This list celebrates changemakers creating meaningful impact through leadership, innovation, fresh perspectives, transformative mindsets, and lessons that resonate far beyond the workplace.
David Bray
Executive Director
People Centered Internet
Dr. Linton Wells II
Executive Advisor
George Mason Community Resilience Laboratory
Steven G. Huter
Director for the Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC)
University of Oregon
Marci Harris
Co-Founder and CEO
POPVOX
Melvin Cordova
Owner
Zeus Direct
Marci Harris
Co-Founder and CEO
POPVOX
Jay Williams
Co-Founder & CTO
Capstan Platform Inc.
Radia Perlman
Internet Pioneer
Doc Searls
Editor in Chief
Linux Journal
Tobin Richardson
President and CEO
Zigbee Alliance
R "Ray" Wang
Principal Analyst and Founder
Constellation Research
Aron Dutta
Founder, Chairman & CEO
VAPHR, Inc.
Matt Rantanen
Director of Technology
Tribal Chairmen's Association
Jane Coffin
Director, Development Strategy
Internet Society
Miguel A. Gamiño Jr.
EVP, Head of Global Cities
Mastercard
Dr. Annie Sobel
Professor, Executive for Critical Infrastructure Protection and Health Security
Texas Tech University
David Bray
Executive Director
People Centered Internet
Alex Gladstein
Chief Strategy Officer
Human Rights Foundation
Naveen Radjev
CMO
Wipro
Doreen Bogdan-Martin
Director - Elect
International Telcommunication Union, Telecommunication Development Bureau
Toomas Hendrik Ilves
Former President
Estonia
Tricia Wang
Co-Founder
Sudden Compass
Parry Aftab, Esq.
Founder
Digital Living Labs
Jeanne Sheahan
Privacy Attorney | Consultant | Speaker
Don Codling
Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Privacy Officer
Double Check Solutions
Toomas Hendrik Ilves
Former President
Estonia
Corina LJ DuBois
Strategic Communications Director
People-Centered Internet
David M Perlman, Ph.D.
Research Operations
Twitter
Marc Rogers
VP of Cybersecurity
Okta
Marc Rogers
VP of Cybersecurity
Okta
Brandie Nonnecke
Research & Development
CITRIS & Tech For Good
Vint Cerf
Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist
Google
Sir Tim Berners-Lee
Inventor of the World Wide Web
Wendy Hall
Regius Professor of Computer Science, Pro Vice-Chancellor
University of Southampton
Public blockchain consensus algorithms – the most famous of which is Bitcoin’s “Proof of Work” – literally create order out of chaos. They produce an agreed ordering of potentially contentious entries made in real-time on a shared ledger, in a special case where we choose to have no administrator to rule on the sequence in which entries are received, creating an official account of all transactions (and that's actually all the Bitcoin blockchain does).
We had the opportunity to attend Amazon AWS reinvent user conference, held from November 26th till 30th 2018, across Las Vegas. With over 50k attendees, reinvent has become the yearly come and get together of the IT industry, a unique position that AWS first achieved in 2017 and has more than well defended in 2018.
Reflecting on Our Digital Future – Insights from Mei Lin Fung | DisrupTV Ep. 131
In this episode of DisrupTV, hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar sit down with Mei Lin Fung, Co-Founder of the People-Centered Internet, to discuss the #OurDigitalFuture initiative and review the digital developments of 2018.
Guest Insights
Mei Lin Fung – Co-Founder, People-Centered Internet
On December 10, 2018, Constellation Research hosted a historic event with key Internet pioneers, the People-Centered Internet coalition, as well as the next generation of positive change agents. Titled “Our People-Centered Digital Future,” the event recognizes that 50% of the world is now connected to the Internet. This inflection point marks an important moment for examining the “unfinished work” of the Internet and discussing the community norms, human rights and social contracts required in this exponential digital era.
We had the opportunity to attend Ultimate Software's yearly analyst summit, held November 13th and 14th 2018 at the vendor's headquarters in Weston, Florida. Good attendance from the key influencers and a great evening program with a cooking demonstration.
What's in a name? That which we call Notes
by any other company name would smell as sweet;
So Notes would, were it not IBM call'd,
Retain that dear perfection which it owes
Without that title.
We had the opportunity to attend Kronos' yearly user conference, Kronos Works, held from November 4th till 7th 2018 in Las Vegas at the Aria Resort. Attendance was similar like the year before with 3k+, usual influencer presence.
Transforming Customer Relationships: Insights on CRM, CX & Digital Innovation | DisrupTV Ep. 130
In this episode of DisrupTV, hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar engage with CRM thought leaders Brent Leary, Esteban Kolsky, Jesús Hoyos, and Paul Greenberg to explore the future of Customer Relationship Management (CRM), customer experience (CX), and digital transformation.
The Future Of The Internet And Human Rights In A Digital Age
In an era where some believe privacy is dead and that human rights will be taken over by dystopian AI, the pioneers of the internet are convening on the 70th international human rights day to talk about the future of the internet and human rights in a digital age.