One week from now, thousands of technology executives from more than 100 countries will convene in Dublin, Ireland for the annual Web Summit. It’s been called “the best technology conference on the planet” and Brigade will be there for the second year in a row. Our CEO Matt Mahan and President James Windon will return to the Society Stage on Thursday, Nov. 5 for several sessions you won’t want to miss.
10:30 a.m. Startups & Creatives: A Digital Ontology
What is the difference between an engineer and an entrepreneur? Can you be one without the other and still succeed? Is the startup culture sustainable? Are entrepreneurs the “creatives” of digital? Panel discusses challenges, creativity and business.
James Windon, President | Brigade
Joanna Riley, CEO | Weidenmiller
Nate Walkingshaw, Chief Product Officer | Pluralsight
Liz Bacelar, President | Decoded Fashion
11:35 a.m. Building a Social Network for Democracy
Brigade co-founders talk about how social mobile technology will transform how civic identities and community are expressed. They’ll discuss early experiments, including new tools that helped two U.S. cities vote smarter this fall.
Matt Mahan, CEO | Brigade
James Windon, President | Brigade
Donie O’Sullivan, Journalist | Storyful
2:05 p.m. The Guardian Presents: Turning Clicktivism into Activism
Are the Scottish Referendum and Jeremy Corbyn’s campaign the start of a new way of doing politics online? And is it entirely positive if so? With the 2016 U.S. election ahead — and Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders riding high in the polls — will America’s political culture follow suit?
Matt Mahan, CEO | Brigade
David Tomchak, Head of Digital | 10 Downing Street
Marc Burrows, Senior Community Moderator | The Guardian
Mary Aiken, Producer Professor & Research Centre Director | RCSI
Stuart Dredge, Journalist | Music Ally / Guardian Society
For a walk down memory lane, check out the video from Web Summit 2014 when Brigade’s CEO Matt Mahan and President James Windon chatted with The Wall Street Journal’s Lisa Fleisher.
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You can also check out the full Web Summit 2015 schedule here.
