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UCOT WORLD FORUM 2018 is the world’s largest gathering of influencers and game changers from around the world on the topic of the unintended & willfully ignored consequences of Technology.

The event seeks to accelerate approaches and solutions to UCOT by bringing together essential partners in public, private and government sectors in a collaborative pursuit of knowledge and collective large-scale action.

Speakers

This partial list of confirmed speakers includes technologists, policy makers, futurists, engineers, professors, change makers, entrepreneurs, investors, and thought leaders.

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CHRIS ATEGEKA
Founder + Managing Director

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BARRY LYNN
Monopoly Power

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 APRIL RINNE
New + Sharing Economy

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SHANKAR SASTRY, PhD
Dean College of Engineering

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DAN GILLMOR
Technology Writer + Columnist

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SARA SUTTON-FELL
Remote + Work flexibility

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AVIV OVADYA
Social Media Responsibility

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BRIAN BEHLENDORF
open-source software movement

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KOHL GILL, PhD
Labor Relations + Technology

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ELLEN McGIRT
Senior Editor, Fortune

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SIMONE SYED
Entrepreneur + Investor

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ERIC BERLOW
Data Ecologist

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REBECCA BRACHMAN, PhD
Neuroscientist

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KEREN SOUTHALL
Actor + Dancer

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SCOTT MAUVAIS
Technology & Civic Innovation

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TESS POSNER
Inclusive Artificial Intelligence

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TIFFANY SHLAIN
Filmmaker, Author, and Speaker

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SAMANTHA STEIN
Director at TechCrunch

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TIM DRAPER
Venture Capital Investor

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DAVID SHENK
American writer and filmmaker

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RUMMAN CHOWDHURY, PhD
Artificial Intelligence + Humanity

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REESE JONES
Human/Tech interfaces & Evolution

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GABE ZICHERMANN
Gamification economy 

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MEGHA RAJAGOPALAN
Digital Privacy, Security & Freedom

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JACOB METCALF, PhD
Data and Society

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ALEX GLADSTEIN
Human Rights

TREVOR TIMM
Adversarial Journalism


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Agenda

For those interested in a quick outlook, here is a general overview of the UCOT WORLD FORUM 2018 schedule:
**This is tentative and subject to change**

DAY ONE -- MONDAY, OCTOBER 29th

Content and Networking TBA

6:00 PM: Welcome Party

DAY TWO -- TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30th

8:30 AM: Morning Plenary

8:30 AM – 6:00 PM: Content and Networking

Tech and Culture: Arts, Anthropology, history, sociology, & Psychology

Tech and the Future: Exponential Innovation & sustainability

Tech and The driving forces: Money, power, politics, & Influence

Tech and Humanity: Love, Empathy, compassion, & equity

6:00 PM: Closing Plenary

6:15 PM: Wine Down & Networking

Mission

We are curating world-class speakers—including investors, entrepreneurs, artists, manufacturers, cultural icons, along with world-renowned educators, political, and business leaders. UCOT WORLD FORUM serves as the definitive place to learn, network, collaborate and take action on the challenges we face with the unintended consequences of technology!

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