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The document provides an agenda and background information for an event focusing on envisioning the near future of technology and various societal trends. The event will take place from January 9-11 in Carlsbad, CA and will include sessions on trends, healing, economics, cities, longevity, spending, learning, transportation, and viewpoints. Each session will feature noted speakers such as doctors, economists, city planners, and technology leaders. The document includes biographies of speakers, schedules of events and activities, and a map of the venue.

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JANUARY9-11CARLS BAD, CA
1//WelcomefromPatrick&Ari 8//WednesdaySchedule 3-4//EnvisioningtheNearFutureofTechnology 9//ThursdaySchedule 25-26//PartnerCompanyBiographies 10//FridaySchedule 14-22//SpeakerBiographies 27-28//InnovationLab 7//SiteMap CONTENTS 13//EventSessions Welcome Lastyearweaskedyoutolookattheworldaroundyouinordertobroaden yourperspective.Todayweaskyoutolookaheadandexplorewhat’snext. Ifthefutureliesonthehorizon,areyoulookingbeyondthehereandnow? Whatdoyousee?Whatdoyouhopetosee? Wehavebroughttogetheraneclecticgroupofthinkers,dreamers,explorers, andteacherstopresenttheirviewsandvisionsofourcollectivefuture.In eachoftheirrespectiveareas,theyarepushingboundaries,challengingthe statusquo,andhelpinganswerthequestion–what’snext? Forthenextfewdaysweaskyoutojoinusfora30,000footviewofour world. Welookforwardtotakingthisjourneywithyou. —PATRICK&ARI WHAT’SNEXT
2052011–2522011–2052015–2050–2015–205–12025+252025+52 ( NOWPRESENT-2015PRESENT-20152015-20252015-20252025+2025+ ENVISIONINGTHENEARFUTUREOF WHEREAREWEHEADED? SOURCE:FASTCOMPANY TECHNOLOGYEverydaywe’rebombardedwithnewsofthe latesttechnologythatwillchangethisworld,but theinfluxofinformationmovestooquicklyto keepitstraight.Sowherearewenow?Butmore importantly,wherearewegoing? TechnologistMichellZappahasorganizedthe technologiesoftodayandpredictedwherethese developmentswillbeby2025. Therearetwolayersofdataatworkhere.The firstisobvious:Centralnodesrepresentdistinct branchesoftechdevelopment,fromsoftware toArtificialIntelligence(AI)toInternetto “UBICOMP”--thatis,ubiquitouscomputing(e.g. mobilewalletsthatinstantlypayforgroceriesand interactiverefrigeratorsthatmonitorfoodspoilage andsuggestdinneroptions).Fromthosenodes, thevarioustechnologiesindevelopmentsprout. Butthesecondlayerofdataiswherethereal futurismlies.Thevariousnodesandtechnologies arearrangedsothatonesfurtherofflieontoward theoutsideofthechart;onesthatalreadyexist oralmostexistlieclosertothecenter.Thus,you canseehereanapproximatetimelineofhow ubiquitouscomputingwilldevelop.Forexample, electronicpaperisalreadyhere;picoprojectors arenear;andretinaldisplaysandskin-embedded screensareperhapstwodecadesoff. Butyou’llnoticethatnotallthenodeslieatsimilar placesinthechart--showingthatwehaven’t reallybeguntoseetruemanifestationswithsome branchesoftech.TakeAI--full-blownAIofthe sortweseeinsci-fiisprobably10yearsoff,but todaywe’restartingtoseevagueintimationsof whatthetechnologycando.Machinetranslation andrecommendationenginesarealreadyhere, buttherealpayoff,asindicatedbytheplacement oftheAInode,issomewhereinthefuture. CASH-LESS SOCIETY INTERPLANETARY INTERNET HAPS SMART INFRASTRUCTURE 5G SENSORS PERVASIVE VIDEOCAPTUREPICO CELLS 4G PAN CLOUD COMPUTING SOCIAL GRAPH NFC LINKED DATA TABS&PADS 3D BOARDS ELECTRONIC PAPER PICO-PROJEC- TORS SPIMES WEARABLES FABRIC-EMBEDDED SCREENS HOLOGRAPHY PROJECTED AUDIO MACHINE VISION TELEPRESENCE RETINAL DISPLAYS SKIN-EMBEDDED SCREENS UTILITY FOG SWARM ROBOTICS METAMATERIAL CLOAKING EXOSKELETONS UAVS STEM-CELL TREATMENTS ARTIFICIAL LIMBS OPTOGENETICS WETWARE (BIOFEEDBACK) SYNTHETIC MEAT VERTICAL AGRICULTURE DOMESTIC ROBOTS SELF-DRIVING VEHICLESCYBER WARFARE TELEMEDICINE BIOMARKERS PERSONALIZED MEDICINE PGS ANNS RECOMMENDATION ENGINES SOFTWARE AGENTS NATURAL LANGUAGE AGENTS MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS MACHINE TRANSLATION MACHINE-BASED HIGH-FREQUENCY TRADING PRINTON DEMAND MEMRISTOR PRIVATE SPACEFLIGHT SPACE TOURISM LUNAR OUTPOST SOLAR THERMAL ARTIFICIAL PHOTOSYNTHESIS PREDOMINANTUSE OFRENEWABLES TRAVELING WAVEREACTOR BIOMECHANICAL HARVESTING SMART GRIDS PIEZO- ELECTRICITY NANO- GENERATORS LOCALPOWER PRODUCTION SMART METERS CONDUCTIVE ENERGY FUEL CELLS SPACE ELEVATOR 3D PRINTING METAMATERIALS NANOWIRES CARBON NANOTUBES PROGRAMMABLEMATTER SMART TOYS APPLIANCE BOTS VIRTUAL CURRENCIES MOBILE PAYMENTS CROWD FUNDING ROBOTICS WARFARE BIOTECH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MATERIALS NUI (SOFTWARE) UBICOMP (HARDWARE) INTERNET (CONNECTIVITY) MONEY SPACE GREENENERGY HAPTICS SPEECH RECOGNITION AR GESTURE RECOGNITION MULTI TOUCH
THEFUTUREDEPENDSON WHATYOUDOTODAY.—MahatmaGandhi
