Bringing together great ideas and pressing concerns to fuel TE14 and power its conversations. A variety of Techonomists weigh in to begin our conference.

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How and where is society moving in this era of innovation, entrepreneurship and rapid change? Two masters of the genre talk about the next big disruptions and where they’re most needed. Where do they agree, and where do they disagree?

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Innovation in biology is accelerating at a rate that makes Moore’s Law look leisurely, throwing open doors to opportunities unimaginable. From food to fuel, manufacturing to medicine, business to buildings, what do the visionaries see just beyond the horizon?

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Techonomy’s David Kirkpatrick sits down with the co-founder and CEO of Stripe.

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Some talk as if a digital utopia is within our grasp, but could tech in fact be widening the gulf between rich and poor? It’s impossible not to worry about growing global discord. Will tech bring us together, or drive us further apart?

The future of media remains one of the world’s biggest ciphers. Join industry leaders to discuss the who, what, where, when, why and how at the intersection of media, tech, users and business.

Tech and the Internet blur borders between industries. Meanwhile, connectedness is accelerating globalization. We’re redefining what a company does and where it is. What does the new borderless world of business mean for incumbents, and for the next generation corporation?

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As threats to the Internet grow, ICANN fights to protect it.

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How is Africa’s youthful population preparing to write a chapter in the history of development through game changing inventions? Where do they find inspiration? Join a remarkable conversation with three innovators from across Africa.

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EMC’s three component bosses appear on a public stage together for the first time. What does a “federation” mean, for EMC and its customers? The clamor for dissolution is growing; what’s the argument to stay together? How are the needs of enterprises changing as tech, the Net and cloud computing keep evolving at breakneck speed?

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Will companies drive us forward with data? Or will the crowd drive us forward with values? Data and the crowd, can these two most modern of memes find a way to align themselves for the betterment of both business and society? Do they compliment or compete?

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Admiral Mike McConnell, former director of national intelligence, says a catastrophic data breach is probably inevitable. Power grids, air traffic control, water treatment, personal and corporate finance: all are data dependent and all are vulnerable. So how do we prioritize where to start? And how do we shift the needle from “inevitable” to “preventable?”

Over the past 10 years or so, a field has emerged to promote greater civic engagement through the use of technology. The effort involves civic technologists, government officials, funders, advocates, journalists and others, and it has emerged to address two important phenomena in the U.S.: 1) ever decreasing engagement in civic life, and 2) ever increasing power of technology to connect people for collective action.

China’s Internet and e-commerce economy is becoming one of the most important elements in the global economy. The recent IPO of Alibaba, the global ambitions of Tencent, the rampant M&A activity inside China, and the continued fertile landscape of domestic Chinese network innovation are critical for business and government leaders to understand.

Our entire economy must now be redesigned to take into account the reality that people are carrying connected computers with them wherever they go. What are the next industries to be impacted as our mobile obsession continues to change behaviors of consumers and users?

An increasing number of companies refuse to follow the rules. Tesla is no longer just a car company; it’s a transportation, fuel and energy-storage company. Companies must embrace the foundational change being driven by tech every day. What must business leaders do to be the disruptors rather than the disrupted?

When the Ubernet gives us universal access to all human knowledge and we see the world through multiple data layers, will myth, ignorance and conspiracy theory recede? When all the world is a library, who guides you through the stacks?

How do you program a fully intelligent world? As intelligence pervades every corner of our lives and the programmable world becomes reality, the resulting web of connectivity emerges as a truly global platform. How are companies building new businesses that take advantage of this fundamental new facility?

Erdogan turns off Twitter and YouTube. Putin seizes Russia’s biggest social network Vkontakte. Europe considers restrictive privacy laws. And with continuing revelations of U.S. government misdeeds flowing from Edward Snowden’s trove, who will replace the U.S. as the credible guardian of openness? What would a balkanized Net mean for the global economy?

In 1995 Bill Gates wrote in The Road Ahead that we will all eventually have chips implanted in our brains. Grinders, postmortals and transhumanists are now well on their way as we move from wearables to implantables. How will augmented humans interact with digitized corporations? And where does humanity fit in a posthuman world?

Techonomy’s David Kirkpatrick interviews Reputation.com CEO Michael Fertik about his latest take on innovation.

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Innovation is happening faster because it’s getting better organized. Incubators of all stripes are sprouting all over the world. Large corporations are spinning in talent and building internal startup labs. Leaders know they can’t just wait around for inspiration to strike, they have to seek it out or grow it themselves.

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Trends in openness, access to technology and an expansion of new resource channels combined with a burgeoning hacker mentality mean doors are starting to open to an industry long closed off to startups. What does the future of making things look like as the hardware changes and software evolves? What is the new infrastructure of manufacturing?

Techonomy’s David Kirkpatrick sits down with the CEO of LinkedIn.

The best opportunities will come from creating the greatest impact on the biggest realms of human activity, like healthcare, food, water, energy, and education. How can businesses rise to the occasion and focus on the things that really matter? How can they best partner with governments and NGOs to implement the solutions?

Today, information is the business catalyst—failure to focus means second-tier status. The rise of new technologies is fundamentally changing the way we live, transforming consumer expectations and behaviors that in turn compel businesses—from medicine and education, to utilities and manufacturing—to redefine themselves in order to survive. What are the essential drivers that keep businesses relevant, notable and profitable in the Information Generation?

Virtually all businesses are dependent upon the Internet, but current policies have not been designed to regulate and protect the vast amounts of processes and information that circulate there. As a result, many stakeholders are calling for new norms to find consensus among the myriad legal, political and business considerations. To continue to reap value from the Internet, a robust Internet-governance ecosystem is required across industries and countries.

The results of these discussions will feed into the high-level session at the Annual Meeting 2015.

Why didn’t the rise of network technologies bring great wealth to the world in the last decade? Instead of experiencing excellent financial health because of the efficiencies of digital technologies, those efficiencies are having the effect of concentrating wealth while reducing overall growth. How can we better apply these powerful tools to promote greater balance, clarity, focus and genuine human connection?

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The human brain, a super organ of around 100 billion nerve cells, remains the single most powerful, complex and least understood computer on the planet. Cracking its code will allow us to better utilize our brains, and to drive the creation of better artificial intelligences. The applications span from marketing to medicine and education to warfare. How will how we work, live and play be changed by these new neuro-discoveries?

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Facebook’s new head of messaging products sits down with Bloomberg’s Emily Chang.

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The author and tech-polemicist discusses his latest book.

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It’s 2020—robots and automation have replaced workers in droves. So what are all the people doing? What new systems must emerge to employ and engage people, and what new policies and regulations will be needed to protect them?

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Techonomy’s David Kirkpatrick sits down with the Salesforce chairman and CEO.

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Enjoy a scenic ride along Half Moon Bay’s coastal trail, led by an experienced guide who provides insightful information about the area and the history of Half Moon Bay. Sunday’s South Coast 2.5 hour ride along Cowell-Purisima Trail will include 2012 Olympic Gold medalist, Kristin Armstrong, and 2000 Olympic Silver medalist, Mari Holden.