Supernova 2006 will be held June 21-23, 2006, in San Francisco, CA.

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The Supernova conference focuses on the technology-driven transformation of computing, communications, digital media, and business. Now in its fifth year, Supernova brings together leading industry influencers to make business connections, explore emerging technologies, and discover innovative new ideas and companies.

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Increasingly powerful devices, coupled with increasingly pervasive networks, are changing the way we work, live, and play. Supernova distills what those trends mean for you and your organization. Produced in partnership with The Wharton School, it uniquely links technology vision with practical business focus.

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2006 Theme: Making Connections
in a Complex World

Just connecting to the network is no longer enough. In today's chaotic, interconnected environment, success requires the ability to identify key relationships, and to stand out from the crowd. New industry ecosystems are developing, while new forms of innovation emerge on top of connected platforms.

At Supernova 2006, we will examine how leading entrepreneurs, investors, and companies are not only coping with complexity, but taking advantage of it. Potential session and workshop themes include:

beyond blogging • from search to eternity • broadband convergence and the future of the Internet • economics of virtual worlds • community marketing • what "web 2.0" means for business • the new video ecosystem • voice applications • the wireless wars • rethinking intellectual property • and more

Supernova 2006 program highlights will include:

• The Wharton West Workshops and Technology Showcase (June 21)
• General Sessions at the Palace Hotel (June 22-23)
• The Connected Innovators company showcase --
  co-hosted by TechCrunch.com
• A technology-themed evening gala
• New video/audio broadcast programs
• Special pre-conference/on-site coverage by CNET News.com & Knowledge@Wharton

Insightful participants

Supernova is where the most dynamic and influential people in technology come to share their visions, network, and learn.

Supernova 2006 confirmed speakers include: • Jonathan Schwartz (Sun Microsystems) • Esther Dyson (CNET) • Werner Vogels (Amazon.com) • Joichi Ito (Neoteny) • Craig Newmark (CraigsList.org) • David Sifry (Technorati) • Lise Buyer (Tellme) • Jeff Belk (Qualcomm) • Beth Noveck (NY Law School) • John Garstka (US Dept. of Defense) • Saul Klein (Skype) • Lili Cheng (Microsoft) • Jeremy Allaire (Brightcove) Additional speakers will be announced soon.

Supernova 2005 highlights

On June 20-22, 2005, over 300 prominent technologists, investors, business leaders and media came together at Supernova 2005 to network, share ideas, and explore the business impacts of key innovations.

Supernova 2005 speakers, sessions and workshops covered an extraordinary range for issues, including distributed business, attention in a connected world, predictive markets, the "long tail" in commerce and media, business blogging, and the future of broadband networks. A special edition of Knowledge@Wharton covered key Supernova 2005 topics.

In addition, some of the innovative new experiences we featured in 2005 included:

• The Wharton West Workshops and Technology Showcase -- a day of emerging technology workshops targeted to technologists and business professionals, at the state-of-the-art Wharton West facility.A "virtual party" that took place simultaneously in San Francisco and in a massively multi-player online game, Second Life. The first-ever conference video blogcast, presented by AT&T, and distributed through CNET News.com and Knowledge@Wharton.The uberblog -- a unique custom-integrated suite of interactive community tools, including weblog syndication feeds, video streams, photos, and audio podcasts.
• Spotlight talks, featuring innovators from business, academia, the military, the research community, and the media.
  

Follow the buzz!

Supernova is a hub for press, analysts, and bloggers who follow developments in connected technologies. View our press buzz page for summaries of recent coverage. For information on press registration, contact press@supernovagroup.net.