Second Curve Internet Speaker Series
Second Curve Internet Speaker Series
#reinventthenet [Powered by the Ten-Year Forecast]
The Internet we know today is only one possible interpretation of the original vision of an open, peer-to-peer network. Think of it as a first-generation Internet, built on a fragile global network of vulnerable codes subject to abuse and even collapse. This Internet is failing from too close an encounter with a triple shock: a massive economy built on mining terabytes of personal data, ubiquitous criminal penetration of financial and identity networks (both on our devices and in the cloud), and pervasive state intruders at all levels and at every encrypted hardware and software node.
Today we also see efforts to address the Internet’s vulnerabilities. But these are just the first steps toward a resilient Second Curve Internet. We must learn to build a more reliable private and secure Internet for communications, creation, and commerce.
In this speaker series, we explore the critical elements necessary to reinvent the Internet, gathering leading minds together with IFTF’s deep experience thinking about technology and the ways of communicating, coordinating, and organizing in the changing world around us. The speaker series is part of an ongoing research effort on the insurgent peer-to-peer internet.
Past Events
November 11, 2015—Richard Whitt
Our seventh event featured Richard Whitt, Corporate Director of Strategic Initiatives at Google, Inc., on November 11, 6-8pm at IFTF's Future Gallery. The event was open to the public with pre-registration »
May 2015—Eric Klinker
Our sixth event, Peer to Peer Browsing & the Internet We Build Next with Eric Klinker, took place on May 20 at IFTF's Gallery for the Future.
April 2015—Bob Frankston
Our fifth event, The Internet and Other Consequences of a Software-defined World, took place on April 21 with Bob Frankston at IFTF's Gallery for the Future.
March 2015—Dewayne Hendricks
Our fourth event, Looking Back to Look Forward: The Future of the Internet with Dewayne Hendricks, took place on March 31 at IFTF's Gallery for the Future.
January 2015—Peter Eckersley
Our third event, What should Version 2 of the Internet look like? And how should we get there? with Peter Eckersley, took place on January 27.
December 2014—David P. Reed
Our second event, Cooperate and Thrive, or Divide and Conquer? with David P. Reed, on December 15, 2014 at IFTF's Gallery for the Future. See the full talk online »
October 2014—Cory Doctorow
We kicked off the Second Curve Internet Speaker Series on October 28, 2014 with Cory Doctorow's Redesigns for a Broken Internet at IFTF's Gallery for the Future. See the full talk online »
Can't join us in person?
- Watch past talks online on the individual Past Events pages above
- Follow the series at #reinventthenet
- Join the Second Curve Internet Google Group
Want to learn more?
- For more information about the speaker series, please contact Carol Neuschul (cneuschul@iftf.org).
- For more information about the Second Curve Internet project and IFTF’s Ten-Year Forecast, please contact Sean Ness (sness@iftf.org).
- Follow #reinventthenet, @IFTF, and like the IFTF Facebook page for more on reinventing the Internet!