The Conversation is a grass-roots gathering, developed by a group of filmmakers, investors, entrepreneurs, journalists, and consultants interested in the new creative and business opportunities — and new ways of connecting with audiences — that new technologies are presenting. Running into each other at film festivals and conferences, we began hatching this idea ... Co-hosts: Ken Goldberg / Artist & Director, Berkeley Center for New Media Scott Kirsner / Editor, CinemaTech & Contrib. Writer, Variety Tiffany Shlain / Filmmaker & Founder, The Webby Awards Lance Weiler / Filmmaker & Editor, The Workbook Project Advisors: Scilla Andreen / Co-Founder, IndieFlix Woody Benson / Managing Partner, Prism VentureWorks Peter Broderick / Principal, Paradigm Consulting Ian Calderon / Director of Digital Initiatives, Sundance Institute Shayne Gilbert / Founder, Future Forward Events Wendy Levy / Director of Creative Programming, BAVC Scott Macaulay / Editor and Publisher, Filmmaker Magazine Danae Ringelmann / Co-founder, IndieGoGo M dot Strange / Animator, "We Are the Strange" Hunter Weeks / Filmmaker, Spinning Blue