I’m a big fan of conferences–I love the way ideas can be compared and challenged at a conference. And if you hang out long enough you can see people in all different contexts. You can see how they relate to others and their ideas. It’s very stimulating.

I’m also a lurking fan of the AlwaysOn Network. I’m a member but I don’t visit often or contribute because it’s pretty tangential to my main interests. But I love the idea of this network. Today I got an update about their upcoming conference and was blown away by the leaders they’re bringing in for Fireside Chats. Now, if I had a million dollars…I’d be there.

Link: Stanford Innovation Summit Program Update :: AO.

Fireside Chats:
Mark Cuban, owner, Dallas Mavericks
Norm Pearlstein, Editor in Chief, Time Life
Shimon Peres, Vice Premiere, State of Israel
Barry Diller, CEO, InterActive Corp
Mark Hurd, CEO, H-P
Howard Stringer, CEO, Sony
Bob Sutton, professor, Stanford University
Jonathan Schwartz, president & COO, Sun Microsystems
Bill Joy, partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Eric Drexler, Chairman, Foresight Institute

AO will also honor the "AO100 Top Private Company Innovators" at the Summit, and 50 of these companies will be performing a "CEO Pitch" in a side show. Those interested in nominating companies for the AO100 and exploring the "CEO Pitch" opportunity should also conatct Will Quist @ 650.619.9549 or will@alwayson-network.com