About the Talk
Exploring the idea of using a variation of economic strategies, operating simultaneously, to give economics the strength of biodiversity.

About the Talk
Sending a robotic mining device to an asteroid; mining and chemically processing the material and making propellant and structural materials available in Earth orbit; building a vast (many square kilometer) solar-energy gathering array in space and building an even larger solar=energy gathering array on the Moon, in order to provide Earth with abundant energy.

About the Speaker
The President of Promethean Enterprises, Inc.
Insightful, goal- and team‑oriented manager/executive, effective in handling multiple projects. Extensive knowledge of business administration, entrepreneurial ventures and multifaceted management styles. Proven ability to enhance business operations, increase productivity and inspire morale. Accomplished platform speaker and seminar leader.

Imaginative, creative and skillful problem‑solver, with strong interpersonal, communication and leadership skills. Ability to interact with all levels of management, maintaining enthusiasm, discretion and initiative.

About the Talk
Please join us for a presentation explaining how we developed a full service international booking and promotions organization representing speakers, films, and performers based on lessons learned in the Do-it-Yourself punk scene of the 1990’s.

Evil Twin Booking Agency does booking and outreach for people like The Yes Men, Dr. Vandana Shiva, Dr. Mitchell Joachim, Bill Ayers, Bernadine Dohrn, Dead Prez, Alex Grey, Daniel Pinchbeck, and many more. www.eviltwinbooking.com

About the Speakers
Scott Beibin is the host of Scientists Are The New Rockstars and Lost Film Fest stage shows.

Liz Cole is a writer who has published articles in diverse publications from Wired to Filmmaker Magazine.

The are both the co-founders of the Evil Twin Booking Agency.

About the Talk
The Web 3.0 is coming – but what will it look like? My take: it will turn user generated content into user generated business, and allow everyone to become a media entrepreneur. New business tools that are open to everyone enable users to not just publish, but build a profitable media business. And it’s happening already… Join me on a tour through the emerging Web 3.0 arena. Oh, check out my page sophotec.com to see some more stuff.

See you at BIL 2010!

About the Speaker
JOHANNES BHAKDI is publisher of sophotec.com, an independent think tank focusing on the future of the Social Web, user generated media and their impact on business and society. As former marketing executive, author of “Web 3.0 – user generated business and why everyone becomes a media entrepreneur” and founder of Klatcher.com, a Social Media publishing platform, he is a thought leader in Social Media Marketing and its strategic implications for brand building, campaign management and innovation in blue chip companies.

In his newest book, “Social Media Magic” (scheduled for March 2010), Johannes provides the most strategic blueprint to the application of Social Media as driver of corporate and brand value available today.

Previously in his career, Johannes worked as distinguished top-level marketing strategist with agencies such as J. Walter Thompson, BBDO, Scholz & Friends and companies like Ford Motor Group, Unilever, Barilla and Siemens on marketing, innovation and brand strategies. He also held advisory board positions in political campaigns.

Johannes enjoys working with universities and conducted several experimental research projects on knowledge production and processing at Humboldt University, Berlin, and is founder of the Executive Science Network, an initiative of VP and C-level executives in over 30 international corporations committed to the advancement of relevant business knowledge. As Editorial Director of the “Manual of International Marketing”, he was responsible for assembling the world’s largest collection of executive marketing knowledge. He has extensive experience in both leading learning groups and conducting trainings; he also enjoys passing on knowledge and stirring debate in public speeches.

Johannes holds a graduate degree in economics, rhetoric and psychology from Tubingen University, grew up in Germany and worked in Beijing, New York and the Bay Area. He currently lives in Los Angeles. Contact Johannes at jb@sophotec.com

About the Talk
Until we have The Young Ladies Illustrated Primer to teach street smarts for The Diamond Age, we need tools to facilitate knowledge transfer.

Join me for an overview of the new card game Corporate Espionage. We’ll go briefly over the business mentorship program that accompanies it and learn to play the game. Corporate Espionage is a great team building activity for businesses and schools to participate in.

Free copies for all attendees of the talk!

http://masterofespionage.com

About the Speaker
Amanda Abelove is a Sr Product Manager for interactive media. Her current product line serves an excess of 1 billion queries daily.