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Lift10 Program
The whole conference happens at the Geneva International Conference Center (CICG, map). All talks will be given in English unless specified, and a French translation will be provided. You can download the program in PDF here, we also offer an iCal feed for integration into calendar software.Tuesday 4
18:00
From Newton to iPad: how will we interact with information
A Lift@home event organized by our friends of Label at their office (which are also ours ;). An open talk lead by Arnaud Grobet on the evolution of our interaction with information with the evolution of media and technology. Display of Mac's 1993 Newton, Microsoft Surface and iPad. Apéro will be provided. Free registration.
A Lift@home event organized by our friends of Label at their office (which are also ours ;). An open talk lead by Arnaud Grobet on the evolution of our interaction with information with the evolution of media and technology. Display of Mac's 1993 Newton, Microsoft Surface and iPad. Apéro will be provided. Free registration.
20:00
Pre-conference drinks
If you are already in Geneva, let's meet at the Restaurant du Parc des Bastions, 1 promenade des Bastions, Genève (map).
If you are already in Geneva, let's meet at the Restaurant du Parc des Bastions, 1 promenade des Bastions, Genève (map).
Wednesday 5 May
08:30
Doors opening
09:00
Daily briefing. Learn more about the activities of the day from Lift founder Laurent Haug (Location: Media corner).
09:30
Workshops
Attend or moderate a workshop during these sessions dedicated to networking and experience sharing.
» view all workshops
Attend or moderate a workshop during these sessions dedicated to networking and experience sharing.
| Title | Moderator | Room | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 for entrepreneurs starting up their business : key issues to consider | Michel Jaccard | id est avocats | 7 |
| Contraption Building Workshop | Michael Shiloh and Judy Castro | Teach Me To Make | 18 |
| experience | memory | Andreas Simon | FHNW IDK | 14 |
| Many paths to the top of the (mobile) mountain | Tom Hume | 12 | |
| Music, Creativity, Collaboration: Where Next? | Mark Madsen | RootJam | 17 |
| Reinventing books, magazines and newspaper in the digital age | Frederic Kaplan | Ozwe | 13 |
| Spaces enabling Radical Innovation | Markus Peschl | University of Vienna | 19 |
| Travel 2.0 | Matthias Lüfkens | Burson-Marsteller | 5 |
| VJing – from software to public space | Manuel Schmalstieg | N3krozoft Media Group | 6 |
12:00
Lunch
13:00
Welcome to Lift10
Welcome speech by Lift founders Laurent Haug and Nicolas Nova. Jean-Pierre Greff, Director of the Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD) will introduce Lift Experience program (in French
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Welcome speech by Lift founders Laurent Haug and Nicolas Nova. Jean-Pierre Greff, Director of the Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD) will introduce Lift Experience program (in French
)13:30
Session: The redefinition of Privacy
What is privacy in the 21st Century? Is personal security threatened by the massive collection of personal data?
What is privacy in the 21st Century? Is personal security threatened by the massive collection of personal data?
- Speakers:
- Olivier Glassey, University of Lausanne: Mutual privacy and online distributed social identities.
- Christian Heller, Independent Futurist: Post-Privacy.
- Open Stage: Martin Künzi, Salvation Army: A Day in the Life of the Head of Communications at the Salvation Army
- Open Stage: Lucas Grolleau, Soundsgood inc.: A sound designer describes his day
- Demo: Chris Woebken, New York University: Animal Superpowers
15:00
Break and Lift Experience
15:45
Session: The old new media
Newspapers are struggling, TV is not sure of what the future holds. What is at stake nowadays when informing, reaching and involving people?
Newspapers are struggling, TV is not sure of what the future holds. What is at stake nowadays when informing, reaching and involving people?
- Speakers:
- Catherine Lottier (Canal+) and Virginia Mouseler (The WIT): Media, audiovisual content meets the digital universe:The Great Mashup.
- Mercedes Bunz, The Guardian: Relaunch Capitalism! On Digitalisation, Public Sphere and Democratic Economy?
- Demo: Björn Jeffery, Bonnier: The ten design principles behind Mag+
- Open stage: Helena Chanson Höglund, independent podiatrist: Description of someone who works with people's feet and for whom this is the dream job
17:15
Break
17:45
Alp ICT Venture Night (open to the public)
Partner event organized by Alp ICT and Etat de Genève with CTI, Creapole and The Ark.
Partner event organized by Alp ICT and Etat de Genève with CTI, Creapole and The Ark.
- Speakers:
- Neil Rimer, Index Ventures: current trends in investment and entrepreneurship.
- Eight Western Switzerland startups will present their products and services
19:15
Opening Cocktail
Have a drink at the CICG to celebrate the opening of the conference.
Have a drink at the CICG to celebrate the opening of the conference.
20:15
Fondue!
No need to introduce this part of the program, the legendary Lift Fondue (note: to host more participants we have moved to a new location). A shuttlebus service will bring you from the conference center to the fondue at the Palladium (map) every ten minutes starting at 20:00. Last bus at 20:30!
