Techonomy Media Inc. is an American conference and media company founded in 2011 and headquartered in New York, NY. Techonomy organizes the annual invitation-only thought leadership Techonomy conference, which focuses on how the accelerating advancement of technology is transforming business and can help address the world's pressing needs. It is led by David Kirkpatrick, a former technology editor of

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. Business and tech executives such as

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, and Ray Kurzweil and

Eric Schmidt Eric Emerson Schmidt (born April 27, 1955) is an American businessman and software engineer known for being the CEO of Google from 2001 to 2011, executive chairman of Google from 2011 to 2015, executive chairman of Alphabet Inc. from 2015 to 20 ...

Google Google LLC () is an American multinational technology company focusing on search engine technology, online advertising, cloud computing, computer software, quantum computing, e-commerce, artificial intelligence, and consumer electronics. ...

have all participated. Its current advisory board consists of Marc Benioff of Salesforce.com, Jack Dorsey of

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and Square,

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, and Padmasree Warrior of

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, among others.

Background

Techonomy's name combines "technology" and "economy" to suggest that technology is entwined with society. The company's events and media generally argue that tech, if applied productively, can result in tremendous social progress. The company's programs discuss how businesses in almost every industry are faced with the choice of adapting to take advantage of technology or being rendered extinct as the pace of change quickens. The first Techonomy conference, in 2010, was organized by a partnership that included Kirkpatrick along with former Fortune editors Peter Petre and Brent Schlender, as well as Michael Christman and Carrie Van Heyst. Techonomy Media was created in early 2011 to continue the annual conference and develop editorial content, including video journalism. Simone Ross, former program director for Fortune's conference division, served as program director for the initial Techonomy conference in 2010, and co-founded Techonomy Media as COO and Chief Program Officer for the company. Michael Federle also was a co-founder of the company. Forbes Media, which includes

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and Forbes.com, became a minority investor in the company in July 2011.

Events

Techonomy Flagship Conferences

* 2010:

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in Truckee, California * 2011: Tucson,

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** Revolutions in Progress — The growing mismatch between the desires and capabilities of technology-empowered individuals and the habits and practices of the institutions, corporations and governments that serve them. * 2012: Tucson, Arizona ** Insurgency and Opportunity: Companies, Countries, and Communities * 2013: Tucson, Arizona ** The Business of Revolution * 2014:

Half Moon Bay, California Half Moon Bay is a coastal city in San Mateo County, California, United States, approximately south of San Francisco. Its population was 11,795 as of the 2020 census. Immediately at the north of Half Moon Bay is Pillar Point Harbor and the un ...

Techonomy Detroit

* 2012:

Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at th ...

:Participants: Angela Benton,

Steve Case Stephen McConnell Case (born August 21, 1958) is an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist best known as the former chief executive officer and chairman of America Online (AOL). Case joined AOL's predecessor company, Quantum Computer ...

, Jack Dorsey,

Timothy C. Draper Timothy Cook Draper (born June 11, 1958) is an American venture capital investor, and founder of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ),

Justin Fox Justin Fox (born January 28, 1964) is an American financial journalist, commentator, and writer born in Morristown, New Jersey. He is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist and former editorial director of the Harvard Business Review GroupDan Gilbert,

Bruce J. Katz Bruce J. Katz (born June 21, 1959, Brooklyn, New York, United States) is an urban policy expert and author. He is currently the Director of the Nowak Metro Finance Lab at Drexel University, having formerly served as the inaugural Centennial S ...

, David Kirkpatrick,

Vivek Kundra Vivek Kundra (born October 9, 1974) is a former American administrator who served as the first chief information officer of the United States from March, 2009 to August, 2011 under President Barack Obama. He is currently the chief operating offi ...

Josh Linkner Joshua M. "Josh" Linkner (born July 28, 1970) is an American entrepreneur and author. He founded several companies including ePrize, an interactive promotion agency, where he was CEO and chairman. Writing for ''The Wall Street Journal'', Gwendol ...

Carlo Ratti Carlo Ratti (born 1971 in Turin, Italy) is an Italian architect, engineer, inventor, educator and activist. He is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he directs the MIT Senseable City Lab, a research group that explo ...

Michael Teitelbaum Michael S. Teitelbaum (born January 21, 1944) is a demographer and the former Vice President of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in New York City. He is Senior Research Associate at the Labor and Worklife Program, Harvard Law School. He publishes ...

* 2013: Detroit ** Competitiveness, Jobs, and the Urban Future in an Age of Technology — The national challenge of inadequate and inequitable education. :Participants:

Jocelyn Benson Jocelyn Benson (born October 22, 1977) is an American activist, politician, and former academic administrator. She is the 43rd Secretary of State of Michigan. Benson is a former dean of Wayne State University Law School, a co-founder of the Mili ...

, Rodney Brooks,

Jean Case Jean Case (previously Villanueva and Wackes, born 1959) is an American businesswoman, author, and philanthropist who is chair of the board of National Geographic, CEO of Case Impact Network, and CEO of the Case Foundation. She is married to AOL co ...

