David Nordfors
“…we are entering an economy of relationships where we need trust and authentic relationships.” Jerry Michalski, Founder, Relationship Economy eXpedition (REX) Founder of REX (Relationship Economy eXpedition) Consumer mass market capitalism is not working 2008 financial crisis Resource limits The next system is an economy of relationships Need for trust and authentic relationships Sharing economy is … Read more i4j Menlo Park: Jerry Michalski
Read More“How can we make sure people, that we actually know what people know and how can we make sure that people keep on learning things over the course of their career in the labor market.” Sven Otto Littorin, Former President European Council of Ministers, former Swedish Employment Minister, co-founder of I4J Summit Validation and Accreditation are … Read more i4j Menlo Park: Sven Otto Littorin
Read More“You have a unique culture where students, mentors, and thought leaders working at companies and other organizations come together and they’re really communal about it, they collaborate together.” Gene Lim, CEO of the May12 social Marketing agency Challenges faced by entrepreneurs Mentorship Peer to peer network Access Collaborative Opportunities What makes an entrepreneurs Aspiration to … Read more i4j Menlo Park: Gene Lim
Read More“Our (sitra) role, mission by the (Finnish) Parliament is to challenge the government…be a change agent in the country.” Mikko Kosonen, President of Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund PresidentofSitra Sitra is an organization that operates under the Finnish parliament but is separate from the government Sitra is in charge of its own endowment capital Sitra … Read more i4j Menlo Park: Mikko Kosonen
Read More“What I’m talking about is…the discouraging of people who have talent, who have industry, who can create wealth, who can create jobs from coming here.” Richard Allan Horning, Attorney at ReedSmith specializing in Technology and Internet law America has been and is a hub for foreign entrepreneurs America’s immigration and education policies are create barriers … Read more i4j Menlo Park: Richard Allan Horning
Read More“I’m interested in challenging this group to come up with new ways of accrediting skills that someone has acquired.” Ken Gabriel, Deputy Director, Advanced Technology and Project Education and lifelong learning How to accredit job skills How to accredit education How to accredit practical and applicable job skills MOOCs are too focused on providing information … Read more i4j Menlo Park: Ken Gabriel
Read More“We cover all those little issue around technology and how it impacts society.” John Furrier, Founder and CEO of SiliconANGLE.com Silicon ANGLE that focuses on technologies impact on society Technology enhances social interaction Traditional market models are dislocated with new technology There are issues with social networking but technology will solve these problems New filters … Read more i4j Menlo Park: John Furrier
Read MoreYves Doz, Professor of Technological Innovation at the INSEAD Graduate Business School “The main expectation on my part is innovation comes from multiple strands or steams of knowledge coming together and, as a conference,…that brings very different people and a mix of very interesting people, so I hope that something really new, new ideas, new … Read more i4j Menlo Park: Yves Doz
Read More“We think invention is a critical part of the economy and a way to actually create businesses and create jobs for the future.” Carol Dahl, Executive Director of The Lemelson Foundation Inventiveness is critical for economic success Not many blanket economic solutions Effective economic solutions practiced by the US are not necessarily applicable in foreign … Read more i4j Menlo Park: Carol Dahl
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