To arrive at the edge of the world's knowledge, seek out the most complex and sophisticated minds, put them in a room together, and have them ask each other the questions they are asking themselves.
"Boom Town: At the Growing Billionaires' Dinner, Tech Stars Move to Grown-Ups' Table" — Kara Swisher, The Wall Street Journal
"Bond Trading: At TED, the new-media version of a Mafia wedding, you rub elbows with the dons and capos of the Internet world and become an instant member of the family." — Michael Wolff, New York
Brewster Kahle, Alexa; Bran Ferren, Applied Minds
Steve Riggio, bn.com; Kip Parent, rightscenter.com
Nicholas Negroponte, MIT Media Lab; Ronna Tannenbaum, Alexa
Dean Kamen, Deka Research; Stewart Brand, GBN
Bran Ferren, Applied Minds; Bob Metcalfe, IDG
Sandy Climan, Entertainment Media Ventures; Toby Coppel, Allen & Company; Lara Stein
Danny Hillis, Applied Minds; Pattie Hillis; Linda Stone, Microsoft
Katinka Matson, Brockman, Inc.; Dave Ditzel, Transmeta Corp.; Forrest Sawyer; Richard Brandt, Upside
David Braunscvhig, Lazard Freres; David Bank, Wall Street Journal
Jeff Berg, ICM; Katrina Heron, Wired
Charles Simonyi, Microsoft; Kara Swisher, Wall Street Journal; Chris Nolan, New York Post
Cyndi Stivers, Time Out New York; Karl Sims; Pattie Maes, MIT Media Lab
Marney Morris, Animatrix; Steve Riggio, bn.com
Dave Ditzel, Transmeta Corp; Forrest Sawyer
