All Entries in the "Big Think Conferences" Category
Conference Hound-Up May 1, 2012: Give A Girl A Break
Today we’ll explore a bit of business and marketing combined with some gamification and a touch of the superlunal. Since I put that on the internet, it’s now a word. This will all be explained by the end of the Hound-Up, I swear. SCI-FI LONDON is a major genre event for the United Kingdom, boasting [...]
World Economic Forum 2012 in Davos, Switzerland
The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012 will convene in Davos, Switzerland January 25-29.
Top 10 Fun & Strange Facts About San Diego
One of the great perks of jetsetting around the country to attend conferences is the opportunity to visit cool cities. With PCMA 2012 fast-approaching, we’re expecting to find a great many of you Hounds out in San Diego on January 10th. Here’s a few interesting facts to help you fully enjoy the city you’ll be [...]
Conference Hound-Up December 16, 2011: Dark Knight Rises, @Zynga, @PythagorasCon, Smart People
We sniffed out some great stuff for you today, so let’s jump right into it: For all you movie lovers and Batman fans (or anybody who appreciates anything really, really cool), you might want to get yourself over to an IMAX screening of Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol. The movie looks entertaining (and @ebertchicago gave [...]
#Compass Summit Brings Influential Thinkers to California
Some 30 miles south of the hustle and bustle of downtown Los Angeles, CA you’ll find the Terranea Resort in Palos Verdes. Appropriately, this eco-friendly resort will host the Compass Summit October 23-26th 2011. The purpose of the Compass Summit is to tackle some of the most prominent issues we face today. With a program [...]
#FortuneTech Walter Isaacson of The Aspen Institute (VIDEO)
Conference Hound TV learns from Walter Isaacson of The Aspen Institute about the venue itself. World leaders and visionaries flock to The Aspen Institute for conferences and summits.
#FortuneTech The Godfather (Ron Conway) Arrives
Ron Conway, often known as the Godfather of Silicon Valley, arrives at Fortune Brainstorm Tech. He’s a day late but that doesn’t stop Fortune’s Adam Lashinsky from giving him a live shout out from the stage.
#FortuneTech Break: Google Empire Meets Cosmetics Empire
Google employee # 1, Marissa Mayer catches a coffee break with Gary Lauder of Lauder Properties. Gary will be hosting cocktails this evening at his gorgeous nearby house. The ‘Hound will be there to cover the festivities.
Twitter Announces New Business Model – Commerce? #FortuneTech (VIDEO)
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo discusses company’s business model: Commerce? at Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech Conference in Aspen, CO. Costolo covered the typical advertising opportunities before moving to what we’ve all seen on Twitter – a way for businesses to move unsold inventory. From game tickets to t-shirts. The trick will be inserting themselves into the transactions [...]
#FortuneTech: Day 1 in Review – VIDEO
The annual Fortune Brainstorm Tech Conference got under way at the Aspen Institute yesterday with visionaries such as Jeffrey Katzenberg and Stephanie Tilenius wooing the collected investors and start up companies. By far the biggest hit of the launch day was an onstage interview, between the salad and the filet mignon, of Larry Sommers by [...]