WME13⁄⁄7WME13⁄⁄8 WEDNESDAY 01/09 MORNINGAFTERNOONEVENING LACOSTASITEMAP COSTADELSOLBALLROOMFLOORPLAN COSTADELSOLBALLROOM ELCAMINOREAL EstrellaDeMar SELF-PARKING RESORT EN TRANCE 6001-6020 971 - 999 935 - 969 901 - 934 880 - 898 860 - 878 840 - 858 820 - 838 800 - 818 6060 - 6021 6431 - 6483 6501 - 6557 6401 - 6430 400-442 450-492 500-531 550-581 545-547 Costa D e l M a r R oad LOBBY VALET THEPLAZA 100 - 113 200 - 213 160 - 173 260 - 273 120 - 137 220 - 237 320 - 337 140 - 157 240 - 257 340 - 357 760 - 790 740 - 756 700 - 738 POOLS BELLYUPTAVERN SHUTTLEPICK-UP ENTRY EN TR Y EN TR Y ENTRY ENTRY ENTRY EN TR Y GOLFPRACTICE CENTER CLUBHOUSE CHAMPIONSCOURSE SOUTHCOURSE BUSINESS CENTER GOLFSHOP ATLACOSTA THE CHOPRA CENTER ATHLETICCLUB VALLEYPROMENADE LEGENDSLAWN SPO RT CO U RT TENNIS COURTYARD CENTER COURT WMESELF-PARKING WME COMMISSARY WEDNESDAYNIGHTEVENT TERRACE LAWN COSTADELSOL TERRACE COSTADELSOL BALLROOM CHECK-IN/INFOSNACKS WMECOMMISSARY WME OFFICE RESTROOM RESTROOM COSTADELSOL TERRACE BELLYUPTAVERN SHUTTLEPICK-UP LIBRARYCHARGING STATION INNOVATIONLAB 8.00am–9.00amCHECKIN&BREAKFASTCostadelSolBallroom/WMECommissary 9.00am–9.30amOPENINGVIDEO&INTRO AriEmanuel CostadelSolBallroom 9.30am–10.45amTRENDS William“Whurley”Hurley,Co—Founder,ChaoticMoon SharonAnnLee,CulturalTrendsAnalyst,CultureBrain CostadelSolBallroom 10.45am-11.00amBREAK 11.00am–12.00pmHEALING DavidAgus,MD,ProfessorofMedicineandEngineering,USC StephenBadylak,MD,Ph.D,ProfessorofSurgery,UniversityofPittsburgh CostadelSolBallroom 12.00pm–1.00pmECONOMICS NourielRoubini,Ph.D,Chairman,RoubiniGlobalEconomics DanAriely,Ph.D,Expert,DukeUniversity CostadelSolBallroom 1.00pm–2.00pmLUNCHWMECommissary 2.00pm–3.15pmCITIES GeoffreyB.West,Ph.D,DistinguishedProfessor,SantaFeInstitute EdwardGlaeser,Ph.D,GlimpProfessorofEconomics,HarvardUniversity TonyHsieh,CEO,Zappos.com CostadelSolBallroom 3.15pm–3.30pmBREAK 3.30pm–4.30pmLONGEVITY JosephCoughlin,Ph.D,Director,MITAgeLab DanBuettner,Founder&CEO,BlueZones CostadelSolBallroom 4.30pm–6.00pmFREETIME 6.00pm–7.00pmCOCKTAILSWMECommissary 7.00pmDINNER&EVENTWMECommissary/WednesdayNightEventLocation
WME13⁄⁄9WME13⁄⁄10 THURSDAY 01/10 FRIDAY 01/11 MORNING 8.30am–9.00amBREAKFASTWMECommissary 9.00am–9.45amTOWNHALL PatrickWhitesell&AriEmanuel CostadelSolBallroom 9.45am–10.00amITDEMO NickWilson CostadelSolBallroom 10.00am–11.30amHERO’SCUP,CLOSINGREMARKS&WRAP-UPVIDEO PatrickWhitesell CostadelSolBallroom MORNINGAFTERNOONEVENING 8.30am–9.15amBREAKFASTWMECommissary 9.15am–10.15amSPENDING KevinRyan,CEO,GiltGroupe AlexaVonTobel,Founder&CEO,LearnVest CostadelSolBallroom 10.15am-11.30amLEARNING CamiAnderson,Superintendent,NewarkPublicSchools DanielJ.Hurley,Journalist,NewYorkTimes SalmanKhan,Founder,KhanAcademy CostadelSolBallroom 11.30am–12.00pmTRANSPORTATION ElonMusk,Founder&CEO,TeslaandSpaceX CostadelSolBallroom 12.00pm–1.00pmLUNCHWMECommissary 1.00pm–1.45pmVIEWPOINTS TonyBlair,FormerPrimeMinister,UnitedKingdom CostadelSolBallroom 1.45pm–2.00pmBREAK 2.00pm–3.00pmPARTNERCO.PRESENTATIONS BIS2 ,JinglePunks,ChaoticMoon&theAudience CostadelSolBallroom 3.00pm–6.00pmACTIVITIESSeeCredentialsforLocation 7.00pmBUSESDEPARTFORBELLYUPCostaDelSolBallroomDriveway 7.30pmCOCKTAILS&DINNERBellyUpTavern
TODOITBETTER THERE’SAWAY FINDIT. —ThomasEdison
WME13⁄⁄13WME13⁄⁄14 EventSessions Session1:Trends Trendshaveoftenbeenabletopredictthefuture.Whatcanwelearnaboutourfuturebyfocusing onculturalandtechnologicaltrends?Istheretrulyamagicalandspecialgroupofsetinfluencers thatinfluencewhatwethink,whatwebuyandhowwebehave?Ifso,whatcanwelearnfrom them? Session5:Longevity Isthereasecrettolivingtobe100?Willmorepeoplelivelongerintheyearstocome?What contributestolongevity?Howarepeopleagingtodayandwhatcanwelearnfromthem?What trendsexistaroundagingandlongevitythatcaninformourpersonallifestyledecisions? William“Whurley”Hurley Co-Founder,ChaoticMoon SharonAnnLee CulturalTrendsAnalyst,Culture Brain JosephCoughlin,Ph.D Director,MITAgeLab DanBuettner Founder&CEO,BlueZones Session2:Healing Whatadvancesinmedicine,technologyandunderstandingofthehumanorganismwillinfluence howweframeillness?Howcanwesystemicallyapproachwellness,healing,diseaseand treatment?Whatadvancesintechnologyofferpromiseforhealthandmedicine? DavidAgus,MD ProfessorofMedicineand Engineering,USC StephenBadylak,MD,Ph.D ProfessorofSurgery,Universityof Pittsburgh Session3:Economics Whereistheglobaleconomygoinginthenextfewyears?Whatindividualeconomicbehaviors canweexpecttoseeinresponsetoglobaleconomicconditions?Whatarethedriversofthese repetitivebehaviorsandsubsequentcycleofboomandbust? Session6:Spending WhatishappeninginsidetheaverageAmericanwallet?Whatisthestateofaffairs?Howmuch debtareindividualscarrying?Howhasourspendingchangedandhowwillitcontinuetochange throughmobiledevicesandonlinesales?Whatlargerimplicationsdoesthishave? Session7:Learning Whatrolewillonlinelearningsystemsplayineducation?Howwillpublicschoolsintegrate technologyintotheirfutures?Howcanwemaximizeintelligencethroughbraintrainingtoboost studentimprovement?Howwillonlinelearninginfluencethemassesandhowwillwecredential thiskindoflearning?When?Howwillpublicschoolsystemsintegrateadvancesinintelligence developmentandpedagogytosupportlearning? Session8:Transportation Isitpossibleforustomovefasterandfartherusingdifferentformsofenergy?Canindividualsgo safelyintospaceandback?Canmass-producedcarsrunonelectricityorevensunlight? Session9:Viewpoints Closer NourielRoubini,Ph.D Chairman,RoubiniGlobal Economics DanAriely,Ph.D Expert,DukeUniversity KevinRyan CEO,GiltGroupe AlexaVonTobel Founder&CEO,LearnVest CamiAnderson Superintendent,NewarkPublic Schools DanielJ.Hurley