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MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge Announces Keynote Speakers for Winter Conference on New Media and Social Software
Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Brightcove, and John Furrier, CEO of PodTech, to Keynote "Brave New Web: Connect. Contribute. Collaborate."
For Immediate Release: December 20, 2006
What: The MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge today announced the keynote speakers for its annual winter conference titled "Brave New Web: Connect. Contribute, Collaborate." The event will focus on the transformative Web technology that is driving new communities, new media and new business.
Who:
Jeremy Allaire, Chairman and CEO of Brightcove (keynote)
John Furrier, CEO of PodTech (keynote)
Other notable speakers to date:
Adam Bain - executive vice president, Technology & Production, Fox Interactive Media
Laurie Baird - director of technology partnerships, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Jose Castillo - president of thinkjose.com
Steve Garfield - blogger, videoblogger and Boston correspondent, Rocketboom.com
Tom Gerace - founder and CEO, gather.com
Nick Gogerty - founder and CEO, InClue
Phil Hollows - founder and CEO, FeedBlitz
Henry Jenkins - co-director, Comparative Media Studies Program, MIT
Joseph B. Lassiter III - professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School
Amber MacArthur - new media reporter/host, CityTV
Andy Plesser - founder and CEO, Beet TV
Juliette Powell - CEO and executive producer, Inspiration Festival
Scott Smigler - founder and president, Exclusive Concepts
Jeff Taylor - CEO, Eons
Jon Udell - evangelist, Microsoft
When: February 7, 2007 - 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: The Colonnade Hotel, Boston
Registration: (Early-bird rates through January 17)
$95 - Forum members and supporting organization members
$120 - Non-members
$25 - Full-time students (valid ID required)
Register at: http://www.mitforumcambridge.org/ww07/overview.html
PRESS CONTACT:
Barbara Heffner (for MIT Enterprise Forum)
C.H.E.N PR, Inc.
781-672-3112
bheffner@chenpr.com
MIT ENTERPRISE FORUM OF CAMBRIDGE CONTACT:
Rob Butler
MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge
617-253-2568
rbutler@mit.edu
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