Douglas Rushkoff

Author and Documentary Filmmaker Keynote Speaker

An internationally celebrated author and documentary filmmaker, Douglas Rushkoff has spent his prolific career revealing how new media and technology are impacting culture, business, and the economy. He’s written over a dozen bestselling books and coined such concepts as “viral media” and “social currency.” He shows us how we can turn technology to work for us, advocating for human autonomy in a digital age and challenging us to create the hopeful, thriving future we want to live in. His talks are a culmination of his pioneering work, and offer a clear-eyed look at what’s to come. In an age of artificial intelligence and countless other rising technologies, his insights have never been more crucial.