Should we be ecologically responsible? If so, how? Techweek addresses the provocative and popular topic of green practices in technology. Check out the technological advances in reducing the carbon footprints of individuals and companies. Join specialists and leading members of sustainable technology on the opportunities and best practices in CleanTech & GreenTech.
With the advent of the cloud platform and its ever increasing applications, hardware has had to innovate itself. This track explores the technological advances in cloud-based applications and hardware as well as their best practices. Learn about the most cutting-edge technologies in cloud computing, data storage and management, and IT hardware.
Discover and connect to the services and applications that will change how we interact with the world in the non-profit. Learn about technology in the public sector that helps solve big world problems and the communities it brings together.
How do you game the system? Instead of the learning one instance at a time, let’s aggregate and learn over the long term. Advances in data collection and analysis have uncovered indispensable patterns and information faster and potentially never seen before. Data analysis creates algorithms that control everything from million dollar trading to your search engine’s results to how quickly that stoplight changes from green to red. Explore how data and analytics have changed the tech playing field and how you can profit from it.
Software innovations have enabled new heights in design and creative applications. Along with a digital network and knowledge base of creatives, design growth has never been faster. The evolution of technology to analyze the most minute details has shifted the sphere of user experience to the responsibility of the designer. The Design & Creative track looks at new methods of discovering, browsing, and distributing digital creativity.
Whether your tech company is one year old, 4 person startup or a 40 year, 2000+ employee corporation, development inevitably comes up. From user databases to web & mobile apps, a company can choose to develop internally, hire third parties, or purchase out-of-the-box developed software and apps. The burgeoning of multiple digital platforms and languages have and continue to transform the development industry. Listen to trending development topics and learn the hottest dev skill sets through workshops.
Chicago is the enterprise city, and a clear leader in innovation for the corporate and finance sectors. Between social productivity applications and customer relationship management, Chicago is a hub of Enterprise 2.0.
Every year, marketing through digital media become increasingly intelligent. Learn how to get the right content, product or message in front of the right consumer at the right time. Discover the technologies that are disrupting these ever growing fields.
In the last 3-4 years, the American government and economy has shifted and is now concentrating high amounts of resources annually on researching, developing and distributing health, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical innovation. What are the newest technologies to emerge from this giant slice of the US economy? Don’t miss out on this major turning point in the standards of American welfare.
There is an entirely new industry and community of innovators working on social networks, digital games, and mobile applications. Who are the thought leaders and how will their lessons impact business?
Never before has there been a better environment to cultivate the entrepreneurial spirit. Don’t wonder “What if?”; take that one-of-a-kind idea and transform it into a billion dollar technology company. Hear from successful entrepreneurs and venture capitalists about the lifecycle of a modern internet startup – everything from brainstorming ideas to finding the ideal co-founder to getting funding. If you’re a budding entrepreneur, don’t miss the essential tips and tricks of the startup trade.
Social networks from Facebook to Twitter propagate relationships online and offline. Social data has emerged in The Information Society, and your information is everywhere allowing others to help you, do business with you or simply, just watch you. This is The Social Web where people and characters are interconnected.
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