I went to LeWeb3 in Paris two years ago and loved it. Loic LeMeur, now the driver behind Seesmic, was at Six Apart at the time and it was in its infancy. Even so, he was able to draw major players from Europe, the states and rest of the world. The content was great as was the food. (LeWeb Gets Food & Wine)
No longer in its infancy, more and more players in the world of Web 2.0, social media and technology are traveling to Paris December 9-10, 2008 for a line up that promises stimulating discussion and networking. Plus, its in Paris. Sadly, I’ll miss this year’s great agenda since I’ll be in southern Africa but if you’re not anywhere nearly as exotic, buy a ticket, and plan to go. He doesn’t charge the inflated prices that many of his American counterparts do for the ride, which means LeWeb can broaden the dialogue.
The agenda for 2008 is up. Be sure to also check out their video.
The following yank journalists and bloggers plan to moderate sessions:
• Michael Arrington, Co-Founder & Editor, TechCrunch
• Steve Gillmor, The Gillmor Gang
• Dan Farber, Editor-in-Chief, CNET News
• Om Malik, Editor-in-Chief, GigaOm
• Jennifer L. Schenker, Correspondent, BusinessWeek
• Robert Scoble, Video Blogger, Fast Company
• Kara Swisher, Co-Executive Editor, AllThingsD.com
Microsoft’s Dan’l Lewin is also coming over as is David Weinberger from Harvard’s Berkman Center. They’ll be talking to Google UK’s President of Operations, MySpace’s Chris DeWolfe, Matthias Lüfkens from the World Economic Forum, France’s Secretary of State, Global Brand VP at Coca-Cola Marc Mathieu, John Buckman, Reid Hoffman, Yossi Vardi, Robin Good, Joichi Ito, Amazon’s Werner Vogels, execs from Netlog, Meebo, Facebook, Lookery, Buzzcity, itsmy, WeBud, FING, Orange Labs, and early investors Fred Wilson and Jeff Clavier.
Renee Blodgett is the founder of We Blog the World. The site combines the magic of an online culture and travel magazine with a global blog network and has contributors from every continent in the world. Having lived in 10 countries and explored nearly 80, she is an avid traveler, and a lover, observer and participant in cultural diversity.
She is also the CEO and founder of Magic Sauce Media, a new media services consultancy focused on viral marketing, social media, branding, events and PR. For over 20 years, she has helped companies from 12 countries get traction in the market. Known for her global and organic approach to product and corporate launches, Renee practices what she pitches and as an active user of social media, she helps clients navigate digital waters from around the world. Renee has been blogging for over 16 years and regularly writes on her personal blog Down the Avenue, Huffington Post, BlogHer, We Blog the World and other sites. She was ranked #12 Social Media Influencer by Forbes Magazine and is listed as a new media influencer and game changer on various sites and books on the new media revolution. In 2013, she was listed as the 6th most influential woman in social media by Forbes Magazine on a Top 20 List.
Her passion for art, storytelling and photography led to the launch of Magic Sauce Photography, which is a visual extension of her writing, the result of which has led to producing six photo books: Galapagos Islands, London, South Africa, Rome, Urbanization and Ecuador.
Renee is also the co-founder of Traveling Geeks, an initiative that brings entrepreneurs, thought leaders, bloggers, creators, curators and influencers to other countries to share and learn from peers, governments, corporations, and the general public in order to educate, share, evaluate, and promote innovative technologies.
