The Next Web Conference: Schedule

3 days you'll never forget

The Next Web Conference is on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (April 15,16 & 17). We'll serve you the perfect balance between inspiration, networking, showcasing innovation and fun.

The Keynotes and the 24 most promising Startup demos are held on Thursday and Friday, for people who are in town on Wednesday we offer an extra unConference with interesting sessions.

"I flew 8 hours each way to attend and started conversations that will last a lifetime" -- Tim Kunau

unConference Thursday, April 16 Friday, April 17

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10:00 - 18:00 Wednesday April 15 Spaces, Amsterdam	Mobile DevCamp (Yes I'm attending this session) Mobile developers gather at the Mobile BarCamp. Here they show their mobile apps to each other, discuss mobile platforms and their apps and share experiences about mobile development with like minded people. Location: Spaces Amsterdam, Herengracht 128
10:00 - 18:00 Wednesday April 15 Spaces, Amsterdam	Music & Bits (Yes I'm attending this session) Just the day before you'll submerge yourself in the future of the web we want to offer you a glance of what's happening in the world of music & technology. Join us in inspiring keynotes & kick-ass demos. Attendees of The Next Web can sign up at musicandbits.com Location: Spaces Amsterdam, Herengracht 128 Speakers: 10:00 - 10:30 Doors open - Coffee 10:30 - 11:00 “Intro” by Erwin Blom Steve Jang Time: 11:00 - 11:45 11:45 - 12:30 “Demo’s Vol. 1″, start-ups will hit the stage 12:30 - 13:30 “The Bridge” (Lunch) Alexander Ljung 13:30 - 14:15 14:15 - 15:00 “Demo’s Vol. 2″, start-ups will hit the stage Lucas Gonze Time: 15:00 - 15:45 15:45 - 16:30 To be announced 16:30 - 17:30 “Encore”, beer-drinking-time 21:00 < More drinks with the rest of TheNextWeb attendees at Hotel V. See below...
13:00 - 18:00 Wednesday April 15 de Balie, Amsterdam	The Current Web (Yes I'm attending this session) What is the current state of the web? 6 x 18 minute presentations on this Wednesday session and enough time to get to know each other. Great warming up for The Next Web Location: de Balie, Leidseplein Speakers: Ian Cleary Time: 14:00 Description: Social responsibility in the backbone Jeff Coe Time: 14:25 Description: Jeff will talk about the future of the online video industry. Tom De Ruyck Time: 14:50 Pecha Kucha Description: 15:00 Beverage Break 16:00 Start 2nd Session Khris Loux Time: 16:00 Description: The social web belongs to us. How will we shape it? Joe Trainor Time: 16:25 Description: Trainor has dedicated his career to driving video across IP. He has a unique perspective on the trends and commercial future of video online. Werner Vogels Time: 16:50 Description: Don't do it alone - your business as a platform 17:15 Start drinking heavily with the rest of TheNextWeb attendees at Hotel V. See below...
21:00 - 23:30	Pre conference drinks So you're in town and getting ready for the conference to take off. We'd like to introduce you to other conference attendees. Come over and have a beer in the Hotel V lobby. Location: Hotel V lobby. Weteringschans 136. Picture made by Julia de Boer @ The Next Web Party 2008

Start

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Who & what

8:30 - 9:30

Registration & Coffee
The conference begins, get your badge, grab a coffee and find a spot with wifi or wired connection

9:30 - 9:40

Opening remarks by Boris & Hermione

9:40 - 10:10

Keynote: Ricardo Baeza-Yates
Web2.0's Impact on the Future of Search

10:10 - 11:05

Rising Sun Start-up Presentations

Tarpipe	Mendeley	Yourtour

MimicMe	Aroxo	Citisins

11:05 - 11:55

Coffee, networking & expo break

11:55 - 12:00

Entertainment - To Be Announced

12:00 - 12:30

Keynote: Jeff Jarvis
What Would Google Do?

