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  • Outdoctrination: Society, Children, Technology and Self Organisation in Education


    Sugata Mitra is a Professor of Educational Technology at the Newcastle University. He presents about "Outdoctrination: Society, Children, Technology and Self Organisation in Education" at the LIFT07 conference on Thursday, February 8, 2007.

  • CERN's 27km Big Bang machine


    Brian Cox is Physicist at University of Manchester / CERN. He presents about "CERN's 27km Big Bang machine" at the LIFT07 conference on Friday, February 9, 2007.


  • Collective Intelligence and creativity


    Jaewoong Lee is Founder and CEO at Daum Communications Corp. He presents about "Collective Intelligence and Collaborative Creativity : What do we need more?" at the LIFT07 conference on Friday, February 9, 2007.

  • Panel: User/Citizen centered society


    Will new technologies give power back to the individual? What are the implications for our society? A panel discussion with Robert Scoble (Vice President of Media Development, Podtech), Beth Krasna (Independent Board Member), Thierry Crouzet (Writer, bonWeb), Derek Powazek (founder, JPG Magazine), moderated by Bruno Giussani.


  • Wikipedia: a social innovation?


    Florence Devouard is the chairwoman of Wikimedia, the foundation behind Wikipedia. She speaks on "Wikipedia: a social innovation?" at the LIFT07 conference in Geneva, Switzerland, on February 8, 2007.

  • Everyware: Further down the rabbit hole


    Adam Greenfield is Principal at Studies and Observations NYC. He presents about "Everyware: Further down the rabbit hole" at the LIFT07 conference on Thursday, February 8, 2007.


  • LIFT07 conference wrap-up


    Daniel Kaplan is the CEO of the FING (Next-Generation Internet Foundation), a French think tank. He wraps up the LIFT07 conference on Friday, February 9, 2007.

  • Literacy, Communication & Design


    Jan Chipchase is Principal Scientist at Nokia Research Center. He presents about "Literacy, Communication & Design" at the LIFT07 conference on Thursday, February 8, 2007.


  • The Luminous Bath: our new volumetric medium


    Ben Cerveny is Director at Playground Foundation. He presents about "The Luminous Bath: our new volumetric medium" at the LIFT07 conference on Thursday, February 8, 2007.

  • Social = Me First


    Stowe Boyd is CEO at Blue Whale Labs. He presents about "Social = Me First" at the LIFT07 conference on Thursday, February 8, 2007.


  • Collective Intelligence inside the enterprise


    Lee Bryant is Director at Headshift. He presents about "Collective Intelligence inside the enterprise" at the LIFT07 conference on Thursday, February 8, 2007.

  • Whisher


    Ferran Moreno introduces Wisher (www.whisher.com), a software application that helps you get free WiFi access all around the world and offers a range of tools and social services that will take your wireless experience to a new level.


  • Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control


    Nathan Eagle is Research Scientist at MIT. He presents about "Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control" at the LIFT07 conference on Thursday, February 8, 2007.

  • Panel discussion: Technological overload


    A panel discussion on Technological overload, with Stefana Broadbent (Swisscom Innovations), Fred Mast (University of Lausanne) and Nada Kakabadse (Professor at Northampton Business School), moderated by Matthias Luefkens.


  • Entrepreneur - a messy mind


    Bernino Lind is a Danish entrepreneur, most recently at a company called Aresa which produces a grass that changes color when it grows on landmines. He presents about "Entrepreneur - a messy mind" at the LIFT07 conference on Thursday, February 8, 2007.

  • Open-ended play in Habbo Hotel


    Sampo Karjalainen is Chief Creative Officer at Sulake Corporation. He presents about "Open-ended play in Habbo" at the LIFT07 conference on Thursday, February 8, 2007.


  • Panel discussion: Facing the digital divide - Bringing it home


    One billion users on the Internet. It's changing the world, but six billion people are left behind! A panel discussion with Sugata Mitra (Professor of Educational Technology, Newcastle University), Nathan Eagle (Research Scientist, MIT), Pukul Rana (British Council) and Lara Srivastava (Senior Policy Analyst at International Telecommunication Union), moderated by David Galipeau.

  • Knowledge ownership


    Dannie Jost is a writer. She speaks about "knowledge ownership".


