X PRIZE Foundation, 02/05/13

Solving the world’s Grand Challenges

Can Silicon Valley's remarkable success be replicated? Is there any city, community or region that can possibly compete with its stunning record of innovation, creativity, and wealth generation? Could another place become a similar magnet for the world's most brilliant minds?

Barbara Holm, 02/07/13

Comedian

The Internet is a safe barrier where people can feel free to say whatever they want. If we're all connected when we're alone in a dark room lit up by a computer screen, then why would we ever go to a bar?

Adam Levin, 02/07/13

Founder, Credit.com and former director NJ Division of Consumer Affairs

An identity thief can make life very difficult for you. As the hacks of the New York Times and Twitter prove, it's only a matter of time. And how can anyone in their right mind "Like" that?

Michael K. Powell, 02/07/13

President and CEO, National Cable & Telecommunications Association

Last week, Netflix launched the entire season of House of Cards. Some admirers of the strategy breathlessly insist it marks the end of traditional cable networks. While that viewpoint is fanciful, this kind of experimentation simply shows a healthy marketplace that is always looking for the next big thing.

Timothy Karr, 02/06/13

Campaign Director, Free Press and SavetheInternet.com

We have a long way to go to get public WiFi for all, but it's vital that we get to work right now. To promote affordable WiFi options, the FCC has to follow through and increase the amount of spectrum that is available for open networks.

Renee Lalonde, 02/06/13

Canadian Country Manager, CA Technologies

More than ever before, IT is driving business competitiveness. It's all about the experience, the engagement and the features, and providing customers and employees alike with exactly what they need, at exactly the time they need. Here are some of the trends CA Technologies foresees as the biggest in enterprise IT this year.

Zach Cutler, 02/06/13

CEO, The Cutler Group

After Silicon Valley, few cities know the benefits of the tech boom better than New York. "Silicon Alley" is now home to hundreds of tech startups, helping to diversify an economy that for many years was undeniably reliant on Wall Street's might.

Caleb Clark, 02/06/13

Director, Educational Technology Program, Marlboro College Graduate School

You need teachers who know how to direct your passion for technology and media from consumption to literacy. You need teachers who think, "Projector, the cloud, the Web? No brainer!"

Code for America, 02/06/13

At Code for America, we collaborate with governments seeking to reimagine the relationship between their residents and themselves -- creating a government for the 21st century.

Nathan Newman, 02/05/13

NYU Information Law Institute Fellow

With political leaders talking about general tax reform in D.C., it's also time to have a serious evaluation of how online content providers can help pay for the next generation of high-speed Internet and finally close the digital divide.

Julie Spira, 02/06/13

Author, online dating expert, social media strategist, and netiquette expert

What happens if you're in a brand-new relationship? How do you handle social media and love on February 14th without having a digital disaster?

Nancy McGuire Choi, 02/06/13

Director of Products and Operations, Development Gateway

The explosion in new technologies to track everything from our sleep to our miles logged enables a new approach to health and fitness -- data-driven, measurable, visual and social.

Joy Resmovits, 02/05/13

Huffington Post Education Reporter

When it comes to education, the role and effects of technology has been a tough nut to crack. As tomorrow's Digital Learning Day approaches, education groups and officials are offering up their recommendations.

Brian Quinn, 02/06/13

Director of Programming, Social Media Week NY

Championing the architects, inventors, collaborators and all of their ideas and interaction is only the beginning. Encouraging society to take part is the next step.

Swami Kumaresan, 02/06/13

EVP of New Ventures, Carbonite

People expect instant access to data from anywhere, and to be able to share and collaborate in ways many of us would have found hard to imagine just a few years ago. But, as is often the case, with freedom and options come complexity and confusion.

Phil Simon, 02/07/13

Speaker, Author, Tech Pundit

Big Data is changing car insurance and, as we'll see, other industries as well. The revolution is just getting started.

Women 2.0, 02/07/13

Enabling female tech entrepreneurs.

From her first foray into entrepreneurship cofounding Evite out of her Stanford dorm room, to her current post leading the tech team at SurveyMonkey, Selina Tobaccowala has seen plenty of things change in the tech industry -- and some things stay remarkably the same.