Journalist,NewYorkTimes SalmanKhan Founder,KhanAcademy ElonMusk Founder&CEO,TeslaandSpaceX TonyBlair FormerPrimeMinister,United Kingdom Session4:Cities Arecitiesthegreatesthumandevelopment?Doweinfactlivebetterandmoreprosperouslyin cities?Howcanwepredictthefutureofourcitiesassystems?Whatworkstorevitalizeourcities? Canwelookatthedevelopmentofcitiesinapredictive,cyclicalway?Ifso,whatisinstorefor Americanandinternationalcitiesoverthenext10,20,50years? GeoffreyWest,Ph.D DistinguishedProfessor,SantaFe Institute EdwardGlaeser,Ph.D GlimpProfessorofEconomics, HarvardUniversity TonyHsieh CEO,Zappos.com HURLEY WILLIAM TRENDS Ifyou’veevermethimthenyouknowthathe’sbrilliant.TheCityofAmsterdamawardedhimtheInternationalGeniusgrant,IBMnamedhimaMasterInventor,he’sgotelevenpatentstohisname,andhelivesonthecuttingedgeof tech.Heco-foundedChaoticMoonStudiosandco-foundediPhoneDevCamp,iPadDevCamp,andBarCampAustinalike.Theworkhe’sdoingwithAugmentedReality,OpenSource,PervasiveComputing,andmobiletechnologyis aconstantpushtodobetterthanyesterday.Andyethecandonothingwithoutthedevelopercommunitythathe’sapartof.Instigate.Collaborate.Innovate.™“We’reallinthistogether,”hesays.“Let’skeepdoingawesomethings together.” LEE SHARONANN TRENDS SharonAnnLeeisaleadingculturaltrendsanalyst,audienceexpert,andwriter.Shehasbeenattheforefrontofyouthcultureandtrendanalysisforoverfifteenyears.Leeandherpartnerbrokenewgroundbydevelopingthefirst nationalmarketresearchreportontrendsettersandtrenddiffusionamongyouthcalledthe“LReport,”whichwasprominentlyfeaturedinMalcolmGladwell’sbestsellingbook“TheTippingPoint.” In1999,Leeco-foundedLook-Look,thefirsttrendscompanyfocusedonyouthculture.Look-LookpioneeredInternetsocialresearchandcreatedthefirstglobalcommunityof14-40yearoldcorrespondents,respondents,and photojournalistswhoreportedontheirownculture.Sharonalsoco-publishedLook-LookMagazine,thefirsthighquality,crowd-sourcedartsmagazineforandbyyoungcreators. Sharon’slatestcompanyCultureBrain,isathinktankandstudiothatstudiestrends,cultureandcreativity.CultureBrain’smissionistoeducatepeopleaboutthelargertrendsthatimpactusashumans--notjustasconsumers.Lee alsostartedacreativesharedstudiothatWIREDmagazinecalled“TheCoolestCo-WorkingSpaceWe’veEverSeen.” AGUS DAVID HEALING Dr.DavidB.AgusisaprofessorofmedicineandengineeringattheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniaKeckSchoolofMedicineandViterbiSchoolofEngineeringandheadsUSC’sWestsideCancerCenterandtheCenterfor AppliedMolecularMedicine.Heisoneoftheworld’sleadingcancerdoctorsandtheco-founderoftwopioneeringpersonalizedmedicinecompanies,NavigenicsandAppliedProteomics.Dr.Agusisaninternationalleaderinnew technologiesandapproachesforpersonalizedhealthcareandchairstheGlobalAgendaCouncilonGeneticsfortheWorldEconomicForum.Hehasreceivednumerousawards,includingthe2009GeoffreyBeeneFoundation’s RockstarofScienceAward.Dr.Agus’firstbookcalled“TheEndofIllness”waspublishedinJanuary2012bySimon&SchusterandwasaNewYorkTimes#1bestsellerandwasalsothesubjectofaPBSseriesentitled“TheEndof IllnesswithDrDavidAgus.” WME13⁄⁄14
WME13⁄⁄15WME13⁄⁄16 WEST GEOFFREYB. CITIES GeoffreyWestisDistinguishedProfessorandformerPresidentoftheSantaFeInstitute(SFI)andanAssociateFellowoftheSaidBusinessSchool,OxfordUniversity.PriortojoiningSFI,hewasleaderandfounderofthehighenergy physicsgroupatLosAlamosNationalLaboratory,whereheremainsaSeniorFellow.HereceivedhisBAfromCambridgeUniversityin1961andhisPh.DinphysicsfromStanfordUniversityin1966.AfterspellsatCornellandHarvard universities,hereturnedtoStanfordin1970tojointhefaculty.HewasPresidentofSFIfrom2005-2009. West’sworkismotivatedbythesearchfor“simplicityunderlyingcomplexity”andtheunifyingprinciplesthatcanleadtoaquantitative,predictive,integrated,conceptualframeworkforunderstandingcomplexadaptivesystems rangingfromcellsandecosystemstocities,socialnetworksandthechallengesofsustainability. Westisatheoreticalphysicistwhoseprimaryinterestshavebeeninfundamentalquestionsinphysicsandbiology,rangingfromtheelementaryparticles(quarks,strings,darkmatter,etc),theirinteractionsandcosmological implicationstotheoriginsofuniversalscalinglawsandaunifyingquantitativeframeworkforaddressingdiversequestionsinbiology.Hisresearchareasinbiologyhaveincludedmetabolicrate,growth,aging&mortality,sleep, cancer,andthestructureanddynamicsofecosystems. Hisrecentworkhasfocusedondevelopinganunderlyingquantitativeframeworkforunderstandingthestructureanddynamicsofcities,companiesandlong-termglobalsustainability.Questionsaddressedinclude:Arecitiesand companies“just”largeorganisms?Whydoalmostallcitiespersist,whereasallcompaniesdie?Aretherehiddenquantifiableprinciplesunderlyingtheirgenericbehaviour?Whydoesthepaceofsocio-economiclifecontinueto accelerateandhowisthisdrivenbygrowth,innovationandwealthcreation? GLAESER EDWARD CITIES EdwardGlaeseristheFredandEleanorGlimpProfessorofEconomicsintheFacultyofArtsandSciencesatHarvardUniversity,wherehehastaughtsince1992.HeisDirectoroftheTaubmanCenterforStateandLocalGovernment andDirectoroftheRappaportInstituteofGreaterBoston.Glaeserregularlyteachesmicroeconomictheory,andoccasionallyurbanandpubliceconomicsandhehaspublisheddozensofpapersoncities,economicgrowth,andlaw andeconomics.Inparticular,hisworkhasfocusedonthedeterminantsofcitygrowthandtheroleofcitiesascentersofideatransmission.HereceivedhisPh.DfromtheUniversityofChicagoin1992. HSIEH TONY CITIES In1999,attheageof24,TonyHsieh(pronouncedShay)soldLinkExchange,thecompanyheco-founded,toMicrosoftfor$265million. HethenjoinedZapposasanadvisorandinvestor,andeventuallybecameCEO,wherehehelpedZapposgrowfromalmostnosalestoover$1billioningrossmerchandisesalesannually,whilesimultaneouslymakingFortune Magazine’sannual“BestCompaniestoWorkFor”list.InNovember2009,ZapposwasacquiredbyAmazon.cominadealvaluedat$1.2billiononthedayofclosing. Hsieh’sfirstbook,“DeliveringHappiness,”waspublishedonJune7,2010,andoutlineshispathfromstartingawormfarmtolifeatZappos.Hsiehshowshowaverydifferentkindofcorporatecultureisapowerfulmodelforachieving successandhappiness.