Martin Kunz is head of the science & technology department of FOCUS News Magazine. He has a diploma in Physics from the Munich University of Applied Sciences and studied at the Georg von Holtzbrinck School of Journalism, Düsseldorf. He...

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Steven Levy is senior editor and chief technology correspondent for Newsweek, where he writes the "Technologist" column. He is author of six books, including the classic computer history "Hackers"; "The Unicorn's Secret"; "Insanely Great" (the story of the Macintosh...

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Bruno Giussani is a Swiss writer. He authors the monthly EuroScan column for the Innovation&Design section of BusinessWeek.com and contributes, among others, to the Wall Street Journal Europe, the International Herald Tribune, the newsweekly L'Hebdo in Switzerland and the...

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Arianna Huffington is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post, a nationally syndicated columnist, and author of eleven books including her latest, “On Becoming Fearless… in Love, Work, and Life”. Originally from Greece, she moved to England when...

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We are very happy to have Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist at DLD07. Craigslist is an online grapevine which now spans 50 countries, with listings for 450 cities from Bangalore to Mexico. Just recently described as "paid classifieds killer"...

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Bruce Sterling is an American science fiction author. He sold his first science fiction story in 1976. His solonovels include Schismatrix (1985), Islands In The Net (1988), Heavy Weather (1994), and Holy Fire (1996). In 1986 he edited Mirrorshades:...

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Walt Mossberg is the author and creator of the weekly Personal Technology column in The Wall Street Journal, which has appeared every Thursday since 1991. He is also the co-creator and co-producer of the technology industry's most prestigious annual...

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A new trend brings innovation to advertising: Internet users create their own commercials. Germanys first “User Generated Video Commercial“ with a wide television effect has been recently available for viewing at my video. The creators of the commercial – Daniel...

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We are proud to announce the International Herald Tribune as media partner for the conference. The International Herald Tribune is the premier international newspaper for opinion leaders and decision-makers around the globe. It combines the extensive resources of its...

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Thomas Crampton, Correspondent, International Herald Tribune Thomas Crampton has worked as a correspondent for the International Herald Tribune for nearly a decade, reporting from five continents, writing a column on Asia and leading the newspaper's coverage of Asian politics, economics...

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Dan Gillmor, Founder & Director of the Center for Citizen Media Dan Gillmor is founder of the Center for Citizen Media, a project to enhance and expand grassroots media and its reach. The center is an affiliate of the Berkman...

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David Kirkpatrick is senior editor for internet and technology at Fortune magazine. Consistently rated one of the most influential tech journalists in the U.S., he has written cover stories on Intel, Microsoft, IBM, Apple, Sun, as well major features...

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Joerg Rohleder, Focus Magazin Born (1976) and raised in Stuttgart, Germany, Jörg Rohleder started writing at the early age of 17 for a local newspaper. During his years as a student of political science, history and literature in Tübingen and...

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Randall Rothenberg, Senior Director Intellectual Capital, Booz Allen Hamilton Randall Rothenberg's strategy + business Randall Rothenberg is the Senior Director of Intellectual Capital of Booz Allen Hamilton, the international strategy and technology consulting firm. He oversees the award-winning quarterly business...

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Anne Urbauer, editor- in-chief, Amica Germany Anne Urbauer is one of Germanys leading style journalists. She is one of the editors in-chief of Amica Germany, published by Hubert Burda Media. Previous jobs included Stern magazine, German Zeitgeist Zentralorgan Tempo, the...

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Annette Weber, Editor-in-Chief, InStyle Germany Annette Weber was born 1960 in Speyer. From 1978 until 1982 she earned a diploma in theatre (dramatics). In 1983 she started first training at and then setting up the Avantgarde Fashion Fair in...

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Jochen Wegner is editor-in-chief of Focus Online, one of the most widely read German-language news sites with 3 million readers. Before that Wegner was deputy science editor of Focus News Magazine. He regularly published cover stories about online media,...

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Phillipp Welte, Geschäftsführer Burda People Group Philipp Welte is a studied political scientist and skilled journalist. He volunteered at “Südwestpresse”, worked several years as an independent journalist and author, before he joined the Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, as the eastern german tv...

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