vint cerf

From the Jurassic Era of the Internet to its Futures.

IP protocol inventor Vinton Cerf, who is now Vice President and Internet Evangelist at Google gave the concluding talk at Lift 09. After a quick recap of the history of the Internet, he basically gives an enthusiastic tour of its current limits (bitrot, IP address shortage) as well projects about its evolution, such as interplanetary internet though satellites.

Here we go again! The Lift09 homepage is up, and the theme is announced: where did the future go? Where are the flying cars and home robots we were promised a few decades ago? What can we learn from these unfulfilled promises, and what has really changed?

We can already proudly announce that the legendary Vint Cerf, considered by many to be the "father of the internet", will be with us alongside a bunch of great speakers and artists. Grab one of the 50 super early bird tickets before it's too late, and see you in Geneva in February!