Hasta La Ideas

We speak for ourselves and our partners at
Behance when we say we’re thrilled today to announce the first six speakers in the line-up for our upcoming second annual 99% conference on how to execute good ideas. Top billing goes to Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey for obvious reasons, but
Eve Blossom, who founded Lulan Artisans as a means to prevent human trafficking, also makes a topical presenter at the NYC event.

Other big names include RISD president John Maeda and Stefan Sagmeister, who likely needs no introduction so we’ll just call him a design-savant. And rounding it out with names that might not ring as familiar, but whose resumes speak for themselves, we have Fred Wilson (the venture capitalist behind some of the biggest online products and services out there, like Twitter, Delicious, Tumblr, Foursquare and Etsy), as well as award-winning storyteller Jay O’Callahan, who counts NASA as a client. More speaker announcements are to come, so stay tuned for those.

Following the day of presentations on how these powerhouses accomplished so much, a second day of workshops—from improv and meditating to making online videos—provides more opportunities for learning and networking, not to mention the opening and closing parties. Tickets are going fast, so
register now to get in on what Tina Roth Eisenberg of Swiss Miss called “hands-down the most inspiring conference I have yet attended.”

The 99% Conference

15-16 April 2009
NY Times Center
242 West 41st Street
New York, NY 10036 map