Programme

08.00 - 09.00: REGISTRATION 09.00 - 09.05: WELCOME FROM THE PALEY MEDIA CENTRE Pat Mitchell, president & CEO, The Paley Center for Media 09.05 - 09.15: WELCOME FROM THE GUARDIAN Alan Rusbridger, editor-in-chief, The Guardian 09.15 - 10.30: OPENING KEYNOTES & PANEL DEBATE How do we create a better world through the networked world? Introduced and moderated by Emily Bell, director, Tow Center for Digital Journalism, Columbia University Journalism School Education - Nicholas Negroponte, founder and chairman, One Laptop Per Child Philanthropy - Craig Newmark, founder, craigslist and craigconnects Design - Robert Fabricant, vice president of creative, Frog Design Information - Arianna Huffington, president and editor-in-chief, The Huffington Post Media Group 10.30 - 11.00: MORNING BREAK 11.00 - 11.50: ACTIVATE LIGHTNING PRESENTATIONS 1 Lightning quick visionary sound bites from the brightest names on the internet Education - Victor Henning, co-founder & CEO, Mendeley Development - Rose Shuman, founder, Question Box Science - Adam Bly, founder & CEO, Seed Media Group Data & design - Benjamin H. Bratton, director, Center for Design and Geopolitics, Calit2 and University of California, San Diego Next Generation Cities - Rachel Sterne, chief digital officer, City of New York 11.50 - 12.50: PANEL DEBATE Shaping the future of global democracy, governance and citizenship: How do we mobilise democracy and activism, streamline governments, improve access and empower citizens through the web and data? The relationship between political power and technology in both the developing and developed world has never been more complex. It is at once contradictory and strained, natural and clear. Web technologies are being used to empower and to subjugate, to engage and to evade, to organise and to divide. So what political future do we want to see and how do we use technology to realise it? Introduced and moderated by Jayant Sinha, managing director, Omidyar Network India Advisors Lawrence Lessig, director, The Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics Robert Kirkpatrick, director, Global Pulse, United Nations Farah Pandith, special representative to Muslim Communities, US Department of State Andrew Rasiej, founder, Personal Democracy Forum Evgeny Morozov, author, The Net Delusion 12.50 - 14.00: LUNCH For those who wish to network or recharge we're taking 1hr10m off here. But for the hardcore we have an great panel debate around the future of information taking place in the main hall from 13.00. Grab a quick bite to eat and then head back to the main hall! 13.00 - 14.00: LUNCHTIME PANEL DEBATE The future of information and the status quo Introduced and moderated by Jeff Jarvis, associate professor & director of the interactive journalism program, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism Alan Rusbridger, editor-in-chief, The Guardian Bruce Schneier, founder and chief technology officer, BT Counterpane Krishna Bharat, founder and head, Google News Graham Hann, head of technology, Taylor Wessing danah boyd, social media researcher, Microsoft Research 14.00 - 14.20: KEYNOTE PRESENTATION Innovation and state craft Chris Vein, deputy CTO, government innovation, The White House 14.20 - 15.20: ACTIVATE LIGHTNING PRESENTATIONS 1 Lightning quick visionary sound bites from the brightest names on the internet Youth - Sam Conniff and Michelle Clothier, co-founders, Livity Philanthropy - Michael J. Balaoing, senior vice president, philanthropic services, Entertainment Industry Foundation Art - Chris Thorpe, director, ArtFinder Cities - Carlo Ratti, director, SENSEable City Laboratory Mobile - Joel D. Selanikio, CEO and co-founder, DataDyne.org 15.20 - 16.00: PANEL DEBATE Creating and living a sustainable future through technology Introduced and moderated by Jo Confino, executive editor, & chairman, Guardian Sustainable Business Jason Clay, senior vice president market transformation, WWF Mike Granoff, head of oil independence policies, Better Place Gavin Starks, CEO, AMEE 16.00 - 16.15: AFTERNOON BREAK 16.15 - 17.15: KEYNOTE PANEL DEBATE International development and the internet: How can web technologies empower women and girls and ultimately aid international development? What role does information technology and access have to play in empowering and educating women and girls? Introduced and moderated by Kathy Calvin, CEO, UN Foundation Rose Shuman, founder, Question Box Katie Stanton, vice president, international strategy, Twitter Sennen Hounton, monitoring and evaluation specialist, maternal health thematic fund, UNFPA Jeanne Bourgault, president, Internews Network 17.15 - 18.15: CLOSING KEYNOTE PANEL DEBATE Finding, funding and fostering the next generation of tech innovators and grass roots entrepreneurs Introduced and moderated by Staci Kramer, EVP and editor, ContentNext Iqbal Quadir, founder, GrameenPhone Nathan Eagle, CEO, txteagle Inc Fred Wilson, managing partner, Union Square Ventures John Jacobs, chief marketing officer, NASDAQ OMX 18.15 - 18.20: CLOSING REMARKS Matt McAlister, director of digital strategy, Guardian Media Group 18.20 - 19.30: DRINKS RECEPTION