2012 KEYNOTES

  • Alan Mulally

    President & CEO, Ford Motor Company
  • James Dyson

    Inventor & Engineer

PAST SPEAKERS

  • Jeff Bezos

    Founder & CEO, Amazon.com
  • Michael Bloomberg

    Mayor, New York City
  • Bill Gates

    Co-Chair & Trustee, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Chairman, Microsoft Corporation
  • Reed Hastings

    Co-Founder & CEO, Netflix
  • Jeffrey Immelt

    Chairman & CEO, GE
  • Howard Shultz

    Chairman, President, & CEO, Starbucks Coffee Company
  • Frederick W. Smith

    Chairman & CEO, FedEx Corporation
  • Martha Stewart

    Founder, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia

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PREPARE TO BE DISRUPTED

On May 1, 2012, WIRED will gather a dynamic audience of today's thought-leaders for groundbreaking discussions on disruptive business practices, ideas, and innovations.

This year, President and CEO of Ford Motor Company, Alan Mulally and Inventor and Engineer, James Dyson, will take the stage as our keynote speakers—sparking thoughtful conversation with WIRED's editors and joining the likes of past speakers Bill Gates, Reed Hastings, Martha Stewart, Jeffrey Immelt, Jeff Bezos, Michael Bloomberg, and Howard Schultz.

WHY DISRUPTION?

In today's business world it's a constant force that never lets up. While we may get a break from turmoil in the economy and markets, the pace of change in business is only going to increase. So you've got a choice: You can stand still and get swamped by disruption, or you can embrace it and let the rest of the world compete on your terms.