Vint Cerf (USA, Google) is a true pioneer from back when the Internet was a strategic brainchild of the US Defense.

30 years ago Vint was instrumental in designing the basic architecture of the Internet: The TCP/IP-protocols. Since then he has been lecturing on computer science while leading development of networked communications that we today take for granted.

Presently this “Father of The Internet” serves as vice president & Chief Internet Evangelist at Google and continues to advance the technological foundation of media. One thing that Vint Cerf is passionately advocating is the adoption of IPv6, the next-generation Internet Protocol that will support our ever increasing online needs.

New Media Days is pleased to have Vint Cerf as our keynote in 2009 sharing his understanding of the future of media technology.

Genevieve Bell (AUS, Intel) conducts her work on the front line of innovation.

Holding a doctorate degree in anthropology she studies how media is used and perceived among individuals across the globe before turning the research into action as director of Intel’s User Experience Group: A diversified R&D team focusing on consumer-centric product innovation in Intel’s consumer electronics business.

Furthermore Genevieve Bell carries the honorary title of Intel Fellow for her technical leadership and outstanding contributions to the company and the industry.

Judging from the amount of ideas and perspectives that Genevieve has suggested for her talk, we’re in for a roller-coaster session of insights into the secrets of the media consumer.

Rob Spence (CAN, Eyeborg) adds another dimension to the term ‘personal media’.

Himself a one-eyed filmmaker and his friend an unemployed engineer, they decided to turn two misfortunes into an advantage with the aid of technology: Embedding a video camera and a transmitter in Rob Spence’s prosthetic eye and make media history.

Not only is the camera perspective in Spence’s recordings unique, but the Eyeborg Project also significantly widens the perspectives on human-technology interaction. Sensation and curiosity aside, the project is most likely a sign of times to come, when our bodies can be technologically augmented in seamless and beneficial ways so far only described in science fiction.

Hang tight for more speakers to be announced right here!

Videos:

Vint Cerf about the future of the Internet

Genevieve Bell at Web 2.o Expo, NY

Rob Spence on the Today Show

PANEL: Peter Hirshberg (US), Technorati //Perry Solomon (US), Fast //Mikal Rohde (N), Sesam
MODERATOR: Nikolaj Nyholm (DK), Managing Director, Polar Rose

Text search as popularized by first Altavista and since Google is – while no small challenge itself – quickly becoming acommodity. Hear three different players in the search business comment on and discuss what they think is the next big thing in search. All the panel participants have held their own sessions where they presented their views on the business. This is your chance to hear them altogether.

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The Rise of the Audience
Debate: Hirshberg vs. Keen

PANEL: Peter Hirshberg (US), Technorati //Perry Solomon (US), Fast //Mikal Rohde (N), Sesam
MODERATOR: Nikolaj Nyholm (DK), Managing Director, Polar Rose

Text search as popularized by first Altavista and since Google is – while no small challenge itself – quickly becoming acommodity. Hear three different players in the search business comment on and discuss what they think is the next big thing in search. All the panel participants have held their own sessions where they presented their views on the business. This is your chance to hear them altogether.

Related session:
The Search Story, Chapter Two: “The Media Empire Strikes Back”

A dramatic change has occurred in the world of search. What was once the domain of a few vendors – Google, Yahoo!, and MSN – is quickly becoming the powerhouse of innovation for businesses at large.

SPEAKER: Perry Solomon (US), VP, Business Development & GM, Media Solutions, FAST
MODERATOR: Nikolaj Nyholm (DK), Managing Director, Polar Rose

If chapter one of the search story was about Google – the hub in the Web 1.0 network – chapter two is about the many businesses that will become the new hubs in the post Web 2.0 world. The poster child of chapter two is the modern media company that has begun to use – and needs – search as a business platform. Search helps to engage more effectively with readers and advertisers, to build strong communities and to showcase content in a multi-platform world.
During this presentation we’ll take a closer look at emerging online media models, search opportunities for local media companies, leveraging multimedia content and new media monetization models.

Related session:
Search – What’s Next?

How does advertising adapt to evolving technologies and the empowerment of the consumer?

SPEAKER: Luca S. Paderni (I), Head of Industry Marketing, Google
MODERATOR: Martin Krasnik (DK), journalist, Weekend Avisen

Rapidly evolving technology, intense competition, and market volatility are just some of the strategic challenges advertising on the internet is facing. However, with these challenges also come great opportunities.
In this session Luca S. Paderni will discuss how advertising should adapt to evolving technologies, and how we can learn from the past to improve the future. He will also take a look at consumer empowerment on the internet and the marketing implications and opportunities arising from this empowerment.