12:30 - 12:55

Keynote: Chris Sacca
A few things Google taught me

12:55 - 14:15

Lunch, networking & expo break

14:15 - 14:25

Announcements

14:25 - 14:55

Keynote: Matt Mullenweg
Blogging & Social Media: Where do we go from here?

14:55 - 15:50

Rising Sun Start-up Presentations

CoTweet	IRL Connect	Plista

MyNameisE	Yubby	Kimengi

15:50 - 16:30

Coffee, networking & expo break

16:30 - 16:45

Pecha kucha:

Klaas Verbeeken: "Porn & the future of the web"

16:45 - 17:15

Keynote: Andrew Keen
Digital Vertigo: Inequality, anxiety and isolation in the social media age.

Party continues in the Wolvenstraat: [map]

Wolvenstraat Amsterdam

19:00 - 22:00

Brixx Dinner at the Brix
Location: Wolvenstraat 16 - Want to have dinner with friends and new business partners in our favourite street? All tables are reseved for guests of The Next Web but you will have to call them to claim one for yourself. BRIX Food 'N' Drinx is a unique bar/restaurant with a 'starters only' menu. Surrounded by an inspiring interior, friendly people and jazzy tunes!

If you want to eat at a table we suggest giving them a call and reserving a table ahead of time as these popular spots fill up fast:

Call +31 20 6390351

19:00 - 22:00

Brixx Dinner at Loup
Location: Wolvenstraat 18 - Want to have dinner with friends and new business partners in our favourite street? This is the place to be! We are inviting everybody from the conference to go here.

If you want to eat at a table we suggest giving them a call and reserving a table ahead of time as these popular spots fill up fast:

Call +31 20 3307470

22:00 - 01:00

The party continues at the BRIX, Loup and Wolvenstraat bar until way past midnight. Make sure you join us for a taste of the Amsterdam party atmosphere!

The most memorable party guest will be rewarded (on Friday) with a Sonos home entertainment system. The rules? There are NO rules! Just make sure wear an amazing outfit and are visible in every party picture.

We are also looking for start-ups or companies who want to sponsor some of the drinks. It will be a great way to make an impression on everybody there! Interested? Contact us.

Picture made by Julia de Boer @ The Next Web Party 2008

Start

Who & what

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9:00 - 11:00

Open Coffee + Speedpitching + Women on the web meetup.
Lets start with coffee... Multiple side events take place on Friday morning, to get you fueled for the last day!

11:00 - 11:10

Opening remarks by Hermione & Boris
Results of the Social Networking research - by Ruigrok | Netpanel

11:10 - 11:40

Keynote: Bradley Horowitz
A Seamless Web: Bradley Horowitz, Vice President of Product Management for Apps at Google, shares his vision for how Internet users will interact with data, devices and each other in an increasingly seamless online environment.

11:40 - 12:35

Rising Sun Start-up Presentations

Yunoo	Huddle	Prezi

Klomptek	Quick.tv

12:35 - 13:40

Lunch

13:40 - 13:55

Pecha kucha:

Jim Stolze: "5 ways the internet can make us happier"
Nicolai Nyrenko: "Exploring doors from future webs"

13:55 14:25

Keynote: Eric A. Meyer
JavaScript Will Save Us All: JavaScript engines are really fast, and getting faster. The standards process is really slow, and staying that way. Guess which one will win...

14:25 - 15:20

Rising Sun Start-up Presentations

Yellowbird	Visibuild	Contextured

Silentale	ShoutEm

15:20 - 15:50

Break

15:50 - 16:35

Twitter ecosystem session
Presented and moderated by Chris Sacca, early Twitter investor & advisor.
Chris will do a 20 minute presentation on the Twitter ecosystem, followed by 6 Twitter apps who present in 3 min. each what they do (of course in twitter format) Sign up your twitter app....

16:35 - 16:50

Annoucement Winner Rising Sun Start-up Competition

16:50 - 17:20

Keynote: Michael J. Brown
Spatial Implications of Future Web Development.

What does it mean for the space and interfaces around us and how will the future webspaces look like? What is the experience of the virtual fully immersive environments?