Tom Bedecarré is an innovator and pioneer in advertising and communications, and he currently serves as co-founder and chairman of AKQA, the leading digital agency, and president of WPP Ventures, the Silicon Valley-based company that explores digital investment opportunities for WPP, the world’s largest communications services group. Working at the intersection of technology and advertising, Tom was named “Silicon Valley’s Favorite Adman” by Fortune Magazine, which described Tom as a “rare hybrid” who “has cred with techies and Mad Men alike.” In 2013, Tom was recognized as the Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” for his leadership and innovation in the media and marketing services industry. Tom holds a B.A. degree from Stanford University where he studied political science and economics and an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University where he studied marketing and management policy.
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Techonomy 17
“The idea that fake news on Facebook…influenced the election in any way, I think is a pretty crazy idea,” said Mark Zuckerberg onstage at Techonomy 2016. He has subsequently recanted.
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Techonomy 14
This year Techonomy moves to the beautiful Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay, November 9-11, on the cliffs south of San Francisco, near Silicon Valley.
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Techonomy 12
Techonomy focuses on how the exponential pace of technology progress makes possible a new world. A wave of accelerating change driven by technology’s advance is washing over our lives, bringing great potential for business and social progress.
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Techonomy 11
Techonomy is about the centrality of technology to business and social progress and the urgency of embracing the rapid pace of change brought by technology. Every major issue going forward will be affected by how it intersects with tech innovation. We believe that only those leaders who keep this conviction at the forefront of their […]