  • How to make Innovation a sustained reality?


    Catherine Simon is a consulting Partner at Business Resonance. A former Atari and Electronic Arts exec, she explains "How to make Innovation a sustained reality in your firm" at the LIFT07 conference on Friday, February 9, 2007.

  • Panel discussion: The Economics of creation


    How to make a living from creative work in the peer to peer and Youtube era? A discussion with Zhang Ga, Rodrigo Sepulveda Schulz, John Buckman and Chappatte, moderated by Philippe Mottaz.


  • Embracing the real world's messiness


    Fabien Girardin, Researcher at the Pompeu Fabra University, talks about "Embracing the real world's messiness".

  • Communication technologies and new forms of social interaction


    Lara Srivastava is a Senior Policy Analyst at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). She presents about "Communication technologies and new forms of social interaction" at the LIFT07 conference on Thursday, February 8, 2007.


  • Jumping jack flash - New forms of interactions


    Jan-Christoph Zoels is Director of User Experience Design at Experientia. He presents about "Jumping jack flash - new forms of interactions" at the LIFT07 conference on Thursday, February 8, 2007.

  • When 1st Life Meets 2nd Life


    Julian Bleecker is Professor at the University of Southern California and Researcher at the Near Future Laboratory. He presents about "When 1st Life Meets 2nd Life" at the LIFT07 conference on Thursday, February 8, 2007.


  • Going virtual in proportion to being actual


    Sister Judith Zoebelein is Editorial director at Internet Office of the Holy See. She presents about "Community on the Net: Going virtual in proportion to being actual" at the LIFT07 conference on Thursday, February 8, 2007.

  • Towards a society of cyborgs?


    Daniela Cerqui is an anthropologist at University of Lausanne. She presents about "Towards a society of cyborgs?" at the LIFT07 conference on Thursday, February 8, 2007.


  • Trying to implement enterprise collaboration?


    Stéphane Cheikh is the Manager of Online Tools and Knowledge Management at SITA. He speaks about "trying to implement enterprise collaboration?".

  • Blowing the Web apart


    Ivan Pope is the founder of Sniperoo. He speaks about "Blowing the Web apart".


  • Massaging the medium


    Ellen Wallace is the Editor of GenevaLunch. She speaks about "Massaging the medium".

  • Contemporary space(s)


    Christophe Guignard is Architect at fabric | ch. He presents about "Contemporary space(s)" at the LIFT07 conference on Thursday, February 8, 2007.


  • Industrial Ecology - the future of hyperindustrial economy


    Suren Erkman is the director of the Institute for Communication and Analysis of Science and Technology. He presents about "Industrial Ecology - the future of hyperindustrial economy" at the LIFT07 conference on Thursday, February 8, 2007.

  • Media 2.0


    Pierre Chappaz is co-CEO of Netvibes and chairman of Wikio. He presents about "Media 2.0" at the LIFT07 conference on Thursday, February 8, 2007.


  • Sensor Networks: from the lab to the supermarket?


    Jacques Panchard is Researcher at EPFL. He presents about "Sensor Networks: from the lab to the supermarket?" at the LIFT07 conference in Geneva, Switzerland, on Thursday, February 8, 2007.

  • Bankers can be bloggers too...


    Colin Henderson is a Banker at Bankwatch Consulting. He presents about "Bankers can be bloggers too..." on Thursday, February 8, 2007.


  • Beyond robotics


    Frederic Kaplan is a researcher at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL). He presents about "Beyond robotics" at the LIFT07 conference on Thursday, February 8, 2007.

  • What kind of Humanity do we want?


    Paola Ghillani is Founder & President at Paola Ghillani & Friends Ltd.. She presents about "What kind of Humanity do we want?" at the LIFT07 conference on Thursday, February 8, 2007.


  • Work environments for the knowledge age


    Presentation on the "Work Environments for the Knowledge Age" during the Open Stage sessions during LIFT07.

  • Do biologists dream of robotic art?


    Régine Debatty (we-make-money-not-art.com) and France Cadet discuss about "do biologists dream of robotic art?" at the LIFT07 conference on Thursday, February 8, 2007.


  • LIFT07 overview


    A six minutes clip that captures the ambiance of the two days of conference in Geneva, Switzerland.
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