Starting today, through October 20, 2010, ReThink Hawaii brings together a diverse group of entrepreneurs together who might otherwise never cross-paths. Attendees are geeks and entrepreneurs, who come from sectors such as tech, media, entertainment, food and social good. Folks will be viewing “Ocean Heavy” at HIFF, doing a ‘dish crawl’ at Doraku Sushi and Roy’s Waikiki, and attending a tweet-up with local Hawaii geeks and rethinkers.
The 2010 Tudou Video Festival Winner will address War of Internet Addiction and the Geeks will take a Waikiki Dinner Cruise and a private Pacific Aviation Tour.
Jason Tom, Human BeatBox. Says Tracy Chan, Jason To is a walking, talking instrument: an energetic combination of drums, snare, vocals and synthesizer, all replicated using his voice. Below is the speaker line-up.
Bear Woznick, Author of The Wave, Soul Surfers Guide to the Spirit
Cheyne Gallarde, Founder of Firebird Photography
Dan Zelikman, Marketing and Community Host of the Honolulu Civil Beat.
Neenz Faleafine of Alltop
Robert Michael Murray, VP of Social Media for National Geographic
Brian Wong, the founder of Kiip, a mobile stealth startup that focuses on bridging the real world and the gaming world, backed by True Ventures.
Dr. Robert Yanover, Hardcore Inventor, who received a Ph.D. in Geochemistry and Volcanology from the University of Hawaii School of Ocean and Earth Science Technology. (whoah, what an interesting mouthful).
Shaherose Charania, Co-Founder of Women 2.0
Larry Namer, Co-Founder E! Entertainment
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.
