Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
Just three more UP alumni posts before we’re all at UP 2011 meeting another class of great attendees and future alumni speakers. If you’ve been considering attending don’t wait any longer! A limited number of seats are still available, register now!
There has been some pretty incredible, heart breaking and amazing news in the past week. We’re sure there isn’t a single one of you who hasn’t read, commented on and discussed the passing of Apple’s Steve Jobs this past week. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is also an UP 08 alumni and he has some inspirational words and great memories to share about his friend and colleague in this video.
Fellow alumni from UP 09 David Pogue, tech writer at The New York Times also shared his thoughts on what Jobs career has done to the way we all live and communicate. Future UP alumni, Dan Pink also shared a poignant speech Jobs’ gave at Stanford University’s commencement.
Other UP alumni were receiving their own honors this week. UP 10 alumni Jessica Jackley along with Kiva co-founder Matt Flannery were honored as winners of The Economist’s Innovation Awards for their work in microfinance.
Also this week, UP 10 alumni Michael Eisner‘s The Eisner Foundation established a $100,000 award for those working to bridge the gap between senior citizens and young people, the first recipient is the Intergenerational Center at Temple University.
And last but certainly not least, UP 09 alumni Peter Diamandis and the X Prize Foundation announced the winner of the Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X CHALLENGE. The winning team, from Illinois, developed a system that skimmed oil out of water 3 times better than the industry standard.
Labels: Apple, Dan Pink, David Pogue, Illinois, Innovation Awards, Intergenerational, Jessica Jackley, Kiva, Matt Flannery, Michael Eisner, microfinance, oil, Peter Diamandis, senior citizens, Stanford University, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, Temple University, The Economist, The New York Times, The UP Experience, UP 08, UP 09, UP 10, UP 2011, Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X CHALLENGE, X Prize Foundation
Categories: 2008 Speakers, 2009 Speakers, 2010 Speakers, 2011 Speakers, Current events, Speakers, UP Speakers In The News, Uncategorized
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
The sun is going down on summer 2011, which means UP 2011 is just around the corner! image courtesy of Flickr/paul+photos=moody
It’s already the end of August. Summer is coming to a close and fall is just around the corner. We’re looking forward to the best of fall, cooler temps and UP 2011! October 27th will be here before you know it. In case you missed it, we’ve started some great registration specials. If you’re not registered yet, now is the time!
Our UP alumni barely took a summer break, here’s what they’ve been up to this week:
UP 08 and 09 alumni, Ray Kurzweil and Peter Diamandis are also co-founders of Singularity University. This summer’s Singularity University class developed solutions to big problems related to world poverty. One solution, The Matternet, was featured in Fast Company yesterday for its potential to triumph over the issue of delivery of medication, food and other critical goods to rural areas.
UP 10 alumni David Pogue took to his blog to address this week’s stunning announcement that Steve Jobs resigned as chief executive of Apple.
Meanwhile UP 09 speaker Shawn Achor took to The Huffington Post to share “5 Ways To Turn Happiness Into An Advantage.”
Labels: Advantage, Apple, David Pogue, Fast Company, happiness, Matternet, Peter Diamandis, poverty, Ray Kurzweil, registration, Shawn Achor, Singularity University, Steve Jobs, The Huffington Post, The UP Experience
Categories: 2008 Speakers, 2009 Speakers, 2010 Speakers, Speakers, UP Speakers In The News
Wednesday, March 9th, 2011
Time for another installment of UP alumni in the news. In addition to the stories below please feel free to share any favorites that you’ve come across too!
Ray Kurzweil gets a brief mention in this fantastic infographic predicting the next 25 years of emerging technology development. We thought it was a pretty impressive presentation. What are your thoughts? Accurate?
Sir Ken Robinson got a nod in this article from The Huffington Post on the growing emphasis on creativity in the professional world.
UP 2008 Speaker and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says Apple has more room for innovation, even with Steve Jobs on leave.
Labels: 2008, Apple, Creativity, infographic, Ken Robinson, news, Ray Kurzweil, Sir Ken Robinson, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, Technology, The Huffington Post, The UP Experience, UP, UP Alumni
Categories: 2008 Speakers, Current events, Speakers, UP Speakers In The News, conference
