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Susan is Vice President of Human Capital at Omidyar Network, working directly with for-profit and nonprofit social entrepreneurs on organizational and marketing issues.
Michael is a trainer and consultant for Duarte Design, the largest firm in the world focused solely on presentations – whether they are delivered in person, online or via devices.
Economic commentator and author Tim Harford presented a refreshingly creative, albeit somewhat depressing, perspective of the financial crises, which he’s deemed are complex and tightly coupled systems. He drew upon numerous anecdotes (oil rig explosions, nuclear disasters, etc.) to make his point. He said, “If I really wanted to understand how to prevent crisis in complex systems that exist in the financial world, I realized I should be looking at engineering systems and the triggers that lead to terrible accidents.” But, he goes, on, “Banking is more complicated than any nuclear reactor I’ve ever studied.”
Tim is a senior columnist for the Financial Times, a presenter for the BBC and an author of books which aim to explain the economic ideas in the world around us. He is the author of the million-selling The Undercover Economist, The Logic of Life, and most recently of Adapt: Why Success Always Starts with Failure. Harford presented the BBC television series “Trust Me, I’m an Economist” and now presents the BBC radio series “More or Less” on Radio 4 and on the World Service.
Photos from Pop!Tech 2007 that I never really got around to posting. I'm excited to announce I'll be headed back to Maine again this year in October! :)
This years theme explores the dynamics between systems based on scarcity and those based on abundance, in areas ranging from digital social networks to environmentalism, from biology to business, from peacemaking to politics.
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson is the fifth President of the Republic of Iceland. He has served as president since 1996, running unopposed in 2000 and 2008. An outspoken advocate of renewable energy and the need for international cooperation on the issue of global climate change, Grímsson initiated a Global Roundtable on Climate Change with senior executives from the private sector and leaders of international governmental and non-governmental organizations. He strongly advocates for the use of geothermal energy, which is renewable, economically viable, and a reliable resource.
Todd Reichert and Cameron Robertson led the team that designed and built the Snowbird Human-Powered Ornithopter. On Aug. 2, 2010, the Snowbird became the world’s first human-powered flapping-wing aircraft to sustain flight, the realization of an ancient aeronautical dream. In 2012, Reichert and Robertson established AeroVelo Inc., a company dedicated to increasing the public’s awareness of sustainable solutions to society’s most pressing technological challenges.
Photos from Pop!Tech 2007 that I never really got around to posting. I'm excited to announce I'll be headed back to Maine again this year in October! :)
This years theme explores the dynamics between systems based on scarcity and those based on abundance, in areas ranging from digital social networks to environmentalism, from biology to business, from peacemaking to politics.
Photos from Pop!Tech 2007 that I never really got around to posting. I'm excited to announce I'll be headed back to Maine again this year in October! :)
This years theme explores the dynamics between systems based on scarcity and those based on abundance, in areas ranging from digital social networks to environmentalism, from biology to business, from peacemaking to politics.
Dan Schulman joined American Express as group president, Enterprise Growth, in August 2010. Dan is responsible for the company’s global strategy to expand alternative mobile and online payment services, form new partnerships and build revenue streams beyond the traditional card and travel businesses. This includes the Serve digital payments and commerce platform, the prepaid business, Global Payment Options, Fee-Based Services, and the company’s Mergers and Acquisitions unit.