What is Activate?

Activate is the Guardian's platform for innovators working across all sectors who are using the internet and its associated technologies to change the world. On 3 May 2012 some of the world's most influential and inspirational figures will once again descend on NYC's Paley Media Centre to discuss and debate the critical issues and strategies driving a more connected, creative and cohesive planet. They'll be examining the influence of web technologies on areas as diverse as global media and finance, the environment, citizenship and access, democracy, government and accountability, education, the developing world, society, health and humanity. 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. 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, Newscred Editor, ProPublica Principal, McKinsey & Company CEO, TypeKit CEO, Demotix Founder, ScraperWiki Editor, Daily Beast Editor, Wall St Journal Senior vice president, Turner Broadcasting Director, UN Foundation Global education lead, Google Director, The Washington Post Founder, Betaworks COO, paidContent Editor, BBC News Director, PBS Director, Frog Design CEO, Internet Advertising Bureau CTO, Eurostar Founder, Global Voices Chief information officer, UN Peacekeeping Director, external relations, EMEA Google Co-founder, Bebo Head of data strategy, Nokia Press counsellor, US Embassy Co-founder, Better Place Director, Amnesty International Innovation manager, World Bank Institute Partner, Union Square Ventures Marketing director, General Electric Senior vice president, Nasdaq President, Edelman Partner, Bain & Company CTO, New York Times Founder, Kickstarter Chief strategy officer, MediaCom Co-founder, Inkling Software CEO, Save the Children Executive director, Symbian Foundation Founder, Wolfram Research Director, Adromeda Capital Vice president, products, Google Chief technology officer, Microsoft COO, Thomson Reuters Editor, TechCrunch Europe Director, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Managing director, Yahoo! Managing director, Glam Media Founder & CEO, Tweetdeck Global marketing director, Mozilla Chairman, Salesforce.com Director, BBC Worldwide Founder, GrameenBank Group director, Penguin group Editor, Harvard Business Review CEO & chief scientist, Cornfield Electronics Director, Deloitte Director, Mozilla Vice president, technology, AOL Founder, Zopa.com Founder, lastminute.com CTO, Etsy CTO, Hearst Interactive Media Founder, Blue State Digital Managing director, The Financial Times COO, Symbian Director, investments, Omidyar Network CEO, Tumblr CTO, Moo Partner, Index Ventures Founder, Love Film General partner, Acacia Capital Partners CEO, Nexus Media CEO, TERI (The Energy Resources Institute) Founder, The Open Knowledge Foundation Join us on 3 May.