“DeliveringHappiness,”debutedat#1ontheNewYorkTimesBestsellerlistandhasremainedonthelisteveryweeksinceJune2010. MostrecentlyinOctober2011,HsiehwasinterviewedbyBarbaraWalterswhensheinterviewedself-madeentrepreneurs.ThepieceincludedavisittotheheadquartersofZappos.comthatwasdubbedwhat“mightjustbethe wackiestworkplaceinAmerica.”InadditiontohisresponsibilitiesasCEOofZappos.com,Hsiehisleadingthe“DowntownProject,”agroupcommittedtotransformingdowntownLasVegasintothemostcommunity-focusedlarge cityintheworld.ThistransformationincludestherelocationoftheZappos.comofficesfromHenderson,NevadatowhatwastheoldCityHallindowntownLasVegas. BADYLAK STEPHEN HEALING Dr.StephenBadylak,D.V.M.,Ph.D.,M.D.,isaProfessorintheDepartmentofSurgeryanddeputydirectoroftheMcGowanInstituteforRegenerativeMedicine.Dr.Badylakhaspracticedbothveterinaryandhumanmedicine.Dr. BadylakbeganhisacademiccareeratPurdueUniversityin1983andsubsequentlyheldavarietyofpositionsincludingserviceastheDirectoroftheHillenbrandBiomedicalEngineeringCenterfrom1995-1998. Dr.Badylakholdsover50U.S.patents,200patentsworldwide,andhasauthoredmorethan250scientificpublicationsand30bookchapters.HehasservedastheChairofseveralstudysectionsattheNationalInstitutesofHealth (NIH)andisnowamemberoftheCollegeofScientificReviewersforNIH.Dr.BadylakhaseitherchairedorbeenamemberoftheScientificAdvisoryBoardtoseveralmajormedicaldevicecompanies.Morethanfourmillionpatients havebeentreatedwithbioscaffoldsdevelopedinDr.Badylak’slaboratory. Dr.BadylakisaFellowoftheAmericanInstituteforMedicalandBiologicalEngineering,amemberoftheSocietyforBiomaterials,achartermemberoftheTissueEngineeringSocietyInternational,andiscurrentlyPresidentofthe TissueEngineeringRegenerativeMedicineInternationalSociety(TERMIS)andaFoundingFellowofTERMIS. ROUBINI NOURIEL ECONOMICS NourielRoubiniistheco-founderandchairmanofRoubiniGlobalEconomics,anindependent,globalmacroeconomicandmarketstrategyresearchfirm.Thefirm’swebsite,Roubini.com,hasbeennamedoneofthebesteconomics webresourcesbyBusinessWeek,Forbes,TheWallStreetJournalandTheEconomist.HeisalsoaprofessorofeconomicsatNewYorkUniversity’sSternSchoolofBusiness.Dr.Roubinihasextensivepolicyexperienceaswellas broadacademiccredentials.From1998to2000,heservedastheSeniorEconomistforInternationalAffairsattheWhiteHouseCouncilofEconomicAdvisorsandthentheSeniorAdvisortotheUnderSecretaryforInternational AffairsattheU.S.TreasuryDepartment,helpingtoresolvetheAsianandglobalfinancialcrisesamongotherissues.TheInternationalMonetaryFund,theWorldBankandnumerousotherprominentpublicandprivateinstitutions havedrawnuponhisconsultingexpertise. Hehaspublishednumeroustheoretical,empiricalandpolicypapersoninternationalmacroeconomicissuesandco-authoredthebooks“PoliticalCycles:TheoryandEvidence”(MITPress,1997)and“BailoutsorBail-ins? RespondingtoFinancialCrisesinEmergingMarkets”(InstituteforInternationalEconomics,2004)and“CrisisEconomics:ACrashCourseintheFutureofFinance”(PenguinPress,2010).Dr.Roubini’sviewsonglobaleconomic issuesarewidelycitedbythemedia,andheisafrequentcommentatoronvariousbusinessnewsprograms.HehasbeenthesubjectofextendedprofilesintheNewYorkTimesMagazineandotherleadingcurrent-affairs publications.TheFinancialTimeshasalsoprovidedextensivecoverageofDr.Roubini’sperspectives. Dr.RoubinireceivedanundergraduatedegreeatBocconiUniversityinMilan,Italy,andadoctorateineconomicsatHarvardUniversity.PriortojoiningStern,hewasonthefacultyofYaleUniversity’sDepartmentofEconomics. ARIELY DAN ECONOMICS Despiteourintentions,whydowesooftenfailtoactinourownbestinterest?Whydowepromisetoskipthechocolatecake,onlytofindourselvesdroolingourwayintotemptationwhenthedesserttrayrollsaround?Whydowe overvaluethingsthatwe’veworkedtoputtogether?Whataretheforcesthatinfluenceourbehavior?DanAriely,JamesB.DukeProfessorofPsychology&BehavioralEconomicsatDukeUniversity,isdedicatedtoansweringthese questionsandothersinordertohelppeoplelivemoresensible–ifnotrational–lives.Hisinterestsspanawiderangeofbehaviorsandhissometimesunusualexperimentsareconsistentlyinteresting,amusingandinformative, demonstratingprofoundideasthatflyinthefaceofcommonwisdom. InadditiontoappointmentsattheFuquaSchoolofBusiness,theCenterforCognitiveNeuroscience,theDepartmentofEconomics,andtheSchoolofMedicineatDukeUniversity,ArielyisalsoafoundingmemberoftheCenterfor AdvancedHindsight,andtheauthoroftheNewYorkTimesbestsellers“PredictablyIrrational,”“TheUpsideofIrrationality,”and“TheHonestTruthaboutDishonesty.”
