Fortune Brainstorm:TECH 2010

Just got back from Aspen after a fantastic Fortune Magazine Brainstorm: TECH 2010 conference.

Brainstorm: TECH is a gathering of the world's top technology and media leaders, entrepreneurs, innovators, and visionaries who come together to explore the trends that are changing the future of business.

We were given digital media prognostications from industry leaders such as Irving Azoff of Live Nation, Bobby Koitck from Activision Blizzard and Irwin Gotlieb from GroupM. We also attended or participated in deep dives around key topic areas such as "Hyperpersonalization" and "Mobile Advertising". The panel I spoke on "Building Brands Online" was a lively discussuion with co panelists Tom Bedecarre, Chris DeWolfe, Brian McAndrews, Barry Salzman, Mike Volpi and moderated by Wes Nichols.

More to come from Brainstorm TECH, so watch this space....

THE FRIENDSHIP PAYOFF: UNLOCKING NEW VALUE IN SOCIAL NETWORKS

Phenomenal three days at Fortune Brainstorm: TECH. The panel I sat on was called THE FRIENDSHIP PAYOFF: UNLOCKING NEW VALUE IN SOCIAL NETWORKS. Thanks to Chris Peacock from CNNMoney who did a great job at chairing the panel as well as my fellow panelists: Gina Bianchini, co-founder and CEO of Ning; Chamath Palihapitiya, vice president of user growth, mobile, and international expansion at Facebook; Deep Nishar, vice president of products at LinkedIn.

Fortune did a great job in bringing in some of the biggest decision makers today in the industry verticals of entertainment and technology. The conversation was lively, and the debates both engaging and insightful. I will definitely be going again next year.

Were you there? If so - would love to know what you thought of Brainstorm?

Fortune Brainstorm:TECH

In Pasadena, California for Fortune Magazines Brainstorm session based around the Tech industry. Will be participating on a panel tomorrow titled The Friendship Payoff: Unlocking the new value in social networks - which i am really looking forward too. Will update you with more on this conference over the next couple of days.