One of the nation's leading experts on the impact of technology on business and society, Michael Rogers is an interactive media pioneer, novelist and journalist. For ten years he was vice president of The Washington Post Company's new media division, helping guide both the newspaper and its sister publication Newsweek into the new century, as well as serving as editor and general manager of Newsweek.com. Now his New York-based consultancy, Practical Futurist, works with both startups and major media companies. Rogers is also a best-selling novelist whose fiction explores the human impact of technology. His five books have been published worldwide, optioned for film and television, and chosen by the Book of the Month Club.

Session: From a Voice in the Wilderness to the Wisdom of Crowds: Citizen Journalism, Nonprofit Organizations and Social Change