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19:30 Andrew McGonigle
Explosive adventures on volcanoes
The ancient Romans named the mouth of Hell Avernus – “birdless” – because of the deadly volcanic exhalations that killed every creature flying over it. Now, a small, man-made bird will approach the vents leading to the underworld, to sample their lethal...
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Website 19:06 | Session 5: Global Concepts
20:35 Andy Lutter
Event Closing
has his very own style of playing. Himself distrinctly European, he incorporates in his jazz interpretations and compositions music of widely diverse origins, whether from the Alps or the Himalayas, Africa, Brazil or Japan. He is in high demand as a...
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Website 19:06 | Session 5: Global Concepts
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Benny Schäfer
Jazz
Benny Schäfer is a bassist from Gerestried, Bavaria, born in 1980. He studied in Berlin and Munich. During that time he toured and recorded with the German Youth Jazz Orchestra. Since his diploma in 2007, Benny has been an in-demand sideman throughout...
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Musical Intermezzos
Brian Levy
Jazz
Saxophonist Brian Levy recently released his debut CD, “Brian Levy Plays” and recorded his second. The recordings featured David Santoro, Hamir Atwell, Mikan Zlatkovic, and James Oblon. Brian is featured on four instructional jazz improvisation videos...
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Musical Intermezzos
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15:16 Claudia Sommer
Fukushima - the Ultimate Hotspot
Claudia Sommer is the Webmanager at Greenpeace Germany. She joined Greenpeace in 2007 and is responsible for the realization of the social media strategy.
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Website 15:06 | Session 3: Behold - the Future of Society!
14:46 Crumbs
Find your inner creative hotspot
In their long touring history, this never happened: In 2011, Crumbs will come out to Europe twice! First in spring, touring march 28th till june 1st, then again in october and november. Since 2001 Crumbs perform a few months in countries such as Germany...
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13:50 | Session 3: Behold - the Future of Society!
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19:55 Frank X. Lonergan
Burning man, a hot spot of altered perspective
Within a relatively small travel radius from the San Francisco Bay Area, there is a selection of outdoor and cultural experiences that are pretty unique in the world.
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19:06 | Session 5: Global Concepts
10:02 Franz Fischnaller
Virtual Realities
The power of the Arts and the intersection between architecture, design, science and immersive technology Fischnaller is life-long learner multifaceted media scholar, artists, designer and producer operating in the fields of art, design, architecture,...
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Website 10:00 | Session 1: New Horizons
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12:22 Hubert Klumpner
The Urban Planet
The details of the large picture / discovering the simple in the complex
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Website 12:00 | Session 2: Design immersives
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17:42 Jamis MacNiven
What up, Silicon Valley?
About the origins of Silicon Vally and the history of Buck's of Woodside.
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Website 16:25 | Session 4: Entrepreneurship-Business Unusual?
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10:22 Lorie Karnath
The Exploration of Discovery
The Explorers Club is a private club that began in Manhattan in 1904. Since its inception members have included everyone from Charles Lindbergh to Neil Armstrong and presidents Teddy Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover.
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10:00 | Session 1: New Horizons
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Mattias Gmelin From 1995 until 1999, drummer Mattias Gmelin was a member of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Germany. Following that, he enrolled at the prestigious New School in New York City, where he participated in the New School of Jazz and Contemporary Music...
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Musical Intermezzos
Max von Mosch
Jazz
Thirty-one year Max von Mosch from Munich is one of the most talented and original jazz composers, saxophonists, and performers on the German jazz scene. His quartet "max.bab" based out of Munich has received international recognition for the past few...
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Musical Intermezzos
16:52 Mystery speaker
Topic to be announced

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16:25 | Session 4: Entrepreneurship-Business Unusual?
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12:02 Naomi Susan Isaacs
Everybody can sing
The London-born daughter of a classical pianist and a Ballet dancer has become a prominent figure in the cultural landscape of Munich, her adopted hometown, as a performing artist and as a promoter of young talent. As a jazz singer she has been received...
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12:00 | Session 2: Design immersives
20:35 Naomi Susan Isaacs
Closing Act
The London-born daughter of a classical pianist and a Ballet dancer has become a prominent figure in the cultural landscape of Munich, her adopted hometown, as a performing artist and as a promoter of young talent. As a jazz singer she has been received...
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19:06 | Session 5: Global Concepts
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13:52 Peter Friess
Infinity Loop – looking for the the next big thing?
Peter Friess studied economics (1971 to 1975), had an apprenticeship as a clockmaker (1975 to 1979), and received a degree in master of clockmaking (1981). Parallel to this, he began an apprenticeship at the Bavarian National Museum in the conservation...
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Website 13:50 | Session 3: Behold - the Future of Society!
10:42 Peter Plantec
Making machines more human
Peter Plantec is a writer, digital artist and software designer. His books Virtual Humans and The Caligari trueSpace2 Bible are both five stars at Amazon. As president of Virtual Personalities, Inc., he was responsible for the design and development of...
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Website 10:00 | Session 1: New Horizons
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16:27 Ricardo Sousa
Entrepreneurship - school subject

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Website 16:25 | Session 4: Entrepreneurship-Business Unusual?
14:26 Richard Watson
The Perils of Predictions
What’s Next is published by Richard Watson, a writer, speaker and consultant who advises organisations on the future, focusing particularly on scenario planning and the impact of trends on long-term strategy.
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Website 13:50 | Session 3: Behold - the Future of Society!
19:08 Robert Caughlan
Riding the waves of change
Rob Caughlan is a veteran of more than 350 environmental speeches, presentations, and guest lectures given over the last twenty-five years. He has spoken on numerous environmental topics, including endangered species, population stabilization, ocean...
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Website 19:06 | Session 5: Global Concepts
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20:17 Sylvia Earle
Report on Mission Blue
Earle received a B.S. degree from Florida State University (1955), M.S. (1956) and PhD. (1966) from Duke University. She was Curator of Phycology at the California Academy of Sciences (1979–1986) and a Research Associate at the University of California,...
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19:06 | Session 5: Global Concepts
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17:12 Tod Machover
From personal music to robotic opera
Is it possible to see sound? Or touch sound? Or to have sound touch you so deeply that it can change your mind, your body, your life?
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Website 16:25 | Session 4: Entrepreneurship-Business Unusual?