Ohio2.0 Event in Columbus - National Tech Leaders - Reid Hoffman / Judy Estrin

Reid Hoffman (founder of LinkedIn) and Judy Estrin (author of Closing the Innovation Gap:Reigniting the Spark of Creativity in a Global Economy and former CTO of Cisco) have committed to speaking at a 2.0 technology event in Columbus in support of Senator Obama.

While they are here to support their chosen candidate they are also here to share their perspectives regarding innovation, business and social networks with the Columbus technical community. What a coup for Columbus..We must be doing something right here...mmm..maybe that Forbes award as the #1 top up and coming tech city really means something. And yes they are flying in just for this event.

Whether you're a Democrat, Republican, or some other party affiliation you owe it yourself and our community to be informed voter. Dialogue with national thought leaders Reid Hoffman and Judy Estrin about innovation, social networking, and technology. After all it's not every day we get to hear these thought leaders up close and personal.

10/8/09 Update - read this - we've been able to secure our speakers for a intimate reception - Click here you're interested in the post event reception. - end of Update

10/10/08 9:30 update - advanced registration is closed but we still encourage you to RSVP so that you can get post event information and get notices of upcoming cool CBustechlife events - end of Update

As Angela Siefer said in her blog ....

I love my state. I love the livability. I love the beauty. I love the people. But if I want to attend an interesting tech related event, where do I go? To one of the coasts. DC. Boston. San Francicso.
NYC.

And what one often finds at those events is a good number of folks who have flown in from other places. Folks who recognize the value of working in a location where the cost of living is reasonable and who know how to use online tools to communicate and collaborate with their colleagues around the country (and around the world). Technology innovation can take place in anyone’s garage ☺ or anyone’s home office regardless of where they live....

I agree with Angela. I love living in Columbus and think that there is an incredible amount of innovation happening here...but there's more that can happen..open up your minds and connect with the tech community. Join us on Oct 10...Preregister for preferred seating.

October 10 Draft Event Schedule:
5:30 Registration and Networking
6:00 Welcome – Angela Siefer & Ben Blanquera
6:05 Judy Estrin – The Technology Innovation Gap
6:25 Reid Hoffman – The Business Side of Social Networks
6:45 Mike Nelson – Obama Technology Platform
7:15 Wrap up

Please note this is being put on by a grassroots set of volunteers. Send me a note at [masked] if you're interested in helping out.

A special thanks to Trace Kingham & team (TRACE Ltd.), Jeff Beeler (Sync Creative), Neal Roberts (Adrenaline ), and especially our fearless leader Angela Siefer (Lumifi). We would also like to thank our underwriting sponsor for the event Resource Interactive.

Click here if you're interested in the post event reception.