LeWeb08 J-1 !

Ca y est, la conférence la plus attendue de l’année par tous les start-uppers débutera demain. Thomas et moi seront de la partie. J’essaierai de poster ici mes premières impressions et quelques photos. N’hésitez pas également à me suivre sur mon blog de poche : le sidewalk, vous y retrouverez tous les tweets, et éléments bloggués en direct depuis mon téléphone.

Vous pouvez également suivre les conférences en direct sur ustream:

LeWeb main stage

LeWeb startup competition room

LeWeb mobile stream

Le programme :

08h00 – 09h00

WELCOME BREAKFAST sponsored By Cabinet Cotty Vivant Marchisio & Lauzeral

08h45 – 09h00

Opening remarks – Geraldine & Loïc Le Meur – LeWeb Founders

09h00 – 09h20

Dan’l Lewin
Corporate Vice President for Strategic and Emerging Business Development,
Microsoft Corporation
Interviewed by Steve Gillmor – Founder, The Gillmor Gang

09h20-09h40

Nikesh Arora
SVP, Google and President, EMEA Operations

09h40-10h00

David Weinberger
Harvard Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University

10h00 – 10h30

Amit Kapur
Chief Operating Officer, MySpace

Interviewed by Michael Arrington, Co-Founder & Editor, TechCrunch

10h30 – 11h00

COFFEE BREAK sponsored By Codeur.com

11h00 – 11h20

Itay Talgam, Conductor

11h20 – 11h40

Linda Avey
Co-Founder, 23AndMe, Inc.

Interviewed by Cedric Ingrand, Technology Editor & Resident Geek, LCI-TV

11h40 – 12h35

LUST, ROMANCE, ATTACHMENT: The Drive to Love.
Helen Fisher
Visiting Research Professor, Rutgers University

12h35– 14h15

LUNCH BREAK

14h30-14h40

Start-up Competition Update by the judges

14h40 – 15h20

Paulo Coelho,
Author

15h20 – 15h30

Virtual Goods Make Real Money
Susan Wu, CEO, ohai

15h30 – 15h55

The way to a brand’s heart – Panel
Panelists:

15h55 – 16h15

16h15 – 16h35

Yossi Vardi – Investor & Entrepreneur

Interviewed by Kara Swisher – Co-Executive Editor, AllThingsD.com; Blogger, Boomtown; Co-Executive Producer, D: All Things Digital

16h35-16h45

16h45 – 16h55

Europe’s Start-up Scene: An update
Mike Butcher – UK & Europe Editor, TechCrunch

16h55-17h05

17h05 – 17h15

17h15 – 17h55

Money Talks: Getting Financed in a Recession – Panel
Panelists:

17h55 – 18h15

Marc Simoncini – Founder & CEO, MEETIC
Fireside Chat with Loïc Le Meur

18h30-21h00

Cocktail Reception hosted by NetVibes
LeWeb participants are invited to the Netvibes Cocktail.
Le 25 Est  – 10, Place de la Bataille de Stalingrad -75010 Paris – Metro : Stalingrad

22h00 – 02h00

LeWeb’08 Party with MySpace.com

Palais Maillot
2, Place de la Porte Maillot
75017 Paris
Metro : porte maillot

DAY 2 – DEC 10, 2008 – PLENARY ROOM

08h00 – 09h00

WELCOME BREAKFAST

09h00 – 09h20

Eric Besson
France State Secretary for Prospectives and Evaluation of Public Policies and Internet

09h20 – 10h00

Platform Love: Getting Along – Panel
Panelists:

Moderator: Marc Canter – CEO, Broadband Mechanics

10h00 – 10h20

Love of Education: A shifting paradigm
Robin Good
New Media Innovator, Explorer, Independent Publisher,
Master New Media

10h20 – 10h40

Chris Anderson – Curator, TED

10h40 – 11h10

COFFEE BREAK

11h10 – 11h20

We all love surprises!

11h20 – 11h40

Love Entrepreneurship Your Own Way
John Buckman – Founder & CEO, Magnatune.com

11h40 – 12h00

Dr. Brian Cox
The School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester

12h00 – 12h20

Maurice Levy – Chairman & CEO, Publicis Groupe

12h20 – 12h50

Marissa Mayer
Google, Vice President, Search Products and User Experience
Interview by Michael Arrington, Co-Founder & Editor, TechCrunch & Loïc Le Meur

12h50 – 13h20

Sharing Love
Joichi Ito
CEO, Creative Commons

13h20 – 15h00

LUNCH BREAK

15h00 – 16h00

Start-Up Competition Awards and Winners
Panel discussion will occur throughout session with the 3 winning start-ups giving their demos in between.

Panel:

16h00 – 16h20

Dr. Werner Vogels
VP & Chief Technology Officer, Amazon.com

Interviewed by Kara Swisher – Co-Executive Editor, AllThingsD.com; Blogger, Boomtown; Co-Executive Producer, D: All Things Digital

16h20 – 17h00

European Originals – Start-Up Companies That Are Uniquely European – Panel
Panelists:

Moderator: Jennifer L.Schenker – Correspondent, BusinessWeek

17h00 – 17h30

Gary Vaynerchuk – Host, Wine Library TV.com – on stage show

17h30 – 18h00

The Gillmor Gang LIVE

• Michael Arrington, Co-Founder & Editor, TechCrunch
• Hugh MacLeod, Cartoonist and Professional Blogger gapingvoid.com
• Robert Scoble – Video Blogger, Fast Company
• Doc Searls, Senior editor Linux journal
  
• others may join
• Moderator: Steve Gillmor – Founder, The Gillmor Gang

22h00 – 02h00

TechCrunch LeWeb’08 Closing Party

Plaza Madeleine
8, Boulevard de la Madeleine
75009 Paris
Metro : madeleine

DAY 2 – DEC 10, 2008 – Stage 2

9h15 – 10h00

Your Mobile is Your Love Device:
Aapo Bovellan – Director, Product Management, Nokia

10h00 – 10h30

The Revenge of Email – Panel
Panelists:

10h30 – 11h10

Social Advertising: Where’s the Love? – Panel
Panelists:

Moderator: Scott Rafer – CEO, Lookery

11h10 – 11h50

Love in Motion:  Why are Mobile Social Networks booming?
What makes them tick?  Who is using them?  A global look at the developments , demos and a convivial chat with the pioneers.
Panelists:

Moderator: Ferhan Cook – Publisher www.mobiadnews.com & President, Any Screen Productions Ltd., UK

11h50 – 12h30

Big Love: Embracing Asia’s Market Explosion – Panel
Panelists:

Moderator: Thomas Crampton – www.thomascrampton.com

12h30 – 12h50

Modesty & Shamelessness on the Web – presentation/discussion
Who do we like, love and relate to online?
 And what are we ready to give them about ourselves?

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