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.

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

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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