Schedule: Big Ideas sessions

These talks are all about inspiration. When you need an injection of creative thinking, dip into these sessions.

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3:20pm Tuesday, 10/11/2011
New York’s Entrepreneurs: Making the City Work for You
Location: Conference Room D
Tags: startups
Seth Pinsky (NYCEDC)
Seth Pinsky, President of New York City Economic Development Corporation - the City’s major engine for economic growth - will describe the rapid changes taking place in New York City’s startup scene and how the City is creating an ecosystem of entrepreneurship, transforming the City's economy in an increasingly competitive world. Read more.
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3:20pm Tuesday, 10/11/2011
Building a network of open data sensors in Japan
Location: Conference Room E
Sean Bonner (Safecast)
Safecast started as a few emails between friends trying to find reliable information on radiation levels in Japan and turned into a full fledged network of sensors proving open data from around the country. This was not a clear path and this talk will explain how the problem became the solution and the stopgaps became the mission. Read more.
  • Visa
  • IBM
  • HP
  • Microsoft Corporation
  • dynaTrace
  • EffectiveUI
  • Elastic Path
  • FireHost
  • IBT
  • Litle & CO
  • Plimus
  • Quest Software
  • Research In Motion
  • SoftLayer
  • Yottaa

Ally Parker
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Kaitlin Pike
(415) 947-6306
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