from Skype's Luxembourg headquarters, he likes that, it’s close to the Danish countryside, where his wife and kids are. Michael oversees Skype's premium services and directs all aspects of carrier relations, regulatory compliance, quality of service and backend processes for Skype. For fun, he also heads up Skype for Business. |
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Jeffrey Sampler, Professor of Strategy & Technology, Templeton College, Oxford University Jeffrey L. Sampler is a leading authority on how to manage information as a strategic resource for growth and innovation, especially in these turbulent times. He’s an expert on the role of technology in designing organizations and business models. And he specializes in how to keep your organization’s strategies attuned to a fast-changing technological environment. Jeff is a fine presenter with good sense of humor and his highly interactive teaching style offers really effective audience participation for the right size audiences. Jeffrey Sampler is Professor of Strategy & Technology, Templeton College, Oxford University, England. Educated in the U.S., he has especially strong international credentials. |
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Jimmy Wales, Founder, Wikipedia.org - Chairman, Wikia.com Jimmy "Jimbo" Wales is the founder of Wikipedia.org, the free encyclopedia project, and Wikia.com, which extends the social concepts of Wikipedia into new areas. Jimmy was formerly a futures and options trader in Chicago, and currently travels the world evangelizing the success of Wikipedia and the importance of free culture. When not travelling, Jimmy lives in Florida with his wife and daughter. |
