The Conversations Behind the Milken Institute Global Conference
The 2010 Milken Institute Global Conference brought together hundreds of world-class speakers, some of the top world leaders and several thousand attendees paying upwards of $3,000 to be in on the conversations. So then why, when in a panel of hundreds of businessmen and women, is everyone looking at their iphones and blackberries the entire time? Simple. Social media. Everyone is tweeting, connecting, posing questions and conversing on the panels in real-time, with people they don’t know, some in the same room, and some spread throughout the world. The ironic part? Some of the online conversations are just as stimulating as the real-life panels.
Here is a sampling of some of the conversations and thought-leadership being shared via social media:
doctorparadox Anne Korin on NRG independence: salt once played role oil plays now. W/canning & refridgeration, now no one cares who owns the salt #GC2010
milken #GC2010 Twitter Founder Biz Stone: “Creativity is an infinitely renewable resource. I encourage my employees to use it as much as possible.”
fastercures 75 cents of every healthcare dollar goes to care for chronic disease says Billy Tauzin @MilkenInstitute #GC2010 health reform panel
briantsullivan Vicente Fox tells #FBN at #GC2010 new AZ law is “stupid” and #immigrationreform always comes “mañana mañana” in America
SBFinance Chris Reilly, Pres. CIT Small Biz Lending on the financial crisis: This has been a huge stress test for small businesses. #gc2010 #finance
NPRbergman Jerry Reinsdorf says people upset at Tiger Woods not because of what he did but because he was stupid in how he did it. #gc2010
In addition to encouraging attendees to tweet from panels using the hashtag #GC2010, the Milken Institute is live-blogging the conference with panel highlights being posted within 30 minutes of the session ending.
What do you think? Does following the conference on twitter and via blogs give you the valuable information being presented without having to attend? Or, is it just a great way for conference attendees to connect? Share your thoughts.
Category: Marketing
Tags: Leadership, Milken Conference, Social Media
About the Author: Lois Arbogast
As a speaker it’s a great way to gain feedback & connect with attendees who have liked/disliked what I’ve presented on 😉
It’s a great tool although one of our sayings is quite appropriate here : real life has more bandwidth!
As a speaker it’s a great way to gain feedback & connect with attendees who have liked/disliked what I’ve presented on 😉
It’s a great tool although one of our sayings is quite appropriate here : real life has more bandwidth!