Techonomy NYC was an exercise in the cross-fertilization of ideas.
The two-day gathering brought together a diverse group—practitioners of innovation, business leaders open about their challenges, policy experts not afraid to go out on a limb, and rising entrepreneurs—household names and emerging leaders.
Speakers and attendees all grappled with the impact of technology on business and society, both for good and for bad.
Techonomy NYC was an exercise in the cross-fertilization of ideas.
The two-day gathering brought together a diverse group—practitioners of innovation, business leaders open about their challenges, policy experts not afraid to go out on a limb, and rising entrepreneurs—household names and emerging leaders.
Speakers and attendees all grappled with the impact of technology on business and society, both for good and for bad.
We started with a far-ranging discussion with advertising legend Martin Sorrell and ended with a frank conversation with Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes. In between we heard from Microsoft President Brad Smith on responsible tech; Maggie Chan Jones, CEO, Tenshey, Sarah Gerber, co-founder, Zero Gap, and Gina Hadley, co-founder, The Second Shift, on how women are creating a more equitable workplace; Austin McChord, CEO, Datto, David Lee, CEO, MPowerUSA, Amy Nelson, CEO, Venture for America, and author Rich Benjamin on how tech can revive American cities; Christina Sass, founder of Andela, which is training programmers in Africa, and a host of others.
Techonomy NYC took on the biggest issues at the intersection of technology, business, and society: healthcare, the future of food, trade with China, the role of libraries in the digital world, AI, blockchain, climate change, the internet giants.
Session Description: The biggest investor in NYC-area startups on tech in our region and the future of media. The full transcript of the session can be found below, while a PDF copy can also be downloaded here. A Conversation with Eric Hippeau (Transcription by RA Fisher Ink) Kirkpatrick: I’m here to introduce our good friend Dan Costa, who’s the editor-in-chief of PCMag, who will be up here talking to Eric Hippeau, one of the great technology investors of the world and happens to be one of the great tech leaders of New York. Costa: Eric, thanks so much for joining me today. We have fifteen minutes to have a conversation about Facebook, about investing, about data privacy. We have a lot of ground to cover. Eric Hippeau is managing partner at Lerer Hippeau, which is a venture capital firm, invested in literally dozens of some of the most interesting companies that I’ve encountered in the tech space and media space. We first met when you were the CEO of Ziff Davis, where I still work today. Hippeau: And before that I was actually the publisher of PC Magazine back in 1989. Just to age myself a little bit. Costa: Yes, we have a deep history together. We’re going to hit all those topics in fifteen minutes but before we get to those I want to talk about New York City. You’re based in New York City, Ziff Davis is based in New York City, a lot of your investments are in New York City-based tech...
Session Description: The biggest investor in NYC-area startups on tech in our region and the future of media. The full transcript of the session can be found below, while a PDF copy can also be downloaded here. A Conversation with Eric Hippeau (Transcription by RA Fisher Ink) Kirkpatrick: I’m here to introduce our good friend Dan Costa, who’s the editor-in-chief of PCMag, who will be up here talking to Eric Hippeau, one of the great technology investors of the world and happens to be one of the great tech leaders of New York. Costa: Eric, thanks so much for joining me today. We have fifteen minutes to have a conversation about Facebook, about investing, about data privacy. We have a lot of ground to cover. Eric Hippeau is managing partner at Lerer Hippeau, which is a venture capital firm, invested in literally dozens of some of the most interesting companies that I’ve encountered in the tech space and media space. We first met when you were the CEO of Ziff Davis, where I still work today. Hippeau: And before that I was actually the publisher of PC Magazine back in 1989. Just to age myself a little bit. Costa: Yes, we have a deep history together. We’re going to hit all those topics in fifteen minutes but before we get to those I want to talk about New York City. You’re based in New York City, Ziff Davis is based in New York City, a lot of your investments are in New York City-based tech...
Executive Chairman, S4 Capital
Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Techonomy
Executive Vice President for Global Public Affairs, Citi
Founder and CEO, McPherson Strategies
Managing Partner, Lerer Hippeau
Editorial Director, Worth Media Group
CEO, Vimeo
Editorial Director, Worth Media Group
President and Chief Legal Officer, Microsoft
Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Techonomy
Founder + Executive Chairman, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM
CEO, Worth Media Group
Chief Technology Officer, Ericsson
Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Techonomy
CEO and Co-founder, Jana
Chief Technology Officer, Ericsson
CEO and Chairman, Princeton Growth Ventures
Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Techonomy
Dean, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
Journalist & Author
President and CEO, NewYork-Presbyterian
Chief Medical Officer, Philips
Vice President, Business Development, Flatiron Health
Founder, Forward Party
Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Techonomy
Founder and CEO, Tenshey
Co-Founder and CEO, Zero Gap
Author & Social Analyst
Short Talk
President and CEO, New York City Economic Development Corporation
CEO, MPowerUSA
Founder and CEO, Datto
Author & Social Analyst
Short Talk: Zoe Leavitt, Senior Retail and CPG Analyst, CB Insights, followed by presentations and a panel discussion.
Co-Founder and VP of Product, Farmers Business Network
Co-founder and CEO, Grove Labs
CEO and Co-Founder, AeroFarms
Senior Retail and CPG Analyst, CB Insights
Chef and Co-Owner, Le Bernardin
Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Techonomy
Location: Nasdaq MarketSite at 4 Times Square
Active Meditation Teacher, Modern Hypnotist and Wellness Expert, Human Cartography
Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Techonomy
Co-Founder and President, Andela
CEO and President, Novozymes
Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Techonomy
Managing Director, Circle of Blue
Executive Director, Fibrous Dysplasia Foundation
Managing Director, W2O Group
Managing Director, Global Head of Sustainable Investing, BlackRock
Global Director, Social Innovation, Global Community Impact, Johnson & Johnson
CEO, Worth Media Group
Co-Founder and President, OBERLAND
President & CEO, Samsung North America
President + CEO, Consumer Reports
CEO, Worth Media Group
President and CEO, S&P Global
Founder, dB Omnimedia
Chief Algorithms Officer, Stitch Fix
Co-founder and Chairman, Collective[i]
Senior Writer, Wired
Co-Founder & CEO, Postmates
Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Techonomy
Founder & Chief Scientist, Jibo
Global Head of VR/AR Brand Solutions, Unity Technologies
Founder and CEO, Betterment
Stealth Fintech
Chief Epiphany Officer, Shift Thinking
Founder and CEO, Women’s Coin Foundation
Executive Director, ID2020
Founder/Managing Partner, FuturePerfect Ventures
Associate Features Editor, PCMag
President and Founder, Center for AI and Digital Policy
Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Techonomy
Co-Founder, Economic Security Project
Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Techonomy
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