About
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.
CHRIS ATEGEKA
Founder + Managing Director
BARRY LYNN
Monopoly Power
APRIL RINNE
New + Sharing Economy
SHANKAR SASTRY, PhD
Dean College of Engineering
DAN GILLMOR
Technology Writer + Columnist
SARA SUTTON-FELL
Remote + Work flexibility
AVIV OVADYA
Social Media Responsibility
BRIAN BEHLENDORF
open-source software movement
KOHL GILL, PhD
Labor Relations + Technology
ELLEN McGIRT
Senior Editor, Fortune
SIMONE SYED
Entrepreneur + Investor
ERIC BERLOW
Data Ecologist
REBECCA BRACHMAN, PhD
Neuroscientist
KEREN SOUTHALL
Actor + Dancer
SCOTT MAUVAIS
Technology & Civic Innovation
TESS POSNER
Inclusive Artificial Intelligence
TIFFANY SHLAIN
Filmmaker, Author, and Speaker
SAMANTHA STEIN
Director at TechCrunch
TIM DRAPER
Venture Capital Investor
DAVID SHENK
American writer and filmmaker
RUMMAN CHOWDHURY, PhD
Artificial Intelligence + Humanity
REESE JONES
Human/Tech interfaces & Evolution
GABE ZICHERMANN
Gamification economy
MEGHA RAJAGOPALAN
Digital Privacy, Security & Freedom
JACOB METCALF, PhD
Data and Society
ALEX GLADSTEIN
Human Rights
TREVOR TIMM
Adversarial Journalism
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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