Below are the confirmed and scheduled talks at Web 2.0 Summit 2008 (schedule subject to change).
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10:00am
Defending Web 2.0 From Virtual Blight
Jonah Stein (Its the ROI), Matt Cutts (Google), Steve Huffman (Reddit), Jonathan Hochman (Wikipedia), Sanjay Sehgal (Pramana, Inc)
11:30am
The iPhone Market Opportunity
Raven Zachary (raven.me), Bill Dudney (Gala Factory Software LLC), Matt Murphy (Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers), Tom Conrad (Pandora Media)
Twin Peaks
8:30am
World 2.0: Myths and Reality
Edward Shenderovich (Kite Ventures), Aldas Kirvaitis (Forticom Lithuania), Benjamin Wegg-Prosser (SUP), David Jones (Friendster, Inc.)
10:00am
Consumer Brands Tackle Marketing 2.0
Chas Edwards (Federated Media), David Knox (Procter & Gamble Corporate Marketing), Craig Atkinson (OMD Chicago), Michael Hoefflinger (Intel), Curt Hecht (VivaKi Nerve Center )
11:30am
Incubator 2.0: Back to the Future!
Dave McClure (500 Hats), Jeff Clavier (Softtech VC), Ron Conway (Angel Investors), Josh Kopelman (First Round Capital), Paul Graham ()
10:00am
TechHunch Thrifty: Web 2.0 Companies Started on a Hunch and a Prayer
Guy Kawasaki (Alltop), Rashmi Sinha (SlideShare, Inc.), Jason Yan (Disqus), Tony Wright (RescueTime), Kevin Hale (Infinity Box Inc.), Garry Tan (Posterous.com), Jeff Vyduna (Poll Everywhere), Kelly Bennett (MightyQuiz), Drew Houston (Dropbox), Ryo Koyama (Yoics)
11:30am
The Future of Online Video
Xeni Jardin (Boing Boing tv), Timothy Shey (Next New Networks), David Prager (Revision3), Robin Sloan (Current), Greg Goodfried (EQAL), Miles Beckett (EQAL), Andrew Baron (Rocketboom)
11:30am
Please – Not Another Network Panel
Frank Addante (Rubicon Project), Curt Hecht (VivaKi Nerve Center ), David Jakubowski (Specific Media), Joanne Bradford (Yahoo! Inc.)
11:30am
The Challenges Faced by Traditional Industries Embracing a Web2.0 World
Chris Kibarian (FindLaw), Iain Thomson (vnunet.com), Penny Herscher (FirstRain, Inc.), David Marks (Loomia), Fabio Rosati (Elance Inc.), James Powell (President and CTO ), Shenly Glenn (University of California, San Francisco)
11:30am
Web 2.0 Powered by Adobe Flash
Adrian Ludwig (Adobe Systems), Cathy Brooks (Seesmic), Johann Romefort (Seesmic), Carnet Williams (Sprout), Clive Goodinson (Pixton Comics Inc)
2:30pm
Plenary
Room: Grand Ballroom Opening Welcome
John Battelle (Federated Media Publishing), Tim O'Reilly (O'Reilly Media, Inc.)
12:45pm
Lunch - Sponsored by Thomson Reuters
Room: Sunset Court
9:00pm
Sponsored by IBM, Juniper Networks and Microsoft
Room: Pacific Heights, Sea Cliff, Marina After Hours Suite Parties
10:00am–11:15am
(1h 15m)
Workshop
Defending Web 2.0 From Virtual Blight
Jonah Stein
(Its the ROI) et al
The tremendous success of Web 2.0 and the large number of visitors to popular sites have made it a prime target for spammers, vandals and hackers who want to exploit the trust implicit in this ecosystem for personal gain.
11:30am–12:45pm
(1h 15m)
Workshop
The iPhone Market Opportunity
Raven Zachary
(raven.me) et al
This year marked the release of iPhone 3G and with it, Apple's launch of the App Store, an online marketplace of downloadable applications for iPhone and iPod touch. In just a few months since the debut of the App Store, thousands of third-party native applications are already available. 2008 will be known as the year that mobile computing changed forever.