THEYALWAYSSAY TIMECHANGESTHINGS, BUTYOUACTUALLYHAVETO CHANGETHEMYOURSELF.—AndyWarhol
WME13⁄⁄19WME13⁄⁄20 VONTOBEL ALEXA SPENDING AlexavonTobelisthefounderandCEOofLearnVest.com,theaward-winningfinancialmanagementandlifestylewebsite.VonTobeldevelopedtheideaforLearnVestin2006,duringhersenioryearatHarvardCollege,whenshe realizedshe,andmostofherpeers,hadneverhadanyformaleducationonhowtoeffectivelymanagetheirfinances.VonTobelsearchedforreliablefinancialguidanceandconsistentlycameupoverwhelmedordisappointed.Thus, theLearnVestmissionwasborn–tomaketrustedpersonalfinancialinformationaccessibletomillionsacrossthecountry. OriginallyfromFlorida,vonTobelreceivedanA.B.inPsychologyatHarvardCollege.Upongraduation,sheworkedasatraderatMorganStanleyontheirProprietaryTradingDeskbeforeleavingtobetheHeadofBusiness DevelopmentatDrop.io,aventurebackedstart-upinNYC.SheenrolledinHarvardBusinessSchoolinthefallof2008onlytotakealeaveofabsenceshortlyaftertolaunchLearnVest.InjustunderfivemonthsafterleavingHBS, vonTobelraised$1.1millionofseedfundingfromAngelinvestors.Lessthanayearlater,inApril2010,vonTobelclosedaSeriesAroundoffundingtotaling$4.5millionfromAccelPartners,theventurefirmresponsibleforbacking Facebook,Grouponandmore.InJuly2011,vonTobelwentontoclosea$19millionSeriesBroundoffundingincludingAccelPartners,twonewfinancialinvestors,andoriginalinvestors. SincelaunchingLearnVestin2009atTechCrunch50,VonTobelhasbeenwidelyquotedasapersonalfinanceexpertandentrepreneurintoptierbusinessandconsumerpublicationsincluding:TheNewYorkTimes,TheWallStreet Journal,FastCompany,MarieClaire,InStyle,Mashable,TechCrunch,VentureBeatandmanymore.VonTobelwasrecentlyselectedasa2012Fortune“MostPowerfulWomenEntrepreneur,”namedaScholaratthe2012AspenIdeas Festival,highlightedas“OneoftheCoolestYoungEntrepreneurs”inInc.Magazine’s“30Under30”feature,andincludedonanewdigitaladvisoryboardcalledWomen@NBCU.Forbeshascalledhera“WomantoWatch,”andMarie Clairelistedherasoneof“18WomenChangingtheWorld.” BUETTNER RYAN DAN KEVIN LONGEVITY SPENDING DanBuettnerisaninternationallyrecognizedresearcher,explorer,NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorandNationalGeographicFellow.HefoundedBlueZones®,acompanythatputstheworld’sbestpracticesinlongevityand well-beingtoworkinpeople’slives.Buettner’sNationalGeographiccoverstoryonlongevitymadehimafinalistforaNationalMagazineAward.Hisbooks“TheBlueZones”and“Thrive”appearedonmanybestsellerlists.In2009, Buettnerandhispartner,AARP,appliedprinciplesof“TheBlueZones”toAlbertLea,MNandsuccessfullyraisedlifeexpectancyandloweredhealthcarecostsbysome40%.He’scurrentlyworkingwithHealthwaystoimplement theprogramintheBeachCitiesofLosAngelesandtheentirestateofIowa.Theirstrategyfocusesonoptimizingtheenvironmentforhealthinsteadofindividualbehaviorchange. KevinP.RyanistheFounderandCEOofGiltGroupe,aninnovativee-commercecompanyofferinghighlycovetedproductsandexperiencesatinsiderprices. In2007,RyanalongwithafoundingteamcreatedGiltGroupeasaninvitation-onlysiteforcovetedwomen’sapparelandaccessories.Today,GiltGroupehasmillionsofmembersandhasaddedbusinesslinesinhome,children, men’sapparelandgear(GiltMan),vacationtravel(Jetsetter),localservicesandexperiences(GiltCity),andhasfoundedtheleadingflash-salesiteinJapan(GiltJapan). RyanisoneoftheleadingInternetentrepreneursintheUnitedStateshavingfoundedseveralNewYork-basedbusinesses,includingGiltGroupe,BusinessInsider,and10gen/MongoDB.RyanalsohelpedbuildDoubleClickfrom1996 to2005,firstasPresidentandlaterasCEO.HeledDoubleClick’sgrowthfroma20-personstartuptoapubliclytradedgloballeaderwithover1,500employees. Currently,RyanservesontheboardofYaleCorporation,HumanRightsWatch,andINSEAD,andisamemberoftheCouncilonForeignRelations.HeholdsaB.A.fromYaleUniversityandanM.B.A.fromINSEAD. COUGHLIN JOSEPH LONGEVITY JosephF.Coughlin,Ph.D.isDirectoroftheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyAgeLab.Hisresearchprovidesinsightsonhowdemographicchange,technology,socialtrendsandconsumerbehaviorwillconvergetodrive futureinnovationsinbusinessandgovernment.BasedinMIT’sEngineeringSystemsDivision,heteachespolicyandsystemsinnovationandisauthoroftheonlinepublicationDisruptiveDemographics.HeisoneofFastCompany Magazine’s“100MostCreativePeopleinBusiness”andwasnamedbyTheWallStreetJournalasoneof“12pioneersinventingthefutureofretirementandhowwewillalllive,workandplaytomorrow.” Dr.CoughlinisaBehavioralSciencesFellowoftheGerontologicalSocietyofAmericaandaFellowofSwitzerland’sWorldDemographics&AgeingForumadvisingandspeakingtobusinesses,governmentsandnon-profits worldwide.HehasservednumerousadvisoryboardsincludingthoseforBritishTelecomHealth,Daimler,FidelityInvestments,Gallup,Healthways,Nissan,PutnamInvestments,Sanofi-Aventis,andToyota.Hewasappointedby PresidentBushtotheWhiteHouseConferenceonAgingAdvisoryCommittee. Dr.CoughlinhasworkedwithgovernmentsinAsiaandtheEU,theWorldEconomicForum,OECD,andtheCouncilonForeignRelationsondemographicchange,technologyandstrategicadvantage.HehasbeenfeaturedonABC, BBC,CBS’SundayMorning,CNN,NBC’sTodayShow,Dr.Oz,NewsAsia,Economist,FinancialTimes,TheStraightsTimes,NewYorkTimes,WallStreetJournal,andothermediaoutletsthroughouttheworld.PriortoMIThewaswith EG&GaFortune1000science&technologyfirmconsultingtobusinessandgovernmentworldwide. ANDERSON CAMI LEARNING CamiAnderson,theSuperintendent,NewarkPublicSchoolsisanestablishedleaderinthenationaleducationreformmovementwithmorethantwentyyears’professionalexperienceasateacher,schoolleader,entrepreneurial non-profitexecutiveandeffectiveadministrator.ShewasappointedStateDistrictSuperintendentforNewarkPublicSchoolsbyGovernorChrisChristieinMayof2011.TheSuperintendentisresponsibleforraisingstudent achievementformorethan39,000studentsattendingNewarkPublicSchools. AsChiefExecutiveofthelargestschooldistrictinthestateofNewJersey,Andersonoverseesabudgetofnearlyonebilliondollars.Sheisacceleratinginnovationworkingwithpublicprivatepartnershipsatunprecedentedlevels, settinganewnationalmodelforthetransformationofurbaneducationinAmerica.PriortojoiningNPSshewasSuperintendentofAlternativeHighSchoolsandProgramsfortheNewYorkCityDepartmentofEducation(District79) consistingofapproximately30,000youngpeopleand60,000adults. TherecipientoftheNationalTeacheroftheYearaward,AndersonhasalsoservedasExecutiveDirectorofTeachforAmericaNewYorkandChiefProgramOfficerforNewLeadersforNewSchools.Andersonalsoboastsadiverse backgroundasaMontessorieducatorandyouththeatredirector. HURLEY DANIELJ. LEARNING DanHurleyistheauthorofthreebooks:“The60-SecondNovelist:What22,613PeopleTaughtMeAboutLife,”“NaturalCauses:Death,Lies,andPoliticsinAmerica’sVitaminandHerbalSupplementIndustry,”and“DiabetesRising.” AfrequentcontributortotheScienceTimessectionoftheNewYorkTimes,DanhasalsowrittenforsuchpublicationsasGoodHousekeeping,Men’sHealth,TVGuide,NewYork,Woman’sDay,FamilyCircle,Parents,andNewsday. Heiscurrentlyworkingonhisfourthbook,“Smarter,”theideaforwhichgrewfromtheextraordinaryresponsetohisfeaturearticleintheJuly31,2011issueoftheNewYorkTimesMagazineontheresearchofAlbertoCostaintofinding adrugthatcouldincreaseintelligenceofpeoplewithDownSyndrome.“Smarter,”whichwillbepublishedin2014byPenguin,arguesthatintelligenceisfluidandcanbeexpanded.
