This week, arguments over so-called network neutrality move to Brussels, where the European Commission and Parliament are holding a daylong meeting that is expected to draw speakers from industry, government and academia.
The Activate summit, being held at NYC's Paley Center for Media on Thursday 28 April, will draw speakers from around the world and across disciplines to discuss the influence of web technologies on areas as diverse as global media and economics, the environment, democracy, citizenship and governance, education, the developing world, society, health and humanity.
Now in its fifth year, this event has drawn speakers from around the country, including many alumni, who have created well-respected and valued businesses and products in today's technology market.
These speakers are cosponsored by graduate programs and draw speakers and audiences from diverse fields.
He may still be able to draw speaker's fees in the tens of thousands of dollars, but few along Pennsylvania Avenue are willing to pay six bucks to be seen with former President Bill Clinton.
Speakers' bureaus say the most prestigious universities are unlikely to pay because they can draw top speakers free, often through their alumni networks.
Last year's meeting in the Bronx drew 21 speakers (of which 12 were tenants) compared with 55 in Manhattan, he said.
The Festival of Faiths ™ in Louisville, which is sponsored by the Center for Interfaith Relations, has drawn noted speakers from around the world and tens of thousands of participants over the years.
It was an emotional occasion with Nadal and Andy Roddick and other speakers drawing extended applause and with growing support for pushing the Grand Slam tournaments to dedicate a greater percentage of their revenues to the players.
[Author's Note: As a participant in Singularity University's Graduate Studies Program this summer, I have decided to further engage the material by writing a letter to some of our speakers, drawing on the lectures as well as the personal context in which I heard them.
