Annual Winter Conference

The annual series explores how technology drives change and how that change affects how we live, learn, work and play. Each conference is the product collaboration between Middlebury students, panelists and mentors drawn from the DigitalBridges2.0 community.

 

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  • 9:30-11:00am: Generation yOUR
    Robert Allen Bourdon ’08.5, Film and Media Culture major
    Robert Ridgely Chew ’08.5, Economics major
    Suvi Neukam ’07.5, Molecular Biology-Biochemistry major

    11:15am-12:45pm: Digital Democracy: Is Technology Changing the Face of Politics?
    Eric Davis, Professor of Political Science, Middlebury College
    Karl Frisch, Director of Media Relations, Media Matters for America
    Michael Silberman ’02, Co-Founder and Director, EchoDitto
    Adrian Talbott, Co-Founder, Executive Director, Generation Engage

    1:45-3:15pm: Social Entrepreneurs: Doing Good with Profit
    Jim Laughlin, Director of Communications, Life is good, Inc.
    Lincoln Fowler ’89, Partner, Alterra Coffee Roasters
    Ward Fowler ’86, Partner, Alterra Coffee Roasters
    Elizabeth Glenshaw, Director, CI Market & Industry Development, Calvert Social Investment Fund

    3:30-5:00pm: Millennial Market Opportunities
    Tom Kottler ’84, CEO/Managing Member, VeinAid LLC
    Brian Schmidt ’97, Manager, National Agency Team, Google Inc.
    Chris Charron, Entrepreneur, Emerging Technology Consultant

    5:15-6:45pm: The Millennials Looking Forward – a Town Meeting
    Moderator: Maureen Ellenberger P’09, Entrepreneurial Advisory and Consulting
    Chris Charron, Entrepreneur, Emerging Technology Consultant
    Jim Laughlin, Director of Communications, Life is good, Inc
    Brian Schmidt ’97, Manager, National Agency Team, Google Inc.
    Adrian Talbott, Co-Founder, Executive Director, Generation Engage