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Bruce Sterling is an American science fiction author, best known for his novels and his seminal work on the Mirrorshades anthology, which defined the... » view full profile

Catherine is the Director of Counterpoint, the British Council’s cultural relations think tank. A former Director of Demos, she is a regular commentator... » view full profile

Daniel Kaplan is the founder and CEO of the Next-Generation Internet Foundation (Fing), a collective and open nexus of ideas... » view full profile

Dennis Pamlin, has a background in engineering, industrial economy and marketing. He works for WWF with global policy issues since 1999. He initiated WWFs... » view full profile

Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino is an interaction designer, product designer & entrepreneur. Born in Montreal, she grew up in Paris and the Middle East. She... » view full profile

Dominique Pestre, historian of science, Director of the Centre Koyré in Paris, has worked on the relationship between physics and technology in the XXth... » view full profile

Douglas Irving Repetto is an artist and teacher. His work, including sculpture, installation, performance, recordings, and software is presented... » view full profile

Edith K. Ackermann is Honorary Professor of Developmental Psychology, University of Aix-Marseille 1. She lives and works in Cambridge, MA. US. Currently a... » view full profile

Elizabeth Goodman’s writing, design and research focus on the intersections of technology, the social sciences, and interaction design. Currently a PhD... » view full profile

The internet enables “globally distributed, near instant, person to person conversations” - are you enabling such conversations inside your... » view full profile

François Jégou, director of the Brussels-based design research company Strategic Design Scenarios, has 20... » view full profile

Frank Kresin is Programme Manager at the Waag Society. His interest and expertise is in developing solutions for societal problems, programme management,... » view full profile

Gunter Pauli founded and directs ZERI, the "Zero Emissions Research Initiative" of the United Nations University in Tokyo, redesigning manufacturing... » view full profile

Jean-Michel Cornu Is chief Scientist at Fing (Next Generation Internet Foundation in France) and acts as an international consultant on Information Society... » view full profile

John Thackara is Director of Doors of Perception. Our small production company organises festivals in Europe and India in which grassroots innovators work... » view full profile

I am an entrepreneur and researcher who is passionate about understanding how technological innovation is reshaping society and culture. My job is to... » view full profile

As a consultant and a teacher, Marc Giget is one of France's leading voices on innovation. The "Innovation Tuesdays" he has created at Paris' National... » view full profile

Marcos heads content development and coordinates the main working lines of Madrid's Medialab-Prado along with... » view full profile

Martin Duval is the founder and CEO of bluenove, the French leader in Open & Collaborative Innovation consulting and services.

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Michael Shiloh is an engineer, hobbyist, researcher, artist, and educator. Michael creates by himself and collaborates with children and students of all... » view full profile

Mike Kuniavsky researches, designs and writes about people's experiences at the intersection of technology and everyday life. Companies and universities... » view full profile

Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, 35, is Minister of State to the Prime Minister, with responsibility for Forward Planning and Development of the Digital Economy.... » view full profile

Philippe Lemoine is CEO of LaSer, a services company which develops its activity in Europe with 6000 collaborators. He is also involved in initiatives in 3... » view full profile

Rob van Kranenburg is an innovation and media theorist involved with negociability strategies of new technologies and artistic practice, predominantly... » view full profile

Timo Arnall is a designer working with interactive products and media. From Oslo, Timo leads an international research project on mobile technology,... » view full profile

Usman Haque is director of Haque Design + Research, founder of Pachube.com, and... » view full profile