EmTech MIT View Full Schedule: emtechmit2012.sched.org

October 24 • Wednesday


  8:00AM –  9:00AM L Breakfast & Registration WinterGarden (6th Floor)
  9:00AM – 10:30AM E EmTech Prism: Reigniting Innovation MIT Media Lab (6th Floor Event Space)
Speakers: Rodney Brooks, David Keith, Helmuth Ludwig
 10:15AM –  1:45PM L 2012 TR35: Meet in WinterGarden for Closed Networking Event WinterGarden (6th Floor)
 10:30AM – 11:00AM L Break and Networking WinterGarden (6th Floor)
 11:00AM – 11:30AM P Qualcomm on Ensuring Optimal User Experience MIT Media Lab (6th Floor Event Space)
Speakers: Matt Grob
 11:35AM – 12:30PM E Emerging Prism: The Personal Implications of Big Data Main Stage
Speakers: Eytan Bakshy, Andrew Fiore, Shane Green, Duncan Watts
 12:30PM –  2:00PM L Lunch and Networking WinterGarden (6th Floor)
  2:00PM –  3:30PM E EmTech Prism: Powering our Future Main Stage
Speakers: Nathan Myhrvold, Christopher Norris, William Banholzer
  3:15PM –  3:30PM P EmTech PreView: Next Generation Communications Main Stage
Speakers: Matthew Desch
  3:30PM –  3:45PM S Risk in the Vortex of Innovation MIT Media Lab (6th Floor Event Space)
Speakers: Joseph Coray
  3:45PM –  4:00PM M Meet the 2012 TR35 MIT Media Lab (6th Floor Event Space)
  4:00PM –  4:30PM L Networking Break MIT Media Lab (6th Floor Event Space)
  4:30PM –  4:45PM M Meet the 2012 TR35 MIT Media Lab (6th Floor Event Space)
  4:45PM –  5:45PM S Emerging Technology in Entertainment MIT Media Lab (6th Floor Event Space)
Speakers: Charles Dages
  6:00PM –  7:30PM L Technology Review Reception WinterGarden (6th Floor)

October 25 • Thursday

  8:00AM –  9:00AM Breakfast and Registration WinterGarden (6th Floor)
  9:00AM –  9:30AM S Opening Remarks and Investing in Ideas MIT Media Lab (6th Floor Event Space)
Speakers: Joi Ito
  9:30AM – 10:00AM E EmTech Prism: Healthcare is Getting Personal MIT Media Lab (6th Floor Event Space)
Speakers: David Icke, Tony Stubblebine
 10:00AM – 10:30AM EmTech Address: The Making of Man MIT Media Lab (6th Floor Event Space)
 10:30AM – 11:00AM E EmTech Prism: Beyond Gene Sequencing MIT Media Lab (6th Floor Event Space)
Speakers: Alexis Borisy, Dr. Heidi Rehm
 11:00AM – 11:15AM L Networking Break WinterGarden (6th Floor)
 11:15AM – 11:45AM S Emerging Technology in Politics Main Stage
Speakers: Lawrence Lessig
 11:45AM – 12:00PM France as an Incubator of Innovation MIT Media Lab (6th Floor Event Space)
Speakers: Fleur Pellerin
 12:00PM – 12:15PM M Meet the 2012 TR35 Main Stage
 12:15PM –  1:30PM L Lunch and Networking WinterGarden (6th Floor)
  1:30PM –  1:45PM M Meet the 2012 TR35 MIT Media Lab (6th Floor Event Space)
  1:45PM –  2:00PM S Creating a Culture of Innovation Main Stage
Speakers: Mandar Apte
  2:00PM –  2:15PM S EmTech Preview: Redefining Networking MIT Media Lab (6th Floor Event Space)
Speakers: Steve Herrod
  2:15PM –  3:45PM E EmTech Prism: Education and Learning MIT Media Lab (6th Floor Event Space)
Speakers: Anant Agarwal, Dr. Idit Harel Caperton, Nicholas Negroponte, Brian Waniewski
  3:45PM –  4:15PM L Networking Break WinterGarden (6th Floor)
  4:15PM –  4:45PM S IT Innovation on a Global Scale Main Stage
Speakers: Sophie Vandebroek
  4:45PM –  5:00PM M Meet the 2012 TR35 MIT Media Lab (6th Floor Event Space)
  5:00PM –  7:30PM M TR35 Awards Ceremony and Reception WinterGarden (6th Floor)

October 26 • Friday

  8:00AM –  9:00AM L Breakfast and Registration MIT Media Lab (6th Floor Event Space)
  9:00AM – 10:30AM O The Innovation Imperative: A Workshop on Entrepreneurship with Ken Morse (Advance registration required) Lecture Hall
Speakers: Ken Morse
 10:30AM – 12:00AM S Tour Options (Advance registration required) MIT Media Lab (6th Floor Event Space)