Conference News: Another Game Plan; Science in September; TED’s back
Get with the Game Plan: Last week CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, and Boardroom announced that they will be bringing back Game Plan Summit this fall. The 2024 conference will again gather industry leaders, investors, athletes and innovators from the sports and entertainment space and take place on September 10 in Los Angeles, CA. According to the announcement, the 2024 Game Plan Summit will build on the success of last year’s inaugural event, “examining all aspects of investment and innovation in the business of sports. From the power of fandom, to evolving ownership groups, to the growing role that athletes and entertainers play in media.” More information on the September event may be found here.
UNGA Youth Science Summit: The Science Summit at the 79 UN General Assembly (which itself has origins in the Global Science Summit hosted a decade ago by the European Parliament) has announced both dates for the 2024 event: 10 – 27 September – as well as a first-ever Science Youth Parliament on 14 September, designed to empower the next generation of scientific leaders. The Science Summit at UNGA79 will also feature “CEOs for Science” on 16 September, a unique gathering of corporate leaders committed to advancing scientific agendas.
Submission Opportunity: API World is self-described as the world’s largest and longest-running API & microservices event, as it attracts thousands of global technical leaders, engineers, software architects, and executives to Santa Clara from 5 – 7 November. And for those who prefer to attend events virtually, the conference offers live virtual sessions the following week online. API World’s agenda is divided into several tracks, including Platform Engineering, Microservices Design & Architecture, API Security & Compliance, Hybrid APIs and more. If you have a session idea that aligns with one of these tracks, submit it via their online form here. But be sure to get the idea into them before their first deadline of 9 May!
Lunchtime Learning – The 10th anniversary of WIRED Health took place last month at Kings Place, London. The event highlighted “the most exciting and thought-provoking disruptors, scientists, and practitioners making a positive change” in the way healthcare is provided and accessed. The conference hosted several impressive conversations on these topics including A Digital NHS Fit for the Future with Wes Streeting, Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care of the United Kingdom, Tackling Dementia with Hilary Evans, Chief Executive of Alzheimer’s Research UK, and a panel on Why the Climate Crisis is a Health Crisis. Check out all of the fascinating conversations here.
Coming Up Next Week: TED – the conference legend and birthplace of the TED talk – observes its 40th anniversary of celebrating creativity, ingenuity, courage, wisdom, and generosity when it runs 15-19 April in Vancouver under the theme “The Brave and the Brilliant.” MIT Technology Review takes EmTech to London from 16-17 April to ask the question: What are the true capabilities of AI, and what do I most need to know now? The ASU GSV Education Innovation Summit (14-17 April; San Diego) began in 2010 with a collaboration between Global Silicon Valley/GSV and Arizona State University to ensure that everyone from “PreK to Gray” have equal access to learning and skills innovations. Touting itself as the preeminent event for the entire broadcast, media, and entertainment industry, NAB Show gets underway 13 April in Las Vegas. Black Hat Asia – which offers attendees research, development, and trends in information security – will run a live, in-person event in Singapore 16-19 April, followed one week later by a virtual experience that features many of the session recordings. And finally, the Association of National Advertisers/ANA Brand Masters Conference (15 -17 April; Carlsbad, CA) convenes brand and enterprise marketers to share effective, results-driven techniques that drive sales, profitability, and return on investment.