Seoul Digital Forum
| Seoul Digital Forum (SDF) |
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| Established |
2004 |
| Headquarters |
Seoul, South Korea |
| Region |
International |
| Website |
www.seouldigitalforum.org |
| Founder |
SBS (Seoul Broadcasting System) |
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The Seoul Digital Forum (SDF) is a major international conference addressing innovation in the digital world. Held in Seoul, South Korea, the event each year attracts many of the world's most influential people from industry, government and academia to explore the progress of the digital revolution and collaborate in shaping our future. Participants include executives from global companies, opinion leaders, artists, as well as policy makers. Established in 2004, SDF is organized by Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS), a leading national broadcasting network in Korea.
The objectives of the Seoul Digital Forum are:
- to gather the most influential minds from industry, government and academia and explore the current progress of the digital revolution and seek ways to optimize new possibilities for the future.
- to enhance knowledge and understanding of political, economic, social, and cultural implications arising from the rapid development of digital technologies.
- to strengthen inter-regional cooperation through joint effort in discovering opportunities and confronting challenges.
The Organizer
SDF is organized by the SBS Future & Vision Desk, a department in the SBS news bureau.
SDF 2011 Connected: Into a Shared Future
Afforded by ubiquitous mobile technology and social network services, the evolving digital civilization is bringing together the whole world at our fingertips. SDF2011 canvassed a blue print of the hyper-connected world and explored how we could materialize a digitally-induced interconnectedness compatible with our ecosystem.
2011 Key Speakers:
- Larry King, Former Host, Larry King Live
- Nicholas Carr, Author, The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains
- Gloria Steinem, Feminist Writer and Organizer
- Naveen Selvadurai, Co-founder, Foursquare
- Albert-Laszlo Barabasi, Professor & Director, Center for Complex Network Research, Northeastern University
- Robert Bakish, President & CEO, Viacom International Media Networks
- Dr. Chang-Gyu Hwang, President & National CTO, Office of Strategic R&D Planning, Ministry of Knowledge Economy
- Chin Daeje, President & CEO, Skylake Incuvest / Former Minister, Ministry of Information and Communication
- Ferdinando Nani Beccalli-Falco, President & CEO, GE Europe & North Asia
- Eric Whitacre, Composer & Conductor, The Virtual Choir
- Vikas Swarup, Diplomat / Author, Q&A
SDF 2010 Renaissance Now: Shaping Another Breakthrough
Wrapping up the first decade of the new millennium, SDF2010 discussed how we could craft and propel a new millennium Renaissance. The Forum contemplated on the precious Renaissance legacy of encouraging a daring and creative spirit and explored who will be the Renaissance men and women to shape the coming breakthroughs.
2010 Key Speakers:
- James Cameron, Film Director / Chairman & CEO, Lightstorm Entertainment*Ken Auletta, Columnist, The New Yorker / Author, Googled
- Andy Bird, Chairman, Walt Disney International
- James Nachtwey, Photojournalist & Special Contributor for the Time Magazine
- David Wertheimer, CEO & Executive Director, Entertainment Technology Center@USC
- John Underkoffler, Chief Scientist & Co-founder, Oblong Industries
- Eli Noam, Professor of Finance and Economics, Columbia University
- Bart Decrem, Founder & CEO, Tapulous
- Shi Zhengrong, Founder, CEO & Chairman, Suntech Power
SDF 2009 Story : A New Chapter
The Forum explored the innovative and inspiring ‘stories’ of the digital age from the T.I.M.E. + industries, also reflecting on how the global financial crisis handed the world a major opportunity to rethink conventional paradigms
2009 Key Speakers:
- H. E. Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad, Former Prime Minister, Malaysia
- Dan Ariely, Author, Predictably Irrational / James B. Duke Professor, Duke University
- Nouriel Roubini, Chairman, RGE Monitor / Professor, Stern School of Business, New York University
- Myung-Whun Chung, Music Director, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra
- Eric S. Rollman, President, Marvel Animation
- T.J. Pempel, Professor of Political Science, UC Berkeley
- Takashi Inoguchi, President, University of Nigata Prefecture
SDF 2008 Overview
In its fifth year, under the main theme, IMAGINATION: Explore T.I.M.E., Space, and Beyond, the Seoul Digital Forum 2008 will explore the power of imagination inspiring change and evolution in areas such as technology, information, media, entertainment and space to push the human race beyond.