WME13⁄⁄21WME13⁄⁄22 KHAN SALMAN LEARNING SalmanKhanisthefounderoftheKhanAcademy(khanacademy.org),anonprofitwiththemissionofprovidingfree,high-qualityeducationfor“anyone,anywhere”intheworld.KhangraduatedfromMITin1998withthreedegrees: twoB.S.degreesinmathematicsandelectricalengineering/computerscience;andamasterofsciencedegreeinelectricalengineering.HeworkedintechnologyinSiliconValleyuntilthefirstbubbleburst,afterwhichheattended HarvardBusinessSchool.Afterearningamastersdegreeinbusinessadministrationin2003,KhanbecameananalystataBostonbasedhedgefund.In2004asasideproject,Khanbegantutoringhisyoungcousininmath, communicatingbyphoneandusinganinteractivenotepad.Whenothersexpressedinterest,hebeganpostingvideosofhishand-scribbledtutorialsonYouTube.Demandtookoffandin2009hequithisdayjobtocommithimself fullytothenot-for-profitKhanAcademy. InOctober2010,KhanwaslistedinFortune’sannual“40Under40,”whichrecognizesbusiness’shottestrisingstars,aswellasFastCompany’slistofthe“100MostCreativePeopleinBusiness.”Hewasrecentlyprofiledby“60 Minutes”andrecognizedbyTimemagazineasoneofthe“100MostInfluentialPeopleintheWorld.” HewasborninMetairie,Louisiana,toimmigrantparentsfromIndiaandBangladesh.HecurrentlylivesinMountainView,Californiawithhiswifeandtwochildren.Hisfirstbook,“TheOneWorldSchoolhouse:EducationReimagined,” wasjustreleasedinOctober2012. MUSK ELON TRANSPORTATION ElonMuskistheCEOandProductArchitectofTeslaMotorsandtheCEO/CTOofSpaceExplorationTechnologies(SpaceX).AtSpaceX,Muskisthechiefdesigner,overseeingdevelopmentofrocketsandspacecraftformissions toEarth’sorbitandultimatelytootherplanets.In2008,SpaceX’sFalcon9rocketandDragonspacecraftwontheNASAcontracttoprovideacommercialreplacementforthecargotransportfunctionoftheSpaceShuttle,which retiredin2011.TheSpaceXFalcon1wasthefirstprivatelydevelopedliquidfuelrockettoreachorbit.In2010,SpaceXbecamethefirstcommercialcompanytosuccessfullyrecoveraspacecraftfromEarthorbitwithitsDragon spacecraft.In2012,SpaceXbecamethefirstcommercialcompanytodockwiththeInternationalSpaceStationandreturncargotoEarthwiththeDragon. AtTesla,Muskhasoverseenproductdevelopmentanddesignfromthebeginning,includingtheallelectricTeslaRoadster,ModelSandModelX.Transitioningtoasustainableenergyeconomy,inwhichelectricvehiclesplaya pivotalrole,hasbeenoneofhiscentralinterestsforalmosttwodecades,stemmingfromhistimeasaphysicsstudentworkingonultracapacitorsinSiliconValley. Inaddition,Muskisthenon-executiveChairmanandprincipalshareholderofSolarCity,whichhehelpedcreate.SolarCityisnowtheleadingproviderofsolarpowersystemsintheUnitedStates.PriortoSpaceX,Muskco-founded PayPal,theworld’sleadingInternetpaymentsystem,andservedasthecompany’sChairmanandCEO.BeforePayPal,Muskco-foundedZip2,aproviderofInternetsoftwaretothemediaindustry.Hehasaphysicsdegreefromthe UniversityofPennsylvaniaandabusinessdegreefromWharton. GREENFIELD JEFF MODERATOR JeffGreenfield,aveteranpolitical,mediaandculturereporterandanalyst,hasspentmorethanthirtyyearsonnetworktelevision.HeisnowaYahoo!Newscolumnistandco-hostofPBS’weeklyprimetimeshow:“NeedtoKnow.” From2007-2011,GreenfieldwasSeniorPoliticalcorrespondentforCBSNews.Priortothat,GreenfieldhadbeensenioranalystforCNNsince1998.Duringthattime,heservedasitsleadanalystforitscoverageoftheprimaries, conventions,presidentialdebatesandelectionnights,aswellaspresidentialfuneralsandSupremeCourtconfirmationhearings.Greenfieldalsohasreportedonthemedia,cultureandtrendsforthecablenetwork. Thoughthefive-timeEmmywinner’sreportinghastakenhimtolocalesaroundtheworldfromSouthAfricatoJapantoEurope,heisprincipallyknownforhiscoverageofdomesticpoliticsandmedia.Hehasservedasafloor reporteroranchorboothanalystforeverynationalconventionsince1988.HehastwicebeennamedtoTVGuide’sAll-StarteamasBestPoliticalCommentatorandwascitedbytheWashingtonJournalismReviewas“thebestin thebusiness”forhismediaanalysis.BeforejoiningCNN,GreenfieldwasapoliticalandmediaanalystforABCNews(1983-97),appearingprimarilyon“Nightline”anddeliveringweeklycommentariesfor“WorldNews”Sunday. Previously,hewasthemediacommentatorforCBSNews(1979-83).GreenfieldhasalsohasappearedonWilliamF.Buckley’s“FiringLine”andPBS’“WeInterruptThisWeek.”HewastheanchorofPBS’“CEOExchange,”alimited- runseries,forfiveseasons.Greenfield,anativeofNewYorkCity,graduatedwithhonorsfromtheUniversityofWisconsin,wherehewaseditor-in-chiefofTheDailyCardinal.HeisanhonorsgraduateoftheYaleLawSchool,where hewasaNoteandCommentEditoroftheYaleLawJournal. Hisworkhasappearedinmanypublications,includingTheNewYorkTimesMagazine,Harper’sandNationalLampoon.Greenfieldhasauthoredandco-authortwelvebooks.Hisfirstnovel,“ThePeople’sChoice,”(1995)wasa nationalbestsellerandwasnamedbyTheNewYorkTimesBookReviewasoneofthenotablebooksoftheyear.2001’s“Oh,Waiter,OneOrderofCrow,”isaninsider’saccountofthecontested2000presidentialelection.Hismost recentbook“ThenEverythingChanged;StunningAlternateHistoriesofAmericanPolitics”waspublishedinMarch2011,andwasanationalbestseller.Inthefallof2012,hepublishedafollow-upe-book,“43*--WhenGoreBeat Bush”whichwasaKindleSinglesbestseller.Heisnowatworkonanovel. MALARKEY BRIAN CHEF BrianMalarkeyhascreatedthemenuandisoverseeingthepreparationofourmealsoverthenextthreedays. Inlessthantwoyears,MalarkeyhascreatedfivewildlysuccessfulrestaurantconceptsinSanDiegothattogetherformtheFabricofSocialDining.Searsucker,Burlap,Gabardine,GinghamandHerringboneeachopenedtorave reviews,includingTimeMagazinenamingSearsuckerthecountry’s#2hottestrestaurant.Withplanstoopen15morerestaurantsoverthenextfiveyears,Malarkeyhastakentheshowontheroadwiththenationalexpansionofhis “bigthree”flagshiprestaurantsSearsucker,BurlapandHerringbone.FirststopScottsdale,whichwelcomedSearsuckerthispastNovemberandnextupisSearsuckerAustininMarch2013. Priortoopeninghisfirstrestaurant,Malarkey,agraduateofLeCordonBleuPortland,heldpositionsatseveralmarqueerestaurantsinLosAngelesincludingChefMichelRichard’sCitrus.SoonafterhewashiredbyTheOceanaire SeafoodRoomandopenedtheirSanDiegolocationasExecutiveChef/Partner,wherehegarneredover60industryawardsinfiveyears. ItwaswhileatOceanairethathecombinedhispassionforfoodandentertainingandwascastonBravo’s“TopChef3Miami”whereheadvancedtothefinale.He’ssincehostedandgueststarredinseriesonTLC,TravelChannel, Bravo,OWNandmore.ThisyearMalarkeyjoinsABC’snewcookingcompetitionshow“TheTaste”asajudge/mentoralongsideAnthonyBourdain,NigellaLawsonandLudoLefebvre.