Early Bird Special
(before January 2)
$195
Pre-Registration
(before January 23)
$325
Registration $395
Stanford Students & Staff $10

Stanford's MediaX and Accel Partners have organized this 15th Symposium to explore and highlight the impact of 2008's dramatic events on the world of digital media and technology. This Symposium brings together the Stanford research community, high-technology business leaders, and entrepreneurs who are collectively driving developments in this rapidly changing arena.

OVERVIEW

The Delta Conference: The Impact of 2008's Dramatic Events
on the World of Digital Media and Technology

February 25th, 2009 — Arrillaga Alumni Center at Stanford University

Keynotes:

  • John Donahoe, CEO, eBay Inc.
  • Sir Martin Sorrell, Chairman and CEO, WPP

Speakers:

  • Jeremy Allaire, CEO and Founder, Brightcove, Inc.
  • Adam Bain, President of Audience Network, Fox
  • Jim Bankoff, CEO, SB Nation
  • Matthew Barzun, National Finance Team for Barack Obama and Former Chief Strategy Officer, CNET Networks, Inc.
  • John Battelle, Chairman and CEO, Federated Media
  • Rob Bearden, President, Springsource, Former President, JBoss
  • Dave Berman, President of Worldwide Sales and Service, WebEx
  • Jonathan Bryce, Founder, Mosso
  • Tim Cadogan, CEO, OpenX
  • Duke Chung, CEO, Parature, Inc.
  • Scott Dietzen, SVP of Communications and Products, Yahoo!
  • Curt Hecht, President, VivaKi Nerve Center
  • Chris Hughes, Facebook, and Architect of Obama's Digital Campaign Strategies
  • Scott Moore, General Manager and US Executive Producer, MSN
  • Bob Muglia, President Server and Tools Business (STB), Microsoft Corp.
  • John Newton, CTO and Chairman, Alfresco
  • Mike Olson, CEO, Cloudera
  • Raghu Ramakrishnan, Chief Scientist for Audience and Research Fellow at Yahoo! Research
  • Mark Read, Strategy Director, WPP
  • Jack Rotolo, EVP, North American Sales, Glam Media, Inc.
  • Mike Schroepfer, VP Engineering, Facebook
  • Quincy Smith, President, CBS Interactive
  • David Thompson, CEO Genius Inc., Former CMO Webex
  • Jayshree Ullal, President and CEO, Arista Networks, Former SVP Datacenter, Switching, and Security Group, Cisco Systems
  • Zack Urlocker, VP of Products, Sun Microsystems
  • Maynard Webb, CEO, LiveOps, Former COO, eBay, Inc.
  • Jeff Weiner, COO, Linked In, EIR Accel Partners and Greylock
  • Dr. Rich Wolski, Professor of Computer Science, University of California, Santa Barbara and CTO, Eucalyptus Systems Inc.

Topics to Include:

  • The Obama Administration Impact on Innovation Sectors
  • Digital Media Advertiser & Technology Priorities in a Downsizing World
  • From Dinosaurs to Mammals: How Budget Lockdowns are Accelerating Shifts to Open Source, Cloud Computing, and SaaS
  • What Becomes of the Consumer?
  • Will Cleantech Adoption be Hurt by Recession or Helped by Government Stimulus?