8:30am–9:45am
(1h 15m)
Workshop
World 2.0: Myths and Reality
Edward Shenderovich
(Kite Ventures) et al
Growth potential outside of Western Europe and the US is far greater and things are happening faster. Through acquisitions, partnerships, and local offices, online players are monetizing their reach where no money was to be found before, discovering new opportunities and new ways to do business.
10:00am–11:15am
(1h 15m)
Workshop
Consumer Brands Tackle Marketing 2.0
Chas Edwards
(Federated Media) et al
Brand managers and senior agency execs from Top 100 consumer brands will share their insights on the risks and rewards of venturing beyond banner ads into the realm of conversational marketing. How much control is worth giving up in order to tap into social-media amplification?
11:30am–12:45pm
(1h 15m)
Workshop
Incubator 2.0: Back to the Future!
Dave McClure
(500 Hats) et al
How are today's angel investors, startup incubators, and VCs different from (or similar to) previous incubators & angel funds from the 90's dot-com boom/bust?
8:30am–9:45am
(1h 15m)
Workshop
Telling Meaningful Visual Stories
Nancy Duarte
(Duarte Design)
We live in the most innovative time in history. That, coupled with pressure from a global economy, means our corporate stories need to be told well and resonate deeply. Many times presentations are the final impression a customer has of you or your firm.
10:00am–11:15am
(1h 15m)
Workshop
TechHunch Thrifty: Web 2.0 Companies Started on a Hunch and a Prayer
Guy Kawasaki
(Alltop) et al
Watch the demos of ten companies that started in the worst of times with less than $50,000. This is the New, New, New Economy where $50,000, MySQL, Rails, PHP, WordPress, Twitter, and passion go a long, long way.
11:30am–12:45pm
(1h 15m)
Workshop
The Future of Online Video
Xeni Jardin
(Boing Boing tv) et al
Turn the clock back ten years to Internet Video, circa 1998: the first internet celebrity sex tape scandal hit (Pamela Anderson), the first direct-to-web music video release from a Billboard top ten artist happened (Van Halen), Al Gore asked NASA to launch a satellite to beam back 24/7 web video, and viral web entertainment mostly meant "Hampsterdance." Much has changed in a decade.
8:30am–9:45am
(1h 15m)
Sponsored
Social Software in the Enterprise
Ross Mayfield
(Socialtext)
Web 2.0 holds the promise of dramatically increasing business productivity and stimulating greater innovation. Today business organizations shape society more than any other outside force, and social software has demonstrated the ability to create a sweeping change throughout organizational cultures.
10:00am–11:15am
(1h 15m)
Sponsored
Cooperative Networking for Superior Quality, Flexibility and Performance in Web-based Applications
Paul Parker-Johnson
(Juniper Networks)
Web applications continue their phenomenal transformation. What was once a simple http: update is now a fully collaborative, rich media experience. Under the covers, the challenge of assuring a flawless user experience now places huge demands on the network.
11:30am–12:45pm
(1h 15m)
Sponsored
Please – Not Another Network Panel
Frank Addante
(Rubicon Project) et al
For years we’ve been talking about advertising budgets from televisions, newspapers, and radio moving to the web. But are they? Now that the economy has slowed down people are saying online advertising will grow because it’s more accountable? Do advertisers and their agencies actually think this way?
10:00am–11:15am
(1h 15m)
Sponsored
Looking Forward - When Live Video Meets the Mashup
Rod Smith
(IBM Emerging Internet Technologies ) et al
Mashups and live video have each seen phenomenal growth in the enterprise. Together, mashups and live video are a powerful combination for creating customized business applications ranging from telepresence to video surveillance.
