__BILL GATES TO BE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT WIRED BUSINESS CONFERENCE __“DISRUPTIVE BY DESIGN” IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MDC PARTNERS
__New York, NY – February 1, 2011 – __WIRED* *and MDC Partners today announced the third annual *WIRED Business Conference: Disruptive by Design *in Partnership with MDC Partners. Bill Gates, Co-chair and Trustee of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Chairman of Microsoft Corporation, will give the opening keynote at the one-day symposium, to be held on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City. The WIRED Business Conference will feature discussions with top executives and upstart entrepreneurs from many disciplines, including technology, media and manufacturing.
”Disruption is one of the most powerful forces in business,” says WIRED Editor in Chief Chris Anderson. “Disruptive by Design is a forum for leaders who are reinventing their companies by throwing out existing models and assumptions, revolutionizing whole industries in the process. In the past two years, disruption toppled many outmoded firms and ideas. Now we see every day how it is powering the recovery and driving innovation.”
“The 2011 conference promises to be a day filled with high-level discourse and cutting-edge ideas” says Howard Mittman, VP and Publisher of WIRED. “We are expanding the conference’s reach this year with the ongoing partnership of MDC Partners, a larger venue and the opportunity to purchase tickets, bringing more value and opportunities to the ever-expanding members of the WIRED community and our marketing partners.”
“There has never been a greater need for companies to deliver transformational results at a tremendously accelerated speed than there is in today’s marketplace,” said Miles Nadal, Chairman and CEO of MDC Partners. “The Disruptive by Design conference brings together an incredible lineup of brilliant thought-leaders who will share their revolutionary business practices. We at MDC are absolutely thrilled to partner with WIRED to produce this momentous event.”
Registration for the WIRED Business Conference is by invitation. For the first time this year, senior executives may apply for ticket invitations as well. An introductory ticket price is available through March 15, 2011. More information about the WIRED Business Conference and ticketing can be found at, www.wiredbusinessconference.com.
The WIRED Business Conference: Disruptive by Design in Partnership with MDC Partners is presented by Microsoft with additional sponsorship from Juniper Networks, NASDAQ OMX and Jaquet Droz, the Official Luxury Timepiece Sponsor.
About WIRED
WIRED is the first word on how ideas and innovation are changing the world. Each month in the magazine and every day online, our editors deliver a glimpse into the future of business, culture, innovation and science. WIRED was named to Ad Age’s A-List in 2010, was named “Magazine of the Decade” by Adweek and has received three National Magazine Awards for general excellence in 2005, 2007 and 2009. Wired.com was named 2009’s Best Magazine Website by Adweek, Best News, Business & Finance Website in 2009 by MPA Digital and took home six Webby awards in 2009. WIRED and Wired.com reach more than 14 million readers every month.
About MDC Partners
MDC is a Business Transformation Organization that utilizes technology, marketing communications, data analytics and strategic consulting solutions to drive meaningful returns on marketing and communications investments for multinational clients in the United States, Canada, Europe and the Caribbean. MDC’s durable competitive advantage is to empower the most talented entrepreneurial thought leaders to drive business success to new levels of achievement, reinforcing MDC’s reputation as “The Place Where Great Talent Lives.”
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