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Technology Review's Emerging Technologies Conference to Showcase Game-Changing Technologies, Innovators and Emerging Industries

Posted on: Tuesday, 7 August 2007, 09:16 CDT

From alternative energy to metagenomics, nanoelectronics and more, Technology Review's Emerging Technologies Conference will explore "game-changing" innovations and their potential to influence everyday life. Held September 25-27 at MIT, the conference gathers leaders from a broad spectrum of fields to discuss the latest technologies with the power to transform industries and create new markets.

The conference kicks off with a "Game Changers" keynote panel featuring the masterminds behind some of today's most intriguing and influential Internet technologies:

Suranga Chandratillake, Cofounder and CTO, Blinkx;

Tariq Krim, Founder, Netvibes; and

Kevin Rose, Founder and Chief Architect, Digg.

Panel moderator Jason Pontin, editor in chief and publisher of Technology Review, noted, "Each of these founders has delivered innovative Internet services that enable people to engage with new media in highly personalized, even groundbreaking ways."

The 2007 Emerging Technologies Conference also features keynotes from well-known game changers such as Charles Simonyi, space tourist and co-founder of Intentional Software, and Gilberto Gil, Brazil's Minister of Culture, Grammy award-winning musician and leading voice on digital rights issues.

The 2007 Emerging Technologies Conference will also explore game-changing innovations in other areas including peer-to-peer networking, metagenomics and virtual worlds, as well as the impact of women working in technological fields. In addition, the conference showcases the annual TR35, a unique group of men and women under the age of 35 who have developed technologies that will have a profound effect on the world. For additional information about Technology Review's 2007 Emerging Technologies Conference, please visit: http://www.technologyreview.com/events/tretc/index.aspx.

Sponsors of Technology Review's 2007 Emerging Technologies Conference include ICEX --Trade Commission of Spain, IDA Ireland, The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Michigan Economic Development Corporation, nTAG Interactive, and PlanetTran. For more information about sponsorship benefits and opportunities, please contact sponsorship@technologyreview.com.

About Technology Review, Inc.

Technology Review, Inc., an independent media company owned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is the authority on the future of technology, identifying emerging technologies and analyzing their impact for leaders. Technology Review's media properties include Technology Review magazine, the oldest technology magazine in the world (founded in 1899); the daily news website TechnologyReview.com; and events such as the annual Emerging Technologies Conference at MIT.

Source: Business Wire

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