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Live from the Thinking Digital Conference

The first session Q and A


Backstage is supporting the Thinking Digital conference in Gateshead/Newcastle. Its a new conference along the lines of TED/Pop!Tech but based in the North of England and not exclusive to the in crowd.The conference has great wireless and so we're able to upload videos straight from the conference only a few moments after the speaker was on stage.

Day one

Session 1: The Future of Media
-- Matt Locke
-- Eric Lindstrom & Steve Jelley
-- Jeremy Silver

Session 2: United We Stand
-- Darren Thwaites
-- Ian Kennedy
-- Tara Hunt

An Entrepreneur's Story
-- Sean Phelan

Thinking Digital Tech Demo
-- Steve Clayton
-- Q&A

Session 3: Happiness
-- Helen Fisher
-- Caspar Berry
-- Jonathan Harris

Session 4: The Singularity
-- Ian Neild
-- Ray Kurzweil (via Teleportec)

Day two

Session 5: Mobile 2.0 panel debate
-- Gerard Grech
-- Vikesh Patel
-- Mark Selby
-- Bradley de Souza

Greg Dyke interviewed by Andy Allan

Session 6: Unconventional Wisdom
-- Aubrey de Grey
-- Carl Honore
-- Dan Lyons (a.k.a. Fake Steve Jobs)

Session 7: Globalisation - Opportunity or Threat?
-- Jessica Flannery
-- Claire Nouvian

Session 8: Management & Leadership
-- Richard St John
-- Dan Pink
-- Doug Richard

Conference close - reflections

  • 22 May 2008 03:39 PM

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