Technology Review's Emerging Technologies Conference to Showcase Game-Changing Technologies, Innovators and Emerging Industries.CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- From alternative energy to metagenomics, nanoelectronics and more, Technology Review's Emerging Technologies Conference will explore "game-changing" innovations and their potential to influence everyday life. Held September 25-27 at MIT MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology , the conference gathers leaders from a broad spectrum of fields to discuss the latest technologies with the power to transform industries and create new markets. The conference kicks off with a "Game Changers" keynote panel featuring the masterminds behind some of today's most intriguing and influential Internet technologies: * Suranga Chandratillake, Cofounder co·found tr.v. co·found·ed, co·found·ing, co·founds To establish or found in concert with another or others. co·found and CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. , Blinkx; * Tariq Krim, Founder, Netvibes; and * Kevin Rose <noinclude></noinclude> Robert Kevin Rose (born February 21, 1977 in California U.S.[1]) is known for founding the social-bookmarking site Digg and as former co-host of the TechTV show The Screen Savers (later Attack of the Show! , Founder and Chief Architect, Digg. Panel moderator Jason Pontin Jason Pontin (born May 11, 1967) is an editor, journalist and publisher. Pontin is the editor in chief and publisher of Technology Review, an independent publication owned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that describes emerging technologies and , editor in chief and publisher of Technology Review, noted, "Each of these founders has delivered innovative Internet services that enable people to engage with new media in highly personalized, even groundbreaking ways." The 2007 Emerging Technologies Conference also features keynotes from well-known game changers such as Charles Simonyi (person) Charles Simonyi - Microsoft programmer, most famously responsible for Hungarian Notation. Simonyi was born in Budapest in 1948, and for more than a decade was senior programmer at Microsoft in Redmond. , space tourist and co-founder of Intentional Software, and Gilberto Gil, Brazil's Minister of Culture, Grammy award-winning musician and leading voice on digital rights issues. The 2007 Emerging Technologies Conference will also explore game-changing innovations in other areas including peer-to-peer networking, metagenomics and virtual worlds, as well as the impact of women working in technological fields. In addition, the conference showcases the annual TR35, a unique group of men and women under the age of 35 who have developed technologies that will have a profound effect on the world. For additional information about Technology Review's 2007 Emerging Technologies Conference, please visit: http://www.technologyreview.com/events/tretc/index.aspx. Sponsors of Technology Review's 2007 Emerging Technologies Conference include ICEX ICEX Instituto Español del Comercio Exterior -Trade Commission of Spain, IDA Ireland, The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Michigan Economic Development Corporation, nTAG Interactive, and PlanetTran. For more information about sponsorship benefits and opportunities, please contact sponsorship@technologyreview.com. About Technology Review, Inc. Technology Review, Inc., an independent media company owned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1865 in Boston, moved 1916. It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological institute and its Sloan School of Management has notable programs in business, , is the authority on the future of technology, identifying emerging technologies and analyzing their impact for leaders. Technology Review's media properties include Technology Review magazine, the oldest technology magazine in the world (founded in 1899); the daily news website TechnologyReview.com; and events such as the annual Emerging Technologies Conference at MIT. |
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