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Lift France 11 News
- New video: Alex Soojung-Kim Pang "Contemplative Computing"
- New video: Juliana Rotich "Ushahidi: Powered by Open Source"
- New video: Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino "Homesense project: agile and open innovation against all odds"
- New video: Kris de Decker "Ecotech myths and lessons from the past"
- New video: Edial Dekker "Trusted networks and the rise of the micro-entrepreneur"
Lift France 11 speakers
Leading researcher on globalization, global cities and new technologiesSaskia Sassen is one of the world's leading researchers on globalization, immigration, global cities (including cities and terrorism), the new technologies, and changes within the liberal state that result from current transnational conditions.
Chief Executive, NESTAGeoff Mulgan is Chief Executive of NESTA (National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts). From 2004-2011 he was the first Chief Executive of the Young Foundation, which became a leading centre for social innovation, combining research, creation of new ventures and practical projects.
Director of R&D at PatientsLikeMePaul Wicks is director of R&D at PatientsLikeMe, a healthcare company that builds online communities for patients with life-changing illnesses. The site empowers patients to share their health data in order to improve their outcomes and be a catalyst for research.
Founder, Buzzcar; Transportation innovatorRobin Chase is a transportation innovator. After Zipcar and GoLoco, she is now founder and CEO of Buzzcar, a service that brings together car owners and drivers in a carsharing marketplace.
Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de MarseilleDirector of the Astronomical Observatory of Marseille Provence. Executive Editor of the Leonardo
Publications at MIT Press, which promotes interactions between the arts and sciences.
Blogger, digital activist, Program Director of Ushahidi.com,Juliana Rotich is a blogger, digital activist and environment editor of Global Voices Online. She is also the Program Director of Ushahidi.com, an innovative non-profit web startup that is creating a tool and mashup for mapping crises.
Architect and designer, Service Design and Strategic Design towards sustainabilityAnna coordonates the research unit DIS (Design and Innovation for Sustainability) – Strategic Design of the Politecnico di Milano.
Founder and Director, UrbanscaleAdam is the author of Everyware: The dawning age of ubiquitous computing. After 12 years designing interactive products and services — including 2 as Nokia’s head of design direction —, Adam is fiercely dedicated to the needs of the ordinary human being exposed to emergent technology.
Journalist, Internet ActuA professional journalist with eclectic interests, Remi is mainly interested in NBIC (Nano-Bio-IT-Cognition). He is the author of "Les utopies posthumaines" (Omniscience, 2005), "Optimiser son cerveau" (Fyp, 2009) and "Demain, les mondes virtuels" (Fyp, 2009).
Datajournalist, Owni.euNicolas runs the datajournalist team at OWNI.eu, an augmented journalism outfit. He works with designers, coders, and journalists in order to produce news that are augmented with data and programs, launch crowdsourcing campaigns and create serious games.
AgênciaClick Isobar / BrazilA marketing and communications professional with 13 years of experience, planned and managed the implementation of strategies for projects, to a range of Blue Chip companies from numerous sectors in Brazil and in the UK.
Architect and urban planner, UFOAlain Renk combines operational activities in the digital world (Videogames with Ubisoft) and in the architecture field (Living Lab for Orange R&D). In 2010, he founded a start-up called UFO to take part in open and collaborative town-planning.
Founder, Open Prosthetics ProjectJon is a PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering at Duke University and a retired Marine Corps officer. After losing part of his right arm in Irak, he has worked for the DARPA "Revolutionizing Prosthetics" 2009 program. Jon is a founder of the non-profit Open Prosthetics Project.
Innovation FuturesPhiline is a senior researcher in Foresight and Innovation Management at the Fraunhofer Institute. She is currently running Innovation Futures (INFU), a European project that is exploring future innovation patterns.
CEO and Founder, Comuto / Covoiturage.frWith more than 1 Million members and 200,000 rides per month, Covoiturage.fr is the leading carpooling website in France. Comuto produces Covoiturage.fr and other white label carpooling platforms. Clients of Comuto include IKEA, Carrefour, VINCI, RATP, Orange, Veolia, Renault and many local authorities.
Community marketplace proponentCEO of Gidsy, a community marketplace where people can offer and book authentic tours and experiences, Edial will give us an overview of the way our work-personal work has changed and the rise of the micro-entrepreneurs.
Freelance journalist, creator of Low-Tech MagazineKris De Decker is a freelance journalist and creator of www.lowtechmagazine.com. Low-tech Magazine refuses to assume that every problem has a high-tech solution.
Team Academy, Monkey BusinessGeek and Learning Designer at Monkey Business, a spin-off from Team Academy, Finland to promote and coach team learning in organizations. Monkeys reserve the right to change the world and make a difference.
Researcher, user innovation, Homesense projectGeorgina Voss is a social researcher in science, technology and innovation studies, focussing on 'outlaw' and user innovation, technology and business ethics, and gender and sexuality. She currently manages the 'Homesense' research project, and explores user-led behaviors and attitudes around low-carbon technologies.
FING FounderDaniel Kaplan is the founder and CEO of the Next-Generation Internet Foundation (Fing), a collective and open nexus of ideas and projects on tomorrow's Internet's uses, applications and services.
Material BeliefsTobie Kerridge is interested in sensors and networks, biomedical electronics, and fabrication and prototyping processes. He enjoys... » read more
CEO, LaSer and chairman, FingOne of France's "CEOs that think", Philippe Lemoine headsLaSer, the leading European company for intermediation and customer relationship. He is also the founder of the "Modernity Action Forum".
Futurist, explores the idea of "contemplative computing"Alex Soojung-Kim Pang is a Silicon Valley-based futurist of science and technology, and a fellow at Oxford University's Saïd Business School. His latest focus is on contemplative computing, an approach to information technologies that promotes mindfulness and concentration in users.
