The editors and experts of the Economist magazine are the world’s thought leaders, and they’re back on FORA.tv! Starting June 7, 2011, watch innovators, strategists and business leaders at the Ideas Economy: Information summit live and on-demand for 60 days.
The era of big data presents incredible opportunities—smarter cities, stronger companies, faster medicine—but just as many challenges. At this summit, leading theorists, strategists, and innovators from Cisco, EMC, SAS, Amazon, Kiva, and many more companies will show you how to harness data to create value and advance individual, corporate, and social good.
The Economist’s Ideas Economy Series was founded on the premise that people and events are organized and compelled by ideas. Leaders from business, government, nonprofits and the academy collaborate to solve global challenges, develop new ideas and contribute to human progress.
$149 – Special Early Bird Price (Before June 7)
$199 – Regular Price (Starting June 7)
Special Offer: Register today and save 20% off the Event Pass (live access and 30 days of on-demand viewing). Simply enter coupon code ECONFORA at checkout. *Limit one coupon redemption per person.
This year’s speakers include:
*Padmasree Warrior, Cisco
*Tim O’Reilly, O’Reilly Media
*Jim Goodnight, SAS
*Vijay Vaitheeswaran, The Economist
*Dr. Spencer Wells, National Geographic Society
*Jeffrey Heer, Stanford University
*Kyle Cranmer, New York University
*Owen Tripp, Reputation.com
Missed the previous conference, The Ideas Economy: Innovation, in this series? Watch the The Masters of Innovation: From Tom Edison to Steve Jobs highlight clip.
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