11:30am–12:45pm
(1h 15m)
Sponsored
The Challenges Faced by Traditional Industries Embracing a Web2.0 World
Chris Kibarian
(FindLaw) et al
On this panel, professional service leaders from the Legal, Scientific and Financial worlds will debate the challenges faced by their industries in fully leveraging the power of Web 2.0 technology and the often stark wall of doubt Web 2.0 mania runs into when it slams into the stolid reality of conservative, established industries.
10:00am–11:15am
(1h 15m)
Sponsored
Apps Across a World of Devices (Live Framework and Mesh Services)
Ori Amiga
(Microsoft)
Take a deep dive into Microsoft’s latest offering for developers – the Live Framework and Mesh Services. It’s not just the Web anymore. It’s a world of connected digital devices. Learn how to use Live Services and program for any device, platform, runtime, and in any programming language.
11:30am–12:45pm
(1h 15m)
Sponsored
Web 2.0 Powered by Adobe Flash
Adrian Ludwig
(Adobe Systems) et al
From video and audio, to animation and RIA, the Flash Platform powers the most compelling user experiences on the web. With 99% reach and a consistent programming model, Flash also provides one of the fastest ways to bring a new web application to market.
2:30pm–2:45pm
(15m)
Keynote
Opening Welcome
John Battelle
(Federated Media Publishing) et al
TBD
2:45pm–3:20pm
(35m)
Conversation
A Conversation with Larry Brilliant
John Battelle
(Federated Media Publishing) et al
TBD
3:20pm–3:35pm
(15m)
High Order Bit
High Order Bit - Mary Meeker
Mary Meeker
(Morgan Stanley)
TBD
3:35pm–3:50pm
(15m)
High Order Bit
High Order Bit - Rajesh Jain
Rajesh Jain
(Netcore Solutions )
TBD
3:50pm–4:20pm
(30m)
Conversation
A Conversation with John Doerr
John Heilemann
(New York Magazine) et al
TBD
4:20pm–4:35pm
(15m)
High Order Bit
High Order Bit - Tony Hsieh
Tony Hsieh
(Zappos.com)
TBD
4:35pm–4:50pm
(15m)
High Order Bit
High Order Bit - Lawrence Lessig
Lawrence Lessig
(Creative Commons)
TBD
4:50pm–5:20pm
(30m)
Conversation
A Conversation with Jerry Yang
John Battelle
(Federated Media Publishing) et al
TBD
6:30pm–7:30pm
(1h)
Break: Dinner
7:30pm–8:15pm
(45m)
Conversation
A Conversation with Lance Armstrong, introduced by Richard Rosenblatt
Richard Rosenblatt
(Demand Media Inc. ) et al
TBD
8:15pm–9:00pm
(45m)
Event
Web 2.0 Summit Auction - Web Meets World
As we have been planning the Web 2.0 Summit this year, we are continually inspired by a theme that asks us to look beyond our immediate needs and into a space that transforms limits into opportunities. It is in that spirit that we have decided to host an auction during the conference to benefit a few innovative and worthwhile organizations.
2:00pm–2:30pm
(30m)
Break: Dessert Break - Sponsored by iQuestions
5:30pm–6:30pm
(1h)
Event
Cocktail Hour
Have a drink and some delectable nibbles as you
re-connect with other conference participants. Don’t
forget to check out the latest products and services from
the Web 2.0 Summit sponsors.
7:30am–8:30am
(1h)
Break: Continental Breakfast
9:45am–10:00am
(15m)
Break
11:15am–11:30am
(15m)
Break
12:45pm–2:00pm
(1h 15m)
Break: Lunch - Sponsored by Thomson Reuters
9:00pm–11:00pm
(2h)
Other
After Hours Suite Parties
Wander suite to suite enjoying cocktails and snacks while mingling with other attendees, speakers, and press.
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Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Charity Auction Sponsor
Music Sponsor
Launch Pad Sponsors
Media Sponsors
Sponsor Opportunities
Reach business leaders and technology influencers at the Web 2.0 Summit. Call Marco Pardi at (415) 947-6216 or email mpardi@techweb.com.