Business Technology

Publishing, Emerging Technologies, and Education: O'Reilly Tools of Change ...

Emerging technologies are impacting teaching, learning, and creative expression in K-12, higher education, and professional learning. Join the moderator and panelists from the “The Future of Digital Textbooks” session in a lively roundtable discussion of the devices, business models, and technologies impacting education and textbook publishers.

[Publish Date: February 22, 2010]

Open Leadership: How Social Technology Can Transform The Way You Lead: Web ...

The biggest barrier to the adoption of social technology in an organization is resistance to being open--a fear on the part of leaders that if they let go of control, chaos will ensue. This presentation will highlight lessons from a new book, "Open Leadership" that looks at a new paradigm for strategy and business.

[Publish Date: May 03, 2010]

Speaker: Eric Picard: Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco 2010 - Co-produced by ...

Eric Picard is the Advertising Technology Advisor to the Advertising Platform Engineering team at Microsoft, where he works on long term vision and coordinates between the business and technology teams. Eric has held several pivotal advertising technology roles at Microsoft where he covered several key areas, including working on the long term ad platform and product strategy - determining what the end-state of Microsoft’s ad platforms and other advertising offerings should look like. He also managed emerging media planning, and the advertising technology acquisition planning from 2005 through 2007. Formerly, Eric was founder and director of product management at Bluestreak, where he invented and oversaw advertising products. A frequent speaker across the online advertising industry, Eric has written a monthly column about advertising technology since 1999. Eric’s primary goal is to define the future of advertising technology at the ecosystem level: trying to set in motion the...

[Publish Date: May 03, 2010]

Speaker: Dawn Foster: Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco 2010 - Co-produced by ...

Dawn Foster (link: http://fastwonderblog.com/) provides consulting services (link: http://fastwonderblog.com/consulting/) for companies wanting to engage with online communities by focusing on the business value of engaging with online communities and social media and helping companies find a way to engage that supports the overall strategies and business goals of the company. Dawn has more than 14 years of experience in business and technology with expertise in strategic planning, management, community building, community management, open source software, market research, social media, and RSS.

[Publish Date: May 03, 2010]

Speaker: Stephen Cohen: O'Reilly Tools of Change for Publishing Conference ...

Stephen Cohen is Principal Consultant in the Consulting Practice at Innodata Isogen where his focus is working with publishers and information providers to solve business and technology challenges of content supply chain optimization.

[Publish Date: February 22, 2010]

Speaker: Kevin Lynch: Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco 2010 - Co-produced by ...

As chief technology officer and senior vice president, Experience & Technology Organization, Kevin Lynch oversees Adobe’s experience design and core technology across business units. This role includes driving Adobe’s technology platform for designers and developers across desktops and devices, including Adobe® Flash® Player, Portable Document Format (PDF), Adobe Flex® and Adobe AIR™, the cross-operating system application runtime that bridges the computing power and data capabilities of the desktop with the real-time dynamic capabilities of the web. He also oversees Adobe’s developer relations program, including the integration of customers and partners in the development process through Adobe Labs and customer advisory councils.

[Publish Date: May 03, 2010]

Speaker: James Cathey: O'Reilly Tools of Change for Publishing Conference ...

Jim Cathey, a 17 year technology industry veteran, is vice president of business development for Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, Inc. (QMT). In this role, Cathey cultivates new revenue opportunities, and also oversees applications engineering, technical product marketing, product management and marketing communications worldwide. Under his leadership, QMT’s innovative mirasol display has transitioned from a little-known, emerging display technology to an award-winning product incorporated in a diverse portfolio of mobile devices slated for global markets.

[Publish Date: February 22, 2010]

Speaker: Matt Jacobson: O'Reilly Tools of Change for Publishing Conference ...

Matt leads the conception, filtering and execution of Connotate’s services efforts for all clients and prospects. With over twenty years of high tech industry experience, and executive roles in two, Fast 500 companies, Matt has a wealth of knowledge regarding the technology and business life cycles. His experience includes leading software product businesses, consulting businesses, R&D organizations, customer support and instituting project management best practices. Prior to starting his career at AT&T Bell Laboratories, Matt received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with Honors from the Pennsylvania State University and a Masters of Science in Computer Science from Stanford University.

[Publish Date: February 22, 2010]

Launch Pad: Where 2.0 Conference 2010 - O'Reilly Conferences, March 30 - ...

One of the strengths of Where 2.0 is the startups—a new company that bursts onto the scene with an innovative and promising new technology or business model. Chosen Companies will have the opportunity to launch their new product onstage at Where 2.0, where entrepreneurs will debut their companies or launch new products.

[Publish Date: March 30, 2010]

Speaker: Robert Acker: Where 2.0 Conference 2010 - O'Reilly Conferences, ...

Robert Acker is the President, CEO, and Founder of Aha Mobile, Inc. He brings more than 12 years of experience in developing and launching technology-based consumer products and services. Robert was most recently senior vice president of marketing at Dash Navigation, where he headed marketing, advertising, product management, and PR for the company that developed the first Internet-connected GPS device. Prior to that he served as vice president of music services at RealNetworks where he oversaw the leading on-demand music service Rhapsody and the company’s music download store. Before that, Robert was the first full-time employee at XM Satellite Radio, where he wrote the original XM business plan and served as vice president of marketing and vice president of product development and planning. There he negotiated the company’s first strategic partnerships, created the XM brand, set pricing, launched the service and developed the company’s award-winning radio lineup. Robert...

[Publish Date: March 30, 2010]