Sep 23 2008
Technology Review, Inc., the authority on the future of technology, is hosting its eighth annual Emerging Technologies Conference, EmTech08, September 23-25th at MIT in Cambridge, Mass. EmTech08 is the premier event for exploring next-generation technologies and their impact on business and society.
The EmTech08 agenda was carefully crafted by the team at Technology Review and addresses a broad range of topics in information technology, biomedicine, energy, the Internet, and nanotech. Keynote presenters include Atefeh Riazi, Senior Partner and Chief Information Officer, Ogilvy and Mather; Lisa T. Su, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Freescale Semiconductor; Vinod Khosla, Founder, Khosla Ventures; Gina Bianchini, CEO and Cofounder, Ning; Craig Mundie, Chief Research and Strategy Officer, Microsoft; and Sophie V. Vandebroek, Chief Technology Officer, Xerox and President, Xerox Innovation Group.
“EmTech08 provides a unique opportunity for to explore the next-generation technologies and business issues that are shaping the world around us,” said Jason Pontin, editor in chief and publisher of Technology Review.
EmTech08 highlights include:
- A half day workshop on Women in Technology designed to examine the issues faced by women working in technological fields (September 23, 2008).
- Featured panel sessions on today’s hottest technology topics, including pathways to entrepreneurship, green transportation, the future of mobile, personal genomics, cloud computing, e-voting, and more.
- A celebration of the 2008 TR35—an elite group of leading innovators under the age of 35—through a series of presentations and receptions.
- The Emerging Technologies Showcase and demonstration area.
Sponsors of Technology Review’s EmTech08 Conference include Alcatel-Lucent, Bluehouse, CMEA Ventures, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, and nTAG Interactive. For additional information about Technology Review’s EmTech08 Conference at MIT, please visit www.technologyreview.com/emtech.