• This is the preliminary agenda. We are still adding speakers and we might move slots around and make last minute changes.

    Thursday, April 3

    Time

    Who/what

    8:30

    9:30

    60

    Registration

    9:30

    9:45

    15

    Let’s start with the end: Can Internet make us immortal
    by moderator Erick Schonfeld

    9:45

    10:15

    30

    Adeo RessiKeynote: Adeo Ressi
    "Get Funding for Your Dream"

    10:15

    11:05

    50

    Yoav Leitersdorf6 Startup presentations
    Moderated by Yoav Leitersdorf

    11:05

    11:35

    30 Gil PenchinaKeynote: Gil Penchina
    CEO Wikia talks about “Giving insane levels of control to your customers”
    11:35

    12:20

    45

    Coffee Break

    12:20

    12:50

    30 Khris LouxKeynote: Khris Loux
    CEO and co-founder of JS-Kit; “Web 3.0 or Web 3D?, The Decentralization, Disaggregation and Democratization of the Web”
    12:50

    13:20

    30

    Kevin RoseScott Rafer Keynote Discussion: Scott Rafer & Kevin Rose
    “Inside look at Serial Entrepreneurship”

    13:20

    15:00

    100

    Lunch and Expo time

    15:00

    15:30

    30

    Leah CulverKeynote: Leah Culver
    Co-founder and Lead Developer of Pownce, a social messaging application.

    15:30

    16:20

    50

    Barend Van den Brande6 Startup presentations
    Moderated by Barend Van den Brande

    16:20

    16:50

    30

    Nova SpivackKeynote: Nova Spivack
    “Making Sense of the Semantic Web”

    16:50

    17:50

    60

    Beer & Expo time!

    17:50

    18:50

    60

    DIGGnation, live recorded from Amsterdam!

    Friday, April 4

    Time

    Who/what

    9:00

    10:30

    90

    International OpenCoffee and Expo

    10:30

    10:35

    5

    Opening word by moderator

    10:35

    11:05

    30

    Robert Scoble.Keynote: Robert Scoble
    Tech Geek Blogger & Author ‘Naked Conversations‘.

    11:05

    11:55 50

    Guido van Nispen6 Startup presentations
    Moderated by Guido van Nispen

    11:55

    13:05 70

    Lunch and Expo

    13:05

    13:10 5

    Entertainment

    13:10

    14:40 30

    Werner VogelsKeynote: Werner Vogels
    Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Amazon.com: Presentation title: "Uncertainty"

    13:40

    14:10

    30

    Werner VogelsKeynote: Garrett Camp
    Founder and Chief Architect StumbleUpon.com. Presentation title: "The Future of Search and Discovery"

    14:10

    15:00

    50

    Robert Schrimpff6 Startup presentations
    Moderated by Robert Schrimpff

    15:00

    15:25 25

    Jessica MahKeynote: Jessica Mah
    A 17 year old serial entrepreneur, blogger, and sophomore in college

    15:25 16:05

    40

    Coffee break

    16:05

    16:10

    5

    Entertainment

    16:10

    16:40

    30 Chris SaadKeynote: Chris Saad
    Co-Founder and Chairperson at DataPortability.org and CEO of Faraday Media. Also Co-Founder at Media 2.0 Workgroup and APML Workgroup
    16:40

    17:10

    30

    The Next Web Award ceremony

    17:10

    17:55 45

    VPRO Tegenlicht World Premiere of ‘The Truth According to WikiPedia
    17:55

    18:10

    15

    Discussion between public and filmmakers

    18:10

    18:20

    10

    Wrapping up: Moderator

    19:30

    21:30

    Dinner at Club Odeon (Limited space (130): Register Now!)

    21:30

    ?

    Party at Club Odeon (attendees only) Drinks are on Hyves


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