No need to introduce this part of the program, the legendary Lift Fondue (note: to host more participants we have moved to a new location). A shuttlebus service will bring you from the conference center to the fondue at the Palladium (map) every ten minutes starting at 20:00. Last bus at 20:30!
Thursday 6 May
08:00
Doors opening
09:00
Workshops
Attend or moderate a workshop during these sessions dedicated to networking and experience sharing.
» view all workshops
Attend or moderate a workshop during these sessions dedicated to networking and experience sharing.
11:00
Break and Lift Experience
11:30
Session: Politics
Beyond the much talked-about political campaigns on Facebook, how to turn users into citizens engaged in public action?
Beyond the much talked-about political campaigns on Facebook, how to turn users into citizens engaged in public action?
- Speakers:
- Rahaf Harfoush, World Economic Forum: The technological and social trends impacting politics.
- Claudia Sommer, Greenpeace Germany: Greenpeace social media strategy and on-line campaigns
13:00
Lunch
14:30
Daily briefing. Learn more about the activities of the day from Lift founder Laurent Haug (Media corner).
15:00
Session: Generations and technologies
How to go beyond the usual clichés on generations? This session will explore how different generations adopt technologies.
How to go beyond the usual clichés on generations? This session will explore how different generations adopt technologies.
- Speakers:
- Aubrey de Grey, SENS Foundation: Prospects for defeating aging altogether.
- Antonio Casilli, EHESS: Doomed to be forever young? A social archaeology of the 'digital natives'.
- Julian Zbar, student: How and why are the current generation staying connected?.
- Open stage: Clément Gault, Orange Labs: An industrial designer who reports back on his experience working with "researchers"
16:30
Break & Lift Experience
Care4it competition prize winners
Meet people from the Akosombo International School in Ghana who won the competition organized by the IEC on their community website www.wattwatt.com.
Meet people from the Akosombo International School in Ghana who won the competition organized by the IEC on their community website www.wattwatt.com.
17:30
Session: What's up with on-line communities?
Since 2006 Web 2.0 has celebrated the so-called "amateur revolution". What did we learn in the past 5 years? Are we reaching the limits of Web 2.0?
Since 2006 Web 2.0 has celebrated the so-called "amateur revolution". What did we learn in the past 5 years? Are we reaching the limits of Web 2.0?
- Speakers:
- Alice Taylor, Channel 4: The Transition from Broadcast to Multiplatform for a public service broadcaster: getting attention and measuring success..
- Jean Burgess, Queensland University of Technology: YouTube’s Unfolding History.
- Katrin Verclas, Mobile Active: The Revolution is Most Definitely Mobilized - Mobiles in Democratic Participation. Debunking Hype and Assessing Reality.
- Open Stage: Thomas Fundneider, theLivingCore: Exploring the similarities between design and innovation processes.
18:45
20:00
Open dinner / Mapping Vernissage
Go out in Geneva and eat with the Lifters you just met or join the vernissage of the Mapping Festival, THE Swiss VJing event at BAC.
Go out in Geneva and eat with the Lifters you just met or join the vernissage of the Mapping Festival, THE Swiss VJing event at BAC.
Friday 7 May
08:00
Doors opening
08:30
Daily briefing. Learn more about the activities of the day from Lift founder Laurent Haug (Media corner).
09:00
Workshops
Attend or moderate a workshop during these sessions dedicated to networking and experience sharing.
» view all workshops
Attend or moderate a workshop during these sessions dedicated to networking and experience sharing.
11:00
Break and Lift Experience
11:30
Stories (1/2)
Our traditional session dedicated to inspiring stories from people with extraordinary projects and lives.
Our traditional session dedicated to inspiring stories from people with extraordinary projects and lives.
- Speakers:
- Yeon-ho Oh, OhMyNews: OhMyNews: the story and future of citizen journalism.
- Basile Zimmermann, University of Geneva: Technology and Cultural Difference in China.
- Jamais Cascio, Institute For The Future: Wired for Anticipation.
- Open Stage: Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino, tinker london: A Day in the Life of tinker
- Open Stage: Fabian Hemmert, Deutsche Telekom Laboratories: Making Computers Stiff, Scratchy and Stubborn
13:00
Lunch
14:30
Stories (2/2)
Second part of the Stories session.
Second part of the Stories session.
- Speakers:
- Richard Murton, Accenture: How to win in digital.
- Russell Davies, RIG: Printing the internet out.
- Felipe Fonseca, Metareciclagem: hacking to climb the social ladder in Brazil.
- Conference wrap-up with Elizabeth Roche and Adam Richardson (frog design).
16:00
Closing of conference
16:00
Partner event (caution: seating limited to 60!)
Mémoires Informatiques Foundation will be granted an exceptional collection of video games by founder of Infogrames Bruno Bonnell. To celebrate this there will be presentations (in French) followed by refreshments and snacks - and a rare collection of video games exhibited. Only 60 seats available, register by emailing contact@memoires-informatiques.org
Mémoires Informatiques Foundation will be granted an exceptional collection of video games by founder of Infogrames Bruno Bonnell. To celebrate this there will be presentations (in French) followed by refreshments and snacks - and a rare collection of video games exhibited. Only 60 seats available, register by emailing contact@memoires-informatiques.org
