Conference News: Collision’s New Digs, Name; Forbes is Upfront About it
Web Summit Collides in Vancouver: Until now, Web Summit’s sister event in North America has been known as Collision, the last edition of which just wrapped yesterday in Toronto. Next year, the event will move to Canada’s Pacific coast as the rebranded Web Summit Vancouver, slated for 27-30 May 2025. The announcement aligns with a recent social media post by Web Summit’s leadership explaining the move toward more intimate and community-focused programming.
Being Upfront with LA: On 28 – 29 October in Las Angeles, Forbes in partnership with Walmart Creator will host a new event – Forbes Creator Upfronts. The event idea was inspired by advertising’s “upfronts”, and will bring together creators and brand marketers who are “revolutionizing fashion, beauty and lifestyle for two days of learning, creating and connecting.” The summit will be by-invitation-only and open to Creators, Marketers and Agencies. More info to come on the “innovative creators to the influential brands” that will be highlighted in the fall.
Submission Opportunity: The BlackHat Europe (9 – 12 December 2024; London) has opened its call for Briefings with a deadline of 5 August. Black Hat is a leading Information Security conference. While the EU event is smaller than the US gathering, it is still an important place for security professionals to learn the very latest in information security risks and research. Briefings sessions are typically 40 mins long and and will take place on 11 – 12 December. Before you submit a speaker proposal, be sure to read their guidelines and review the 2024 tracks.
Lunchtime Learning: US News State of Equity in America conference, which wrapped earlier in June, posed a high-stakes question: How can our society move closer to erasing disparities and building an equitable foundation for all in the economy, the education system, health care, and beyond? Participants heard from corporate and community leaders, policymakers and foundation heads, academic leaders and editors. Lucky for our newsletter readers, US News has published video from these important conversations, including sessions on advancing equity in education, equitable community investing, and the power of public-private partnerships. To view, just scroll down on the event homepage.
Coming Up Next Week: Aspen Institute Ideas Festival celebrates 20 years when it runs 23-29 June, programmed this year under the guest curation of Tina Brown. Festival goers can expect sessions on tackling the public health crisis of gun violence, global tech, climate change, geopolitical considerations, the future of democracy, and justice. At Mobile World Congress/MWC Shanghai (26-28 June), keynoters from telecom and tech leaders Qualcomm, Huawei, and ZTE will take the stage. From 25–26 June, WSJ’s Global Food Forum will bring leaders together from across food industry and agricultural economy to the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago. Security LeadHER Conference is held next Monday and Tuesday in Phoenix, presented by ASIS International and the Security Industry Association and dedicated to the advancement of women in the global security industry. Finally, the International Society for Technology in Education holds its ISTE Annual Conference & Expo at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver.