Held every October, in the beautiful seaside village of Camden, Maine the PopTech Conference brings together 700 influential participants for one of the world’sbest thought leadership events.
Lisa Servon: Better banking from PopTech on Vimeo.
Lisa Servon is professor and former dean at Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy.
She teaches and conducts research in the areas of urban poverty, community development, economic development and issues of gender and race.
NY Times: Are Banks Too Expensive to Use?
Pioneering gamer Kevin Slavin takes the PopTech audience on a colorful tour of the history of luck in America, games of chance, gambling and mathematical formulas.
“That’s amazing, the idea that anything that seems to be built out of chance or instinct or luck can yield to a computational assault.”
As an entrepreneur, Slavin has successfully integrated digital media, game development, technology and design.
He is a pioneer in rethinking game design and development around new technologies (like GPS) and new platforms (like Facebook).
Kevin Slavin: Debunking luck from PopTech on Vimeo.
Charlie Todd: Improv invite from PopTech on Vimeo.
Charlie Todd is the founder of Improv Everywhere, producing, directing, performing and documenting the group’s work for over 12 years. He is also a performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City. Charlie is the author of “Causing a Scene,” a book about Improv Everywhere published by Harper Collins.
Nicole Stubbs is CEO of First Access, which aims to reduce lending and borrowing costs across the developing world.
Nicole Stubbs: Lending data from PopTech on Vimeo.
Using patent-pending cloud technology, First Access interacts with consumers and organizations via SMS and web in real-time, aggregating big data and producing customized, highly predictive recommendations about products and loan sizes. Better information translates to faster and more affordable financial services for more people.
NPR’s Joe Palca sits down with chemist and inventor Bryan Shaw, and biomedical engineer Maria Oden to discuss their work and what drives them to design life-saving devices for our most vulnerable populations.
NPR’s Joe Palca sits down with chemist and inventor Bryan Shaw, and biomedical engineer Maria Oden to discuss their work and what drives them to design life-saving devices for our most vulnerable populations.
Renowned scholar and critic Sarah Lewis contemplates the power of wonder and the importance of the arts not just as a luxury but also as a dynamic force behind some of the most impactful changes in human history.
Celebrity DJ and Rasa Living founder Donna D’Cruz leads the PopTech audience on a dip into bliss during this meditative interlude.
Celebrity DJ and Rasa Living founder Donna D’Cruz leads the PopTech audience on a dip into bliss during this meditative interlude.
2014 Bellagio Fellow Robtel Pailey gives an impassioned talk about the importance of creating dignified livelihoods in places where political instability, epidemic disease and violence have wreaked havoc on social structures.
2014 Bellagio Fellow Robtel Pailey gives an impassioned talk about the importance of creating dignified livelihoods in places where political instability, epidemic disease and violence have wreaked havoc on social structures.
Google's Regina Dugan shares an incredibly moving personal story about her most important fight and how the lessons she learned during those hard days have shaped her worldview.
Google's Regina Dugan shares an incredibly moving personal story about her most important fight and how the lessons she learned during those hard days have shaped her worldview.
Renowned curator Pedro Alonzo sits down with preeminent street artists Swoon and Vhils, and Fame festival organizer Angelo Milano to discuss the issue of agency in reclaiming public space in the name of art.
Renowned curator Pedro Alonzo sits down with preeminent street artists Swoon and Vhils, and Fame festival organizer Angelo Milano to discuss the issue of agency in reclaiming public space in the name of art.
Lowline co-founder Dan Barasch taps into the rich history of New York City's literal and figurative underground DIY culture to lay the groundwork for his vision of what unused underground space might become.
littleBits founder Ayah Bdeir calls for a rebellion against the mental laziness that lets us turn over control of our lives to untested and dubious technologies designed solely to make our day-to-day existences easier.
LittleBits founder Ayah Bdeir calls for a rebellion against the mental laziness that lets us turn over control of our lives to untested and dubious technologies designed solely to make our day-to-day existences easier.
ThinkUp co-founder and tech blogger Anil Dash questions what happens to our civic discourse when our online conversations occur under the terms of service of a small group of privately-owned tech companies whose sense of civic-mindedness is questionable at best? Are we part of the problem by not being part of the solution?
ThinkUp co-founder and tech blogger Anil Dash questions what happens to our civic discourse when our online conversations occur under the terms of service of a small group of privately-owned tech companies whose sense of civic-mindedness is questionable at best? Are we part of the problem by not being part of the solution?
Biological anthropologist Helen Fisher walks us through the biology of love. From the importance of one-night stands to the solidity of marriage, Fisher shreds the common wisdom of what love is and isn't in the 21st century.
Co-founder of Reverb Technologies, Erin McKean catches the PopTech audience up on the evolution of her unique online dictionary, Wordnik, since she first introduced it at PopTech 2008. She unveils the next phase of the Wordnik mission in this lively talk.
Co-founder of Reverb Technologies, Erin McKean catches the PopTech audience up on the evolution of her unique online dictionary, Wordnik, since she first introduced it at PopTech 2008. She unveils the next phase of the Wordnik mission in this lively talk.
Andrew Cotton recounts his journey from wayward beach bum to gainfully employed plumber to one of the world's foremost big wave surfers in this powerful story of the importance of never giving up on your dreams.
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