Day One: Monday September 25, 2006

Curator: Juliette Powell

Venue: Studio 450, Penthouse Studio (http://www.studio450.com)
450 West 31st Street (between 9th and 10th Avenues)

Breakfast, 10:00 am - 10:30 am

What if, 10:30 am - 11:30 am
At the crossroads of human history and creativity lies the gateway to our future. Organic innovation leads its creator towards perpetual creativity and inspiration. A renaissance anthology of art and ideas from centuries past archive a creative evolution peculiar to humanity and our quest for meaningful intellectual expression. This kick-off session looks back in order to look forward and provides the social and cultural context for if.
Presenters:
Steve Barnett, PhD – Anthropologist; Founder, Bardo Consulting
Astro Teller – CEO, Founder, BodyMedia

The New Creative Community, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
In recognizing and anticipating the trends that transform society, and by unleashing the resulting creative inertia, we can circumvent the habitual urge of a modern community's need to separate and protect us from one another. Where will we find a balance of nature, technology and creativity? How will the future community impact the way we see ourselves and our place in the world?
Presenters:
David Andre, PhD – Director of Informatics, BodyMedia
JC Herz – National Research Committee: Creativity and Information Technology
Morgan Zalkin – Producer, Good Morning America

Lunch break, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Featuring the official introduction and first opportunity to work on the Marathon Mobile Ad Contest.

The Future of Connection and Collaboration, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Collaborative electronics in business to business marketplaces today are the burgeoning technologies responsible for spawning a new cyber infrastructure. Technology is explored as a process facilitator for a multitude of needs, from communication to consumption. The future of our global economies is umbilical to the future of Connection and Collaboration.
Presenters:
Laurie Meadoff – President, Next Entertainment / Executive Producer, Chat the Planet
Jonathan Askin – Chief Consigliere, Pulver Media
Katherine Von Jan – Founder and co-CEO, Infinia Foresight
Sascha Lewis – Founder, Flavorpill Production

Long break, 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
An opportunity to work on the Marathon Mobile Ad Contest.

The Age Of Creation, 3:45 pm - 5:00 pm
Creativity is our greatest legacy. The crucial dimensions of the emerging Creative Age are shaped by those who share common ethos of creativity, character, and integrity. In a knowledge economy, the Creative Class not only inspires but drives the hyper creative core of ideas and their implementation. Creativity is born within those who think differently, look differently and behave differently. Creativity can be learnt by following our natural instinct to be authentic in life. What influences the crucial dimensions of the creative age? if explores emerging local models that address and assert creative challenges.
Presenters:
John Perry Barlow – Co-founder, Electronic Frontier Foundation
Jonathan Harris – Internet Anthropologist
Andrew Sispoidis – Co-founder, IGA Worldwide / Chief Idea Guy, Idea Furnace

Cocktail Party, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

• Screening of New York festivals and AME Gold award winning work in TV, Cinema & Radio Advertising.
• Presentation of the Grand Awards for AME, TV, Cinema & Radio and the Lifetime Achievement Award
• Trophies for the Gold, Silver and Bronze winners will be available for pick up and photo opportunities