Nicholas Negroponte to speak at TiEcon 2008!

Nicholas Negroponte is an architect and computer scientist, founder and Chairman Emeritus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Media Lab, and founder of The One Laptop per Child association (OLPC). He is also author of the 1995 best seller, Being Digital, which has been translated into more than 40 languages. In the private sector, Nicholas serves on the board of directors for Motorola, Inc. and as general partner in a venture capital firm specializing in digital technologies for information and entertainment. He has provided start-up funds for more than 40 companies, including Wired magazine.