David Cushman
is an evangelist for the power of the network and the dominance of
communities. He is the author of The Power of the Network, blogger at FasterFuture.blogspot.com, consultant at FasterFutureConsulting.com and Director of Social Media at Brando-Digital.com. Twitter
Gerd Leonhard: Media Futurist, Keynote Speaker, Author, Blogger. The WSJ calls Gerd ‘one of the leading Media Futurists in the World’. Gerd’s work focuses on the Future of Media, Content, Technology, Business, Marketing, Advertising, Branding, Communications and Culture; and he is considered a leading expert on topics such as Social Media, Web 2.0, UGC and Peer Production, Social Networking, Copyright Trends, Convergence, Mobile Entertainment, and new Advertising and Branding Strategies. Gerd is the Co-Author of ‘The Future of Music’ (2005), the Author of ‘Music2.0’ and of ‘The End of Control’ (2009). Gerd’s keynote engagements keep him very busy, with over 70 gigs in 22 countries during the past 3 years. His clients include Nokia, SonyBMG, RTL, ITV, the BBC, France Telecom / Orange, DDB, Omnicom, the European Commission, and many others. Gerd is a fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts (London), and lives in Basel, Switzerland. Twitter
Glen Hiemstra: Founder of Futurist.com, Keynote Speaker, Author, Blogger.
A futurist, consultant and speaker for two decades, Glen has advised
professional, business and governmental organizations around the world.
He is the author of Turning the Future Into Revenue: What Businesses
and Individuals Need to Know to Shape Their Futures (Wiley & Sons,
2006), and Strategic Leadership: Achieving Your Preferred Future
(2000). An expert in long range planning, Glen has been called “a
national treasure” by the Public Forum Institute. Glen’s work covers
the broad mega-trend areas – demographics, technology, economy, energy,
environment. His work is specialized for particular audiences, who
range from Hollywood television producers developing shows set in the
future, to businesses like Microsoft, HP, Boeing, Adobe, Procter &
Gamble, Ambrosetti, Russian Railroad, ACE Hardware, Home Depot,
Insight.com, and many more. His website, Futurist.com, is full of free
information and video resources. Glen is a member of the World Future
Society, and travels from Seattle-Kirkland, Washington. Twitter
Brenda Cooper is a futurist, a published science fiction writer, and the Chief Information Officer for the City of Kirkland, Washington. She is particularly interested in the intersection of science and society, and in climate change. Brenda can often be found giving keynote addresses to business audiences. Brenda is the author of The Silver Ship and the Sea (Tor, 2007) which explores prejudice in a world where people really are different, of the sequel Reading the Wind (Tor, 2008), and co-author of Building Harlequin’s Moon, with Larry Niven (Tor, 2005). Her short fiction has appeared in Nature, Analog, Strange Horizons, and in multiple anthologies. Twitter
Rudy De Waele: Co-Founder dotopen / Strategist on Next Generation Web & Mobile Services Rudy
De Waele, a Belgian, living and working in Barcelona, Spain has been
working in internet media since 1995 and in mobile since 1999. Often
invited as a speaker and contributing writer to a number of
professional publications, his visionary thoughts on Mobile 2.0 have gone around the world. Currently he works with dotopen,
an open innovation consulting firm he co-founded in 2007, advising
start-ups and established companies with their strategic positioning,
defining business models, creating alliances, and identifying market
and funding opportunities. He is also part of the Mobile 2.0 organizing committee and organizer of Mobile 2.0 Europe, and the founder of MobileMonday Barcelona and Madrid. Twitter
Jeroen Matser: Strategy Director, Tribal DDB London. In his work with clients he is responsible for providing critical customer insights and thought leadership that are perceptual, behavioural, and technology forward. With 10 years digital experience in the consulting, broadcasting and communication industry, Jeroen holds a proven track record in the development of award winning and future thinking campaigns and interactive applications. Twitter
Neil Perkin: Director, Marketing, Strategy, & Digital, IPC Media. Neil is the Director of Marketing, Strategy & Digital at IPC Media, the largest consumer publisher in the UK and publisher of 86 multimedia brands including Wallpaper, Marie Claire and the NME. In this capacity Neil works across the business and runs the award winning research and consumer insight functions for IPC along with the commercial marketing, planning and strategy both for offline and digital. Neil is also one of the foremost bloggers on marketing, media and social media in the UK and his blog “Only Dead Fish” is listed in Advertising Age’s ‘Power 150’ global ranking of the most influential marketing and media blogs. He is a contributing author to “The Age of Conversation 2”, a collaborative book published by the top global marketing bloggers. Neil is married with two daughters and in his spare time likes a bit of running (as long as it’s not too far), and rockclimbing (as long as it’s not too high). Twitter
Erwin Blom: co-owner of The Crowds, a company that started in 2008 and is specialising in social media with projects like 'crowdsourcing a new and innovative neighbourhood' and 'combine Web 2.0 with 'health 2.0'. Before starting The Crowds, Blom was head of the New Media and Innovation department of Dutch broadcasting organi- zation VPRO. His division has been widely recognised as one of the frontrunners in the Netherlands when innovation is concerned. Blom's department won prices like the Prix Europa and Prix Italia and he himself received the Vosko Trofee 2005, a prestigious Dutch award for innovation and in 2006 he won the ABN AMRO New Media Award. In 2008 Blom won a Dutch Bloggie, a price for the best Dutch weblog on internet and technology. He's also on the advisory board for European projects like My Media and Together Anywhere, Together Anytime where companies like BBC, BT and Microsoft join forces. Twitter
Jacqueline Fackeldey is a human to human marketer (klantropoloog) because she believes that the future of marketing is human to human marketing. Jacqueline is working as a business inspirator and business innovator and is the owner of Fackeldeyfinds. Jacqueline inspires her clients through speaking, blogging and by being a change agent, consultant and coach; and she likes to innovate a nd to develop creative business concepts by walking around and reading the street. Twitter (in Dutch)
Ross Dawson: Futurist, Entrepreneur, Keynote Speaker, and Author
Ross Dawson is globally recognized as a leading futurist and authority on business strategy. He is Chairman of consulting and ventures firm Advanced Human Technologies, futures think tank Future Exploration Network, and events firm The Insight Exchange. He is bestselling author of books including Living Networks, which anticipated the social networking revolution, and Trends in the Living Networks, one of the top-ranked business blogs in the world. He has delivered keynote speeches on six continents, with frequent media appearances including CNN, Bloomberg TV, SkyNews, ABC TV, Boston Globe, Washington Post and many others. Twitter
