Session 5 — The New Broadband Build Out

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At GigaOM we are seeing activity in the investors, technologists and entrepreneurs who created the first broadband buildout. Our early indicators are that we are on the cusp of another wave of build-out and capacity increase. The same questions will apply: Who will pay for it and what will it really enable. The interesting thing is that we believe the answers will be very different this time around. This session will be a closed-door event.

Session 6 — The Smart Grid Economy

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The smart grid will be a bigger opportunity than the Internet, according to the rush of companies racing to sell networking gear, smart meters, and software and services to the world’s utilities. That’s why the companies that built the computing and Internet industries — from Intel to Cisco to Google to Microsoft — are working hard to get a piece of it, and tech startups have been on a rush to develop the next-generation of smart grid services. It’s also why the Obama administration recently allocated the single biggest investment in smart grid technology that the world has ever seen — some $3.4 billion in grants — to U.S. utilities. This session convenes the leaders from energy supply companies, smart metering companies, government and IT services giants to talk about what is the next stage for the smart grid. This session will be a closed-door event. This session will be a closed-door event.

Session 1 — Beyond the Banner: Innovating Media Revenue

May 20, 2009

More than ever, the leaders of modern media organizations need to “think different” about creating income and growth for their enterprises. The modern media CEO needs to focus on only two things: formats that engage audiences and income generating products that customers buy. This workshop will look at how pioneering leaders in media are rethinking their business models to cope with the drastic changes, both in the medium and the advertising markets. The session will try to uncover long-term strategies and short-term tactics. Speakers: Tod Sacerdoti, CEO, BrightRoll; Keith Pieper, Universal McCann; Rajeev Goel, CEO, PubMatic; and Peter Caban, CEO, Mekanism

Session 2 — Succesful IPOs and M&A deals in a Down Market

June 18, 2009

Om will convene a private meeting of Silicon Valley’s finest financial minds for this invitation-only session. The goal is to consider the unthinkable: successful venture exits during a global downturn. Gain advice and strategic guidance from those who have survived and succeeded in some of toughest markets ever. This is a rare opportunity to have an intimate conversation with some of this generation’s finest financial minds. Attendance to this closed-door session is by invitation only. Speaker: William R. Hambrecht, founder, WR Hambrecht

Session 3 — The Next Web

October 19, 2009

Indicators are appearing that the web is growing out of the Web 2.0 phase and is about to enter into its next phase of maturity. Will it be business as usual, or a time to reap new rewards? Om Malik convenes some of web’s most successful entrepreneurs to discuss the coming confluence of location, metadata, bandwidth, wireless and audience behavior. Will this confluence create a new platform for innovation?

Session 4 — Video Rights Roundtable

November 11, 2009

Content owners, video sites, and copyright and syndication service providers will gather for a discussion about the state of online video distribution. Internet video has exploded too quickly for copyright laws to react, and in the meantime these three stakeholder groups have developed interim and constantly evolving approaches to monitoring, regulating, spreading and monetizing content online. However, it’s rare that they’ve had a chance to sit down to talk to one another constructively. Topics of discussion will include: the challenge and opportunity of live video, the promise of viral distribution as marketing, the state of fingerprinting technology and DMCA, and reflections on learnings from the music industry.