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AO On May 21st and 22nd, the Innovation Journalism conference at Stanford is bringing the driving forces of journalism and innovation together. For the AlwaysOn members and bloggers, it’s going to be a great time to network and interact with innovation and journalism bigshots.

The conference will also host a visit by the World Economic Forum (WEF), which will present its new Global Agenda Council on the Future of Media, supporting the media and entertainment industry partnership with the WEF.

David Nordfors, conference chair and Senior Research Scholar at Stanford University’s Center for Innovations in Learning, will be a member of the council, which is being inaugurated in Dubai this November.

One of the program highlights is keynote speaker Tony Perkins, AlwaysOn’s founder and CEO. A champion of innovative journalism business models, he will talk about how the news industry can succeed in the innovation economy. Also on the conference agenda are Steve Jurvetson, Managing Director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Michele Petochi, World Economic Forum, and Michael Kanellos, Editor-at-Large, CNET News.com.

                     
    David Nordfors              Tony Perkins                 Steve Jurvetson             Michael Kenellos

Apart from bringing together big names from journalism, the conference promises to gather influential business leaders and stakeholders who serve an important role in innovation ecosystems.


This year’s prominent figure is Zafar Siddiqi (pictured at right), Chairman of CNBC Arabiya and CNBC Africa and President of CNBC Pakistan. He will talk about innovation, intellectual freedom, and the Internet’s role in global media organizations.

The two-day program provides an excellent opportunity to network with influential figures from the fields of journalism, technology, and business. AlwaysOn bloggers and members can register here to attend this unique multicultural event. The program is comprised on two days, with excellent opportunity to network with influential figures from fields of journalism, technology, and business. AlwaysOn bloggers and members are most invited at the conference to get them registered at this Stanford event.

The conference is attracting high-level news media pros from Sweden, Finland, Pakistan, Slovenia, Germany, Estonia, Mexico, Spain, and other countries, as well as many people from Silicon Valley. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how innovation in journalism is affecting your business at home and the world abroad.

The conference program is available at http://ij5.innovationjournalism.org, together with speaker bios and presentation summaries.
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