Since founding RealNetworks in 1995, Rob Glaser has played an integral role in transforming the Internet into a mass medium. Under Mr. Glaser's direction, RealNetworks introduced the groundbreaking RealAudio product, followed quickly by RealVideo, RealPlayer and RealSystem technologies, moving...

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Pae White (born 1963, Pasadena, California) lives and works in Los Angeles. She received her M.F.A. from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. White’s work often crosses the border between Arts and Design. For the DLD Arts Projects...

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Esther Dyson is an original and provocative thinker. Her primary activity is investing in start-ups and guiding many of them as a board member. In addition, she is active in the commercial space/airline start-up space, with investments in Constellation...

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Miles Beckett is a 28 year-old surgeon-turned-producer. He attended the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, and the University of California, Berkeley where he received a bachelors degree in neuroscience. After leaving a surgical residency in integrated...

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Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker (born 1939) 1972 Professor for Biology, University of Essen; 1975 President, University of Kassel; 1981 Director at the UN Centre for Science and Technology for Development, New York; 1984 Director, Institute for European Environmental Policy,...

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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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The leadership of Andy Wood as CEO has enabled Image Metrics to scale great and new heights over the last 2 years. Andy Wood is successful in the interactive, entertainment, music and technology industries. He founded USD sales and...

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Since Megatrends, his first published book in 1982, the future has been in the center of John Naisbitt's field of activity as an author and speaker. The culmination of nearly a decade of research, Megatrends is one of publishing's...

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Tim Brown is president and CEO of IDEO, a world leader in design and innovation. He speaks regularly on the value of design thinking and innovation to business and design audiences around the world. His leadership in design is...

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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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Jeff Pulver is the Chairman and Founder of pulver.com, and one of the true pioneers of the VoIP industry. Leveraging well over a decade of hands-on experience in Internet/IP communications and innovation, Mr. Pulver is a globally renowned thought...

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Considered one of today’s leading experts in education for at-risk youth, Steve Mariotti changed career paths back in 1982 when he decided to move from the corporate sector and become a special education teacher in the New York City...

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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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Linda Stone co-founded and directed the Virtual Worlds (now Social Computing Group) in Microsoft Research in 1994. This research group focused on improving online human social interactions and continues to do this work today. Stone initiated and directed a...

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Nicholas Negroponte is founder and chairman of the One Laptop per Child non-profit association. He is currently on leave from MIT, where he was co-founder and director of the MIT Media Laboratory. A graduate of MIT, Negroponte was a...

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Marissa Mayer is Vice President, Search Products & User Experience at Google and leads the product management efforts on Google's search products. Her efforts have included designing and developing Google's search interface, internationalizing the site to more than 100...

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Robert Kalin is a carpenter by trade, making his residence in Brooklyn. He founded Etsy in 2005 as an online marketplace for everyone to buy and sell handmade goods, all over the world.. He recently spent a couple months...

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Caterina Fake is the Co-Founder of Flickr.com which was acquired by Yahoo! in 2005. Caterina's deep understanding of online community, blogs and the collaborative web has helped launch Flickr into the photo-sharing juggernaut of the Web 2.0. Prior to...

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The Pew Internet & American Life Project provides data reports about the impact of the internet on the american lifestyle. The topics cover trends in online acitivies & pursuits, demographics, Internet evolution, technology & media use, health and public policy,...

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The DLD 06 organizers flew to New York to herald the upcoming conference. Dr. Hubert Burda invited the digital community to the restaurant Thor in the “Hotel on Rivington”. Stephanie Czerny and Marcel Reichart, Managing Directors Marketing & Communications at...

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Anina, Model & Blogger, 360° Fashion Anina is an American model from Michigan. she is currently living in Paris, France. Anina is passionate about technology and has been collaborating with Nokia Corporation for the last 1.5 years. More information about...

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Paola Antonelli, Curator, MOMA Paola Antonelli joined The Museum of Modern Art in February 1994 and is a Curator in the Department of Architecture and Design. Her first acclaimed exhibition for MoMA, Mutant Materials in Contemporary Design (1995), was followed...

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Adam Bird, managing partner of Booz Allen Hamilton's Global Media and Consumer Practice and a Member of Booz Allen’s Board of Directors Mr. Bird advises the top management of the leading media, entertainment, leisure and consumer companies on their most...

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Ted Cohen, Senior Vice President of Digital Development & Distribution, EMI Music Ted Cohen oversees worldwide digital business developments for the “big five” record company (Virgin, Capitol, Angel / Blue Note, Parlophone and Chrysalis). He was most recently the...

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Daniel Dubno is a pioneer in the use of powerful graphic technologies, satellite imagery, and visualization tools for news coverage. Until recently he was producer and technologist for CBS News in New York, where he coordinated Special Events Unit...

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George Dyson, Scientific Historian and Author Latest work on edge.org: The Universal Library. Born in Ithaca, New York in 1953 George Dyson is a scientific historian and lives in Bellingham, WA. He left home at age 16, moving to...

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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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Dan Melinger, Co-Founder and CEO, Kamida and Socialight Co-Creator Dan Melinger is a communications theorist and technologist. He is a co-founder and the CEO of Kamida, the makers of the location-based messaging platform, Socialight. Melinger's research interests include exploring...

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We are glad to welcome Andrew Robertson, President & Chief Executive Officer of BBDO Worldwide, as speaker at the DLD 06. Mr. Robertson, 43, was the youngest CEO ever at BBDO when he took the reins on June 1,...

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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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Kevin Slavin, Managing Director and Co-Founder, area/code Kevin Slavin is the Managing Director and co-Founder of area/code, the New York-based big games developer. He has worked in corporate communications for technology-based clients for 13 years, including IBM, Compaq, Dell,...

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