Spark09 was a conference in Shanghai, China that defines its mission as "Igniting new ideas, opportunities and potential in 2009". It was created due to the negative emotional effect the Global financial crisis of 2008–2009 had on businesses and individuals.
The presentations, each 20 minutes in length, covered the four areas of Humanity, Environment, Business, and Science. Topics included "How can a pig farmer save the world?", "How can buildings defy gravity?", and "How does cooking with spice save the panda?". Speakers were from 51Give, Arup, Bayer, Frog Design, Haworth (company), IDEO, Microsoft, and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
Spark09 was organised by ClarkMorgan which is a corporate training company with headquarters in Shanghai, China. All talks of Spark09 are provided for free viewing online.
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Spark09 was created by Morry Morgan and Andy Anderson, of ClarkMorgan.
The Speakers at Spark09 Shanghai were:
| Humanity | Environment | Business | Science |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Carsten Ullrich (Shanghai Jiao Tong University) | Linnet Kwok (World Wide Fund for Nature) | John Rehm (IDEO) | James Yuann (Boyden) |
| Daniel Foa & Hiu Ng (51Give) | Kimberly Gordon (Emissions Zero) | Gregory A. Perez & Melora Zaner-Godsey (Microsoft) | Brandon Edwards (Frog Design) |
| Mark Cotter (Haworth (company)) | Mihela Hladin (Greennovate) | Jan Van den Bergh (Holaba) | Dr. Daniel Auriel (Bayer) |
| Tom Stader (The Library Project) | O Koo (JUCCCE) | Joeri Schilders (?What If!) | Michael Kwok (Arup) |
| Taras Wankewycz (Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies) | Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies | Stephen Protz (Ark8x) | |
| Tori Widdowson (Earth Hour) |
The Speakers at Spark09 Hong Kong were:
| Humanity | Environment | Business | Science |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucien Gambarota (MotorWave Group) | Lizette Smook (InnovAsians Limited) | Patrick Cheung (Hong Kong Foresight Centre) | Dr. Guillermo Moreno (World Wide Fund for Nature) |
The Speakers at Spark09 Beijing were:
| Humanity | Environment | Business | Science |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. He Xiaopei (Pink Space Sexuality Research) | Julian Lopez Garrido (Abengoa) | James Eron China NetCloud | John Moore (Beijing Normal University) |
| Gunnar Snorri Gunnarsson (Iceland Embassy) | Anders Brendstrup (Camco Carbon Credits) | Dong Shaopeng (Securities Journal) | Daniel Makoski (Microsoft) |
| Yao Yan | Arnaud Julienne (STMicroelectronics) | Andy Clark (ClarkMorgan) | Jeremy Goldkorn (Danwei.org) |
| Xixi Cheng (Foodies) | Eric Schmidt (BDP Green Technology Co.) |
Masters of Ceremonies (MCs) were Andy Anderson, Michael Grigg, Jason Inch, Michael Joseph, and Morry Morgan.
Spark09 was sponsored by ClarkMorgan, Inhouse Web, Studio Marque, Adsmith, Kaigo, Rimagine, Bright Shadow Films, Kino, and SWFC.