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24,000people attend

109Countries

It’s been called “the best technology conference on the planet”. But we just think it‘s different. And that difference works for our attendees, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to the most exciting startups in the world. Our speakers may be world class, but our networking is “simply legendary”

WHY DON’T YOU WANT TO INVENT SOMETHING!!?

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19 YEAR OLD VC

PADDY COSGRAVE

EUROPE IS A SLACKER WITH LOW EXPECTATIONS AND A BAD WORK ETHIC… LONDON IS OK

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PETER THIEL - VC

WE HOPE TO TOUCH EVERY SINGLE PERSON ON THE PLANET

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ADAM BAIN OF TWITTER

COMMUNITY IS ONE OF THE NEW MOST IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF A COMPANY. THERE USED TO BE THIS ATTITUDE OF MAKING SOMETHING IN STEALTH. THAT DAY AND AGE IS OVER AND WE’RE IN THIS NEW ERA OF COMMUNITY FOCUS

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BRENDAN IRIBE, OCULUS 

ALL IT WOULD TAKE WOULD BE ONE PERSON GETTING EBOLA FROM A TEN POUND NOTE FOR PEOPLE TO RUSH TO DITCH PHYSICAL MONEY

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GAVIN ANDRESEN  - BITCOIN

BANKING IS NECESSARY, BANKS ARE NOT  

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BILL GATES

JC

THERE’S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE IDEA THAT ONLY PEOPLE OVER A CERTAIN AGE ARE WORTH LISTENING TO

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ADORA SVITAK

IMAGERY IS NOW THE MOST SPOKEN LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD

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JONANTHAN KLEIN - GETTY IMAGES

WE WANTED FLYING CARS, INSTEAD WE GOT 140 CHARACTERS

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ELON MUSK - SPACEX

PEOPLE DON'T LIKE BEING KILLED BY ROBOTS THEY WOULD PREFER TO BE KILLED BY DRUNKS 

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BRAD TEMPLETON

$800ma year in the

US

40% drinking

80% attention

What car do I need today?

Milton keynes

WHAT CAREER IS NOT GOING TO BE IMPACTED MY TECH? COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION IS NOT ON THE RISE, IT'S RECOVERING FROM 10YRS OF DECLINE

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HADI PARVOTI OF CODE.ORG

WE ARE ONLY DIMLY AWARE OF WHAT’S GOING ON ONLINE, AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACT ON OUR SAFETY

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ROBERT MUGGAH

NOT FOR PROFIT IS A BULLSHIT TERM

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ADAM GARONE - MOVEMBER

THE GLOBAL DIGITAL MOVEMENT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING NOW. THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE ONLINE IN NIGERIA THAN IN THE UK… WHATSAPP REACHED 419MILLION USERS IN SAME TIME IT TOOK SKYPE TO GET TO 52 MILLION

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SAUL KLEIN

WE’RE SEEING THE MOVE AWAY FROM GOOGLE, AND WE’RE SEEING THE DEATH OF THE HOMEPAGE

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IAIN WHITE OF SAILTHRU

IT’S IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN A GREAT INSTINCT AND A GREAT IDEA

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MARK PINCUS - ZYNGA

WHAT’S NOT CHANGING - IT’S STILL ABOUT CONTENT, NARRATIVES, AND QUALITY STORYTELLING - THAT WILL NEVER CHANGE

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JIMMY MAYHANN - HOFFPO

YOU COULD BE THERE

NEXT YEAR!