Scott Solomon

Meet the mutant humans of Mars. Professor of evolutionary biology Scott Solomon explains why babies born on the Red Planet will look, function, and behave dramatically different from us Earthlings.

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Featuring Justin Trudeau and Shahrzad Rafati.

Collision kicks off a with fireside chat with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Canada's plans to remain a vibrant hub for entrepreneurship.

Combatting anxiety is a challenge even in 'normal' times. Finding solace in the time of Covid-19 is even harder. This session will explore how we can stay sane in spite of all the craziness around us.

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Harvard Business School's Julia Austin, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers' Eric Feng, Khosla Ventures' Benjamin Ling and CNN's Dylan Byers at Collision Conf 2018. 

What are the factors that determine whether a startup will launch and then flounder versus soar into a huge, game-changing endeavor? What separates those entrepreneurs who will set the tech world on fire? Hear from a group of experts who have helped build Facebook, Google, DigitalOcean and others and are taking bets on companies that want to change the world.

One of the world's leading authorities on workplace culture sits down with a company that is leading brands' creative campaigns as they reinvent themselves through the pandemic and beyond. The two share thoughts and data about the work-from-home revolution, and how it will change offices for good.

With only seven days separating us between now and Web Summit 2020 we've decided to throwback to one of most popular talks from last year's Web Summit with Edward Snowden
 
Edward Snowden, the man who risked everything to expose the US government’s system of mass surveillance. 

A name familiar to us all, we know the actions which have led him to living a life in hiding. But how much do we really know about the background and motivations which led him to take these seismic societal actions? 

Edward will go into detail about the story that has shaped his life, including how he helped to build that system and what motivated him to try to bring it down.

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In 2020, work is evolving on a daily basis, and Steady is helping people navigate this new normal. Company CEO Adam Roseman is joined by NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal (an investor in and advocate of the platform) to discuss how the app can help to ease the crisis facing millions of gig and hourly workers.

Justin McLeod, Dame Til Wykes and Katie Collins

Endless scrolling, constant texting, and living our lives staring at phones. These are some of the signs of tech addiction. So much of modern life is spent gazing at that black mirror. In this session we hear from two leading proponents of getting people off their phones and out into the real world.

Meet the NBA stars building businesses off the court, even while juggling the demands of a pro athlete and indulging their creative and entrepreneurial streaks.

Al Harrington, Langston Galloway, Rondae Hollis Jefferson and Randy Osei talk life off the court and building business.

Unicorn founders and leading VCs uncover common mistakes made during a funding pitch, what makes them cringe, and what they look for in a winning team. 

Listen in to Ariel Cohen, Michele Romanow and Marcel Rosenbac

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