“TheTaste”premieresJanuary22onABC.Heis alsotheauthorof“ComeEarly,StayLate,”acookbookthatisacollectionofrecipesfromeachofhisfiverestaurantconcepts. BLAIR TONY VIEWPOINTS TonyBlairservedasPrimeMinisterofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandfromMay1997toJune2007.HewasalsotheleaderofBritain’sLabourParty(1994to2007)andtheMemberofParliamentforSedgefield,England(1983to 2007). TonyBlaircontinuestobeactiveinpubliclife.Hehasmanyinterests,notleasthiscurrentroleintheMiddleEast,whichtakesupthelargestproportionofhistime.SinceleavingDowningStreet,TonyBlairhasservedastheQuartet RepresentativetotheMiddleEast.HerepresentstheUnitedStatesofAmerica,UnitedNations,RussiaandtheEuropeanUnion,workingwiththePalestinianstoprepareforstatehoodaspartoftheinternationalcommunity’seffort tosecurepeace. HehaslaunchedtheTonyBlairFaithFoundationtopromoterespectandunderstandingofandbetweenthemajorreligionsandtomakethecaseforfaithasaforceforgoodinthemodernworld.Thefoundationcreates opportunitiesforpeopleofallfaithsandnonetocometogethertolearndirectlyfromeachotherandtotakejointactiononsharedhumanitariangoals. TheFaithsActprogramempowers,supportsandtrainsyoungpeopletotakemulti-faithactionagainstextremepovertyinsupportoftheMillenniumDevelopmentGoals,providinganalternativetothosewhotrytousefaithasa meanstodivide.FacetoFaithisaglobaleducationprojectforstudentsaged11-16.Studentslearndirectlyfromeachotherthroughworkingonjointprojects,video-conferenceexchangesandanonlinecommunity.TheFaithand GlobalizationInitiativeisaglobalnetworkofleadinguniversities,examiningtheroleoffaithinthemodernworld. TheTonyBlairAfricaGovernanceInitiativehelpssomeofAfrica’smostdynamicleadersdeliverthechangetheirpeopleneedtorelievepoverty.RenewingTonyBlair’scommitmenttoAfrica,theAfricaGovernanceInitiativecurrently operatesinRwanda,SierraLeone,LiberiaandGuinea,advisingPresidentKagame,PresidentKoroma,PresidentJohnsonSirleafandPresidentConderespectively,withateamofAGI’sstaffworkingfull-timeatthecenterofallfour governments.BycombiningTonyBlair’suniqueexperienceasaleaderandreformer,hispersonalrelationshipswithAfricanleaders,andin-countryteamsofexperts,theAfricaGovernanceInitiativeishelpingtobuildthecapacityof partnerstotacklepovertyandattractinvestmentsustainably. HavingbeenthefirstmajorheadofgovernmenttobringclimatechangetothetopoftheinternationalpoliticalagendaattheGleneaglesG8summitin2005,Mr.BlairisnowleadingtheBreakingtheClimateDeadlockInitiative, throughwhichheisworkingwithworldleaderstobringconsensusonanewandcomprehensiveinternationalclimatepolicyframework. InrecognitionofhisdebttotheNorthEast,hehasalsolaunchedtheTonyBlairSportsFoundation,whichwillincreaseparticipationinsportbyyoungpeople,particularlythosewhoarecurrentlysociallyexcluded-byinspiringmore adultstobecometrainedcoaches;byprovidingaccesstohighqualitynationally-accreditedtrainingforthosewerecruit;andbyhelpingtomatchcoacheswiththeschoolsandsportsclubswhichneedthem.Thefoundationis workingtoensureasportinglegacyintheNorthEastfortheLondon2012OlympicsandParalympicswhichMr.BlairhelpedtobringtotheUnitedKingdom.
THEFUTUREISNOTANINHERITANCE, ITISANOPPORTUNITY ANDANOBLIGATION. —BillClinton
WME13⁄⁄25WME13⁄⁄26 JINGLEPUNKS JinglePunkswaslaunchedinthesummerof2008.Itwascreatedtofillthevoidcreatedbystocklibrariesthatrefusedtodeliverrelevant andhipcontent.Namedoneof“America’sMostPromisingStartups”byBusinessweekin2009,itsclientlisthasgrowntoincludeABC, NBC,ComedyCentral,VH1,MTV,Bravo,TLC,Starz,HistoryChannel,andA&E.Wealsoservicemanyoftheindustry’stopadvertisingand brandingagencies. AtanygivenmomentoneofJinglePunkscatchyanduniquetunesisbeingtransmittedacrossthe1000channeluniverseandgetting lodgedintopeople’sbrains. THEAUDIENCE theAudiencemanagesthesocialmediapresencesofcelebrities,musicians,authors,andentertainmentbrandstodramaticallyaccelerate theirreachandengagementwithfans,andtoactivatethosefansatscale.Asemergingsocialplatformsdeployincreasinglysophisticated toolsforentertainerstointeractdirectlywiththeirfanbases,theAudienceoffersanintegratedplatformforthosebrandstoprofessionalize andmonetizethatdirectinteraction. BIS2 BIS²(pronounced“BizSquared”)representsBusinessIntelligenceSystemsSolutions. BIS²’svisionistocreatestate-of-the-artdatavisualizationsoftwarethatmatcheshumancapability. Consideringvisualperceptionisthestrongesthumansense,BIS²’sgoalistodeliverBusinessIntelligencesoftwarethatallowsmassive amountsofdatatobevisuallypresentedinawaythatiseasytounderstandanduseful. BIS²canassistorganizationsbyprovidingtheabilitytoviewandanalyzemassivedatasetsinanewandmeaningfulwaybyofferinga growingportfolioofSuperGraphicsthataddressthenextgenerationofbusinessintelligenceneeds. BIS²bringstogetherahighlyskilledteamtodeliverthevizExplorertechnologywhichoptimizesthevisualdisplayofbusinessand organizationaldatathroughhighlyinnovativeSuperGraphics.AgileSoftwareDevelopmentisoneofBIS²’skeysoftwaredevelopment methodologies. BIS²’scorporateheadquartersarelocatedinAmsterdam,TheNetherlands,withrepresentativeofficesinEurope,theUnitedStatesand NewZealand. BIS²comprisesBusinessIntelligenceSystemsSolutionsHoldingsB.V.andsubsidiaries. Thursday//2.00pm-3.00pm CostaDelSolBallroom PRESENTATIONS PARTNERCOMPANY CHAOTICMOON Astheworld’smostprovenmobileapplicationstudio,ChaoticMoonprovideseverythingfrominitialbrainstormingandstrategy,tocustom developmentandpublishing,tomanagingyourentiremobilepresenceinanyapplicationmarketplace.Theystandontheirhistoryoflong- termsuccessbyembracinganintensedesiretoreachfurther,fasterandlongerthaneverbefore. Whetheryou’reaFortune100companyoraone-manstart-up,ChaoticMoonwillhelptakeyourappfromaconcepttoreality.Letthem establish,design,andmanageyourmobilestrategy.ChaoticMoonprovidescustomdevelopmentonanyplatformtodeliveryouanew applicationorresurrectyourstrugglingmedia.
