Founder of Techonomy, David Kirkpatrick is a journalist, commentator about technology, and author of the bestselling book “The Facebook Effect: The Inside Story of the Company that is Connecting the World,” published in 32 countries. He spent 25 years at Fortune, and founded and hosted its Brainstorm and Brainstorm Tech conferences. In addition to writing for Techonomy, he contributes to Forbes and Vanity Fair. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
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NYC 19 Partnering for Good
May 21, 2019NYC 19 Tech Tools for Public Servants
May 21, 2019NYC 19 Will Tech Unify or Divide?
May 21, 2019NYC 19 Internet of Things: Turning Hype Into Business
May 21, 2019NYC 19 Internet & Blockchain: From 'Don’t be Evil' to 'Can’t be Evil'
May 21, 2019NYC 19 Jared Cohen, Jigsaw and author, Accidental Presidents
May 21, 2019NYC 19 New York Tech and Responsibility in an Age of Data
May 21, 2019NYC 19 Towards More Humane and Accountable Technology
May 21, 2019NYC 19 Democratic Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang
May 21, 2019NYC 19 Democratic Presidential Candidate John Delaney
May 21, 2019John Chambers: Make Every State a Startup State
November 6, 2017The Future of Work: Automation, Training, and the ‘Digital Reckoning’
November 6, 2017Traversing Europe's Stellar Tech Firmament
June 23, 2017Beyond Technology And Data at DLD17
January 24, 2017Niall Dunne with David Kirkpatrick at WEF 2017
January 24, 2017Without Design, Innovation Doesn't Happen: A Conversation with Paola Antonelli
April 6, 2016When Everything Gets Connected, How Does it Transform the System?
October 30, 2015Tech Leaders: Cooperation with Government Can Move U.S. Forward
June 11, 2015Reflections from Ross: DLD in New York and Policy in DC
May 12, 2015Techonomy Policy 2015 Live Webcast
May 8, 2015
Articles (174)
Is the VC-Fueled Consumer Paradise Over?
September 15, 2019The Return of John Chambers (Who Loves Insect Meat)
July 12, 2019Why Facebook’s Libra Could Be Way More Than a Currency
June 19, 2019The Wrong Way to Push Back on Chinese Tech
May 24, 2019Techonomy NYC: Down on Tech, but Upbeat About a Humanized Future
May 20, 2019Why We’re Obsessed with the Sustainable Development Goals
May 17, 2019Will Tech Unite or Divide? How Our NY Program Chose Us
May 6, 2019Here’s Why I’m Excited About Techonomy NYC
April 19, 2019Zuckerberg’s Regulatory About-Face
April 2, 2019AI Leaders Say Business Is Ready
April 1, 2019Why Banks Could Be Your Ally for Managing Identity
March 10, 2019Zuckerberg’s Privacy Contradictions
March 7, 2019The Internet Civil War
February 25, 2019My Trump-Era Davos Takeaways: Optimism on UN & Climate
January 30, 2019David Kirkpatrick’s Travel Journal: JFK-SIN-MUC, Facebook, Sandberg
January 22, 2019Study: AI Fears Diminish, But People Seek Help Reskilling
January 21, 2019What Will 5G Mean?
January 7, 2019Interview with Verizon CEO Vestberg: It’s All About 5G
January 4, 2019Our Theme for 2019: Collaborating for Responsible Growth
January 3, 2019Jeffrey Sachs Gets Heat for Defending Huawei
January 3, 2019
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