Danny Boyle, the film director and organiser of the London Olympics opening ceremony, is one of the headline speakers and on Friday called for a big turnout.
This event, which draws some of the same top caliber leaders but with a much lower price tag and a more intimate feel, is a chance to get closer to the headline speakers and is very popular among students and professionals in the UK.
Saru Jayaraman, our headline speaker and the Co-Director and Co-Founder of the Restaurant Opportunities Center, held the room rapt with a story about an Olive Garden bartender who didn't get a single paid sick day in 20 years of work.
In addition to Startup Battlefield — with a special $100,000 prize — the Virtual Hackathon, Startup Alley and a battalion of headlining speakers, we've recruited leading tech and investment movers and shakers to share their wisdom in the form of interactive workshops.
In addition to Startup Battlefield — with a special $100,000 prize — the Virtual Hackathon, Startup Alley and a battalion of headlining speakers, we've recruited leading tech and investment movers and shakers to share their wisdom in the form of interactive workshops.
The party got under way, and Krein worked the room for about an hour before ascending the stage to show off his magazine, and to introduce the night's headline speakers: Peter Thiel, the entrepreneur and investor, and Anne-Marie Slaughter, the political scientist and former State Department official.
Spike Jonze, the acclaimed writer and director behind Adaptation, Being John Malkovich, and Where The Wild Things Are and equally importantly, a key brain on our new TV channel VICELAND has been announced as the headlining speaker at VIVID's Game-Changers talk series.
Among the headline speakers have been veteran leftwinger Tony Benn, film director Ken Loach and economic expert Professor Prem Sikka of the University of Essex.
Even though the names Michael Brown, Freddie Grey and Laquan McDonald have faded from headlines, speakers at the conference emboldened us not to ignore the systematic racism that keeps black and brown children in poverty and in failing schools.
The headline speakers for the biennial RTS Cambridge Convention in September have been announced – and this year's key attraction is none other than Richard Digi Des Desmondnd.
The headline speakers at this year's event are as broad in specialism as mobile is in definition.
