Greetings:

Hiroshi Inomata, Japanese Consul General in San Francisco

Keynote:

Robert Scoble, Technology Evangelist and Managing Director of Rackspace

Starting From Scratch: How a Rebuilt City Could Lead the World in Technology Integration

Robert will address this question from the perspective of someone who has traveled the world in search of the latest, greatest, and most impactful technologies. He will share some of his vision of what a “greenfield” city or town should look like by introducing us to a few of the most exciting technologies he sees coming over the horizon, discussing their likely impact on society, and exploring how they should (or should not) fit into the model 21st century community.

Introduced by Scott Ellman, CEO of USAsia Venture Partners

Panel:

Turning Crisis into Opportunity - What Silicon Valley Can Do To Help Rebuild Japan

·      Lukas Biewald, Founder and Chairman of CrowdFlower

·      Marianna Grossman, Executive Director, Sustainable Silicon Valley

·      James Miller, Senior Attorney Advisor at FCC / Adjunct Professor of Law at American University Washington College of Law

·      Moderator: Richard B. Dasher, PhD, Director, US-Asia Technology Management Center, Stanford University

Keynote:

Kamran Elahian, Global Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Venture Capitalist

The Use of Technology in Crisis Situations

Besides having co-founded numerous successful technology companies, Kamran Elahian has founded three non-profit organizations that use IT to connect people across borders and improve the quality of life for people around the globe, especially in developing nations where billions face chronic challenges in everyday life. In his keynote, Kamran will discuss how the same technologies his organizations use to address chronic challenges can also be applied in the aftermath of acute crises like those in Japan, and can even be deployed in advance of disasters to mitigate the consequences.