WME13⁄⁄27WME13⁄⁄28 MAKERBOTTheMakerBotReplicator™2Desktop3-DPrinter,MakerBot’s fourth-generationmachine,setsanewstandardforthe companyinresolution,buildvolume,speed,easeofuse,and affordability.MakerBothasbeenfeaturedinTheNewYork Times,TheWallStreetJournal,TheEconomist,Wired,The ColbertReport,FastCompany,Engadget,RollingStone,New YorkMagazine,CNN,FinancialTimes,NPR,VogueItaliaand manyothers.Therearemorethan15,000MakerBotDesktop 3-DPrintersinusebyengineers,designers,researchers,and peoplewhojustliketomakethings. PUZZLEBOXThePuzzleboxOrbitisabrain-controlledhelicopteroperated usinganEEGheadsetpluseitheramobiledeviceorthe dedicatedPuzzleboxPyramidremote.UserscanflytheOrbit throughfocusedconcentrationorbymaintainingastateof mentalrelaxation.WhatmakesthePuzzleboxOrbittruly uniquehoweveristheopenreleaseofallsourcecode,hardware schematics,3-Dmodels,andstep-by-stepbuildinginstructions whicharepublishedfreelyonline.Puzzleboxseekstoaidthe pursuitofscienceandeducationbyinvitingitsuserstohack theirproductsandmakethemtheirown. PUNCHBOBGivePunchBobyourbestshot,andgetoneinreturn.Whenyou takeaswingatourstylishdummywecapturetheinstantof impact,revealingthebeautyhiddeninmomentstoobrieftosee. Professionalequipment,customelectronicsandsoftware,and world-classlightingcollaboratetoshowyourinnerhero. SOCKETInresponsetotheneedforalowcostheadmounteddisplay, theUSCInstituteforCreativeTechnologiesMixedRealityR&D LabcreatedthetheSocketHMDprototype.TheSocketisa singlepanel,high-res,light-weight,low-costHMDwitha90 degreefieldofview.Atpresentthereisnotrackingenabledfor theuser. VIRTUALIRAQICT’svirtualrealityexposuretherapyisaimedatprovidingrelief frompost-traumaticstress.Currentlyfoundatover60sites, includingVAhospitals,militarybasesanduniversitycenters, ICT’sVirtualIraq/Afghanistanexposuretherapyapproach hasbeenshowntoproduceameaningfulreductioninPTSD symptoms.Additionalrandomizedcontrolledstudiesare ongoing.Exposuretherapy,inwhichapatient–guidedbya trainedtherapist–confrontstheirtraumamemoriesthrough aretellingoftheexperience,isnowendorsedasan“evidence- based”treatmentforPTSD.Thetherapyrequireswell-trained clinicalcareprovidersthatunderstandtheuniquechallenges thattheymayfacewithservicemembersandveteranssuffering fromthewoundsofwar. FOV2GO&INVERSETheMixedRealityLabfromUSCInstituteforCreative Technologiesispresentingasoftwareandhardwareplatform thatenablesthecreationof3-D,immersivevirtualand augmentedrealityexperiencesusingsmartphonesandtablets. Theselow-cost,lightweightsystemscanbeusedtocreate portablevirtualrealityapplicationsfortraining,education, healthandfitness,entertainment,andmore. ARDUCOPTERArduCopterisaneasy-to-set-upandeasy-to-flyopen sourceplatformformultirotorsandhelicopters.UnlikeRC- onlymulticopters,ArduCopterisacompleteUAVsolution offeringbothremotecontrolandautonomousflight,including waypoints,missionplanningandtelemetrydisplayedona powerfulgroundstation.AttheheartofitallistheArduPilot, afull-featuredautopilotbasedontheArduinoopen-source hardwareplatformcapableofflyingfixedwingaircraft, helicoptersandmultirotors.Formoreinformationpleasevisit www.3drobotics.comandwww.diydrones.com. TESLAMODELSIntroducingtheaward-winningTeslaModelS,acarsoadvanced itsetsthenewbenchmarkforinnovationandexcellence.The world’sfirstpremiumelectricsedancombinesgroundbreaking technologywithtimelesselegance. Meticulouslyengineeredtoelevateyourexpectationsofa premiumsedan,ModelSprovidesthebestinefficiencywithout sacrificingdesignorperformance.Unhinderedbyaninternal combustionengineortransmissiontunnel,ModelSoffers seatingforsevenandclass-leadingcargospacewithasecond trunkunderthehood.Thecabinisspaciousandfeaturesthe gamechanging17”touchscreen.Itstechnologybreaksbarriers inuser-interfaceexperienceforautomotivedesign,creatingthe mostintuitiveandinnovativedrivingexperienceever. Sittingbeneaththefloorboard,therevolutionaryTesla powertraincreatesaremarkablylowcenterofgravityand deliversathrillingdrivingexperience.Pairedwithanaluminum bodyengineeredforsuperiorhandling,ModelSoffers responsivenessandagilityexpectedfromtheworld’sbest sportscars. Withclassleadingaerodynamics,ModelScantravelupto 265-miles*—thelongestrangeofanyproductionelectricvehicle intheworld.Tesla’selectricmotorproducesanimpressive443 pound-feetofinstanttorque,propellingModelSfrom0to60 inaslittleas4.4seconds.Here’stoacceleratingintothefuture, faster. *85kWhbatterypackisEPA-certifiedfor265miles CostaDelSolBallroomFoyer INNOVATIONLAB Wehaveaddedaninnovationlabtotheretreatthisyear. Thisoffersauniqueopportunitytomeettechnologyof thefuture.Hereyouwillfindprototypesthathavebeen developedattheMITMediaLabandtheUSCCenterfor Innovation.Amongthetechnologies,wehaveassembled aMakerbot3-Dprinter;gogglesthatcreateaugmented reality-takingyoutothesurfaceofMars;interactive gamesintendedtocustomizephysicalengagement; thought-controlleddevicesthatfly;plusanumberof surprises. TheInnovationlabwillrunfrom8AM–7PMdaily.
CHANGEISTHELAWOFLIFE. ANDTHOSEWHOLOOKONLYTOTHEPAST ORPRESENTARECERTAINTOMISSTHEFUTURE. —JohnF.Kennedy
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