What is Activate?

Activate is the Guardian's platform for innovators using the internet to change the world. The aim of Activate is to unite the international conferences, hack days, VC pitching days and fund raising activities to help us make sense and adapt to the way technology is changing the world around us. On 27 June 2012 some of the world's most influential and inspirational figures will once again descend on Kings Place, London to discuss and debate the critical issues and strategies driving a more connected, creative and cohesive planet. Understanding how and why web technologies are reshaping almost every aspect of society poses one of the biggest questions and offers one of the greatest opportunities of our time. We have an exciting programme of presentations, workshops and debates planned for Activate London this year focusing on: • The challenge of agility in business • Open access: promoting open journalism, open source, open data • Overcoming the difficulty of storytelling through data • Promoting sustainable investment in technology startups • Preserving the founding principles of the web: the battle between an open and proprietorial internet In addition to these themes, Activate London will showcase the best and most innovative uses of technology to transform areas such as health, education, science, government and global development. Who should attend? Senior level delegates from across private, public and third sectors, from the biggest media and technology companies, government organisations and international charities to the brightest technology start ups and VC investors. Made up of an eclectic mix of disciplines and sectors, previous Activate attendees include: Editor, Mashable CEO, Tumblr Chairman, Salesforce.com Chief information officer, UN Peacekeeping Chief strategy officer, MediaCom Chief technology officer, Microsoft Co-founder, Bebo COO, Symbian CTO, Etsy Director, Deloitte Editor, Harvard Business Review Founder, Kickstarter Founder, ScraperWiki Founder, Zopa.com General partner, Acacia Capital Partners Global education lead, Google Global marketing director, Mozilla Group director, Penguin group Head of data strategy, Nokia Innovation manager, World Bank Institute Managing director, Yahoo! Partner, Index Ventures President, Edelman Senior vice president, Nasdaq Vice president, products, Google