Emily Chang Emily Chang may refer to: * Emily Chang (actress) (born 1980), American actress * Emily Chang (journalist) Emily Hsiu-Ching Chang (; born August 11, 1980) is an American journalist, executive producer, and author. Chang was the anchor and execut ...

, John Wm. Covington, Jack Dorsey, Keith Ferrazzi, Dan Gilbert,

, David Kirkpatrick,

Edward Luce Edward Geoffrey Luce (born 1 June 1968) is an English journalist and the ''Financial Times'' chief US commentator and columnist based in Washington, D.C. Early life and education Luce is the son of Rose Helen (née Nicholson) and Richard Luc ...

, Larry Morrissey, Marlin Page, Hector Ruiz,

Rick Snyder Richard Dale Snyder (born August 19, 1958) is an American business executive, venture capitalist, attorney, accountant, and politician who served as the 48th governor of Michigan from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Snyder previ ...

M. Roy Wilson M. Roy Wilson M.D., M.S. (born November 28, 1953) is the President of the Wayne State University. Education Wilson was born in Yokohama, Japan. He completed his undergraduate degree at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania in 1976. Soon af ...

* 2014: Detroit :Participants:

Susan P. Crawford Susan P. Crawford (born February 27, 1963) is the John A. Reilly Clinical Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. She served as President Barack Obama's Special Assistant for Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy (2009) and is a columnist f ...

Dickson Despommier Dickson D. Despommier (June 5, 1940) is an emeritus professor of microbiology and Public Health at Columbia University. From 1971 to 2009, he conducted research on intracellular parasitism and taught courses on parasitic diseases, medical ecology ...

, Jack Dorsey,

Andrew Keen Andrew Keen (born c. 1960Saracevic, Alan T. (15 October 2006)Debate 2.0 / Weighing the merits of the new Webocracy.''San Francisco Chronicle'' ("Age: 46")) is a British-American entrepreneur and author. He is particularly known for his view tha ...

, David Kirkpatrick,

Arun Sundararajan Arun Sundararajan (Tamil language, Tamil: அருண் சுந்தர்ராஜன்) (born in the United Kingdom) is the NEC Faculty Fellow, Professor of Technology, Operations, and Statistics and a Doctoral Coordinator at the St ...

Philip D. Zelikow Philip David Zelikow (; born September 21, 1954) is an American diplomat, academic and author. He has worked as the executive director of the 9/11 Commission, director of the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia, and Coun ...

Techonomy Lab

* 2013: Menlo Park

Techonomy Campus

* 2013:

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

Techonomy Bio

* 2015:

Mountain View, California Mountain View is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. Named for its views of the Santa Cruz Mountains, it has a population of 82,376. Mountain View was integral to the early history and growth of Silicon Valley, and is the ...

:Participants: Marc Benioff, Walter De Brouwer, Drew Endy,

Juan Enríquez Juan Enríquez Cabot (born 1959) is a Mexican-American academic, businessman, author, and speaker. He is currently the managing director of Excel Venture Management. Biography Enríquez is the son of Antonio Enríquez Savignac and Marjorie Ca ...

, David Kirkpatrick, Terry Sejnowski

Techonomy Policy

* 2015:

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:Participants: Cory Booker, Julie Brill,

, Vint Cerf,

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Michael R. Cote Michael Richard Côté (born June 19, 1949) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, serving as the bishop of the Diocese of Norwich in Connecticut and parts of New York since 2003. He previously served as auxiliary bishop of the ...

, Victoria Espinel, Deb Fischer,

Brian Forde Brian Michael Forde (born November 1, 1963) is a Canadian former American football linebacker. He played for the New Orleans Saints from 1988 to 1991, the BC Lions from 1994 to 1995 and for the Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes (Canadi ...

Shane Harris Shane Harris is an American journalist and author. He is a senior national security writer at the ''Washington Post''. He specializes in coverage of America's intelligence agencies. He is author of the books '' The Watchers: The Rise of Americ ...

, David Kirkpatrick, Jinyoung Lee Englund, Peter L. Levin,

Craig Mundie Craig James Mundie (born July 1, 1949 in Cleveland, Ohio) is Senior Advisor to the CEO at Microsoft and its former Chief Research and Strategy Officer. Biography He started in the consumer platforms division in 1992, managing the production of Wi ...

, Nuala O'Connor,

Michael O'Rielly Michael O'Rielly is a former commissioner of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), an independent agency of the United States government. He was nominated by President Barack Obama in August 2013 and was confirmed on October 29, 201 ...

, David O'Sullivan, Sean Parker,

Andrew Rasiej Andrew is the English form of a given name common in many countries. In the 1990s, it was among the top ten most popular names given to boys in English-speaking countries. "Andrew" is frequently shortened to "Andy" or "Drew". The word is derived ...

, Jessica Rosenworcel,

Miriam Sapiro Miriam Elizabeth Sapiro (born 1960) served as the Deputy Trade Representative under Ron Kirk and became the acting Trade Representative on May 23, 2013. A former senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, Sapiro served as well in the State Depa ...

Website Content

Techonomy also publishes articles and content on its website.

References

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