technonomy

Welcome to Techonomy, A New Philosophy of Progress

David Kirkpatrick, Peter Petre, Brent Schlender

Popular Techonomy: Can the world be turned in a techonomic direction?

Speakers:
Deborah Hopkins, Citi
Kevin Kelly, Author, What Technology Wants
Lisa Randall, Harvard University
Eric Schmidt, Google

Moderator: David Kirkpatrick

Reinventing Intelligence: Why collective learning makes humans so different

Speaker: David Christian, Macquarie University

Introduced by: Brent Schlender

10 Students. 10 Issues. 10 Journeys.
Tomorrow’s problem-solvers tackle some of today’s biggest global challenges. A film project featuring student finalists from the Intel ISEF science competition
Introduced by: Wendy Ramage Hawkins, Intel Foundation

Reinventing Infrastructure: Why we should all think like engineers

An interview with Stewart Brand, Author of Whole Earth Discipline
Interviewer: Peter Petre

Reinventing the Economy: Combination, complexity and value

Speaker: Brian Arthur, Santa Fe Institute

A Global Business Message: Why the US can’t ignore global innovation
Speakers: Jim Breyer, Accel Partners
John Chen, Sybase

Moderator: David Kirkpatrick

The Inventor and the Impresario:
A fireside chat with Dean Kamen, FIRST and DEKA Research and John Doerr, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Featured Techonomists:
danah boyd, Harvard University Berkman Center for Internet and Society
Bill Gross, IdeaLab
Rey Ramsey, TechNet

Managing the Unmanageable: The New Empowered Workforce
Speakers:
Vineet Nayar, HCL Technologies
Jeff Weiner, LinkedIn
Rajeev Singh-Molares, Alcatel-Lucent

Moderator: David Kirkpatrick

Reinventing Markets
Speakers:
J. Doyne Farmer, Santa Fe Institute
Duncan Niederauer, NYSE Euronext
Barry E. Silbert, SecondMarket

Moderator: Justin Fox, Harvard Business Review

Reinventing Fire: How business can lead us beyond fossil fuels

Presentation by: Amory Lovins, Rocky Mountain Institute

Joined by: John McDonald, Chevron

Moderator: Peter Petre

Introduced by: Peter Petre

Changing the Equation: Harnessing information to create a more efficient, equitable world
An interview with Shane Robison, HP

Interviewer: David Kirkpatrick

Climate Intervention: Can we really engineer the environment?

Discussion leaders:

Margaret Leinen, Climate Response Fund
David Keith, ISEEE Energy and Environmental Systems Group

The Thirst for Water: Is it increasing beyond our control?

Discussion leaders:

Jeffrey Fulgham, GE
Fred Pearce, New Scientist
Jin Zidell, Blue Planet Network

Health not Healthcare: Bureaucracy vs. Survival

Discussion leaders:

Zoë Baird, The Markle Foundation
David Jones Jr., Chrysalis Ventures
Bright Simons, mPedigree Network

Moderator: Vijay Vaitheeswaran, The Economist

Reinventing Productivity

Panelists:
Erik Brynjolfsson, MIT Sloan School of Management
Andrew McAfee, MIT Sloan School of Management

Moderator: James Manyika, McKinsey & Company

The Future of Currency
Discussion leaders:
Hill Ferguson, ZONG
Scott Guilfoyle, PayPal
Christopher Kay, Citi
Bill Sheedy, Visa
Moderator: Mark Anderson, Strategic News Service

Reinventing Life Sciences: Realizing the full potential of the New
Biology

Speaker: Stephen Quake, Stanford University
Introduced by: Rodney Pearlman, RPM Pharma

Joined by: Brook Byers, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Susan Desmond-Hellmann, UCSF

Commentary: Matt Cohler, Benchmark Capital

Reinventing Sustenance: Feeding a world of 9.4 billion people
Speakers:
Raoul Adamchak, UC Davis Student Farm/Agricultural
Sustainability Institute
Fred Pearce, New Scientist
Prabhu Pingali, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Moderator: Vijay Vaitheeswaran, The Economist

Bio-based Society
Speaker:
Steen Riisgaard, Novozymes A/S
Joined by: Steve Jurvetson, Draper Fisher Jurvetson

Reinventing Industry: The Techonomic Mindset at Work
Speakers:
K. Venkatesh Prasad, Ford
Padmasree Warrior, Cisco

Moderator: David Kirkpatrick

The Longevity Dividend: The science and economics of life extension

Discussion leaders:
Jay Olshansky, University of Illinois at Chicago

Dana Goldman, University of Southern California

Moderator: David Stipp

Cities as Solutions

Discussion leaders:
Stewart Brand, Whole Earth Discipline
Saskia Sassen, Columbia University
Padmasree Warrior, Cisco

Moderator: Rik Kirkland, McKinsey & Company

The Ecology of Innovation: Which regions are getting it right?<

Discussion leaders:
Nobuyuki Idei, Quantum Leaps Corporation
Don Ferguson, CA Techonologies
Kevin Johnson, Juniper Networks

Moderator: David Kirkpatrick

By-passing the Grid: How alternative power generation and better batteries can make a difference in the energy equation
Discussion leaders:
Jim Davis, Chevron Energy Solutions
Jay Giraud, Rapid Electric Vehicles
Stefan Heck, McKinsey & Company
Jigar Shah, Carbon War Room

Moderator: Vijay Vaitheeswaran, The Economist

The Universities of Tomorrow: Which will be the world’s top 10 universities in 20 years?
Discussion leaders:
Susan Desmond-Hellmann, UCSF
Pradeep Khosla, Carnegie Mellon University
Bror Saxberg, Kaplan, Inc.
Moderator: Dorothy Zinberg, Kennedy School of Government,
Harvard University

Giving & Selling: Hybrid value chains
Session leaders:
Bill Drayton, Ashoka: Innovators for the Public
Harish Hande, SELCO
Albina Ruiz Rios, Ciudad Saludable
Bright Simons, mPedigree Network
Moderator: Matthew Bishop, The Economist

China’s Techonomic Future
Session leader:

Gary Rieschel, Qiming Venture Partners
Moderator: Mark Anderson, Strategic News Service

Taking stock and moving forward
Session leaders:
John Hagel, Deloitte Center for the Edge
David Kirkpatrick

Reinventing Media
Session Leaders:
Jackie Leo, The Fiscal Times
Paul Steiger, Pro Publica
Bruce Brandfon, Scientific American
Moderator: Chris Alden, Six Apart

The Secrets of Scale

Geoffrey West, Santa Fe Institute
Introduced by: Peter Petre

An interview with Neelie Kroes, European Commission
Interviewer: David Kirkpatrick

Our Always-on Life: What follows social media?
Speakers:
Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn
Sean Parker, Founders Fund, Founding President, Facebook

Moderator: David Kirkpatrick

What Technology Wants vs. What People Want

Speakers:
Bill Joy, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Kevin Kelly, author, What Technology Wants
Nicholas Negroponte, One Laptop per Child Foundation
Willie Smits, Masarang Foundation
Moderator: Maria Bartiromo, CNBC

Where markets fall short
Speaker: Bill Drayton, Ashoka: Innovators for the Public
Interviewer: Matthew Bishop, The Economist

Reinventing Capitalism: How to jumpstart what the marketplace can’t

Speaker: Bill Gates, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Interviewed by Brent Schlender