Convergence08 is an Unconference, so most speakers will emerge from among the participants – including you, we hope. To sign up to speak or lead a discussion, see the wiki. For shared inspiration, we'll stay in one big group for the debates and keynote:
Keynote
- Paul Saffo, Long-term technology forecaster
Artificial Intelligence Debate
- Ben Goertzel, Novamente, Singularity Institute
- Peter Norvig, Director of Research at Google
- Steve Omohundro, Self-Aware Systems
- Barney Pell, Founder of Powerset, Strategist at Microsoft
- Jonas Lamis, SciVestor, Moderator
Synthetic Biology Debate
- J. Christopher Anderson, UC Berkeley
- Denise Caruso, Hybrid Vigor Institute
- Gregory Benford, UC Irvine, Genescient
- Andrew Hessel, Alberta Ingenuity Fund
- Christine Peterson, Foresight Institute, Moderator
Longevity Intervention Debate
- Bruce Ames, UC Berkeley
- Gregory Benford, UC Irvine, Genescient
- Aubrey de Grey, Methuselah Foundation
- Terry Grossman, Frontier Medical Institute
- Christine Peterson, Foresight Institute, Moderator