# New Context Conference 2008

- Author: Joichi Ito
- Date: 2008-10-22T21:30:46Z


We're doing our annual Digital Garage New Context Conference again November 5, 6. If you're in Tokyo, please come. It will be fun and it's free.

The English program is now available.

Fumi's BlogWe are holding The New Context Conference 2008  again this year, and it's admission free! Please check out the website, register and be there to meet all the cool folks! This year's theme is "Open Business Network - Backbone of the internet venture business –".*****Basic Info*****Dates: November 5th and 6th, 2008Venue: Ebisu Garden Hall/Room, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo*****11/5 Program*****==10:00-11:00 Keynote by Reid Hoffman== “How LinkedIn and Facebook are developing Open Business Network”Reid is the founder of business network service "LinkedIn" as well as an investor of "Facebook".==11:15-12:30 “The new business dynamic content distribution brings”==Jean-Marie Hullot, founder of fotonautsEric Young, CEO of iKnow Mitsuhiro Takemura, professor of Sapporo City UniversityTetsuya Mizuguchi, game creator, producer of Genki Rockets==13:30-15:00 “Electronic commerce across the border”==Matt Flannery, founder of KivaTeruhide Sato, CEO of NetpriceHitoshi Ushiku, CEO of e-context==15:30-17:00 “Silicon Valley Connect in Tokyo”==Ellen Levy, VP of LinkedInJiro Kokuryo, professor at Keio UniversityMikiyasu Yasuda, COO of Kakaku.com*****11/6 Program*****==10:00-11:00 Keynote by Tsuyoshi Natsuno== “The future of mobile internet and video streaming service”Natsuno-san was one of the core members creating business models for NTT Docomo's i-mode service. He is currently a professor at Keio University as well as advisor at Dwango.==11:00-12:30 “Mash-up as a key for the rapid progress of internet consumer service”==Tsuyoshi Natsuno, advisor of DwangoAndrew “bunnie” Huang, CTO of ChumbyLoic Le Meur, founder of SeesmicLisa Sounio, founder of Dopplr==13:30-15:00 “The future of advertisement with Open Network”==Spencer Hyman, COO of Last.fmMarko Ahtisaari, responsible for the brand and design of BlykHiroyuki Watanabe, Nikkei BP==15:30-17:00 “What’s the next big thing?”==Joi and other speakers