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The Future of the Web with Sir Tim Berners-Lee
- Hosted by:
- NESTA, the National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts
- Speaker:
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Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the web
Andy Duncan, Chief Executive of Channel 4
Charlie Leadbeater, author of 'We-think: The Power of Mass Creativity'
- Starts:
- July 08, 2008 at 05:00 pm
- Ends:
- July 08, 2008 at 08:00 pm
- Location:
- NESTA, 1 Plough Place, London, EC4A 1DE United Kingdom
- Maps:
Description
We are delighted to invite you to join us for a rare opportunity to hear from Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the web, who was recently voted the most important technology innovator of the last century.
Tim will discuss the exciting new field of web science which he is pioneering at MIT, in partnership with colleagues at Southampton University, which seeks to understand the impact the web is having on our society and economy.
He will then be joined by Andy Duncan the Chief Executive of Channel 4 and Charlie Leadbeater the author of ‘We-think: The Power of Mass Creativity’ for a lively discussion around how governments, business and academia can safeguard the future of the web as an open platform for information exchange and collaboration.
- Registration required:
- Yes
- Free:
- Yes
Additional information
Due to the popularity of this event we will need to use an overflow facility once the main conference room is full
For more information
- Contact person:
- NESTA
- Phone:
- 020 7438 2500
- Website:
- The Future of the Web with Sir Tim Berners-Lee