SDF 2008 Program
This year's program looks to address some of the major challenges facing the world today; SDF 2008 Key Sessions Include:
- Unleashing Media Content
- Communication
- Biotechnology
- Sustainable Living and Energy
- Cinema
- Interface
- Urban Design
- Space Exploration and Privatization
- Gaming
- Investor Insights
2008 Key Speakers:
- Nolan Bushnell, Atari, Inc Founder & CEO
- Eugene Cernan, Former NASA Astronaut and "The Last Man on the Moon"
- Aubrey de Grey,British biomedical gerontologist and CEO of Methuselah Foundation
- Timothy C. Draper, Founder & Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
- Ann Druyan, CEO, Cosmos Studios and Co-author of the Emmy-Award Winning Series, "Cosmos"
- David Eun, Vice President, Content Partnerships, Google
- Dale Herigstad, CCO, Schematic
- Leroy Hood, President, Institute for Systems Biology
- Kaname Ikeda, CEO, ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) Organization
- Shintaro Kubo, President, Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV)
- Scott Matlock, Chairman of Asia M&A, Morgan Stanley
- Gordon Orr, Director, Global Leader of Strategy Practice, Asia Leader of ICT Climate Change Initiative, McKinsey&Company
- James Powderly, co-founder of Graffiti Research Lab
- Joshua Prince-Ramus, Co-founder & President, REX / Architect, Seattle Central Library
- Sumner Redstone, Chairman, Viacom and CBS Corporation,
- Craig Walker, Sr. Product Manager, Voice Products Google/CEO & Founder of Grandcentral Communications
- Will.i.am,American hip hop musician, dancer, songwriter and founding member and frontman of Black Eyed Peas
- Pete Worden, Director, NASA Ames Research Center
- Yi So-Yeon, First Korean Astronaut and Researcher, Korea Aerospace Research Institute
2008 Symposiarch
Ken Rutkowski, CEO, KenRadio Broadcasting[1]
SDF 2007
Theme: Media Big Bang! Impact on Business & Society
Key Speakers:
- Chris Anderson, Author of 'The Long Tail', Editor in chief of 'Wired' magazine
- Tom Curley, President & CEO, The Associated Press, Former President & Publisher, USA Today
- Eric Schmidt, Chairman & CEO, Google
- Anne Sweeney, Co-Chair, Disney Media Networks; President, Disney-ABC Television Group
- Ken Rutkowski, Founder of KenRadio Broadcasting, President of the L.A. chapter of the Media, Founder of METal.[2]
SDF 2006
Theme: Intelligent Technologies
Key Speakers:
- Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft Corporation
- Paul Jacobs, President & CEO, Qualcomm
- Lawrence Lessig, Founder of Creative Commons, Professor of Stanford Law School
- Jeffrey Rothfeder, former Business Week Editor, National News Editor at Bloomberg News
SDF 2005
Theme: Vadis Ubiquitous: Charting a New Digital Society
Key Speakers:
- Daeje Chin, Minister, Ministry of Information and Communication, Republic of Korea
- Al Gore, former Vice President of the United States
- Irwin M. Jacobs, Chairman & CEO, Qualcomm Incorporated U.S.
- John Naisbitt, Futurist, Author of "Megatrends"
- Michael Powell, Former Chairman, Federal Communications Commissions, U.S.
- Jong Yong Yun, Vice Chairman & CEO, Samsung Electronics
SDF 2004
Theme: Digital Convergence
Key Speakers:
- George Gilder, Chairman, Gilder Group, Author of 'Telecosm'
- Shin Bae Kim, President & CEO, SK Telecom
- Nicholas Negroponte, Professor, MIT Media Lab
- Gail Whipple, Vice President, Digital Media, IBM Global Services
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